4-H Sponsored Career Day

“America faces a future of intense global competition with a startling shortage of scientists. In fact, only 18 percent of U.S. high school seniors are proficient in science (NAEP 2005) and a mere 5 percent of current U.S. college graduates earn science, engineering, or technology degrees compared to 66 percent in Japan and 59 percent in China.

To address increased demand for science and technology professionals, 4-H is working to reach a bold goal of engaging one million new young people in science programs by 2013. Currently, 4-H Science programs reach more than 5 million youth with hands-on learning experiences to ensure global competitiveness and prepare the next generation of science, engineering, and technology leaders.”

One such effort is right in your backyard!  Announcing 4-H’s Get S.E.T. for your Future at Moreau Catholic High School (27270 Mission Blvd., Hayward) on April 9^th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Geared especially toward teens, this career day will uncover careers from biology to meteorology with industry-specific speakers and displays.  Where else can you explore space with an astronomer and a NASA scientist; find clues in the present with a criminalist and in the past with a paleontologist; discover helioscienes and solar power; marvel at science effects and special effects; and glimpse at a career in many more exciting fields?

If you’d like to try your hand at interviewing, there is even a job interview contest.  Pre-registration is required.  Please contact setcareerday@dalyclan.net for more details.

Admission is free and snacks will be sold on-site.

Come see what your future has in store for you in the areas of S.E.T. (science, engineering, and technology)!