Over 40 businesses are coming together to host juniors and seniors from Dixie Heights, Scott, and Simon Kenton High School to talk about jobs, internships, and work-based learning opportunities.
The Kenton County School District aims to have 100% of students ready for college or a career upon exiting high school, and this event helps aid that goal.
The event will take place Monday, April 24, from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Gateway Community and Technical College Edgewood Campus, 790 Thomas More Parkway in Edgewood.
A timeline of events is as follows:
- 9:15 a.m. – Seniors will visit employers to learn about career opportunities available to them upon graduation from high school.
- 10:15 a.m. – Students presentations about the current opportunities in the Kenton County School District that are preparing them for transition readiness.
- 11 a.m. – Juniors will visit with potential employers to learn about how they can begin a work-based learning experience that will help them to move into a future career.