
Long Prairie Career Fair offers up-close look at careers for students
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, Long Prairie students were able to tap into career aspirations at a recent career fair welcoming students from seventh to twelfth grade. This year marked the return of the fair after several on pause. Brad Evenson, community education coordinator at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Senior High School, said receiving an Achievement and Integration Grant for the school district was instrumental for arranging the program to meet the needs of approximately 500 students.“One of the things the grant focuses on is post-secondary education for kids from underprivileged schools,” Evenson explained. “You work on...