COLUMBUS, Miss. (CMSD) – Robotic dogs and drones buzzed and students inside of Hunt Intermediate School were in awe of the technology at their fingertips.
Law enforcement, construction, FORGE, utility work, and broadcast television were other careers the fifth and sixth graders learned about Thursday at the first Work Based Learning Job Fair.
Small groups of students could touch and feel equipment or even wear it. They went from booth to booth to learn more about possible career paths they could take after graduating high school.
East Mississippi Community College, Mississippi State University, and Mississippi University for Women were also there to showcase programs on their campuses.
Students could see how electricity flows through their body at MSU's table or at 4-County Electric Power Association's powerline demonstration.
McKellar Technology Center’s Work Based Learning program set up the job fair. MTC students showcased different programs at their school to those at Hunt.
“McKellar Technology Center offers a lot of technical career paths. This is a good opportunity to show the students at Hunt how the programs offered at McKellar could translate into good paying jobs after high school,” said McKellar Technology Center Work Based Program Director Loretta Mayfield.
The job fair also allows students to get involved and share their knowledge.
“Medical Technology students are here talking about healthcare. Our carpentry students are here to show how to use a drill. You can also see the drones flying and the robotic dog. That’s our engineering and robotics students showing their skills,” explained Mayfield.
Nearly 20 vendors participated in the event.
“We appreciate these vendors coming to Hunt to share their skills and knowledge with our CMSD students and family. Some of them are alumni of CMSD. So, it’s a good opportunity to connect with the community and bring them in our schools,” said Mayfield.\
