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The program attracted approximately 150 seventh and eighth grade students from Athens, Herndon, Mullens, Oakvale, and Trap Hill Middle Schools. The day's activities were arranged and coordinated by the Educational Talent Search offices at Bluefield State College and Concord College's Beckley campus.
Educational Outreach counselors Christina Lynch from BSC and Debbie Barr from Concord/Beckley campus, developed the program to offer educational information to disadvantaged, first generation, potential college students. "The primary goal of the Career Day program was to help students develop an enhanced awareness of career opportunities through postsecondary training, along with an understanding of the numerous options available to assist them in their obtaining education beyond high school."
Educational Talent Search is a federally funded TRIO program. TRIO programs encourage participants to make the commitment to become contributing members of society, and recognize program participants' potential for personal and professional growth.
TRIO programs, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, serve individuals from low-income backgrounds, and families where neither parent has earned a college degree. Just as student financial aid programs help students overcome financial barriers to higher education, TRIO programs help students overcome academic, social, and cultural barriers.
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