Juniors and seniors at Tallassee High School got a chance to look into the future Friday.
Students visited with area businesses, industries and colleges about opportunities for future education and careers.
“It's just an opportunity for the students to explore multiple options for their future,” THS career coach Phillip Nelson said. “My goal and my job is to broaden the kids' minds of the opportunities that are out there.”
Nelson and THS hosted education institutions such as Auburn University, Alabama State University, Central Alabama Community College, Southern Union, Troy, Faulkner, Tuskegee and more and businesses such as HDD, Hyundai and Community Hospital. There were city and state agencies there too such as the Tallassee fire and police departments, AIDT and the Alabama Department of Labor.
The event provided students the chance to speak with the representatives about job opportunities and degrees.
“A lot of times we get so honed in and so focused on one thing,” Nelson said. “We forget that there's a lot of opportunities out there that really fit us, but we never explored.”
Students spoke with educators, some of whom left the field and came to the classroom to teach the next generation of trade workers.
“Let's sit down and talk about what your plans are in life. How do we get there? is one of the conversations we like to have,” Nelson said.
The career fair also opens the door to paying for higher education. Nelson noted Auburn University's College of Agriculture.
“They have so many scholarship opportunities,” Nelson said. “Students may think ag is not their thing but there are so many different things under the umbrella they can likely find something of interest. It just takes conversation and some research.”
