By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Great Bend High School's graduation is now just days away. On April 24, the school hosted a Career Fair to present job opportunities for some of those seniors as well as the Class of 2025. ACT and Career Coordinator Lacy Wolters said it was a perfect time to bring the fair to GBHS.
"We have a lot of seniors who are getting ready to head out into the workforce, and we also have juniors who are looking for internships, part-time, and summertime jobs," she said. "Typically, every year right around this time, I start getting emails from businesses looking for help, so I thought we just just bring everybody together here at the high school."
The event ran for 90 minutes inside the GBHS gymnasium and was an opportunity for area businesses to catch a glimpse of the upcoming labor market, as well as showcase what they do in the community.
"It was really great," Wolters said. "We had about 30 businesses and organizations in attendance. We did invite Barton Community College, and they brought out a lot of their programs as well. We thought it would be nice for students to see that educational piece matching up with some of those employers. We had a packed gym of tables, so it was really great to see so many businesses and organizations there."
The career fair was the first to be held at GBHS in at least a decade. Wolters expects to host a similar fair next year, probably in the spring as seniors begin pondering about life after high school.