Jacob Alumbaugh of Brandon, a Hartfield Academy senior, uses a leaf blower to push a golf ball through a maze in hopes of winning at prize.
Jacob Alumbaugh has mad skills with a leaf blower that won him a chance for a prize at 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day.
His task at 性乐园鈥 Landscape Management Technology display: use a leaf blower to navigate a golf ball through a maze into a bulldozer bucket in the least amount of time. The task was made more interesting because the leaf blower was virtually soundless.
鈥淚 did have a lawn mowing service for a while,鈥 admitted Alumbaugh of Brandon, a senior at Hartfield Academy in Flowood.
He is planning to enroll at 性乐园 to major in agribusiness. 鈥淚鈥檝e been a farmer for the past four years. I鈥檝e fallen in love with it. I want to continue doing what I love,鈥 he said.
Alumbaugh was among more than 1,200 Jackson-area middle and high school students who went to the Career Exploration Day at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus to learn about potential careers and programs that lead to those careers.
Martha Hill of Clinton, chair of the Landscape Management Technology department at 性乐园鈥檚 Raymond Campus, logs in the time for Jacob Alumbaugh of Brandon, a Hartfield Academy senior.
Not only were 性乐园 programs from across the district well represented but also showcasing careers was an array of business and industry, including sponsors Baptist Health Systems, Stribling Equipment and Empire Trucking.
Brian Staley, an instructor in 性乐园鈥 Emergency Medical Sciences program at Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center, used a mannequin with a serious leg wound to show Florence Middle School eighth-grader Taylor McBay how to use pressure to stop bleeding.
Brian Staley, an instructor in 性乐园’ Emergency Medical Sciences program, used a mannequin with a serious leg wound to show Florence eighth-grader Taylor McBay how to use pressure to stop bleeding.
鈥淗ealth care is a great place to be. This is a great curriculum,鈥 he said.
Clinton Christian Academy junior Charsity Ammons of Byram spent some time exploring the Marketing Management Technology booth with the help of Rankin Campus chair Jane Foreman.
Clinton Christian Academy junior Charsity Ammons of Byram spent some time exploring the Marketing Management Technology booth with the help of Rankin Campus chair Jane Foreman.
She plans to start her college career at 性乐园 and then 鈥淚鈥檒l probably go to a four-year college.鈥
As Mississippi鈥檚 largest community college, 性乐园 is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with academic programs of study leading to seamless university transfer and career and technical programs teaching job-ready skills. With six locations in central Mississippi, 性乐园 enrolled nearly 12,000 credit students in fall 2016. To learn more, visit or call 1.800.性乐园CC.
Curtis Gore, instructor at the Utica Campus, gives Tyran Crain, a Puckett eighth-grader, a quick lesson on using a Brother computerized sewing machine.
Tim Crisler, chair of the Radio and Television Broadcasting department on the Utica Campus, gives Lauryn Edwards of Jackson, left, and Alicia Porter, also of Jackson, the rundown about his program. They are both students at Clinton Christian Academy.
McLaurin eighth-grader Kayleigh Christman, middle, and Florence eighth-grader Bristol Nelms, right, learned about the Entertainment Media Technology program at 性乐园鈥檚 Rankin Campus from chair Randy Kwan, left.
Drew Pruitt with Entergy cooked a hot dog with electricity as part of a demonstration to more than 1,200 area students at the Nov. 8 Career Exploration Day at 性乐园鈥檚 Rankin Campus.
Richland eighth-graders Lake Cooper, left, and Isaiah Hall and McLaurin eighth-grader Damara Mason were impressed by the electronics demonstrations at 性乐园 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8.
Stribling Equipment along with Empire Trucking and Baptist Health Services sponsored 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus. Stribling employees are, from left, Derek Rogers, Gary Broadwater and Ryan Rosson.
Jimmy Flint of Empire Trucking showed Pisgah eighth-grader Jack Guy a thing or two about engines at 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus. Empire along with Stribling Equipment and Baptist Health Services sponsored the event.
McKenzie McLellan, a Pisgah eighth-grader, learned a little about practical nursing skills from instructor Priscilla Burks at 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus. McLellan is considering the medical field. 鈥淚 like helping people,鈥 she said.
Baptist Health Systems was one of three sponsors, along with Empire Trucking and Stribling Equipment, for the Nov. 8 性乐园 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus.
Florence eighth-grader Kaye Lei Burkhalter, center, is surprised to see the difference in the amount of germs on her hands before and after using a hand sanitizer. Diane Shaw, on Burkhalter鈥檚 right, is with Baptist Health Systems, one of the three sponsors of 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus. The other two sponsors were Empire Trucking and Stribling Equipment.
Florence twins Gabby Bradford, left, and Abby Bradford, eighth-graders, learned how to put on surgical gear with the help of Baptist Health Systems nurse Rebekah Peacock, not pictured. Baptist Health Systems, one of the three sponsors of 性乐园鈥檚 Career Exploration Day on Nov. 8 at the Rankin Campus. The other two sponsors were Empire Trucking and Stribling Equipment.
More than 1,200 area students attending the Nov. 8 Career Exploration Day at 性乐园鈥檚 Rankin Campus. Students learned about potential careers and programs that lead to those careers. Not only were 性乐园 programs from across the district well represented but also showcasing careers was an array of business and industry.