Culkeen reported this past April 1 began Career week at the CDC. On Wednesday of that week, 121 sixth graders from Pownal and Shaftsbury visited the Center. Two of Obenauer’s students, juniors Amber O’Brien and Catie Lyons, were the project managers of this event.
O’Brien and Lyons, in unison, recounted the event: Fourteen classes/ programs participated along with 34 Business Management students. The visiting students were given a survey, developed by O’Brien and Lyons, prior to the visit in which they were asked to rank their classes of interest. The classes offered varied in length from 15 to 60 minutes. O’Brien and Lyons reported there were a couple of obstacles they had to overcome; they plan on building off of these and improving for next year.
Obenauer reported his students, not him, developed and coordinated the event. In the debriefing after, it was noted that O’Brien and Lyons were able to be in the ‘right place at the right time’.
Pelletier noted her Pownal ‘Little Sister’ went and was thrilled; Johnson thanked the girls and commented on their synchronized presentation. Other board members gave words of encouragement and thanks.