Bellingham Public Schools will host a Youth Employment and Local College Fair for district high school students from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 at Bellingham High School, located at 2020 Cornwall Avenue.

All high school students in Bellingham Public Schools are welcome.

More than 50 community partners will share opportunities including part-time, full-time and seasonal employment, apprenticeships, service learning and educational experiences from a variety of industries.

Confirmed businesses include the following in alphabetical order: Amazon Warehouse, Animal Emergency Care, Army Recruiting, Bellingham Fire Department, Bellingham Food COOP, Bellingham Parks and Recreation, Bellingham Police Department, Bellingham Public Schools, Birch Equipment,  BP Cherry Point, BTC Outreach, Cascade Connections, Cascade Dafo, Cascade Job Corps, Catholic Community Home Care Aids, Dakota Creek Industries, Dawson Construction, Eden Health, Enfield Farms, Evergreen Beauty College, Express Employment, Fred Meyer, Futures Northwest, Goodwill Job Training, Haggen, IBEW191, Innotech Process Equipment, JTI Commercial Services, Lions Club Camp Horizon, Lithtex NW, Lynden Healthcare Education, NW Laborers Apprenticeship, NW Maritime Apprenticeship, NWESD 189, NW Marine Industries, PeaceHealth, Rader Farms, San Juan Sailing, Silver Reef Casino, Silverado Memory Center, Skagit County Fire District 14, Sustainable Connections, Skagit Valley College, The Boeing Company, U.S. Coast Guard, WA State Patrol, Walmart, Walton Beverage, WA Service Corp, Whatcom C.C., Western Solar, Worksource, WWU, YMCA and Z'Organics Beauty Institute

During the fair, Goodwill employment specialists will also be onsite to provide assistance with resumes. If interested, send in a draft resume to benita.bowen@evergreengoodwill.org. The Goodwill team will review it ahead of the May 11 event and set up a time to meet with students during the employment fair.  High school websites have sample resumes posted under the Student dropdown and at the College and Career Planning link. (Career Center on Sehome site). Click on Hot Jobs on the left sidebar.

Bellingham High yearbook students will offer free professional-quality headshots for those who are interested. Resources for parents on how to support your student during their job hunt will be provided by Career Connected Learning Specialist Mary Powers.

See you there!