Career Industry Day for Fillmore County High School Juniors
The Fillmore County
Development Corporation (FCDC) in cooperation with the Fillmore County schools and
local businesses held a Career Industry Day for the juniors in the county on
September 10th. 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 Ag Business,
Health and Human Services, and Skilled and Technical Sciences.
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. The tours
allowed the Fillmore County juniors to hear comments about employment
opportunities and training requirements from people in the business. Twenty-one
businesses hosted the tours with 50+ presenters.
Don Bristol, FCDC Board member, who accompanied students
on the Skilled and Technical Sciences tour said, “I hope after today students
know more about the opportunities in Fillmore County and rural areas. The tour gave me a chance to learn more about
the businesses in the county as well.”
“It was great to have the
cooperation from the businesses and the three county schools to set up the
Career Industry Day,” according to Patt Lentfer, FCDC Director. A committee of six people put a lot of work
into making the day successful by contacting businesses, setting up the tours,
and arranging lunch.
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