Career fair draws more than 600 students

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Career fair draws more than 600 students

Organizers said the second annual career fair at Columbia High School proved a big success, drawing 52 businesses and more than 600 students.

The event was held Feb. 26 at the Charles Boston Sports Complex and included students from CHS, Columbia Academy, West Marion, East Marion and Tylertown.

Donna Rackley of the CHS guidance office, who helped organize the career fair, said students were able to talk with employers about what they do and how they can align their career goals to get there. She said several students signed up for internships, with some even filling out applications for NASA opportunities.

Rackley said they wanted to thank the businesses who participated. They included:

• Air National Guard

• Bayou Concrete LLC/MMC Materials

• Brunini Attorneys at Law

• Chris Wallace, pilot

• Columbia Fire Department

• Citizens Bank

• Colonial Funeral Home

• Columbia-Marion County Public Library

• The Columbian-Progress

• Columbia Police Department

• Columbia School District

• Ferguson Federal Credit Union

• First Southern Bank

• Hair Unlimited

• Hayman Engineering

• Ingalls Shipbuilding

• Jumpstart Test Prep

• MDR Construction

• Mack Grubbs Motors

• Marine Corps

• Marion County Courthouse

• Marion County School District

• Marion County Career and Technical Center

• Marion County Sheriff’s Office

• Mississippi Department of Transportation

• Marion General Hospital

• Mary Kay Cosmetics – Sebronette Barnes-Aborom

• National Guard

• Oilfield Partners Energy Services

• Pierre’s Air Conditioning

• Pine Belt Mental Healthcare

• Pine Grove Treatment

• Pearl River Community College

• Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association

• Pearl River Valley Opportunity

• Rayburn Correctional Center

• Regions Bank

• State Bank & Trust

• Stennis Aeronautics/NASA

• Tanya Holland Real Estate

• The Grove

• TMH CPAs

• Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department

• U.S. Army

• U.S. Department of Agriculture/Conservation

• U.S. Forest Service

• U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• USM Transition Specialist

• WDAM

• WFFF Radio

• Walmart

• William Carey University – Department of Education

Pictured Above: Grady Lucas does a pullup at the U.S. Marine Corps booth at the Columbia High School career fair Feb. 26. | Photo courtesy of Emily Rayborn/CHS

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