“These presenters are giving up a lot of their time to come here. And a lot of them are coming from work, so they’ll be hungry too. So we provide a meal for them, a happy sack,” Miriam Taba, Career Center head said.

Along with these meal packages, speakers will be presented with a thank you gift basket which will consist of biscuits, chocolate, a bottle of water and a thank you card, all hand made by
parent volunteers.

Besides benefits for the presenters, minor changes to the actual day itself will be made. These changes will include having one sign in sheet to lessen confusion for parents and students, and to shorten the introduction that will be given in the library. Organizers also hope to be able to use the auditorium for the introduction in the future.

After the minor details were fixed, the heads discussed of extra credit and whether it should be offered by teachers or not.

“I know students who have gone to events for extra credit and have just been bored out of their mind. The poor child is just sitting there having no interest in what is being talked about just for a few points. It is ridiculous,” PTSA Parliamentarian Suman Ganapathy said.

While some agreed with this thought, others disagreed and had different opinions.

“But isn’t that the point of this day? To get students interested in careers they might not have thought about,” parent and head of Career Year Loy Oppus-Moe said.

While PTSA hasn’t reached a conclusion about whether extra credit should be offered for Career Year events, they have confirmed that they will be continuing with the year long format.