We hope your child enjoyed their involvement in career week last week.  We had a wonderful assortment of speakers from all types of careers that gave out excellent information and advice.  This year it was a little different from  years’ past in that students from all 3 grades attended the same session and so each speaker spoke to an average of 75 kids at a time, and some spoke to as many 125.  The students had taken an assessment test to evaluate their interests and aptitudes and each fell within at least one of sixteen clusters.  Below are the clusters and the speakers that shared with the kids.

Thank you for your help:

• Agriculture, Food & Natural ResourcesArts – Mrs. Carpenter, from a family of farmers
• Architecture & Construction – Bradley Wallace, Architect for City of Southaven
• Arts, A/V Technology & Communications – Jim Jaggers, meteorologist News Channel 3
• Business, Management & Administration – Tom Hendrix, Owner Henco Furniture and Sonya Walton, HR Director Benjamin Hooks Job Corp.
• Education & Training – Rosalyn Hawkins, Counselor HMS
• Finance – Kristy Hopper, VP Guaranty Bank
• Government & Public Administration – Lee Caldwell, Desoto County Supervisor
• Health Science – Chris Camp, Fire Dept Paramedic, Memphis and Southaven
• Hospitality & Tourism – Susan Fernandez, Director Hernando Chamber and Commerce
• Human Services – Ryan Hays, Miracles Director Baddour Center
• Information Technology – Tyler Wells,  Owner Network Solutions
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security – Bobby Chamberlin, Circuit Court Judge Desoto County
• Manufacturing – Wayne Spell, Engineer for Entergy
• Marketing, Sales & Service – Ryan Carter, ServPro
• Scientific research, laboratory & testing services -  Kevin Pigott, Biologist US Army Corps of Engineers
• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics – Kevin Wright, Kinder Morgan  &  Keith Bowers, FAA  &  Jimmy French, Pilot for FEDEX

Please click on the links below to read the latest newsletter that was sent home with all students last week.

March Newsletter, page one

March Newsletter, page two