High school students from across Schuylkill County participated in McCann School of Business & Technology's sixth annual High School Career Day Oct. 2. Over 140 high school seniors representing Minersville, North Schuylkill, Pine Grove, Tamaqua and Schuylkill Haven area high schools attended.

"This was a great opportunity for high school seniors to understand the various career choices and employment opportunities available to them in Schuylkill County," said Lori Kane, high school and community relations coordinator for McCann. "Students also had the chance to learn about scholarships, networking and personal branding from McCann staff members."McCann introduced a number of career paths to the students in attendance, including: business, criminal justice, paralegal, network administration, massage, phlebotomy/ allied health/medical billing and HVAC/electrical.At the event, local professionals were on hand to share his or her "real life" work experiences and the path they took to get there. McCann program directors were also available to answer student inquiries.Speakers for the day included: Gerald Daley, Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office; Joseph Drasdis, Empire Education Centers Inc.; Tim Coyle, Mrs. T's Pierogies; Tim Brady, Tredegar; Trooper David Beohm, public information officer for the Pennsylvania State Police; Mark Weiderhold, controller for Cougles Recycling; Tom Kowalsky, human resources director for SCI Mahanoy and Frackville; John Platchko, Winsor Staffing; and Tracie Kellagher, W.A. DeHart Inc.Tamaqua Area High School students who attended include: Michael Frederick, Joseph Nortavage, Hannah Georges, David Morgan, Samantha Dale, Dylan Dannen Felser, Sierra Fenton, Jennifer Lareau, Kaelyn Boran-Smith, Brea Anna Sacco, Briana Breisch, Kayla Miller, Hannah Perla, Carissa Wagner, Devin Moerder, Shane Osty, Zach Wandzilck, Shane Monk, Dakota George, Bryan Ramirez, Tyler Andrews, Robert Mendez-Behr, Dillon George, Nick Clemson, Orlando Rivera, Jacob Martinez, Nate Gerace, Calvin Helsley, Logan Reppert, Julia Chaney, Jeremiah Cotton, Frank Witmayen, Brendon Steigerwalt, Earl Brady Akins, Angelica Vartuli, Stephanie Heffelfinger, Bethany Moore, Jeremy LaPierre, Ian Duffy-Guy, Collin Moyer, Tanner Henn, Abagail Billig, David Plummer and Michael Lacy.