Fillmore County High School
Juniors Tour Businesses
The Fillmore County
Development Corporation (FCDC) in cooperation with the Fillmore County schools,
the Young Leaders of Fillmore County (YLFC) and local businesses held a Career
Day for the juniors in the county on September 25th. The format for the day involved having the
students go to the business locations, rather than the business people coming
to the school.
Three tracks were developed so
students had a choice and could decide what area interested them the most. The tracks were Agriculture and Industrial
Systems, Education, Health and Human Services, and Business, Marketing and
Finance.
The goal of the day was to
expose students to some of the career opportunities in Fillmore County. The FCDC wanted to expose students to all
aspects of a business that they would not see from the outside. Allowing the
Fillmore County juniors to tour businesses and then hearing comments about
employment opportunities and training requirements from people in the business
was a great way to learn. Panels of
business people were set up during the lunch time to allow students to hear
about even more businesses in the county. Twenty-four businesses hosted the
tours with 35+ presenters and another 15 business people served on the panels.
“There was great cooperation
from the businesses and the school systems to host a day like this,” according
to Patt Lentfer, FCDC Director. “There
was a committee of eight who did who did a terrific job of contacting
businesses, setting up the tours, and arranging lunch and snacks.”
Karla Jacobson, President of the
FCDC, stated "it is ok for our kids to leave Fillmore County and gain
training and experiences. In Fillmore County and the region, there are
businesses looking for skilled and qualified workers. We want our students to
know that there are opportunities right here in the area for when they are
ready to come back, whether year one or year 10 after high school."
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