Career Day

Our first Pride Academy Career Day was an amazing success, due in large part to support from our Pride parents! Mr. Bowers, Ms. Cajuste, Ms. Gore, Ms. Ferguson, Ms. McMillan, Ms. Barber, and Ms Fuller were seven of our presenters. As they and other professionals shared about the careers they love and the steps they took to accomplish their success, our students were encouraged to think about how good choices made in middle school can have a positive effect on their future educational and employment opportunities.

Some of the twenty-six professions represented during Career Day included the following: a senior correction officer, a real estate broker, a personal trainer, a sports events promoter, a Bank of America banking center manager, a Chief Judge at the Newark Municipal Court, a director of operations-Seven in One Professional, a probation officer/criminal investigator, a PSE&G forecasting analyst, a US Marshal, a children’s author, an East Orange fire chief, an ICU pediatrician, a Bed Bath and Beyond payroll processor, and a Yahoo marketing manager.

Thank you to the parents and professionals who participated in our first Career Day. The students and faculty truly enjoyed your contributions

By Mrs. Knoepffler and Ms Sica