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CHAMPION -- Exploring different careers was part of a four-day camp for seventh- to ninth-graders held at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center.
Rachel Gensburg, program supervisor at TCTC, said students could select as many as four career areas to be part of for nearly three hours each day.
"Every day they can spend in a different career field. They can explore a little about different careers with a different subject area on each of the four days," she said.
Students could select from cosmetology, gardening, equine, podcasting, coding and math.
"We want to expose the students to different types of careers. Get in there and spend a day to see what it is like and if it is something you may be interested in. We hope this helps when they make course choices in high school," Gensburg said.
A five-day, five-hour camp sponsored by the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition will take place next week at the center, where students will stay in the same subject area all week. Those areas are engineering, welding and enterpreunership.
Gensburg said that many high schools offer electives, so if students have an idea of a possible career they can take those courses.
Barbara Maras and Stephanie Berarducci, cosmetology instructors, hosted "Science of Beauty" activities that included mixing different items together, as well as makeup, air brushing and nail polish art.
Morgan Cretella, community engagement for TCTC, said cosemetology was the most popular class.
Ziva Samora, 13, of Austintown, said she was interested in learning about the cosmetology field.
Quinn Kistler, 12, of Champion, said she was interested in learning about acrylic nails and hair styling.
Students also had the chance to groom and wash horses in the equine program.
Iliana Smith, a senior at TCTC, said she was showing students how to hose down a horse and get off all the sweat, dirt and debris. They also showed how to give a horse medicine.
"We are teaching them the ins and outs of taking care of horses. Grooming and brushing them and putting on a saddle," she said.
The students in the equine class also got the opportunity to ride a horse.
For the gardening and landscaping class, students helped with mulching and planting. Ben Johnson, 13, of Newton Falls, said he does gardening at his home and wanted to learn more at the camp.