Local High School Students Will Experience Various Careers Through the Seguin Job Shadow Program

(Seguin) – Here’s a warning if city department heads or some of Seguin’s CEO’s look a bit younger tomorrow. That’s because local high school juniors and seniors will be trading in their textbooks and classroom lectures for real on the job experiences. Shadowing local business professionals in a wide array of occupations, while experiencing careers at different Seguin businesses will all be part of the fourth annual Seguin Job Shadow Day in Seguin.

The Seguin Job Shadow Day is a collaborative effort between the Seguin Economic Development Corporation, Seguin ISD, Navarro ISD and Marion ISD.

Participating businesses include Caterpillar, City of Seguin, CMC Steel Texas, Core Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy, Dietz Flower Shop, Funky Monkey Vintage Venue, GBRA, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Lone Star Home Solutions, Niagara Bottling, Republic Plastics, Schulze’s Pit

Room, Seguin Fire Department, Seguin Independent School District, Seguin Police Department, Tier One Dental, and United Alloy.

The day provides high school students with an opportunity to go to work with the pros, and explore a wide range of jobs, learn about various job skills, ask questions, and learn first-hand the responsibilities and rewards of employment in a variety of careers.

“Job shadowing is a career exploration activity that offers students a chance to spend time with a professional currently working in their career field of interest,” said Josh Schneuker, executive director of the Seguin Economic Development Corporation. “Seguin Job Shadow Day is a great opportunity for Seguin High School students to learn more about a day-in-the-life of a career they are interested in pursuing. On this day, students are exposed to the daily responsibilities and challenges of the job. This Seguin Job Shadow Day gives students a chance to experience those challenges as they happen and reflect on them in real-time with a professional in that career field. In many cases, the individual being shadowed will become a mentor for the student as they continue their path toward a career. We appreciate our partnership with SEDC on this event and others. Without their hard work, our students wouldn't have access to this experience."

The Seguin Job Shadow Day was planned in conjunction with Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, a public awareness campaign that city officials say takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE, as well as the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country.

CTE is designed to directly prepare students for high-wage, high-demand careers that cover many different fields, including health care, information technology, advanced manufacturing, hospitality, management and many more.

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The show followed “an animated, blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a trail of clues/ paw prints for the host and the viewers, in order to figure out her plans for the day.”

The program was described as the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was critical to Nickelodeon’s growth. It is still identified as “one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time.”

Following the original show, the series was rebooted as Blue’s Clues and You, with Burns serving as frequent writer, director, and producer.

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According to TLU’s website, “as a speaker, Burns refines and re-examines the message of empowerment and exceptionalism he delivered to a generation of children-carrying the thoughtful, care-driven conversation he began in their childhoods into their nowhoods as they struggle with the demands and realities of adulting.”

As a musician, Burns is also noted for collaborating with Grammy award winners. They include The Flaming Lips, with whom he released the critically acclaimed album songs ‘For Dustmites and Foreverywhere, an album for children in 2016. TLU also notes that Burns wrote and performs the theme son for Young Sheldon on CBS.

“As we gather tonight in San Marcos, Texas, the state of our state has never been more exceptional,” said Abbott.

Gov. Abbott also used Thursday's state of the state speech to layout his legislative agenda for the state. He says that agenda focuses primarily on the economy, schools, and public safety.

The Republican governor said that lawmakers should vote immediately to cut property taxes, permanently end pandemic restrictions, expand school choice, make schools safer, end revolving-door bail policies, secure the border with Mexico, and crack down on fentanyl.

The legislative session started early last month.

He also remains a frequent host and storyteller for NPR’s The Moth.

Burns’ visit to Seguin is made possible once again thanks to the TLU Jessie S. and Jack Harold Upton Brown Cultural Endowment Fund.

The free event will be held today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Jackson Auditorium.