One of the most common questions asked of children is, "What do you want to be when you grow-up?"  On March 4, 2009, the students at Oleander Elementary School had the opportunity to find out more about some of the professions to which they can aspire when they grow-up at the school's 2nd Annual Career Day.

Twenty-five professionals from a wide variety of fields visited classrooms and gave presentations on their respective careers.  Students in kindergarten through fifth grade listened to presentations by FUSD Superintendent Cali Olsen-Binks; Dr. Lori Johnstone, a veterinarian; Humberto Gomez, a biochemist; Patrick Lauderdale, a personal trainer at UC Riverside; Judge Michael Gassner; Police Officer Justin Moyer and his K9 partner, Officer Jarus; Fontana High School Assistant Principal Martin Gomez; Kevin Beecher, a pilot; and Kevin Norris, an emergency room nurse, to name just a few.  The speakers shared information about their professions, as well as stressing the importance of education and how they have applied what they learned in school to what they do on the job everyday.

Assistant Principal Eduardo Gomez was very enthusiastic about the students' response to this year's Career Fair.  Said Mr. Gomez, "It was a huge success.  This is something we do to help motivate and expose our students to successful individuals that they can relate to."

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