Central Sisters’ Second All-Female Career Fair

Pictured from left: WJMH Media broadcaster Joleigh Young, as senior in the student-run broadcasting program at John Marshall High School, explains to Central Sisters member Haley Kimber and Central Sisters mentor Madison Pierce how students can become a reporter when they get to high school. — Pictured from left: WJMH Media broadcaster Joleigh Young, a senior in the student-run broadcasting program at John Marshall High School, explains to Central Sisters member Haley Kimber and Central Sisters mentor Madison Pierce how students can become a reporter when they get to high school.

Central Sisters hosted its second-ever “All-Female Career Fair” Saturday at Central Elementary School that included various members from the Ohio Valley community.

The career fair featured a variety of careers from college driven careers, trade careers, and careers that can be obtained straight out of high school. The event w created to promote local female leadership, from superintendents, to politicians and business owners and to food management. The girls, of both ages, were excited to learn about the careers that these female leaders have.

Central Sisters is an all-female youth mentoring program between 5th grade girls at Central Elementary School and the girls at John Marshall High School. Following last year’s successful inaugural event, the program has decided to hold this event once a year.

Allyson Varlas is the coordinator for Central Sisters and believes in encouraging young females to tackle any career they want, even if it is a male dominant field. The Central Sisters program is in its fourth year and promotes healthy female relationships as well as bonding between elementary and high school students.

Central Sisters takes place on Saturdays at the school where they are able to engage in a variety of experiences. This year, the girls have made polymer clay earrings from local female owned business Wanderland Creation. In December, they made holiday cookies from scratch with one of Central’s cooks, Jessica Snider.

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