Career Day at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School
VERNON — Career Day was held at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School in Vernon on Thursday, March 21 for all sixth grade students.
Parents, community members, and local business people volunteered to come to school and share their careers with the students.
Career Development is part of the Vernon Township School’s Counseling curriculum. In sixth grade, students begin to develop career awareness through a variety of programs. The students begin to explore their own personality and learn how traits relate to certain job categories.
Through the “Careers for Me” program, they complete an interest inventory which suggests possible career fields based on their personal interests. This exercise allows them to explore their likes and dislikes and see the relationship to the world of work. Students also begin to acquire career information through researching possible careers of interest. They compile such information as educational requirements, working conditions, salary ranges, and job outlook.
The “Make it Real” program takes students through real-life situations such as decision-making, budgeting, and the specifics of certain career specialties.
Career Day allows the students to hear from people in the real world and gives them exposure to a variety of jobs. They learn about educational requirements, working conditions, a typical day at work, and are able to ask questions and see demonstrations. The students choose careers of interest and spend the morning rotating through their three choices.
The following people participated in Career Day this year:
Actor, Paul Meacham, Tri-State Actors Theater
Airline Pilots, Andrew and Eileen Weingram, Vernon resident
Animal Control, Tom Maellaro and Jim Epperly, Vernon Animal Control
Baseball Scout, John DiCarlo, Vernon resident
CADD, Tom Makris, Sussex County Technical School
Construction, Dennis Hart, Construction Industry Advancement Program of NJ
Dancer, Renee Ziegler, Ziegler Dance Center
Doctor, Dr. John Fisher, Sussex
Electrician, Tony Maiuro, Sussex County Technical School
Engineer, Thomas Alheidt, Vernon resident
Environmental Sys., Rey Gonzalez, Sussex County Technical School
Landscape, Dan Delcher, Sussex County Technical School
Martial Arts, Michael Pace, Pace Institute of Karate, Vernon
Physician Asst., Colleen Phalon, Vernon resident
Mayor, Vic Marotta, Vernon
Photography, Peter Sharp, Sharp Images
Police Officer, Ptl. William Gebhard, Vernon Twp. P.D.
State Inspector, Len Telerico, Vernon resident
Veterinarian, Dr. Lauren Gross, Animal Hospital of Sussex County
Web Design, Jay Kopec, Keyhole Graphics, Vernon
Writer/Producer, Louis Rom, Vernon resident