Career Day: Success!!

Recently Pikes Peak Prep students got to spend the afternoon hearing about some interesting career options. There were a handful of speakers that provided the students with some great information.

Sarah Price from ENT Credit Union discussed jobs in banking and finance. Craig Rae from HHR Creative talked about being an art director / graphic designer and what opportunities are available in advertising, marketing and design. Kimberly Price, morning anchor for Fox 21, talked about the broadcast opportunities and how competitive that field has become. Next we heard from Melissa Lewis, USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency).  John Githara, Station 7, Colorado Springs Fire Department talked about opportunities, the salary structure and the educational requirements available within the Fire Department. Cynthia Barrington, a local registered nurse used her puppets to illustrate the field of medicine. The last career presenter was Shannon Reed from the Gazette. Shannon has actually spent time at Pikes Peak Prep working with the cheerleaders.

After all presentations were complete students were given the opportunity to mingle and ask questions to all those who attended the event. This was Pikes Peak Prep’s first career day and it was definitely a success thanks to the hard work of Pikes Peak Prep’s Ms. April Pratt who organized the entire event.