7th graders enjoy Career Fridays
Education is all about options and Career Fridays was created to show 7th graders lots of career opportunities. It is open to all area 7th graders.
The sessions are held at Grant Middle School January 14 through March 18. Each Friday a different career cluster is explored—health, arts & communications, education, transportation, human services, engineering/manufacturing, and agriculture/human services.
Session one highlighted Health Services. Students from Health Technologies (a Tri-Rivers satellite program at Harding High) and Healthcare Professions (located at Tri-Rivers) demonstrated several skills used in health fields.
“The 7th graders choose which sessions they would like to attend according to their interests,” explained Alice Bailey, career development specialist for Tri-Rivers and one of the program’s coordinators. Karen Hedges, TRCC school improvement specialist and Beth Nicol, guidance counselor at Grant are the other coordinators.
Bailey said approximately 50 students attend each session. “It is also a great opportunity for the Tri-Rivers students to practice their skills.”
For more information on Career Fridays, contact Karen Hedges at .
