Price T. Young Middle School held its annual career fair Dec. 18 with 11 vendors who were on hand to talk about their careers.

Those included: Texas State Technical College Recruiter Patty Lopez, Former Marshall Independent School District students Eddie Blacknell and Montre Gaut from the Marines, Charlotte Anderson representing Edward Jones, Battalion Chief, Joseph Hudson from Marshall Fire Department, Shakari Johnson, Navy Recruiter/Mentor-Americas Navy, Lynn Wright, representing Texas Parks and Wildlife, Detective Sonya Johnson of the Marshall Police Department, Henry Palmer, histo tech and director of programs from Good Shepherd Medical CenterMarshall, Marylin Richardson of Texas Association of Developing Colleges Educational Opportunity Center, Troopers Brittani Biyzes and Allen Dangleben- Department of Texas Highway Patrol and Prevention Specialist Debra McAfee of Wellness Pointe.

When asked what was the most important fact they would like for the students to know about their organization, each vendor had a different answer.

Id like for the students to know that in order to become a marine or anything other in life, you must maintain good grades, listen to your parents and teachers and, most of all, it takes hard work and dedication, said Marine Montre Gaut.

Marine Eddie Blacknell wanted the students to know that in order to be a Marine you must be disciplined. Blacknell said, you must pass Boot Camp and three months of intense training, hand -to-hand combat training, shooting training, must know how to swim and be physically fit.

Lynn Wright from Texas Parks and Wildlife encouraged the students to begin thinking about that career path theyd like to take and start now making the necessary steps to get there.

Wright said, If students were interested in the wildlife, they would need to focus in on biology/science courses.

Henry Palmer, histo tech, really scored with the students with the visual displays of an actual lung, from several years ago of a 45 year old smoker, who nearly smoked a pack of non-filtered cigarettes a day for 20 years, compared to a nonsmoker. Palmer also displayed a perfectly-good heart, only destroyed by a gunshot wound from an 18-year-old male.

Palmer said, The young man had a scholarship ready for college. He stayed out late and was consistently in the wrong place and the wrong time, and trying to buy drugs, was gunned down at a very young age.

Id like for the students to understand the importance of taking care of their bodies and making good choices in life, starting now that would affect their future, Palmer said.

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Middle school holds career fair