Careersin Business April Article
Launch the media gallery 1 playerCareers In Business (CIB)
April 2026
The first year students have been job shadowing (JS) since October 2025, on Wednesday’s, and will continue until the end of the school year. Students have been welcomed by the community in the following areas: accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, project management, banking, investing, and marketing just to name a handful.
The goal of shadowing is to help students learn about various career paths in an effort to solidify their choice or perhaps remove it as an option. Therefore, saving them time and money in the future. The academic end of JS includes students polishing their communication skills in a variety of ways: using proper email etiquette with their mentors, researching and writing pre-job shadowing memos, post JS thank you letters, and making PowerPoint presentations to share with the class about each experience.
Often, students find a business they would like to intern for. This year, I’m thrilled that 12-14 of the current juniors have chosen to take the second year of the program which means having an internship next school year. In fact, some begin in May of the current year. It is my sincere belief that having an internship elevates each student from other students; in particular, when “selling” yourself to colleges and trying to obtain scholarships. The internship is also dual credit which is an added plus!
Students have also begun competing in the Stock Market Game (SMG) and it is extremely competitive between each team! Teams are developed with student input and any team member may be fired from their group if they don’t perform. The consequence is having to complete the entire project alone. Or, they may quit their team but only if another team is willing to hire them. The reason is to emulate the real world where a lack of performance has very real consequences. During the SMG, students learn how to research stocks, analyze each using a variety of metrics, trade Long or Short, buy bonds, etc. Then they use Excel, Word, and PowerPoint to create team portfolios, presentations, and evaluations which they present in mid-May to each of the SMG teams.
Lastly, thank you to the area businesses for supporting our CIB program! This is an immeasurable experience for the students and we are always very appreciative.