Students explore Career possibilities
In order to better inform the students of FC about possible professions and majors the annual Career Day will be held March 12. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. and finish around 3 p.m. Twelve representatives of various professions will educate the student body on the pros, cons and necessary requirements of their professions.
Academic Advisor Michelle Warkentin has supervised this event for the last three years and believes it is an essential asset in helping both under and upper class-men to determine their future major.
“I believe this is an extremely important event for all students because it gives them exposure to potential career possibilities,” Warkentin said. “I try to establish an environment that is non threatening. Students have the chance to ask important questions both in a group setting and also at the end individually.”
Most speakers at Career Day will have some association with the school. Many will be alumni?s, or parents of children who currently attend FC or have since graduated.
Chris Roggenstein, father of Rees Roggenstein, will be one of the twelve professionals at Career Day. Roggenstein obtained degrees in finance, economics and computer science. He founded Forward Advantage Inc. 20 years ago and has held the position of CEO ever since.
Roggenstein hopes to teach students the value of hard work and determination as well as being bold and following one’s dreams.
“To get a job like mine starts with having passion for what you want to do, access to capital so that you have the resources to realize your dream, an understanding of business and the ability to listen, cut through the noise and focus on the big things,” Roggenstein said. “Be humble, work harder than the person next to you, be calm in the middle of the storm and take risks. Don’t limit yourself, learn from all of your experiences and have a servants heart.”
In previous years speakers with past or present association with FC have highlighted the schools importance and opportunities. They also often give tips on how to choose one?s future profession and prepare for college while still in high school.
Junior Tyler Dondlinger says that last year he listened to a small business owner and discovered the difficulties of this particular profession.
“There were about three speakers that were small business owners and their own manager,” Dondlinger said. “It was interesting to see what their struggles were and how they overcame them. I learned that starting and managing your own business isn?t as easy as it seems.”
Over the years a variety of different professionals have educated students on their particular field. FC Career Day has seen doctors, lawyers, children?s book writers and many more. Although, sophomore Morgan Koop does not intended on pursuing the profession she viewed, she was intrigued by it all the same.
“I went to the Fireman guy,” Koop said. “The reason why I went was because my cousin?s boyfriend wants to be one and I wanted to know what Firemen do while they?re on their job and what they do when they are just at the station. What interested me most was that however many days they worked at a time; they got that number of days doubled, off.”
For more information about Career Day, contact Michelle Warkentin via email: [email protected] or speak to the high school office. A list of speakers will be posted via The Feather and on her office wall. Those who wish to be speakers should contact Warkentin as soon as possible.
For more news, check out last year’s event: Career Day gives students glimpse into possible futures (VIDEO) or read the Feb. 3, 2014, article, Art students submit postcards, compete nationally.
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