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Career Day Gives Northland HS Students A Glimpse Into Future Jobs
Jan. 31, 2020 -- Northland High School freshman got a glimpse at what jobs might await them in the next four years.
“Start thinking about the future now, because four years is not a lot of time before you are thrown into the real world,” said licensed cosmetologist and owner of Lab of Luxury, JaMiecia Harris.
From a cosmetologist, barber, dog trainer, ASL interpreter, real estate, engineering, construction, nursing, an entrepreneur, to different branches of the military, students had a wide variety of professionals to learn from.
“Everyone asked us, 'what do we want to be in the future?' And that we should never give up,” said freshman Afia Boadu.
Freshman Afia Boadu says she is thinking about majoring in psychology in college, but says it’s the next three years in high school she needs to focus on.
“The panel of seniors that was talking, I took notes that said, ‘Stay focused. Stay balanced,’” Afia said.
A group of seniors spoke to the class of 2023, leaving behind some real advice on how to make it to graduation: encouraging freshmen to stay focused, get involved in school activities and set goals.
“I heard my freshman year, and it still sticks with me till this day, you will never be rich or wealthy working for someone else unless you are self-employed,” said Dayzon Busby-Brantley.
Busby-Brantley is now a senior. He says he remembers sitting in the same seats as these freshman thinking about his future once he graduates.
“My hope for them is to be successful. To understand that just taking a leap of faith and take action. You can be successful in a day and unsuccessful in a week. I just want them to take all of the information they’ve learned and apply it,” said licensed barber and owner of Cutz by JBT, Ryan Jones.
“It is not just the degree or the job that makes the person. It is really the effort and the work ethic that determines how far you will go,” said Matthew Strausbaugh, an engineer at TS Americas, Inc.