William Buck’s Career Day shows kids the ropes

In honor of career and technical education month, William L. Buck Elementary School hosted its second annual Career Day with a theme of “Sweet Success.” Led by the school’s student council, the day started off with opening remarks by council members who then served as escorts for each of the invited guest speakers.

“Our second annual Career Day was a sweet success. Thank you to our student council and the Career Day committee for providing awesome sweet treats and making this event possible,” said Johanne Gaddy, Principal of William L. Buck Elementary School. “Career Day is a great opportunity to introduce our students to a variety of jobs and professional fields they might be interested in. This day sparked a lot of curiosity and interest for our students as well as self-awareness about what their skills and strengths are.”

Family and community members were invited to speak to students about their professional fields. Speakers included nurses, software developers, editors, marketing directors, police officers, business owners, dentists and physicians, and professional make-up artists. In addition, local Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages came and spoke with students in the fifth and sixth grades. She spoke about her life path and the positives and negatives of being an elected official.

William L. Buck students had the opportunity to participate in short interactive activities with the visitors to gain a better understanding of what each job entailed. For example, students had the opportunity to make their own pizzas, practice Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on a child-sized manikin, watch how cosmetics are crafted, tour a food truck, try on police vests and so much more.

–Juan Lasso