Students at Vivian Fowler Elementary attended a very special career day on Friday, March 31, the first since April of 2019. The event was kicked off on Thursday, March 30, by Ladarrius “Luke” Craddock, a former Fowler student and current teacher and coach in MPISD. Craddock spoke to the students about their character, the choices that they make, and being an asset to your community. He told them they had the power to make things happen in their lives and shared his experience when recruiters came to visit him at the high school about playing football in college.

Students dressed up as the career they wanted to have as an adult and went room to room to listen to speakers present about their jobs. Most of the representatives were from our local area, but SPC Joshua Reyes and SPC Aaliyah Contreras from the United States Army Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce came all the way from Irving.

Participants included:

NTCC—Sheila Eddy

Art From The Heart—Maurya Beth Holland

Musician—Katelyn Holt

TRMC—MaKenzie Collins

TRMC IT—Matt Klump

US Army—SFC Trevor Meek

US Army—SSG Ramiro Herrera

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department—Game Warden Graydon Cass

International Juggler’s Association—Fred Barker

Titus County Sheriff’s Office—Rendy Barrett and Sheriff Tim Ingram

Diamond C Trailers IT—Dylan Ingram

TRMC EMS—Ashley Robertson

MPISD Culinary Department—Kathleen Anker

Chambers Hospice Social Worker—Guadalupe Valle

Cici’s Pizza—Victor Liera

Your Choice Disposal—Jose Torres

Titus County Vet Clinic—Kacey McCaw and Bo

Safe-T Crisis Center—Charla Bowen and Georgia

Wildlife Biologist Texas Parks and Wildlife Department—Penny Wilkerson

Texas A&M Forest Service—Jonathan Keller and Kelby Wolf

Texas State Parks—Ranger Christopher Lindley

Mount Pleasant Fire Department Starion #1

Region 8—School Counselor Consultant Cindy Stansell

Region 8—Instructional Strategy Consultant Amber Carroll

Region 8—Behavior Consultant Karen Gage

Region8—Early Childhood Consultant Vickie Burns

Natural Resource Conservation Service—Kelly Moody and Tobin Isbell

“This was the largest Career Day that we have ever had at Fowler,” said counselor, Debra Williamson. “I just wanted to make sure that the kids had a great time as they were learning about the different careers that await them. We were happy to see Luke once again in this building. It brought back many memories.”

If you or your business would like to participate in Career Day at Fowler in the future, contact Vivian Fowler Elementary School.

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1: Luke Craddock (right) opens Career Day festivities with assistance from Fowler kindergartner, Ace Rape (left)

2: A local Firefighter explains the equipment carried on a firetruck

3: Charla Bowen lets students interact with Therapy Dog, Georgia