May 19, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb Middle School hosted a Career Day for students in 6th-8th grades on Tuesday, May 9. A total of 40 businesses and careers were represented. Students explored various careers while completing a Career Questionnaire. Several businesses provided interactive activities for the students, giveaways and door prize drawings.
If any business would like to participate in the next Career Day (May 2024) please contact Suzette Barnes at 615-597-7987 or email to suzettebarnes@dekalbschools.net.
2023 Career Day Participants
1. Army Corps of Engineers
2. Boles Tool Inc.
3. Carbide Crossfit and Nutrition
4. Casey Agee, DPT with Kids Express Therapy
5. Colton Rhody and Cody Purvis, Musician
6. Coordinated School Health
7. DC Health Department
8. DC Sheriff Department
9. DeKalb Ambulance Service
10. DeKalb Animal Shelter
11. DeKalb Fire Department
12. DeKalb Highway Department
13. DeKalb Funeral Chapel
14. DeKalb Telephone Cooperative
15. First Bank
16. Foutch Industries
17. Gentiva Hospice
18. Healthier TN/DeKalb Prevention
19. Hywater Title
20. KFC/Taco Bell
21. Lauren Parsley, Esthetician
22. Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
23. Motlow State Community College
24. NHC
25. Rebecca Parker, Translator
26. Rochelle Davis, Sign Language Interpreter
27. Smithville Police Department
28. State Farm Insurance
29. Suncrest Home Health
30. TCAT- McMinnville
31. Teaching As Profession
32. Tenneco
33. The Arts Garage
34. The Realty Firm-Smithville
35. Teaching As A Profession (TAPS) students from DCHS
36. THP
37. TWRA
38. UT Extension
39. Vanderbilt Life Flight
40. Wilson Bank