Approximately 370 sophomores from Astoria, Canton, Cuba, Farmington, Havana, Lewistown, Spoon River Valley, and VIT school districts were on campus to talk with professionals from a wide variety of careers at the annual 10th Grade Career Expo held November 7 at the Canton Campus.
The annual event gives students the opportunity to gather information about many career choices, including the education, degrees, and skills required for a specific job, as well as what a typical work day looks like.
“A huge thank-you to the schools for attending, and to the 58 presenters who took the time out of their busy day to both inspire and educate the students on the career fields available to them, many right here in Fulton County,” said Brandi Ketcham, advisor and coordinator for the event.
The career areas represented were Agriculture/Mechanical/Food/Natural Resources/Engineering/Logistics: Fulton County Farm Bureau; Martin Tractor; Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development, Inc.; Spoon River Animal Clinic; University of Illinois-Springfield; Retired engineer Ted Neuendorf; Cook Medical; and Spoon River College (Diesel and Power Systems Technology, Logistics, and Welding);
Arts/Communications/Computers/IT/Business: Mid-America National Bank; Canton Hy-Vee; International Award-Winning Sleight of Hand Artist; State of Illinois; and Spoon River College (Computer Information Systems, Art, Marketing, and Business Office);
Education/Human and Public Service Cluster: Fulton Mason Crisis Service; Fulfill Your Destiny Life Coach; Fulton County Emergency Medical Association; Illinois State Police; Canton School District; Western Illinois University (Speech Pathology and Audiology); McCarthy and Jackson Law Firm; and Spoon River College (Early Childhood Education);
Health Care: Carl Sandburg College (Dental Hygiene and Radiology); Graham Health Services (Rehabilitation, Imaging, Behavioral Health, Doctor, Laboratory, Pharmacist, Clinic Nursing, Nursing Education, Hospital Nursing, and Quality Department); Canton Union School District; Advanced Rehab and Sports Medicine; and Spoon River College (Nursing/Nursing Assistant).
Pictures from the event can be viewed on the Spoon River College Facebook page.
