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| Don Berry speaking at Annual Spring Breakfast Forum |
The breakfast was held to help make the public aware of the current career-based experiences that students have available to them today. Business representatives and students listened while Ft. Recovery HS Principal, Jeff Hobbs, held a discussion with a panel of four students going into different career paths. Each had a unique story of how they decided on their career and what educational and real-world tools they were using to help them excel in that field. They each shared an interesting story of work experiences, job shadowing, and guidance from local companies. The students included Becky Brockman, Jacqui Kremer, Courtney Gladdish, and Reece Grieshop.
Janet Nelson of Tri Star’s Med Prep program and Don Berry of Career Based Intervention also discussed with two of their students how they chose their careers. Although Ali Overly (med-prep student) has decided to pursue a medical degree at traditional college, Hayden Abels is actively training for a career at Minster Machine.
Finally, Jack Buschur of Buschur Electric in Minster discussed a new organization that was formed to help employers find the youth seeking careers in their trade. The organization is called Auglaize/Mercer Business-Education (AMBE) Alliance. The group is looking for pledges from area businesses to fund a new, full time outreach coordinator. The Outreach Coordinator would work with the businesses and schools to ensure EVERY student has an opportunity for career-based influence on their future.
If you are interested in contributing to this very important position, please contact Jack Buschur at jackb@buschurelectric.com . In conjunction with Hometown Opportunity, we feel businesses will benefit greatly by having an Outreach Coordinator working directly between our local businesses and schools on this matter.
Click here for Hometown Opportunity's Website.
