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Tulare County Office of Education Press Release
On Friday, April 1, high school students from Tulare and Kings counties will visit the Visalia and Tulare campuses of the College of the Sequoias for the annual College and Career EXPO. Nearly 460 students from 20 schools have registered to participate in EXPO 2022.
The EXPO has been a regional Tulare-Kings event since 1992 and has been held at COS for the majority of those years. A collaborative event between COS Career Technical Education Programs, Tulare County Education Office College and Career, Kings County Education Office, and Visalia and Tulare School Districts, the EXPO offers students from Tulare and Kings counties the opportunity to compete in both technical and academic career events, and to visit the COS campus for what might be the first time.
The events will take place at the Tulare Center of COS, as well as at the Visalia Campus, and will begin at 9:00 am. A full list of competitions and locations follows.
COS Visalia Events
Anatomy
Automotive
Business Plan/Elevator Pitch
Demonstration of career paths
CNA Competencies
building technology
culinary arts
CPR and AED
fashion drawing
Health Career Exploration
Job interview
Medical terminology
public safety
Social Media Challenge
Sports medicine skills
Video production
Website creation
COS Tulare Events
Graphic design
Small engines
From 10:00 a.m., additional activities will take place in the quadruple area of COS Visalia and will include exhibitions, demonstrations, games and music. An awards ceremony will take place from noon. All activities must be completed by 1:30 p.m.
For more information, call Shelsy Hutchison, Academic and Career Engagement Specialist, Tulare County Office of Education at (559) 302-3671, or Dr. Jonna Schengel, Dean, Vocational Technical Education, Nursing and Allied Health, College of the Sequoias at (559) 688-3027. For more information, visit www.tkexpo.org.