MHS Career Fair
Jan 26, 2023 09:42AM ● By Ethan Hoffmann
Wednesday, Jan. 18, Morgan High School had its annual Career Fair. One by one, different floors were called to the auditorium to prepare for the exciting day ahead.
Ellissa Clark, daughter of Jennifer Clark, the FACS teacher at MHS, gave the introductory/keynote speech at the beginning of the school day. In her speech, she told the story of her experience in the world of work. “I shared where I worked during high school, the internships I did during college and how I got the job I currently have,” said Elissa.
“The overall message I was trying to convey was to lean in—or in other words give your best effort—to whatever you’re doing.” She strongly emphasized the fact that she really wanted the kids to understand that there are a lot of opportunities out there, and they should actively pursue them even if it seems scary or intimidating. In the words of Elissa, “When those opportunities don’t seem to exist, they should put effort into creating them.”
After the students were excused from the auditorium, they went straight to their first hour where their teachers gave them a punch card. The slogan on these cards were “your passport to success.” These punch cards would serve as both their educational credit and a ticket for a raffle at the end of the day. Big prizes consisted of Bluetooth speakers, airpods, headphones and gift cards for local businesses such as S.O.S. and Subway. The students then proceeded to various panels and classes located in different classrooms on all three floors of the building. Each student was required to attend at least three panels in order to enter the raffle. The presenter areas were as follows:
Agriculture, food and natural resources, architecture and construction, arts, audio/visual technology and communications, business, finance and marketing, computer science and information technology, education and training, engineering and technology, health science, hospitality and tourism, human services, law, public safety, corrections and security, manufacturing and transportation, distribution and logistics.
