Tuesday morning, KATC’s Photojournalist Josh Moton and Multimedia Journalist Paris Flannigan participated in the UL Upward Bound Program Career Day. The event gives students the platform and resources to succeed in secondary education. KATC spoke with students who say they were inspired and had a better idea of what they plan to pursue after high school.
“You have to have a lot of connections with the people that you meet here and just have so many relationships, so in the future, if you ever need help, you have those connections,” said Kenya Argueta, an upcoming senior from Northside High school.
Argueta, a senior at Northside High School, was one of a hundred students in the UL/ Upward Bound Trio Program who attended a career day to learn from 11 panelists, including attorneys, entrepreneurs, bankers and journalists representing KATC TV 3, Acadiana’s News Channel.
The panelists gave advice, encouragement and a blueprint for networking skills.
“It’s the process; how do I get through depression, how do I get through people telling me I can’t do it, how do I keep on pushing? That is the message I wanted to get through to the kids,” said Shawn Bernard, a local comedian and businessman.