Community Hospital-Fairfax’s Ashlee Driskell, Cody Tubbs, and Krystal Anderson talk about the health care field to area sophomores at the Tarkio Tech Career Day March 20, 2024.

Jeff Agnew with Vestas talks about wind energy and working inside and outside of the wind turbines in Atchison County.

Tarkio Technical Institute held a sophomore career day Wednesday, March 20, 2024. A total of 146 students and 17 counselors/staff from eight high schools plus a youth alliance organization attended the event. The students were divided into groups based on career interests and heard area professionals tell about what they do in their related fields. They also were given a tour of the Tarkio Tech campus.

Business presenters included: Dustin Ralph, Missouri Department of Conservation; Doug Garrison, Advanced Pork; Jim Crawford, ASCS; Bill Slaughter, Regenerative Agriculture; Sam Samster, KJO radio DJ; Keifer Nemyer, musical entertainment; Deanna Anderson, Earl May; Adam Summers, Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation facilitator; Matt Larson, Crete Carrier; Georgia Espey, US Bank; Mace Hensen, GA Larsen HVAC; Kameron Woodring, Atchison County Road and Bridge Supervisor engineer; Jeff Agnew, Vestas wind energy; Savannah Derr, Jackie Martin, Kasey Kappel, Jessica Alsup, Cody Tubbs, Krystal Anderson, Melissa Williamson, Amy Alexander, Ashlee Driskell, Trevor Brown, and Kris Umbarger, Community Hospital-Fairfax cardiac rehabilitation, physical therapy, nursing, radiology, emergency room, and development; Brooke Vette, cosmetology; and Tyson Gibbons, Tarkio Police Department law enforcement.