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More than 20 local organizations, colleges, and businesses converged on the Taylor Community Science Resource Center on Saturday, October 21, to participate in the 2023 YES College and Career Fair, helping to connect the teens in the Youth Exploring Science Program with education and career opportunities. With attendees stationed at tables throughout the Taylor Community Science Resource Center, the YES Teens spent the morning going table to table, visiting with a variety of organizations.
The teens had the chance to meet with colleges like Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville, St. Louis Community College Center for Plant & Life Sciences, Fontbonne University and more, as well as learn about career and internship opportunities from Purina, the Humane Society of Missouri, Boeing, and even the St. Louis Cardinals. Attendees like the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard also gave the YES Teens information on military service and career options.
As the YES Program celebrates 25 years of transforming lives through STEM learning this year, the College and Career Fair continues to serve as one of the ways the YES Teens are exposed to the opportunities available after they complete the four-year program and graduate high school.
Amiee More, manager of the YES Program’s Integrative Medicine and Well-Being component, headed up this year’s event. “The College and Career Fair provides an opportunity for our YES Teens to meet a range of professionals,” she explained. “Teens explore different educational and career paths through conversations and engagement with our guests through hands-on activities or tools that are presented.”
“The connections our guests and teens make inspire educational decisions, internships, and future careers,” More continued. “I’m thankful to our guests for representing their career paths and for providing important information for our teens.”
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