Adulting Day
A Senior Teachers Event
Chamblee High School's first post-pandemic Adulting Day on Thursday, March 9, 2023 was declared a success. Ms. Leila Warren and team organized topics, volunteer guest speakers, parents, the Senior Teachers, the Senior Sponsors, and then the rest of the faculty, staff, and students for this momentous event. Adulting Day was designed to give seniors the chance to hear from a wide variety of speakers on a plethora of topics specifically needed during the transition from teenager to adulthood.
How do you act in an interview, an adult space, a professional space, and a collegiate space? How do I set a formal table and use the correct utensil with all these things on the table? How is an interview at a meal different than an interview without a meal? Should I open the door or pull out the chair and in what situation? How do I buy my first car? How do I plan my daily meals, and groceries, and afford to host a small party? How do I rent an apartment? How is time management different as an adult? What's different between a job and a career? My resume is empty, so how do I fill it with things that are true and will get me hired? What is important to know when signing contracts? What's with the 'free' credit card offers? What is a FAFSA? Why do I need a budget? How do I register to vote? How and when and where do I vote? What should my resume look like? What is a loan, interest, and downpayment? What do I not even know to ask?
The students got to pick their seminar topics, move throughout the building. Senior Sponsors arranged an "Adult Choices" Lunch from Jason's Deli. After lunch, students got to "recess" on the practice field before attending more seminars.
A special Shout Out to the following people who made this day happen:
Ms. Warren
Ms. Staten
Mr. Valley
Ms. Godley
Ms. Mask
Ms. T. Jones
Ms. Holland
Ms. Peyton
Ms. H. Miller
Ms. Ferry
Ms. Barnes and all of the custodial staff & Mr. Lyons.
Student Feedback What was the best part of Adulting Day?
"I felt like I was learning actual life skills"
"Learning information that was useful for the future and the lunch in between"
"Asking questions during each of my classes. All of the volunteers were very open to questions and answered them well"
"I enjoyed all the new teachers who were past grads from Chamblee teaching their passion with us."
"Everything was a best part of adulting day. It was a memorable day."
"I really loved all of the speakers, they felt engaging and had relevant experience to the topics they presented on"
"Getting to hear advice and tips from people outside of school on how to succeed and go off after high school"
"Getting to see people who I don’t usually see or interact with was nice."
"I loved it, these are things we aren’t taught in school with as much detail and they are so important in life."
"We had grown-up lunch choices."