05-05-2025
‘Variety of jobs': Local middle school hosts Career Day
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Friday saw students at Jacob Coy Middle School introduced to a number of different jobs.
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The school held its annual career day, which brought in representatives from various professions, ranging from cargo pilot to chef to mortician. In total, the event had more than 50 people in attendance to speak on these career fields.
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School staff say that Career Day provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities available to them.
'Giving them a more realistic experience, but also to see the variety of jobs that are out there, because they obviously know doctors and firefighters, but to see the vast variety that there can be and that some require college, some require trade school, some require just experience,' says Cara Worthen, 7th grade English teacher.
Nearly 350 7th graders participated in this year's career fair.
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