Third Annual Dayton Area Elementary Career Fair

 

Dayton Area Third Annual Career Fair

Dayton, NV, February 28, 2019 – For the third year in a row, the Dayton area elementary schools – Dayton, Sutro and Riverview – gathered for a morning of exposure to a variety of careers.  Fourth, fifth and sixth graders were able to meet with presenters and discuss their careers.  The presenters came from a variety of sectors, public and private, in the surrounding Northern Nevada area.  In addition, the students were also able to talk with a few higher education institutions.

Yuvixa Mejia, a student at Sutro Elementary School expressed, “I loved seeing Tesla here – they were my favorite.  I think the car is neat but I also love that the work they are doing is very in the future.  In order to work for Tesla, I need a high school diploma but with more school, I could also maybe become an engineer or some other position for them.”

The Dayton Area Elementary career fair found its origin four years ago when Sutro Elementary School Counselor Renae Oliver held a career fair for her school.  Dayton and Riverview Elementary schools soon jumped on board.  In the first year, the fair had 11 presenters.  This year, thanks to the diligent and tireless work of Dayton area counselors the fair had 31 presenters and was more diverse than ever before. 

“By the time these students get to high school, they are enrolling in Jump Start and taking Advanced Placement classes.  These students are working toward their career before they know it, their grades in middle and high school matter for whatever they want to do.  With this career fair, they are able to potentially generate an idea of what it is they want to pursue,” says Oliver.

Riverview Elementary School Counselor Marie Dufresne concurs, “The exposure is invaluable and I would love to expand this to more grades.  The students are able to get excited about a career idea and create enthusiasm for their years in middle and high school.”  

In addition, the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has a mandated domain that every student should be college and career ready.  Dayton Elementary School Counselor Jeremy Batten, Marie Dufresene and Renae Oliver are able to meet that goal with this event and everyone involved – students and presenters – love the opportunity the day brings.

Many of the presenters expressed how they wished they had something like this when they were younger because they found the fair to be exciting for students and it was an opportunity for the presenters to give the students a little more insight into their careers that they could not receive anywhere else.

Special thanks to the following presenters:

Lyon County Juvenile Probation • Lyon County School District • Lyon County Sheriff’s Department •  State of Nevada Human Resources • American Family Insurance • Healthy Communities Coalition • Girl Scouts of Northern Nevada • Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Crime Lab • Tesla • Lyon County Fire Department • US Army • Nevada Department of Wildlife • Carson-Tahoe Regional Healthcare • Nevada Association of Land Surveyors • Carson City Sea Cadets • University of Nevada, Reno • Pro Tech RV • Ft. Churchill State Park, Buckland Station • Nevada Division of Forestry • Starbucks • DHS Culinary • Nevada Department of Wildlife, Regional Fisheries • Western Nevada College • Smith’s • Safe Routes to School • Reno Orthopedic Clinic

Our vision… Graduate all students to be successful in college and career.

Our Mission… Provide relevant learning opportunities that develop adaptable, persistent and self-directed learners capable of creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking necessary to overcome complex challenges.

Every Student… Every Classroom… Every Day…

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Erika Garcia at erikagarcia@lyoncsd.org.