Twenty-four
eighth-grade girls from West Middle School went to Cranbrook Kingswood Middle
School on March 20. The students attended Explorathon 2019, which was sponsored
by AAUW-Birmingham branch. The branch graciously waived the $15 entrance fee
for each girl.
The
day began with a keynote speaker, Denise Gray, who was a long time executive
with General Motors. Presently, she is president of the multi-billion dollar
company, LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center.
Her
message to the girls, who attended from the Tri-County area, was to listen to
the advice of those you have your best interest at heart and to say yes to all
the opportunities that come your way.
After
the keynote speaker, each girl was allowed to attend three workshops of their
choice. The choices included, but were not limited to anthropology, chemistry,
healthcare, engineering and math. In the workshops the girls were given
important information about career responsibilities and education needed. In
many of the workshops hands-on activities showed the girls what would be
involved in these careers.
The
girls enjoyed the day tremendously. This opportunity to become aware of the
various careers open to the girls gave them much to consider. The staff at West
Middle School is very proud of these wonderful, hard-working girls. We are
excited to follow their individual journeys as they grow and mature into
leaders in their chosen career paths.
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