Faulk Career Day has purpose

By Billy Woods

WM School District

Nine representatives from various professional backgrounds recently spoke at Faulk Elementary's annual Career Day.

The event was coordinated by guidance counselors Annie Ester and Julia Killmar.

The professional reps included WREG-TV weatherman Jim Jaggers, Heather Parsons of Mid-South Health Systems, Braxton Stokes, Murphy Smith of Fidelity National Bank, Phil Hoard of the U.S. Air Force, Cortez Washington of ASU-Mid-South, Latrice McLin of Shoemaker Financial and the West Memphis Fire Department.

"With our sixth-graders this year we are working on college and career ready," said Ester. "We want to instill in them once you finish high school you have to do something else, whether it's a two-year degree, a technical certificate or going to a four-year college. This is all in line with the Academies of West Memphis' charter program.

"We always make sure ASU-Mid-South is involved. Plus, we get our community involved as stakeholders. All of it is done to make our students better."