Long Beach Students Explore Careers

Long Beach High School and Middle School recently held career days to provide students with a wealth of knowledge about future opportunities in the workplace.

At the high school’s event, booths lined the cafeteria and featured career presenters ranging from accountants and auto technicians to physical therapists and police officers. Artists, chefs, financial advisors, veterinarians, solar engineers, and many more were among the many other guests who discussed their fields and responsibilities. A summer employment stand served as an informative resource for students seeking local part-time work experiences.

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The sophomores, juniors and seniors in attendance gained insight from various professionals as they explored a full spectrum of potential career paths.

“I want to learn more about the careers that I might not have known about,” said sophomore Shannon Ward. “I might learn more about those jobs and become more interested.”

The middle school’s career day had a panel-like format in which multiple professionals from similar industries teamed up to form “career clusters.” The clusters included Business, Food/Restaurants, Environment and Technology, Business, Beauty, TV/Film, Education/Librarian, Law and Government, Medical/Veterinary, Police and Firefighter, Serving the Community, Trades and Military. Eighth-grade students took surveys prior to the event and attended two sessions each based on their top job interests.

Submitted by Long Beach Schools

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