The RBHS counseling department will hold its bi-annual College and Career Village (CCV) Oct. 21. The event offers three parts: career panels, post-secondary planning presentations and a college and career fair only offered to juniors and seniors. 

The village is supposed to be held every two years, but it was unable to occur because of COVID-19. Director of counseling Rachel Reed and the rest of the counseling department carefully planned the event, which is expected to include at least 120 panel speakers and approximately 60 college/academic programs.

“​​Students should expect to hear from several community members representing a wide variety of careers. They will have the opportunity to hear more ‘real world’ information about careers of interest and learn about careers they may have never heard of before,” Reed said. “It’s a great opportunity to explore options and decide what is (and may not be) a good fit for possible future careers.”

Counselor Douglas Stansberry said that his favorite part of the event is its uniqueness, and he encourages students to attend since it is a schoolwide event and a unique opportunity only offered at RBHS. Since this will be the first time the event will occur since Oct. 2019, the counseling department has been going into classrooms and asking students to sign up to better prepare for the event. 

“A lot of coordination and pre-planning goes into arranging speakers, the college fair, etc.  Having everyone involved means making sure everyone knows where to go and what to expect,” Stansberry said. “The hardest part is in the weeks and months of planning to make it happen. Which is part of the reason we only do this every other year.”

In addition to the speakers and guests participating in CCV, RBHS will host food trucks from 2 Odd Dawgs, Lilly’s Cantina and the Big Cheeze. Junior Ella Sharkey is attending CCV to get a better understanding of what she plans on majoring in college.