Pojoaque Valley Middle Schoolers Look To The Future At Career Fair

IMG_0871 (1).jpgPojoaque Valley Schools alumni Capt. Michael Lewis, left, and Capt. Jeff Saiz tell Pojoaque Valley Middle School students Friday about their careers with Los Alamos Fire Department. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0870.jpgLots of Pojoaque Middle School girls were interested in hearing from Santa County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Julie York, a 19-year veteran of SFCSO. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0862.jpgPojoaque Valley Middle School Principal Mario Vigil, left, visits with Daniel Maes of Century Bank during Friday’s career fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0855.jpgLocal community activist Heather Nordquist has lunch Friday with other Pojoaque Valley Schools alumni Capt. Jeff Saiz, left, and Capt. Michael Lewis of Los Alamos Fire Department. Nordquist is a nuclear safeguards specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and had a table at the career fair for students to visit. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0876.jpgLos Alamos National Laboratory linemen Serafin Vigil and Pat Archuleta show some of the equipment they use in their work to Pojoaque Valley Middle School students Friday afternoon during their career fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0877.jpgN3B-Los Alamos employees meet with Pojoaque Valley Middle School students Friday afternoon to discuss the types of careers available in hazardous waste cleanup. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0875.jpgChef instructor Patrick Mares who is also the head football coach at Pojoaque Valley High School attracted large groups of students at the Middle School career fair Friday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0873Christopher Cordova, right, and Billy Vigil of the Los Alamos National Laboratory National High Magnetic Field Laboratory serve liquid nitrogen ice cream Friday at the Pojoaque Valley Middle Career Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0865.jpgPojoaque Valley Schools alumnus Autumn Rios of North Star Counseling who is a marriage and family therapist shows students her display. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0866.jpgDepartment of Corrections officers met with Pojoaque Valley Middle School students Friday during the career fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0878.jpgMaxine Trujillo from the New Mexico Film Office describes the variety of careers involved in the film industry to Pojoaque Valley Middle School students Friday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0881 (2).jpgPojoaque Valley Middle School students, from left, Daphny Gudino, Camille Palacios and Amber Gallegos fill out their answer sheets as they chat with the Los Alamos Reporter during a career fair Friday at the school. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com