Last week students at RKYHS experienced Career Week. All week long, RKYHS students were invited to hear from professionals in a wide range of fields. Students had the opportunity to expand their awareness of careers and organizations, and enhance their networking skills. Throughout the week, students had the opportunity to hear from and learn about the careers of Kirk Berger (JKHA ‘04/RKYHS ‘08), counsel at the NBA Players Association; Jonathan Kushner (JKHA ‘91), of the KRE real estate group; Chesky Trenk, software engineer at Google (and JKHA parent); Arnold Adams, COS and Special Agent Holly Trask both at the FBI; and Dr. Madsen, pediatric neurosurgeon at Children’s Hospital in Boston and faculty at Harvard Medical School.

Students were engaged as they learned about careers they were familiar, and unfamiliar, with as they began to think about their interests. They asked the speakers a wide variety of insightful questions including specific questions about their roles, how they decided on their particular careers, some of the steps they took to get to where they are and—for those it applied to—how they are able to balance their religious observance with their jobs.