St. Michael-Albertville High Biz Kids Head to Seattle

The St. Michael-Albertville High School chapter of Business Professionals of America traveled to Seattle to visit the campuses of several major companies.

Thirty-five students from the high school toured and attented seminars on the campuses Starbucks, Costco, Boeing, and Microsoft.

Students learned about the importance of networking, interviewing and ethics in business.

In addition to the seminars, the students had the opportunity to work with the employees of the Seattle Fish Market and experience their FISH Philosophy first hand.

Here are some of the student comments from the trip. according to teacher/adviser Renae Carlson:

"Everyone has a different path to get the career they really enjoy.”

“Explore all job opportunities.”

“There is importance to keeping a good balance in your life and work.”

"It is important to work on face-to-face communication and not solely rely on technology.”