Youth Programs
High School Career GPS
A partnership with Bossier Parish Schools allowing select high school students to attend ten 1 hour sessions involving the following components:
- Career exploration activities
- Employer/business owner presentations
- Student led Employer/business owner interviews
- Mentoring activities
- Student presentations
Contact
Zac Burson
Bossier Schools Transition and Mentoring Coordinator
Phone: 318-549-6155
Middle School Career Fair
Educators, Community Agencies, and business leaders collaborate to offer an annual career fair for eighth grade students with:
- Local employers demonstrating high demand occupations, average pay scales, and training required
- Career Pathways illustrating various career entry points for both college and non-college bound youth.
- Community and Technical colleges promoting training opportunities available.
Goal: An attempt to expose those most likely to drop out of high school "Opportunities and Choices" for their future that they may never had considered and planning the "route" to get there.
Planning partners include:
| Bossier Chamber of Commerce | Northwest Louisiana Economic Development Foundation |
| Bossier Parish Schools | Southern University at Shreveport |
| Caddo Parish Schools | Volunteers of America |
| Louisiana Technical College | Women in Construction |
| Louisiana Department of Social Services |
Contact
Shelli Ulrich
Director
Email: sulrich@bpcc.edu
Phone: 318-678-6358