Sophomore students at B.M.C. Durfee High School and seventh graders from all four middle schools participated in the fourth annual Career Day on December 11, 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 with Guidance Director Kim Napolitano. Students who completed all fifteen interviews were eligible to participate in a drawing for prizes. Click here for a five minute video of the event. Click here for photos of last year's event. For more information, contact Ms. Shorette.

(Top row, left and center) Student ask questions of Fall River Fire Department District Chief Jeff Baker and get a chance to practice CPR with EMS Director Robert Camara. (Top row, right) Engineer Mark Whalen of Lockheed Martin in Marion, MA talks to students about a career in science and engineering. (Row two, left and right) Trustees of Reservations Education Coordinator Linton Harrington talks with student about careers in environmental work while Guidance Director Kim Napolitano, School-to-Career Director Jay Correia and Fall River Career Center's Youth Connection Director Tina Shorette pose for a photo. (Row three) Students talk with Fall River Police, Phil Devitt of the Fall River Spirit, and Stella McRee of the Family Service After-school Day Care Program. (Bottom row) WORD, Inc. Child Development Center Executive Director Lisa Botelho and Education Coordinator Denise Adams answer questions about a career in child care, while others talk with hair stylists and Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard.