News Release
February 21, 2007
22nd Annual Career Day to be held at Dos Pueblos High School
Dos Pueblos High School will take its eighth turn hosting the annual South County Career Day starting at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 28. The 22nd annual event will begin with a breakfast hosted by the Dos Pueblos High School PTSA. Welcoming remarks will be delivered by Santa Barbara High School District Superintendent Brian Sarvis, Dos Pueblos High School Principal Mark Swanitz, and student body president Fatima Mendez. Counselor Scott Guttentag will follow with brief comments for presenters about “How To Deliver Your Message to Young Adults.”
Said Principal Swanitz, “Dos Pueblos High School is honored to host this year's Career Day. The remarkable partnerships between business and education which exist in Santa Barbara and Goleta are virtually unprecedented. The fact that so many professionals are willing to take time from their busy schedules to share their vocations with our students is truly inspiring.”
At 8:36 a.m., some 2,300 students will start attending the first of four 45-minute sessions of their own choosing to learn more about a career pathway, education or training needed, and future jobs outlook. Some 175 professionals representing 90 occupations from economist to psychologist to firefighter to law enforcement will talk with a classroom of students about their profession and the relevance of education to be successful in the world of work.
The morning will conclude with a thank you lunch and acknowledgment of the following: The business community, Partners in Education, Scarab Graphics, Tradart Foundation, Dos Pueblos PTSA volunteers and Chair Betsy Cleary, Regional Occupational Program of the County Education Office, guest speaker coordinator Judy Sarina, and the Career Day Committee chaired by Bonnie Barber. Many business partners have been involved since the first career day in 1985. Dos Pueblos High School first hosted the event in 1986.