Fred Brown
Headquarters, Washington, DC                April 25, 2001
(Phone: 202/358-0713)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N01-26

NASA AND JROTC HOST HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY

     NASA and the Washington, DC, area Junior Officers 
Training Corps (JROTC) are joining forces to expose local 
high school students to the "boundless career opportunities 
in science and engineering."

On Friday April 27, NASA and the JROTC will conduct a series 
of workshops designed to provide students with information on 
careers in the government and private sector. The workshops 
will focus on "Space Flight, Space and Earth Sciences," 
"Aeronautics, Safety and Mission Assurance" and "Biological 
and Physical Research."

"Students with disabilities, honor students and JROTC 
students from the DC metropolitan area are the target of the 
interactive program," said Chris Rodriquez, Diversity Program 
Manager at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. "The program 
will show students how to pursue science and engineering 
opportunities as they plan for their futures."

The program was started in 1995 by NASA's Office of Equal 
Opportunity with the goal of promoting awareness among area 
students of the wide variety of careers available in science 
and engineering in both the private and government sectors. 
Since its inception the program has expanded to include 
career counseling and Scholastic Aptitude Test preparation.

Featured speakers for the event are Dr. Patricia Conn, 
Executive Director for Curriculum and Secondary 
Programs/JROTC, Washington, DC, Public Schools, and Pamela 
Covington, Director for NASA Headquarters Equal Opportunity 
and Diversity Management.

The career day will be held at the Holiday Inn at 550 C St., 
SW, Washington, DC, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT.

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