Dozens of guest speakers spent last Wednesday at Plymouth Community School and the Weidner School of Inquiry to speak about their chosen line of work with the freshmen class for Career Day. (There are 325 students in the freshman class.)
Students could attend three separate career information sessions based on their chosen career pathway. Career pathways focused on: STEM/Transportation/Manufacturing, Agriculture, Architecture and Construction, Information Technology, Education and Training, Public Safety, Business and Marketing, Hospitality and Human Services and Arts, AV Technology and Communication.
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Antonio Zacarias, a Digital Graphic Artist and Brad Haeck, a Conceptual Graphic Artist describe what their workspace environment looks like at Graphix Unlimited in Goshen!
They said they work out of cubicles in a relaxed environment where they can listen to music at times when they are working. Zacarias admitted the line of work is stressful at times especially when he is on a tight deadline and he is missing elements he needs to create a graphic design.
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Brad Serf and Art Jacobs with Gibson Insurance were also among the dozens of Career Day guest speakers!
Serf is a principal at Gibson with responsibility for providing risk management and insurance services to business clients. He has earned the reputation for helping businesses increase profitability using GPS – Gibson Protection System.
Art is a principal at Gibson with responsibility for providing risk management and insurance services to business clients. He specializes in identifying business, strategic, and hazard risk exposures to help clients develop and implement strategies to effectively and efficiently grow their businesses.
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Scott Kaser from the Precision Machining program at Plymouth High School discussed the fully functioning machine shop that is geared to provide juniors and seniors of the North Central Area Vocational Cooperative (NCAVC) entry level to advanced education machining. The program is designed to train students for employment in a variety of occupations available in industrial manufacturing shops.
