Career Exploration Conference for 6th Grade Girls Saturday, March

PARENTS’ WORKSHOP
Help your child become her very
best!
8:00–8:30:
Career Exploration Conference
for 6th Grade Girls
Saturday, March 14, 2015
8:00 a.m. to noon
Registration and refreshments
8:30–Noon: Workshop sessions
We encourage parents of girls attending Girls
Can! Career Exploration Conference to come
along and attend the parents’ workshop
designed to support the parents of middleschool aged girls. There are three hour-long
sessions dealing with the following subjects:
Girls Can! is your opportunity to explore several exciting career possibilities all in one day. The
workshop presenters are local career women, many of whom went to school in Doña Ana County.
You will hear about their jobs and participate in a related activity designed to start you thinking
about your own future. We hope to inspire you to dream big and to value education as a path to a
bright future. The conference promises to be a fun-filled and rewarding experience. Plan to join us
and bring your friends.
‹‹ Keeping the lines of communication open
between parents and daughters
‹‹ Making science and math relevant in
everyday life
¡Las Muchachas Si Pueden! (Girls Can!) es su oportunidad de explorar varias emocionantes
posibilidades para su futura trayectoria laboral, y todas en un solo día! Todas las presentadoras de
este taller son mujeres de ésta área y muchas de ellas fueron estudiantes aquí en el Condado de
Doña Ana. Oirá de sus interesantes trabajos y participará en una actividad relacionada a las mismas
diseñada para que comience a pensar en su propio futuro. Esperamos inspirarle a soñar en grande y
valuar la preparación académica como un camino hacia un futuro más gratificante.
‹‹ It’s not too early to start planning for
college
The workshop will be held in the library at
Lynn Middle School. Breakfast, coffee and
morning snacks for those attending the
workshop will be available in the parents’
break room.
La conferencia promete ser llena de diversión y una experiencia que vale la pena. Planee unirse con
nosotras y traiga a sus amigas
Girls Can! will be held at Lynn Middle School in Las Cruces at 950 S. Walnut Ave. (next to Young
Park). Report to the cafeteria between 8:00 and 8:15 a.m. to get your T-shirt and name tag, then
enjoy breakfast and meet girls from other schools in the county. The welcome speaker will be
County Manager Julia Brown. Student workshops begin at 9:00 a.m.
Please complete the parent portion of the
registration form on the back of this brochure
if you wish to attend.
Career Exploration Conference
for 6th Grade Girls
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Lynn Middle School
950 S. Walnut Ave.
Las Cruces, NM
Sponsored by the American Association
of University Women – Las Cruces
lascruces-nm.aauw.net
Registration and Fees:
Choose two workshops you would like to attend. A third will be assigned.
The registration fee of $5.00 per girl includes a Girls Can! T-shirt and breakfast.
Your parent or guardian must sign the permission form for you to attend.
Registration forms must be returned to your school counselor by Wednesday, February 18, for you to
attend.
The Parents’ Workshop is designed to support the parents of middle-school girls. Check in at 8:00
a.m. in the library. Breakfast is included. There is no charge for parents or guardians to attend.
4. Make a Good First Impression in
Dentistry
Take a closer look at your own teeth and
careers in dentistry.
Kathleen Cordova, DDS, Dentist
5. If you Love Animals
You will learn how to care for your pets to
keep them healthy and happy!
Carol Calista, DVM, Veterinarian, Calista
Animal Hospital
6. Electricity Powers our World
Understanding electricity is a vital skill.
Learn how it works and how to wire a
switch to make the lights come on and
the bells ring.
Phyllis Franzoy and Claudia Morales
10. Keeping the Community Safe
Are you a person who shows leadership
and likes helping people and animals?
Find out about careers in local law
enforcement.
Lt. Mary Lou Ward, Animal Control and Codes
Supervisor, Sheriff’s Department
11. Create a Computer Game with Scratch
Learn about exciting and high-paying
jobs in computer science.
Rebecca Galves and the NMSU Young
Women in Computing Team: Susana Bali,
Sofi Bali, Samantha McGuinn, Esperanza
Medina and Noor Muhyi
Do you love clothes? Like to draw? Have
a great imagination? Find out what it
takes to be a Costume Designer.
Guenevere McMahon, NMSU Theatre Arts
Costume Designer
16. Out-of-this-World Jobs in the
Aerospace Industry
Vacuum tubes and liquid nitrogen are
among the things you will explore as you
learn about jobs at the NASA test facility
in our own backyard.
Sonja Wood, NASA
17. Careers in Nursing.
Learn basic health skills and explore the
many career options for those who want
to care for others in our community.
Anita C. Reinhardt, PhD,RN and
representatives from the Student Nursing
Association.
12. Women in the Border Patrol
Meet women agents and a dog (Betty)
protecting our borders and learn about
opportunities for women in the U.S.
Border Patrol.
Agents Natalie Aguilera and Elisa Ramirez,
and K-9 Betty
Choose two workshops and
a third will be assigned.
Hot breakfast and a
conference T-shirt included.
Bring your friends too!
Emergency phone number on March 14/ Numero de telefono de emergencia para el 14 de Marzo_____________________________________________
Joni Gutierrez, Landscape Architect
Rebecca Creamer and Deana Baucom,
Biologists, NMSU
15. Costume Design
Parent or legal guardian signature/ Firma de padre o madre ___________________________________________________________________________
Do you like plants? Do you like art?
Learn what it’s like to combine these
two interests in the career of landscape
architecture.
See fungi and bacteria from your own
house or yard in a microscope and learn
how we co-exist with them.
Ella Nelson, Physical Therapist
My daughter has my permission to attend the Girls Can! Career Conference at Lynn Middle School on March 14, 2015.
Mi hija tiene mi permiso de atender a ¡Las Muchachas Puede! para el 14 de Marzo.
3. Designing with Plants
9. Microbes in my world – Friend or Foe?
Learn how people can heal from injuries,
pain or disease without chemicals.
PARENT’S PERMISSION:
Bonnie Schranz, Drama Teacher
Marci Beyer, District Judge
14. Physical Therapy
_____ I/we will attend the Parents’ Workshop. Parent(s) name(s) attending the workshop ___________________________________________________
Have fun acting, directing and learning
about the many careers in the movies, TV
and theater.
Learn about the many careers in the
law and how you can start preparing for
them now.
Sarah Walley, DVM, Veterinarian, Animal
Hospital of Las Cruces
Parents’ Workshop
2. Theater—Act it—Teach it
8. Judge for Yourself!
Learn how Veterinarians and Vet
Technicians take care of animals when
they are hurt or sick.
Choose two workshops you would like to attend by number: 1st_______ 2nd _______ A third workshop will be assigned.
Jackie Mitchell Edwards, Financial
Consultant, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and
Jackie is also an attorney
Bernadine Alvarez, Beautician
13. Taking Care of our Animals
Your first name _________________________Your last name_____________________________Your school ___________________________________
Learn how to develop the skills you will
need for any career you choose.
Get tips on taking care of your skin and
hair while learning about careers in the
field of cosmetology.
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1. Building a Career Tool Box
7. Healthy Skin and Hair are Beautiful
Girls Can! Registration - Please include cash or a check payable to AAUW-Las Cruces for your $5 fee and return this
form to your counselor by February 18. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME AND SCHOOL.
Student Workshops