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Career Education the Focus of Hispanic Heritage Day

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A group of Hispanic Heritage Club students gather together around their devices, on which they practiced using programs like Canva to create resumes for college and potential careers.

April 10, 2025- Hispanic Heritage Clubs from all three high schools gathered yesterday at RWJBarnabas Health Arena for a day dedicated to career exploration.

Superintendent Mike Citta spoke to students to kick things off, and he was joined by fellow administrators and club advisors. 

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Superintendent Citta was all smiles during Hispanic Heritage Day April 9.

Students were there to learn and develop skills to pursue post-secondary studies and potential careers. Tutorials were presented for Canva, Google, Word, Pinterest, and more. Students parlayed their experience from NJCAN 360 and its personality quiz to identify which careers and educational pathways might work best for them, and encouraged to take that motivation and put it to practical use.

On hand to support these efforts were representatives from Ocean County College, and the day itself was made possible thanks to partners like OCC as well as the Rutgers SNAP Gap grant program, which utilizes opportunities like this to raise awareness for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), its eligibility and advantages.

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Speaking of nutrition, the SNAP Gap program helped provided Jersey Mike's subs for everyone in attendance.
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From left to right, Director of Secondary Curriculum Adrienne Gold, ESL Coordinator Sara McNerny, and High School North Assistant Principal Ann Gural gather around arguably the event's most popular attendee: Jersey Mike's.
Part of the day's mission was to make career exploration fun and inspiring, and there were games and activities that provided plenty of hijinks and laughs, but also forged teamwork and revealed personality traits that proved insightful for students looking toward life after high school.
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The Floor is Lava, but someone seems confident they have the game figured out. Future CEO? Quite possibly.

Hispanic Heritage Day proved to be a joyous and impactful one, supported by people and programs with a shared mission to prepare students—particularly those who might otherwise be underrepresented—for the real world which, for these high schoolers, on right on the horizon.

Additional photos from the day are in the below slideshow.