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School News | Friday, February 21, 2014

Career Day takes over at Pace High School

At the end of Career Day at Pace High School, many of the guest speakers pose for a picture in the Administration Building.

Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO

At the end of Career Day at Pace High School, many of the guest speakers pose for a picture in the Administration Building.

Ana Garcia, principal at Pace High School, takes an active role in a Fire Department demonstration during career day.

Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO

Ana Garcia, principal at Pace High School, takes an active role in a Fire Department demonstration during career day.

MIAMI GARDENS | Seventy-five professionals representing almost as many careers took part Feb. 6 in Msgr. Edward Pace High School's Career Day. The visitors - many of them Pace alumni - spoke to students in grades 9 through 12 - and in a demonstration, even "rescued" Pace Principal Ana Garcia from the roof of the school's Spartan Center. 

The professionals included lawyers, doctors, magazine editors, broadcast media specialists, veterinarians and government employees. Each speaker was assigned to a classroom, so that every student could sample as many of the presentations as possible while following his or her usual schedule.

The entire student body enjoyed a motivational session with Hector Picar, an engineer who, due to a serious accident, is now a double amputee. He works with engineering equipment for people with physical impairments such as his own.

The fire department gave a special presentation in the parking lot, demonstrating emergency techniques in the case of a serious car accident or a building fire.

Other speakers, such as Alexia Echeverria, editor of "Venue" magazine, distributed samples, such as copies of her magazine and some sweet treats.

The NBC 6 News team went in depth with the various career paths students could pursue in the media, which helped guide the school's current Academy of Mass Communications students in their future pursuits. 

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