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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 ra on i i? ■ •iii Tim mdU m - y i ’ll “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 Visit our RESALE SHOP & BOUTIQUE benefits the 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
