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Job Awareness Fair<br />
JA INSPIRE MODELS CAREER AWARENESS TO 9,000 EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS<br />
Approximately 9,000 students from 18 CFISD middle schools connected<br />
to potential careers and opportunities in Junior Achievement<br />
of Southeast Texas (JASET)’s fifth annual job awareness fair,<br />
JA Inspire, Feb. 5 th -7 th .<br />
The three-day event at the Berry Center allowed all eighth-grade<br />
students to interact with more than 50 Houston businesses in a<br />
variety of industries.<br />
Each day began with a morning welcome session for all students in<br />
the Berry Center arena. Students were then divided in three groups<br />
that rotated between industry presentations in the conference<br />
center, a soft-skills demonstration in the arena and exhibitors in<br />
the second-floor concourse.<br />
Students were divided up by four endorsement tracks (STEM, business<br />
and industry, public services and arts and humanities) that<br />
they selected beforehand to receive a more specialized experience.<br />
While exploring career stations on the concourse, students spoke<br />
with company employees and industry representatives to learn<br />
more about their businesses.<br />
Speakers in different career fields closed each day. They included<br />
KPRC Channel 2 anchor Rachel McNeill, a Cypress Creek High School<br />
graduate and Heritage Texas Properties realtor associate Lily Jang,<br />
a Langham Creek High School graduate.<br />
“Our eighth-grade students are fortunate to be able to participate<br />
in an interactive experience that provides them with information on<br />
a variety of careers and local employers from the greater Houston<br />
area,” said Dr. Linda Macias, associate superintendent of curriculum<br />
and instruction and accountability. “This will assist them in making<br />
informed decisions when selecting an endorsement and course<br />
selections for high school.”<br />
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Community Newsletter | <strong>March</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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