More than 1,600 students from all six Jackson County high schools attended Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.’s annual Career College Transition Fair on April 15 in the Seymour High School auxiliary gymnasium and commons.
After receiving a passport upon entering the event, students from Brownstown Central, Crothersville, Medora, Seymour and Trinity Lutheran high schools and Sandy Creek Christian Academy interacted with business professionals from the 61 booths. Once they received 10 stamps, they turned them in to enter a drawing for prizes, which were provided by various participants and JCIDC.
Thanks to the students and staff from the county schools for attending, and thanks to the Seymour High School Jobs for America’s Graduates students for manning the welcome tables and helping with other tasks. Thanks also to those who were part of a booth at the event. Here are the industries represented:
Businesses
Culver’s of Seymour
Millman Realty Partners
Walmart of Seymour
Winsupply of Seymour
Educational institutions
Ball State University
Franklin College
Indiana University Columbus
Indiana University Indianapolis
Indiana University Southeast
Ivy Tech Community College
Jackson County Learning Center
Marian University
Purdue Polytechnic Columbus
Purdue University
Seymour Community School Corp.
University of Indianapolis
Vincennes University
Community services
Atterbury Job Corps Center
Girls Inc. of Jackson County
Hometown Waiver Solutions
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
Indiana State Police
Jackson County Public Library
Jackson County REMC
Seymour Department of Public Works
Seymour Fire Department
SPARK Jackson County
Su Casa
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services
Health care
Brownstown Veterinary Clinic
Centerstone
Conner-Smith Eye Center
Covered Bridge Health Campus
Jackson County Dental
Jackson County Emergency Medical Services
Schneck Medical Center
Seymour Animal Hospital
Financial institutions
Beacon Credit Union
First Financial Bank
German American Bank
JCBank
Old National Bank
The Peoples Bank
Manufacturing/distribution
AISIN Drivetrain Inc.
AISIN USA Mfg. Inc.
Codis
Cummins Seymour Engine Plant
Excel Manufacturing Inc.
Lannett Company Inc.
Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc. Pet Supplies Plus
Rose Acre Farms
Military
Air Force
Army
Marines
Skilled trades
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 4 IN/KY
Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc./Koch Mechanical Inc./Padgett Trucking Inc.
Goecker Construction Inc.
Indiana Careers in Construction Association Built to Succeed
Milestone Contractors
To see photos, visit our Facebook page, facebook.com/jcidc1984.
Trinity Lutheran High School’s seniors had an opportunity to participate in mock interviews with local business professionals the morning of April 14 at the Seymour school.
A total of 27 students gained experience in interviewing. Career interests include psychology, nursing, engineering, electrician, diesel mechanic, law, journalism, education, business, finance, graphic design, firefighter, military, construction and church music. Some want to attend college, while some want to enter the military or the workforce.
Conducting the interviews were:
*Kasey Wischmeier with Schneck Medical Center
*Austin Sutton with Sutton General Services & Plumbing
*Chad Gray with Cummins Seymour Engine Plant
*Christina Engleking with Engleking Law, City of Seymour and Indianapolis Fire Department
*Georgiann Coons
*Philip Roggow with Southeast Indiana Small Business Development Center
Thanks to Trinity Lutheran High School counselor Patrick Downey for working with JCIDC to coordinate this effort.
Again this spring, JCIDC partnered with Crothersville High School guidance counselor Katie Whitehead to arrange job shadowing opportunities for juniors.
On April 10, several members of the Class of 2027 spent the morning shadowing business professionals who work in their career field of interest.
In the photos, Koby Davis and Ryley Marsh shadow at Dorsey’s Auto Body Center in Seymour, Kelsie Walker shadows at Wild Souls Hair Co. in Seymour, Nathan Copple shadows at S-Tech Machine & Welding in Crothersville and Madison Smith shadows with Erin Barker Photography in Seymour.
Thanks to these people for taking the time to offer this opportunity for the juniors!
Here are comments shared on Facebook by Barker about her time spent with Smith.
“I got to spend the morning with some new talent emerging in our area,” Barker said. “Meet Madison. She is behind the lens at Forever Films and a junior at Crothersville High School. We spent the morning going over education, and after our mini session client left, we took some fun branding photos. Forever thankful to be where I am and be in a position to help the next generation learn this art.”
Smith told Barker she learned a lot, and Barker said she left an open invitation for future questions and help.
Sandy Creek Christian Academy’s juniors and seniors had an opportunity to participate in mock interviews with local business professionals the morning of April 8 at the Seymour school.
A total of 25 students gained experience in interviewing. Career interests include nursing, respiratory therapist, psychology, X-ray technician, cardiologist, speech and language, surgical technician, perfume chemist, business, finance, veterinarian, music education, elementary education, police officer, electrician, mechanic and engineering.
Conducting the interviews were:
*Brett Brown, Rita Hollen, Kasey Wischmeier and Susan Wynn with Schneck Medical Center
*Ashley Stahl with Seymour-Redding Elementary School
*Max McClure with Rose Acre Farms
*Joel Negrete with Cummins Seymour Engine Plant
Thanks to Sandy Creek Christian Academy career and college teacher Cristy Null for working with JCIDC to coordinate this effort.
Medora High School’s juniors and seniors had an opportunity to participate in mock interviews with local business professionals the morning of April 7 at the school.
A total of 15 students gained experience in interviewing. Career interests include psychology, X-ray technician, early childhood, engineering, business management, construction, criminal justice, military and cosmetology. Some want to pursue college, while others will enter the workforce.
Conducting the interviews were:
*Kasey Wischmeier with Schneck Medical Center
*Skylar Thompson with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
*Kim Nicholson with Knotts & Tangles
*Leah Young with Medora Community School Corp.
*Zach Spicer with Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.
Thanks to Medora High School counselor and dean of students Leah Young for working with JCIDC to coordinate this effort.
Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.’s third annual Jackson County JAG Day was March 31 at the Jackson County Learning Center in Seymour.
Thirty-three Jobs for America’s Graduates students from Brownstown Central and Seymour high schools attended along with their JAG specialists, Michelle Brock of BCHS and Celeste Bowman of SHS.
Jobs for America’s Graduates is a state-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping high school students of promise who have experienced challenging or traumatic life experiences achieve success through graduation. The resiliency-building workforce program helps students learn in-demand employability skills and provides a bridge to postsecondary education and career advancement opportunities.
During the morning, the students split into groups and rotated between four workshops. Job search/postsecondary was led by Tina Hacker and Yesenia Otero with Pet Supplies Plus. Health care was led by Jena Hanks with Healthy Jackson County and Carrie Schryer and Paul Ramsey with the Jackson County Health Department. Financial was led by Sehrish Sangamkar and Ricardo Gamboa with Centra Credit Union and Amanda Barlow and Derek Green with First Financial Bank. Living skills was led by Maci Baurle with Jackson County United Way and Jeri Wells with Seymour Housing Authority.
After lunch and networking, JCLC Director Amy Heideman led each school group on a tour of the learning center. Then the students split into teams and played trivia. Walmart gift cards were given to the winning team.
We would like to thank JCLC for hosting the event, the JAG students and specialists for attending, Sandra Wehner with River Valley Resources for attending, the local business professionals for leading the workshops and Seymour Walmart for donating food and drinks.
