Savannah High School hosts college & career fair
SAVANNAH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Savannah High School's college and career counselor Tiffany Crawford seems to have found a sweet spot in hosting a fair to improve students' understanding of options after graduation.
Over a dozen tables offered opportunities and advice from colleges, first responders, the armed forces and more at Savannah's Wednesday morning fair.
The event is aimed at helping students learn how to enter their desired career field.
While typically the school has hosted career fairs in the afternoon, Crawford noted low attendance. A change in the schedule left her thrilled when she saw how many students were able to participate.
"I was hired through the Route Ed Alliance grant, and they want every single senior to have post-secondary experiences in person and different activities," Crawford shared about her own objectives. "So in order to help make sure that all of our seniors get that option and that opportunity, I set this up for the day."
Some students who attended already had a career path in mind, like Shawnie Fuston, who wants to be in law enforcement.
Fuston said she appreciated the fair as a way to network and find the best path to her finish line—areas like conservation agents, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and more- who spoke to students on Wednesday.
"I think it opens a wide perspective of what other options are in the store, because becoming a police officer means you can fall into a lot of different careers and others when they all work together," Fuston said.
Other students like Junior Cooper Fields aren't quite sure what they want to do after high school, which also supported the fair's purpose: to help students explore possible fields.
"There's tons of opportunities. So, like, if there's nothing for you, I promise there's going to be something. There's just so much to do," Fields said.
As high schoolers get deeper into the school year, career fairs are bound to happen. Especially before students walk across the stage, as the fairs serve as a way to prepare them for the next chapter of life.
