May 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Students at DeKalb Middle School got a chance to learn what it’s like to be a police officer, firefighter, banker, and many other occupations during the 3rd annual Career Day held Tuesday.
Twenty seven businesses or service agencies were represented with booths set up in the gymnasium to share information.
“We talked to the students about what they want to do after high school and for many of them they don’t have an answer to that so this is just a way of giving them some choices about future careers to spark their interest,” said DMS teacher Suzette Barnes.
“The students from the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades rotated through the gym. They were previously provided questionnaires in their homerooms and we guided them on what questions to ask. During the event the students mingled and interacted with all the visitors before going back to their classrooms,” added Barnes.
Outside students got to climb aboard a DeKalb County Fire Engine, an ambulance, and a Vanderbilt Life Flight helicopter which landed on campus.
At the conclusion of the Career Day events in the gym, some of the visitors took time to stop by individual classes to discuss in more detail the characteristics of their businesses.
Among the participants in addition to Vanderbilt Life Flight, the DeKalb County Fire Department, and DeKalb EMS were the TWRA, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Smithville Police Department, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, DTC Communications, Caney Fork Electric Cooperative, First Bank, Wilson Bank & Trust, the DeKalb County Health Department, NHC Healthcare Center, Suncrest Home Health, and others.