On November 20, Career Day required Caroline Middle School students to enter the gym, where high school programs, college, and various occupations were exhibited in “career clusters.”
The students had to take a piece of paper printed with questions, attend different booths to ask those questions, then fill in the answers they’d receive.
For example, Pastor Duane Fields, Sr. of Oxford Mount Zion in Ruther Glen represented his church career. At a nearby table, his son, Duane Fields, Jr., a mortician intern, represented H.W. Dabney Funeral Home of Ashland. Asked why he was pursuing that career, he told the Progress that it was something he’d wanted to do since he was little. “Because it will never go out of business,” he said.
Entrepreneur Alvin Goode, owner of a marketing business, invited students to participate in a recording session held at his popular booth.
Students of Virginia Commonwealth University spoke about their college. Kevin Coleman, head of the music department at Caroline High, represented their music program, along with several CHS students who displayed their talents. “You don’t normally get this in a normal classroom setting,” Coleman said.
One might question if Career Day truly served its intended purpose. The CMS staff interviewed seemed to positively advocate Career Day; however, student participation was mandatory, and the students might’ve used the time as an opportunity to just chat.
One would hope they took away more than just souvenirs and a filled sheet of paper.
Goode referenced his motto in his interview: “What’s your talent? What’s your dream? What’s your ability? Let that be how to earn your money.” Sounds like good advice for everyone.
-CP Intern Shannon Jackson
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