One of the major themes stressed by Principal Michael Dardaris at Driver Middle School (DMS) is to “Try something new.” DMS seventh and eighth grade students had just that opportunity as the Driver Middle School Guidance Department staged it “Career Day at DMS” on Friday, December 9th. More than twenty-five guest speakers spoke on career choices that ranged from veterinarian to engineer, photographer, firefighter to chef. Martha Walsh-Hood explained the importance of the legal profession as “our nation deals with issues such as health care, human rights and immigration.” Each guest speaker reviewed the responsibilities of their chosen profession while at the same time touching upon the skills, required education, and experience needed to be successful at each of their respective careers. Each 7th-8th grader were able to attend 3 different session with 3 different guest speakers of which they chose. Each workshop/session lasted 40 minutes. Teaching and learning is all about connections and the career day event was a wonderful example of the learning connection between school and the community resources. A special thanks goes to Alan Wing and Kim LaRose in the Guidance office for organizing the Career Day and a extra special thanks goes to all the presenters who attended the event.
