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7th graders enjoy Career Fridays

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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 .

Health Tech shines at OSBA

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Tri-Rivers Health Technologies students and instructor, Laurie Wise, were part of Ohio School Boards Association’s (OSBA)  55th
annual Capital Conference held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center  Nov. 7-10.

The students, as part of the Student Achievement Fair, provided free blood pressure screenings.

More than 10,000 people attend the OSBA Conference, which features over 100 sessions of panel discussions, workshops, one-on-one assistance and nationally renowned speakers addressing a variety of educational classes.

The Health Technologies students provided the health checks as part of their community service requirement.

Health Tech Career Day

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Students in Health Technologies, a Tri-Rivers satellite program located at Harding High School,
recently learned about the post secondary education needed to become an EMT during a “Career Day.”

Instructor Laurie Wise said Career Days offer her students the opportunity to learn from experts about a wide variety of careers in the health field. The students also learn from the experts by doing hands-on activities.

Health Technologies explores a wide range of medical careers through practical lab experiences, high level academic coursework, and clinicals at healthcare facilities. Click here to learn more.