Local Businesses Help ZCS Students Plan for the Future

ZANESVILLE, OH – Zanesville City School students got a chance to meet with the movers and leaders that help to keep the community running.

The School hosted a Transition Fair in the Steam Building where local businesses and organizations got the opportunity to introduce themselves to students and open up possible career paths after graduation.

Cedric Harris, the Special Ed Supervisor for grades 7th-12th and Assistant Principal, says the plans for this Fair have been in the works for almost 2 years and he is thrilled to be able to do this for his students.

“This means a lot to me, you know, just having the opportunity to have community members come in and be a part of something special with our kids, and our kids being able to connect with our community members.” Harris said. “There’s a lot of things in this community that you know, even as us as adults don’t know are out there in our community. For them to come in here and give that opportunity to our kids, that is very special to me.”

34 businesses were on hand to answer questions, explain who they are, and what they do to over 16 classes of students from the middle and high schools.

Michelle Jordan, the Director of Exceptional Education with ZCS, says the students need to have something to look forward to and these connections now could lead to possible careers later on.

“This has been a wonderful opportunity to see the kids interacting with the community, the community interacting with our students, and just the students understanding that, yes, there is something out there that I might be interested in after graduation.” Jordan said.

Harris says he is already beginning to plan next year’s Transition Fair and is excited for what it will become.