Career Day

By Syndi Chin

We all go to school to learn and grow together just like our Dreyfus motto states. Before you know it Junior High will be over and you will be in high school. The eighth grader only have about 2 more months left before they start dealing with more challenging and mature decisions. What are you going to do when you’re older? What do you enjoy and where do you want life to lead you to? These are some questions you should consider while going through school.
Career Day at I.S.49 was the day to ask questions, the day to finds something that would have caught your attention. On March 20th students here at Dreyfus were asked to "dress for success" and meet leaders from different professions from allover the city in order to get interested in their futures. This was a great opportunity for many of us at the school. These representatives each talked to the students at the gym and gave out brochures and pamphlets about each field also explaining how you could get the career that you want to pursue.
There were many job opportunities varying from nurses to positions in hospitals, the New York Police Department, wildlife rangers, real estate agents, the sanitation departments, attorneys, and librarians. We even had a guest that many were exited about sitting next to an actress. Ms. New Jersey was there and many were asking her for an auto graph and questions about how she made it. Career day at I.S.49 was a great day.
In my opinion the nursing displays were the best because they gave me good information about the steps I needed to take in order to become a nurse. One of the nurses there