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Student liaisons and counselors spotlight growing Jobs & Trades Fair and student achievements
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Student liaisons and Thomas High School counselor Angela Tott highlighted the May 18 Jobs & Trades Fair (about 90 organizations), recent student art awards, YEA investor results and campus events, urging community support and attendance.
Angela Tott, school counselor at Thomas High School, told the board that the Jobs & Trades Fair — scheduled Monday, May 18, 2026 — has expanded from roughly 25 tables in year one to about 90 organizations this year, including trade schools, unions, apprenticeship programs, local businesses and colleges. "We're bridging real‑world learning," Tott said, describing how fairs connect students to internships, job shadowing, and apprenticeship pathways.
Student liaisons and campus administrators reported a number of student achievements and events across the district: Community Arts Day, national Scholastic Art Awards (three gold keys for district students and an American Visions Award for one student), YEA (Young Entrepreneurs Academy) investor‑panel funding for student businesses with several advancing to regional and national competitions, and spring athletics and theater productions. Chelsea McCarthy introduced campus updates from each building and noted programs to support student belonging and academic readiness.
Board members asked about trends in students choosing gap years; Tott said about 51 students had selected 'gap year' on the district platform and described how counselors discuss intentional gap years with families. The board praised the outreach and the growing employer and chamber involvement in career events.
The board thanked student presenters and moved on to other agenda items.
