Dear Community Member,
 
Acalanes High School will host a career day on Thursday, March 25th, 2010 from 9:40-10:40 a.m. We would like to invite parents and community members who feel they have interesting careers and stories to tell - about how they got to where they are now professionally - to come and give presentations to small groups of students. We are particularly interested in stories of hardship and resiliency. We want to encourage our students to begin investigating the great number of career options available to them and stress that while it is a good idea to plan ahead for a future profession, it is also important to be flexible and open to changes down the road. We hope to secure approximately 50 speakers willing to emphasize these points, bring in career-related props and images (if applicable), and speak/answer questions for a 50-minute period on March 25th. (We may group some speakers together in one classroom for shorter presentations, but only if they are interested in being on a panel and agree to it before the presentation date.) Our deadline for securing speakers is Friday, January 15th. We are especially interested in finding speakers for each of the following areas:
 
 
If you can be a presenter or would like to recommend someone, please e-mail jkarr@acalanes.k12.ca.us. Please tell her your job title and your technology needs in your letter.
 
The committee plans to get in touch with all presenters and provide them with more information in January. We would like our presenters to arrive at 8:45 a.m. on March 25th for an introductory meeting in the college and career center before the event.
 
Thank you for your support and attention to this matter.
 
Sincerely,
The "Career Day" Team
at Acalanes High School