CHS Offers Multiple career field trips to students 

Esmeralda Serrano 

Staff Writer

October 29, 2025

Do you know what you want to do in the future? At Catasauqua High School, Kimberly Flueso, Catasauqua’s K-12 Career Connections Coordinator and Business teacher, is helping students explore their options. Flueso has connected with multiple businesses and planned educational trips that are available to CHS students. 

The field trips include destinations such as the Allentown Water Front to the Capitol Building in Harrisburg and many different locations in between. There will be over 30 field trips throughout the whole year and many trips will be repeated each semester. Flueso made these trips available to help students understand different career pathways and explore their interests.

The field trips are offered to juniors, seniors, sophomores, then the freshmen. Juniors are given an opportunity to attend these trips first because they must complete a mandatory job shadow during their school year. 

The field trips cover careers in health science to arts/AV technology and communications. This spans over 15 other career fields. Students are encouraged  to reach out to Flueso regarding other career fields so she can research more opportunities.

Career Coordinator, Mrs. Flueso, reflects on the importance of her program.

“The ultimate goal is to help students make informed decisions about whether to pursue these careers in the future, while also building connections with local employers and community partners,” said Flueso.

On one of the initial field trips to Serfass Construction Company, students spoke with the CEO and construction manager about their current projects and students got an opportunity to tour a job site known as the apartment building on the Allentown Waterfront. 

Senior Gavin Hacker attended this trip and found it interesting.

“The most useful part was seeing all the blue prints and how frequently they change,” said Hacker. 

The most recent trip was to LVHN Center for Education. Students looked at the business side of the health network and were able to hear from the President of Jefferson Health and multiple panelists on how finances and numbers affect healthcare. 

Junior Uyen Ly may be interested in pursuing a career in the medical field.

“This was a great opportunity to introduce me to the business side of the medical world,” said Ly.