Wed, Sep 24, 2003
Aerospace America Gears Up for Career Day
What is it like in space? What is it like to fly a jet fighter
or a small civilian airplane? Two hundred Oklahoma City tenth and
eleventh grade Santa Fe South High School students will get answers
to these questions and many more like them as they participate in
Career Day, the kickoff event for the annual Oklahoma City
Airshow.
Metro Tech Aviation Career Center in South Oklahoma City will
host the students on Friday, September 26, for a keynote address by
Retired Col. Tim Grey, president of the Charles B. Hall Chapter of
Tuskegee Airmen.
The students will attend hands-on classes at the Metro Tech
Aviation Career Center, FAA Mike Monroney Center, The Oklahoma Air
National Guard Base and Will Rogers World Airport. These classes
and a series of speakers will provide information to make these
students aware of the many aviation and aerospace career
opportunities available to them.
America International Airshow, Too:
Not only will these students get a first hand introduction to
aviation careers but will also learn the educational requirements
to obtain jobs in these areas. These young people participating in
Career Day will receive special t-shirts and tickets to attend the
18th annual Aerospace America International Airshow, one of the top
five airshows in the world, on October 3, 4 & 5, 2003. At the
airshow, students will have opportunities to met Airshow performers
and learn more about aviation careers.
Career Day is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Aeronautics
Commission in their initiative to promote aviation education and
the Centennial of Flight Celebration. Career Day provides a new
perspective to inner city youth, who may not have considered
careers in aviation as an option according to Pam Kennedy, event
coordinator.
"Aviation is a great hook that can motivate students to stay in
school and achieve degrees in higher education," Kennedy said.
"Oklahoma City is indebted to the Aerospace America International
Airshow for providing educational opportunities for youth in our
community while also promoting aviation, the largest industry in
our state."
Youth attending the event will receive information packets
regarding aviation careers in Oklahoma.
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