Exploring the field

Correctional Officer Ascencion Alvarado explains the job requirements for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Rio Grande Valley eighth-graders during Workforce Solutions Cameron’s Youth Career EXPLOration Fair held May 27 in the PlainsCapital Bank Gran Salón on the Brownsville campus. MICHELLE ESPINOZA/ THE RIDER PHOTOS

Eighth-graders from Faulk Middle School fill out career surveys at the Texas Department of Transportation information table during Workforce Solutions Cameron’s Youth Career EXPLOration Fair Friday in Brownsville.

Middle school students from across the Rio Grande Valley gather at the State Farm Insurance table during the Youth Career EXPLOration Fair.

Border Patrol agents (from left) Paul Escamilla and Roger Gonzalez answer career questions from eighth-grade students during the Youth Career EXPLOration Fair. Workforce Solutions Cameron hosted the event and provided students an opportunity to explore various career paths and ask professionals questions about what it is like to work in their field and what it takes to succeed.

Maria Martinez, education, training and research recruiting sergeant, talks to students about the job requirements for the Texas Department of Public Safety during Workforce Solutions Cameron’s Youth Career EXPLOration Fair held May 27 in the PlainsCapital Bank Gran Salón on the Brownsville campus.

Irene Russell, parent liaison for Stell Middle School, helps navigate a student through the Texas Reality Check website, provided by Workforce Solutions Cameron May 27 during the Youth Career EXPLOration Fair in the Workforce Solutions Mobile Lab.