As a part of the soft skills efforts undertaken this year, I have continued to try and build authentic, real-world career experiences for my students. My aim is to ensure that they have access to professionals and industries before they ever graduate high school.

To do this, we have had many guest speakers (both in person and online) in relevant fields come and speak with the students as well as taken field trips to local universities and companies. Next year I hope to branch this work even further by offering a "career outreach day" where students can meet and a variety of industry professionals at a school event or fair.