Miller Elementary students in Lubbock spent a recent school event visiting career stations built to show them jobs beyond the usual childhood answers of princess, rock star or actress.
Third grader Eli Morman already wants to be a firefighter, and classmate Avery Newton wants to be a teacher. Even with their dream jobs named, they still visited the other stations.
Morman said a member of UMC's Aero Transport team caught his interest anyway. "They're showing us what they do and how they serve our community," Morman said. He described a crew that helps people and uses a helicopter to get them home safe.
Lacy Simon, a counselor at Miller Elementary, said events like this help students consider careers they may not have known about. "I think that sometimes they get into a little bubble and they're like, I just want to be this or that," Simon said. "But this is like a whole new world for them and it's just pretty awesome."
Simon said students sometimes mirror the careers they see their parents doing every day, so a morning of stations puts other options in front of them.
Common questions
What did Miller Elementary students do at the career event?
- Miller Elementary students in Lubbock visited career stations built to show them jobs beyond the usual childhood answers of princess, rock star or actress. Even students who already had a dream job, like third graders Eli Morman and Avery Newton, still visited the other stations.
What did students learn from UMC's Aero Transport team?
- UMC's Aero Transport team showed students what they do and how they serve the community, according to third grader Eli Morman. He described a crew that helps people and uses a helicopter to get them home safe. Morman already wants to be a firefighter, but the team still caught his interest.
Why does Miller Elementary hold career events like this?
- Events like this help students consider careers they may not have known about, according to Miller Elementary counselor Lacy Simon. The event at the Lubbock school was built to show students jobs beyond the usual childhood answers of princess, rock star or actress.
