Sophomore students at B.M.C. Durfee High School and seventh graders from all four middle schools participated in the third annual Career Day on March 12, 2014 in the school gymnasium. Students interviewed professionals that they had pre-selected for five minutes each before getting signed-off. Three hours in the morning for the Sophomores and two hours after lunch for the middle school students provided students with a highly interactive opportunity to talk to more than dozens of adults in a variety of professions. Students were challenged to speak to at least fifteen of them during each 50-minute period to learn about various careers and the requirements for entering that field. Tina Shorette of the Career Center's Youth Connection helped to put the annual event together. Students who completed all fifteen interviews were eligible to participate in a drawing for prizes. Click here for a two-and-a-half minute video of the event. Click here for photos of last year's event. For more information, contact Ms. Shorette.

(Top row, left) Durfee Athletic Trainer Kelly Mahoney joins Tom Khoury at their table. (Top row, center) United Way Marketing and Development Director Linda Quinn signs off for several students. (Top row, right) People Incorporated human resource staff Jennifer Lazaro and Danifa Gordon talk to students about human service work. (Row two, left) Anthony Baird of the UMass-Dartmouth Charlton College of Business talks with a group of students. (Row two, center) Tina Shorette of the Career Center's Youth Connection poses for a photo. (Row two, right) Sokvann Sam and Lisa Atkinson of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission talk with Alyson Kupiec and Lexie Medeiros. (Row three, left) Fall River Herald News editorial page editor Eric Frechette talks with a student. (Row three, center) Southcoast Hospitals Clinical Educators Theresa Webb from St. Luke's Hospital and Janet Santos from Charlton Hospital wait for students to stop at their table. (Row three, right) Kate Doe of Greater Fall River Re-CREATION talks with a group of students. (Bottom row) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard talks with a number of students about their career choices.