Post Participates in annual Partners in Education Day
On Thursday, April 26th, nearly 70 high school students had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about their chosen career path. Students from Raytown High and Raytown South High had the chance to shadow a local business partner and ask questions about their job and what the students might need to do in order to enter their selected field. Students had the opportunity to shadow business professionals all throughout Raytown, from the Fire Station and the Chamber of Commerce to Westlake Hardware and Fashion Bug. The culmination of the day was a luncheon at Raytown First Baptist Church where the students had the opportunity to listen to Debbie Goodall, of the Metropolitan Community Colleges, speak about the importance of taking classes in their desired field even in high school, and then students had the opportunity to go over their four-year course plan with their business partner.
Here at the Post, I was shadowed by Raytown High School, freshman, Brittany Weatherspoon. We spent the morning going to local businesses photographing other students who were participating in the day of job shadowing. We then had the opportunity to come back to the office and look at the photos that Brittany and I took and edit/adjust them for print. Brittany had the chance to see how ads are built and pages are laid out. Brittany, while still unsure of here exact career path does know that she wants to do something in the area of Arts and Communications and says that she really enjoys writing.
Part of what makes Partners in Education Day such a valuable tool for students is that rather than selecting a specific job title or profession students were asked to choose one of six career pathways; Arts and Communication, Business Management & Technology, Health Services, Human Services, Industrial and Engineering Technology, and Natural Resources. Then students were partnered up with an area business that specializes in their desired field, allowing the students the chance to explore the various options in their career pathway.
This annual event is co-sponsored by the Raytown Rotary Club, the Crossroads Area Raytown Chamber of Commerce, and Raytown Quality Schools.
-Raytown Post-
Here at the Post, I was shadowed by Raytown High School, freshman, Brittany Weatherspoon. We spent the morning going to local businesses photographing other students who were participating in the day of job shadowing. We then had the opportunity to come back to the office and look at the photos that Brittany and I took and edit/adjust them for print. Brittany had the chance to see how ads are built and pages are laid out. Brittany, while still unsure of here exact career path does know that she wants to do something in the area of Arts and Communications and says that she really enjoys writing.
Part of what makes Partners in Education Day such a valuable tool for students is that rather than selecting a specific job title or profession students were asked to choose one of six career pathways; Arts and Communication, Business Management & Technology, Health Services, Human Services, Industrial and Engineering Technology, and Natural Resources. Then students were partnered up with an area business that specializes in their desired field, allowing the students the chance to explore the various options in their career pathway.
This annual event is co-sponsored by the Raytown Rotary Club, the Crossroads Area Raytown Chamber of Commerce, and Raytown Quality Schools.
-Raytown Post-
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