I spent this morning with Admissions Counselor Anne Frazier pitching to a future generation of MCC students at a career fair attended by eighth-graders from Lake Havasu City's two middle schools.
Maybe I forgot what middle school was like, but it seems to me these kids get bigger and more grown up every year. The adult is a lot more evident than the child in the faces of these young teenagers, making their college futures seem even closer than they are.
Anne and I heard from a lot of kids who want to be pediatricians, architects and aeronautical engineers. There were also a number who aspired to careers in theater, music and photography.
I don't know the exact value of pressing a CD of our college catalog into the hand of a 14-year-old girl who wants to become a psychologist, but I hope it will be another little shove down the road she has already set for herself.
About the blogger
- Diana Parker
- I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.
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