GCAA experienced their very first career day where many students got insight on careers they would potentially want to pursue. High school students got to talk to professionals from various occupations at career day.

Career day was set up on the 6th floor and professionals who participated had a station with their names and career displayed, allowing students to decide who they wanted to talk to and where they wanted to go easier. Teachers and counselors stayed to monitor students and made sure everything went smoothly. Some station options included Locs of Glory Salon & Spa, Boeing Airlines, and former counselor, Bella Hafezi, whom shared their work and what it’s like to run a business. Tameka Stigers, owner of Locs of Glory, a natural hair salon located in the Delmar Loop, explained how being an entrepreneur works in her favor and gives her the flexibility to make her own schedule. She also explained the different services that she offers, including natural hair styling and facials.

“We have been in business for six years and have been in our new location for about 8 months,” Stigers said, “I believe that when your hair looks good you feel good.”

Another popular station was the bridal consultant station. Owner of Build A Wedding, Brittany Starks, explained client scenarios and how the creativity of her job is shown through her work. Brittany told us that she had a client who didn’t want a normal ring bearer. Starks created something called, Ring Security. This consisted of a black box that reads “ring security” and when the ring bearer walks down the aisle he puts on black glasses and acts as if he is trying to hide the box from everyone.

“The trust that my clients put in me, drives me to put together the best wedding for them.” Starks says.

Some students found Career day helpful and some did not.

“I am a dancer and there wasn’t many options for dancers, I did see many photographer stations that was probably beneficial for the visual artist or photography students,” McKynzie Baum said.