Boyd students treated to Career Day

Boyd Christian School held its first Career Day on Tuesday. The event, which was for grades 5-12, was organized with the goal of educating students about fields of work in which they expressed interest.

Boyd principal Jeanne Hagar explained the way the day was planned.

?Students were asked to submit a list of occupations they were interested in,? said Hagar. ?We compiled the results and then called representatives from those fields to ask them to speak to the students. Being a Christian school, we felt it was important that we also have representatives to explain the roles of elder and elder?s wife.?

Hagar credits Tabitha Sullens with suggesting the idea for Career Day. Sullens Transport, Boyd?s partner in education, sponsored the event and Boyd teachers Jason Gann and Paula Henry were in charge of organizing it.

?Jason and Paula have done a wonderful job organizing our first Career Day and we certainly appreciate the support of Sullens Transport. We also would like to thank Jason?s mother who prepared lunch for our speakers,? Hagar said.

Speakers and the fields they represented were physician Misty Collins, elder W.M. Bishop, elder?s wife Mary Ann Bishop, hairstylist Lesa Hillis, lawyer Phillip Clemons, nurse Gerane Benkarski, teacher Bobby Cox, and veterinarian Karon Jennings.