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Career Day features 20+ guests
Jan 26, 2006 2:15 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Career Day, which was held Tuesday, Jan. 24, featured guest speakers representing more than 20 career paths. Sophomores, juniors and seniors signed up for four 30-minute “classes” in their careers of choice while freshmen attended separate sessions designed to get them thinking about possible careers.
“Career Day is helpful because it allows us to investigate many different careers without having any commitment to those jobs, such as declaring a major in college,” said junior Anna Krueger. “It’s good to be able to meet people in different careers and see what they think about their jobs. You might find out you are interested in something you otherwise would have never considered.”
Approximately half of the guest speakers were Darlington alumni.
“It’s interesting to meet alumni because it shows just how strong an institution Darlington really is,” said Krueger. “All of these people graduated from the same school, yet they have achieved success in so many different areas. It’s motivating to see how Darlington will influence my future career.”
Junior Michelle-Marie Picon found Wright Ledbetter’s (’85) session about photography to be the most interesting. “I especially enjoyed when he spoke of the political aspects of the Cuban and Vietnamese cultures that his photography helped him capture and understand, and how he was able to establish a positive rapport with the subjects of his portrait photographs,” she said.
Junior Margot-Catherine Wallis enjoyed Megan Watters’ (’97) session on interior design. “I had no idea how complicated interior design was,” she said. “She was really prepared and showed us all of the different parts of a project.”
Sophomore Katherine Knight found Sara Williams’ session on culinary arts to be the most entertaining. “I picked some speakers who talked about careers I might like to work in one day and some who I just thought might be interesting,” she said. “Culinary arts was the subject I knew the least about, so it was cool to see what she did.”
Other guest speakers included Steve Atha (’81) in accounting; Luke Barton (’91) in Web development, Allen Bell in fine arts, Natalie Berry (’94) in veterinary medicine, Dan Biggers in drama/acting, Sam Echols in physical therapy/sports medicine, Dr. Paula Englis in education, Dr. Suzanne Fischer in psychology/counseling, Dr. Barritt Gilbert (’83) in medicine, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman in sports, Dustin Hatley (’99) in real estate, Wynn Jones (’84) in computer technology, Sylvia Lanier in advertising/marketing, Dr. John Liddle in medical technology, Howie Lowden (’94) in aviation, Howard Lowden in business/wholesale distribution, Lance Maffett in military, Roger Manis (’83) in radio/television, Jesse Mayo (’92) in nursing and Judge Robert Walther in law.
Most students were pleased with the diverse career selections that were represented this year. However, some would like to see additional business-oriented career choices in the future.
“I would like to see something to do with foreign language because so many people are learning to speak another language these days,” said Knight.
Picon added that she would like to hear from more alumni who have successfully established themselves in other parts of the country or world.
“Career Day is helpful because it allows us to investigate many different careers without having any commitment to those jobs, such as declaring a major in college,” said junior Anna Krueger. “It’s good to be able to meet people in different careers and see what they think about their jobs. You might find out you are interested in something you otherwise would have never considered.”
Approximately half of the guest speakers were Darlington alumni.
“It’s interesting to meet alumni because it shows just how strong an institution Darlington really is,” said Krueger. “All of these people graduated from the same school, yet they have achieved success in so many different areas. It’s motivating to see how Darlington will influence my future career.”
Junior Michelle-Marie Picon found Wright Ledbetter’s (’85) session about photography to be the most interesting. “I especially enjoyed when he spoke of the political aspects of the Cuban and Vietnamese cultures that his photography helped him capture and understand, and how he was able to establish a positive rapport with the subjects of his portrait photographs,” she said.
Junior Margot-Catherine Wallis enjoyed Megan Watters’ (’97) session on interior design. “I had no idea how complicated interior design was,” she said. “She was really prepared and showed us all of the different parts of a project.”
Sophomore Katherine Knight found Sara Williams’ session on culinary arts to be the most entertaining. “I picked some speakers who talked about careers I might like to work in one day and some who I just thought might be interesting,” she said. “Culinary arts was the subject I knew the least about, so it was cool to see what she did.”
Other guest speakers included Steve Atha (’81) in accounting; Luke Barton (’91) in Web development, Allen Bell in fine arts, Natalie Berry (’94) in veterinary medicine, Dan Biggers in drama/acting, Sam Echols in physical therapy/sports medicine, Dr. Paula Englis in education, Dr. Suzanne Fischer in psychology/counseling, Dr. Barritt Gilbert (’83) in medicine, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman in sports, Dustin Hatley (’99) in real estate, Wynn Jones (’84) in computer technology, Sylvia Lanier in advertising/marketing, Dr. John Liddle in medical technology, Howie Lowden (’94) in aviation, Howard Lowden in business/wholesale distribution, Lance Maffett in military, Roger Manis (’83) in radio/television, Jesse Mayo (’92) in nursing and Judge Robert Walther in law.
Most students were pleased with the diverse career selections that were represented this year. However, some would like to see additional business-oriented career choices in the future.
“I would like to see something to do with foreign language because so many people are learning to speak another language these days,” said Knight.
Picon added that she would like to hear from more alumni who have successfully established themselves in other parts of the country or world.
