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Third annual career fair held at Warwick Valley High School

| 02 May 2016 | 12:38
    Students enjoyed working on a hair mannequin at the Appearance Trade table of Salon Lucere with Ada Carhart Seymour.
    Students enjoyed working on a hair mannequin at the Appearance Trade table of Salon Lucere with Ada Carhart Seymour.
    Janis Clapoff and Teri Mauk from Elements Spa & Minerals chatted with students about the Hospitality Business.
    Janis Clapoff and Teri Mauk from Elements Spa & Minerals chatted with students about the Hospitality Business.
    Photos provided by Maureen Westphal/WVSD Steve Pennings Jr., right, and chef Heather Kurosz from Pennings Farm Market represented the Farm-to-Table business at the WVHS Career Fair.
    Photos provided by Maureen Westphal/WVSD Steve Pennings Jr., right, and chef Heather Kurosz from Pennings Farm Market represented the Farm-to-Table business at the WVHS Career Fair.
    Author Tracey J. Lyons spoke with students about professional writing.
    Author Tracey J. Lyons spoke with students about professional writing.
    Gina McAteer from ShopRite in Warwick discussed nutrition with Warwick high school students.
    Gina McAteer from ShopRite in Warwick discussed nutrition with Warwick high school students.

WARWICK — The third annual Career Fair was held at Warwick Valley High School on April 12.
The event was sponsored by Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning (WFEL), the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, C&D’s Old World Bagels and Candy Apple Shoppe LLC.
The event featured 23 local presenters from six different career fields. Students from Warwick Valley High School and S.S. Seward Institute had the opportunity to learn about careers in advanced manufacturing, journalism and communications, farm-to-table, hospitality and tourism, appearance and alternative health.
WFEL’s mission is to enrich the educational environment for Warwick students, so career education has been a natural focus for the group.
“The Career Fair allows us to use the expertise of people in the community to expose students to a wide range of careers,” said Diane Rowe, a member of the WFEL Board of Directors.
Speaking with adults about how they found their career paths helps students understand the success that comes from pursuing a career that matches one’s abilities and interests.
“We are so grateful to the wonderful professionals who volunteered their time and creativity, and shared their passion for their professions,” said Rowe. “They made this career fair an unqualified success and encouraged students to think more broadly about their own futures."