What do you want to be when you grow up? How can you get there? Who can help you along the way? The Career Connections program offers monthly career development programming at Conroe, Grand Oaks and Oak Ridge High Schools to help students answer those questions. Professionals participate in monthly career panels to share their life experience and expertise with 10th and 11th grade students. Whether students have a detailed plan for life or are still trying to figure out what happens after high school, the insights of volunteers in the workforce can prove valuable in helping encourage and shape tomorrow’s leaders.
Sessions take place once a month during lunch at Conroe, Grand Oaks and Oak Ridge High Schools. Meetings start with a panel discussion and Q & A based on the month’s topic where guest speakers share their honest feedback, and may follow with small group discussions or individual student activities. This is an opportunity for professionals to share their personal stories. Students explore topics ranging from finding a career passion to job forecasting.
Spring 2020 Sessions:
Oak Ridge High School Conroe High School Grand Oaks High School
February 4 - Finding Your Passions February 27 - Finding Your Passions February 19 - Nuts and Bolts of Getting Hired
March 3 - Nuts and Bolts of Getting Hired March 26 - Nuts & Bolts of Getting Hired March 25 - Mock Interviews
April 7 - Mock Interviews April 23 - Mock Interviews April 15 - Finding Your Passions
May 5 - Goal Setting for Success May 7 - Goal Setting for Success May 6 - Goal Setting for Success
Sessions take place once a month during lunch at Conroe, Grand Oaks and Oak Ridge High Schools. Meetings start with a panel discussion and Q & A based on the month’s topic where guest speakers share their honest feedback, and may follow with small group discussions or individual student activities. This is an opportunity for professionals to share their personal stories. Students explore topics ranging from finding a career passion to job forecasting.
Spring 2020 Sessions:
Oak Ridge High School Conroe High School Grand Oaks High School
February 4 - Finding Your Passions February 27 - Finding Your Passions February 19 - Nuts and Bolts of Getting Hired
March 3 - Nuts and Bolts of Getting Hired March 26 - Nuts & Bolts of Getting Hired March 25 - Mock Interviews
April 7 - Mock Interviews April 23 - Mock Interviews April 15 - Finding Your Passions
May 5 - Goal Setting for Success May 7 - Goal Setting for Success May 6 - Goal Setting for Success
Career Connections has been an incredible experience for the kids on our campus. I love the encouragement students receive, as well as exposure to careers that aren't necessarily mainstream. Our parents really appreciate us giving their child the opportunity to grow in different ways while they are here at school. The adult participants from the community have experiences that can really influence kids to think about the future in a hopeful, positive way instead of being afraid that they do not know what they want be when they grow up. All of the things they learn including setting and interview skills are things they can take with them the rest of their lives!"
- Molly Gibson, College and Career Center Counselor at Oak Ridge High School