Another successful "Hands-On 8th Grade Career Fair"!
On October 24th the Community Foundation of Grundy County and Grundy Area Vocational Center hosted the 8th
Annual 8th Grade Career Fair at the District 101 Rec Center on the Campus of Morris Community High School. The purpose of the event is to expose students to the wealth of careers in and around Grundy County while allowing them to engage with local businesses. We hope that by providing an opportunity for youth to interact with businesses, that students will be lead to a potential career path(s).
This year we had over 60 local businesses provide interactive activities for local students. We hosted 1,200 8th grade students from 12 different schools. At the event, students were able to do everything from making t-shirts to doing CPR on a manikin to learning how a warehouse operates. Most schools that attended provided their students with worksheets to complete at the event which provided an outline of appropriate questions to ask of the businesses. In doing, students were able to have meaningful conversation with the business representatives. Next year’s fair will be hosted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. If you are interested in participating, please reach out to Devan at devan@cfgrundycounty.com to be added to the participant list.
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