HirePaths Career Hunt: Hays
Register your class for a half-day event where they’ll learn about careers directly from community members, get hands-on experience through fun activities and start to discover their passions. Here’s everything you need to know.
Click here to find instructions to register yourself and your class.
Who
Middle school students from Hays, Ellis County, and the surrounding area
What
An interactive career day where students will hear from local employees in fields they’re actually interested in. Throughout the event, each student will attend three, 45-minute sessions. Ten different sessions will be available, and each will be focused on a specific industry. Industries include:
- Aerospace & Aviation
- Agriculture & Animal Health
- Business & Administration
- Construction
- Culinary & Food Service
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Public Service
- Service
- Technology
- Transportation
In each session, students will hear directly from employees who work in this industry in your area. The speakers will also lead a hands-on activity.
When
April 1, 2026
8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where
FHSU Memorial Union
700 College Dr.
Hays, KS 67601
Why
To encourage students to learn about potential careers and job opportunities in their region of Kansas. They’ll be enrolling in high school classes before they know it, and this experience will help determine, solidify or rule out areas of interest.
How
Based on the results of the quiz, students will select four industry categories of interest from the list above. Schedules will be created for the students, all of whom will attend three sessions on the day of the Career Hunt. (We’ll do our best to ensure all students are assigned to sessions they’re most interested in, but we can’t make guarantees because of session size limits.)
Once you register your students, we will send additional instructions.
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