After
months
of
planning
and
community
outreach,
Woodbridge
High
School
recently
hosted
an
inaugural
Community
Career
Fair.
The
event
was
a
collaborative
effort
between
the
teachers
on
special
assignments,
librarians,
school
counselors,
and
English
teachers.
Leading
up
to
the
fair,
Woodbridge
High
librarians
and
English
teachers
led
10th
and
12th
grade
students
in
a
career
preparedness
course.
Students
researched
careers
of
interest,
learned
how
to
write
a
resume,
and
participated
in
mock
interviews
with
school
staff
and
community
volunteers.
"I
really
liked
this
unit,"
said
Maddox,
a
Woodbridge
senior.
"It
was
my
favorite
thing
we
have
done
all
year."
All
PWCS
students
were
then
invited
to
the
community
fair.
More
than
300
students
attended
and
networked
with
representatives
from
over
35
businesses,
A
variety
of
industries
and
fields
were
represented,
including
cybersecurity,
engineering,
construction,
nursing,
police,
military,
and
mental
health.
"Ensuring
that
all
types
of
professions
were
present
at
the
career
fair
allowed
for
the
event
to
be
inclusive
of
all
career
choices,"
said
Cortney
Bristow,
a
teacher
on
special
assignment
at
Woodbridge.
"The
support
the
career
fair
received
from
the
local
community
and
businesses
was
truly
amazing."
Woodbridge
plans
to
make
this
event
an
annual
tradition
for
students.
