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SISD hosts Career Awareness Showcase at Pebble Hills High to introduce students to local employers and colleges
Summary
Socorro ISD’s Career Awareness Showcase featured exhibits and presentations from businesses and colleges to help grades 4–8 explore endorsements and career pathways; five pharmacy-tech program alumni from Socorro High and UTEP students demonstrated career routes into pharmacy.
The Socorro Independent School District on its SISD TV program highlighted a Career Awareness Showcase at Pebble Hills High School that brought together local businesses, colleges and industry representatives to expose students to possible careers.
District staff said the event focuses on students in grades 4 through 8 because eighth graders must select an academic endorsement this year; the staff member said a lottery for endorsement placements opens Oct. 1. “The more information we can provide them, the better choices they can make,” the district staff member said.
Five graduates of Socorro High School’s Pharmacy Technician program, now students at the UTEP School of Pharmacy, gave a presentation intended to inspire future pharmacists. One alumnus described shifting from a childhood interest in medicine toward pharmacy after participating in the high-school program.
The district framed the showcase as part of broader college- and career-readiness efforts, pairing hands-on exhibits with program information to help students and families evaluate options before endorsement-selection deadlines. The broadcast closed the segment by encouraging families to contact campuses for more information about endorsement pathways and application timelines.
The segment did not provide individual names for district officials or a list of participating businesses beyond the UTEP School of Pharmacy; those details were not specified in the transcript.
