For more information, contact Dee Ann Smith, 620-792-9132.

May 9, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Story by: Linda Jerke

High School Students Can Explore Non-Traditional Careers with June Event at Barton

Barton County Community College will offer fall 2008 high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors an opportunity to explore non-traditional careers in June.

The event called Breaking Traditions will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 10-12, on Barton’s campus. Registration will be from 8 to 9 a.m. June 10. Male students will meet the first two days and female students will meet on all three days.
       
Males will have a chance to spend two days learning about careers in early childhood education and Medical Lab Technology, which traditionally employ more women than men, while the females will spend three days exploring three careers chosen from an offering of six non-traditional fields. Choices for the girls include agriculture, automotive, computer/networking, graphic design, EMT/paramedic and energy industry technician.

In the sessions, the students will hear from males or females who are involved in non-traditional careers. The early childhood education session will focus on speech pathology led by a male speech pathologist, and the computer/networking session will have female IT professionals leading the session showing new technology on the horizon. Girls participating in the agriculture session will visit a veterinarian and a feed lot, in both cases talking to women in those fields.

Fees for the event will be $24 for males and $29 for females. The fees include the cost of a T-shirt, meals and field trips. Deadline for enrollment is May 23. For more information or to enroll, contact Lana Besthorn, 620-792-9266, or e-mail her at besthornl@bartonccc.edu.