Waitsburg invites high school students to College and Career Fair

WAITSBURG-High school students from six schools around the area attended the Waitsburg High School College and Career Fair on Thursday, March 9. Seventeen exhibitors were available to speak with students. Representatives provided information about colleges and careers, including health care, electrical, agriculture, and the armed forces.

Waitsburg FFA students welcomed exhibitors and helped set up the one-day event. Members of the leadership class assisted throughout the day and restored the gym at the end of the event.

Secondary Principal Stephanie Wooderchak organized the fair for the second year. She invited exhibitors, students from nearby schools, and set rotation schedules for this educational experience. The event organizers treated exhibitors to donuts in the morning and take-and-bake pizzas from the Waitsburg Grocery for lunch.

High schools from Touchet, Pomeroy, Dayton, Prescott, and Kahlotus joined WHS students for the event. Each school was scheduled for one-hour visits with the exhibitors throughout the day.

Exhibitors who participated this year from the armed forces were the United States Air Force, Army, and Marines.

Colleges and universities on hand were Lewis Clark State College, University of Idaho, Walla Walla Community College(WWCC), WWCC John Deere Tech, SEATECH, Columbia Basin College, Eastern Washington University ROTC, Washington State University College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University Admissions, and Eastern Oregon University. 

Businesses that offered information to students included Columbia County Health System, The McGregor Company, and Walla Walla Electric.