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NHS to host career and trade fair

By
Alexis Barker

Newcastle High School is working to bring community businesses and students together via a career and trade fair on Feb. 13. 
 
“The staff of Newcastle High School is dedicated to ensuring all students have access to a variety of possibilities post high school,” said Maggie Unterseher, school librarian and member of the NHS career and trade fair committee. “This includes making sure all students are college, career or military ready. Weston County and Wyoming is rich in all three of these, and we want to highlight these opportunities.” 
 
According to Unterseher, holding a career and trade fair is important because so many local students are not college-bound and are unaware of what their options are after high school. 
 
“Zach (Beam, NHS science instructor) and I wanted to provide our students with the chance to hear from our community about their different paths after high school and stories of success,” she said. “We want to provide them with people to connect with and ideas that might not be what they expected.”
 
She noted that, at this time, over 65 different vendors across different fields in Weston County will be available for students to visit and interact with. 
 
Businesses and organizations attending the event can visit with students of all four grade levels. The day will begin with freshmen and sophomores and end with juniors and seniors. 
 
Vendors who are looking to bring students on board are encouraged to have internship information, job applications and other information materials for students. 
 
When it comes to the freshmen and sophomores, Unterseher said, some of them are unaware of what is available regarding careers. 
 
“Please be willing to consider how to get them excited about a career in your field and recommendations about what classes they should be taking to set themselves up for success,” she said in information sent to the attending businesses. 
 
As for the older classes, Unterseher said, many of these students have a better idea of what their future may hold but do not necessarily understand the day-to-day activities or various opportunities to enter certain fields. 
 
Because of the likely differences between the two types of students, she is encouraging attending businesses to be ready for both groups. 
 
News Letter Journal Publisher Bob Bonnar said the newspaper plans to have a booth at the trade fair, and is always looking for interns to do various jobs, from writing to social media and video work.
 
“We love the energy that student workers bring to our organization, and we’re even more thrilled to be able to provide them with training and skills they can use in a number of different career paths,” he said. “NLJ interns have gone on to do great things in journalism, but many of them have found success in other fields as well. It really is an honor to be able to mentor some of our young people and give them tools and knowledge they simply can’t get in the classroom. I think it is really valuable for them, and the newspaper benefits as well. I encourage other businesses in the community to make connections with students, and I think this trade fair is a good opportunity to do that.”

 

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