Coston Elementary College & Career Day… a day of possibilities!

Coston Elementary’s College and Career Day was a day of possibilities. Members of the community came out and demonstrated what their job entails hoping to inspire students to reach for their dreams. Presenters wore their work attire, brought visuals and tools of the trade, and performed activities with the students to get them excited about their future goals and opportunities.

“Career development is a lifelong process that begins in childhood,” said April Pleasant, Coston School Counselor. “Research shows that career development at the elementary level solidifies the connection between their coursework and goals for the future. The sooner they understand the why to what they are doing now and establish this link, levels of frustration will decrease and the drive towards goal setting will increase.”

Thank you to the following College & Career Day presenters:

Dr. Lindsay R. Syler, DVM- Angelina Animal Hospital, LLC

Stephen Pinkney– Juvenile Detention at Angelina County

Randall Stovall– Texas Game Warden

George E. Avery, PhD., RPA– SFA Dept. of Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology

Michael T. Read, PhD– Stephen F. Austin Department of Earth Sciences & Geologic Resources

Whitney Heckler– Ellen Trout Zoo

Haley Bennett McClendon DDS – Hollywood Dental Center

Major Kyle Locke– Stephen F Austin State University Army ROTC

Roy Guse, MD– Dedicated Orthopedic Center of East Texas

Kim Johnson, RN– Angelina Co. & Cities Health District

Officer Jackson, Officer Forrest, K9 Officer Igor– Lufkin ISD Police Dept

Mandy Chumley– National Forests & Grasslands in Texas

Lex Hernandez– Angelina College

Capt. Brad Ehrlich -Lufkin City Fire Dept

Corporal Brad Davis & SWAT Team– SWAT Special Services Division

Special thanks to April Pleasant, Coston School Counselor, who coordinated the day making it a very special event for the students at Coston.