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8A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, November 24,2021
Photos by Erica Jones Dawson County News
Dawson County Junior High School eighth graders learn about prospective career opportunities in Dawson County from local businesses and organizations
during the school's Career Exploration Day on Nov. 18.
DCJHS hosts Career Exploration Day for students
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Thursday Nov. 18,
eighth grade students
flocked to the gym at
Dawson County Junior
High School to partici-
pate in Career
Exploration Day and
learn more about the
potential career paths
available for them in the
county.
Businesses from across
the county, ranging from
realtors to medical orga
nizations and everything
in between, set up booths
to tell the students about
what they do and the
careers they offer.
Students circulated from
table to table, learning
about the businesses and
collecting information on
jobs.
In addition to learning
about each business, stu
dents were given a bingo
card to complete as they
circulated, ensuring that
they stopped at each
booth.
Among the businesses
set up at the event was
The Place of Dawson
County, a nonprofit
aimed at assisting local
families with their essen
tial needs and helping
them to be self-sustain
ing. Amy Palmer,
Outreach Coordinator for
The Place of Dawson
County, said that the
event was a great oppor
tunity for her to not just
tell students about her
organization but to offer
information to anyone
who may need a little
extra help.
“It’s cool cause some
of the kids are just learn
ing about what a non
profit is, but I’m also
giving information out
about our services in
case families need ser
vices,” Palmer said. “So
it’s a good way to try to
get that out there.”
The Dawson County
Chamber of Commerce
was also set up at the
event, teaching students
about tourism in the
county. Savannah
Garrick, membership
director for the chamber,
said that the variety of
careers represented is a
great way for students to
learn about all the com
munity has to offer.
“We’re here doing
tourism today, but then
there’s realtors, mort
gage, construction — so
it’s really cool for stu
dents to get to see all
aspects of the communi
ty,” Garrick said.
In addition to the local
businesses, several of the
school’s student clubs
had booths set up, aimed
at getting their club’s
name out to the other
students who may be
interested in joining. One
of the student booths set
up was for the Future
Business Leaders of
America (FBLA), which
is a club aimed at teach
ing students how to
become leaders in all
aspects of their potential
careers.
“FBLA stands for
Future Business Leaders
of America, so essential
ly we just train kids on
how to be business lead
ers, marketers and entre
preneurs,” student and
FBLA member Alysa
Reeves said. “It’s really
fun; we have a great
time.”
Having the opportunity
to teach fellow students
about clubs like FBLA is
incredibly valuable to the
clubs when it comes to
recruiting new members,
student and FBLA mem
ber Zach Friday said.
'We want people to come
back to work in Dawson,
so to me starting even at
this age allows them to
see opportunities that
they might not even know
exist here.'
Amy Smith
CTAE Director at the Dawson County
College and Career Academy
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“We only have around
20 or 30 students in our
club, so it would be cool
to have more,” Friday
said.
Throughout Career
Exploration Day, dozens
of students came through
the event to learn about
the represented business
es and clubs. According
to Amy Smith, CTAE
Director at the Dawson
County College and
Career Academy, events
like the career day are
aimed at not only helping
students learn what they
may be interested in pur
suing as a career, but also
at teaching students what
career opportunities are
available right in their
own county.
“We were just so excit
ed about this opportunity
— one of the things that
we really strive to do in
the CCA is bring back
workforce into Dawson
so that not everybody is
leaving,” Smith said.
“We want people to
come back to work in
Dawson, so to me start
ing even at this age
allows them to see
opportunities that they
might not even know
exist here.”
Dawson County Humane Society
a no kill shelter
706-265-9160
Doggy Spotlight
Meet our big ol’ Beau who loves to be spoiled, treats, toys, kisses, you name
it, he wants it. He’s a big ol’ lug in need of a affectionate home. His favorite
thing in the whole world is treats, and he will do just about anything for a
little doggie biscuit. He is about six years old and weighs 78 pounds.
Beau has lived with cats in a home before, and would be a good fit for a
home that has or is planning on having kitty siblings for him. When Beau
was surrendered je was brought in with a kity sibling named Baby Girl, and
potential adopters are more than welcome to meet Baby Girl and Beau as a
pair it they would like a dog/cat adoption combination.
While Beau has been nothing but a perfect little angle since being at the
shelter with us, his previous owners have stated he can be tricky to keep in
the yard as he is prone to climbing over barriers/fences is they are not up
to adequate height for him.
Beau
For more information contact the
Dawson County Humane Society
706-265-9160 | 633 Martin Road, Dawsonville
adjacent to the Rock Creek Sports Complex
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Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | 54 S. Lumpkin Campground Rd. Humane Society
ANH Collision
Specialists
706-216-0992
103 Industrial Park Road,
Dawsonville
Bradley M. Maple
CPA, PC
706-216-2362
2390 Thompson Road
Suite 100 Dawsonville
Dawsonville
Veterinary
Hospital
706-265-8381