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🚨 🎥 A new Cool Careers episode is here! We travel to Kansas City and meet Allison, an accountant and the owner of AM CPA. Allison helps people with their money — from individuals tracking their spending to business owners weighing potential decisions. youtu.be/pLO6T4AmEQY?si…

The 2026 Virtual Health Care Career Day will be here soon (this Wednesday!). Have you registered your kids yet? Open to all grade levels, the event will bring participants inside Kansas hospitals and showcase careers in the medical field. Register now: bit.ly/3YpWtyK.

HirePaths founder Kristin Brighton is at the K-ACTE conference today visiting with 500 Kansas CTE teachers and presenting about the critical need for our nation to invest in early career exploration in 2026. The measuring tapes are always a crowd-pleaser!

🚨 🎥 A new Cool Careers episode just dropped! We meet a physical therapist at Osborne County Memorial Hospital. Physical therapists work with patients of all ages and circumstances to improve their ability to move. Watch now! youtu.be/I7AEcpd6G5g?si…

Have you registered your kids for the 2026 Virtual Health Care Career Day? Students of all grade levels are welcome at this Zoom event. Participants will get an inside look at Kansas hospitals and careers available in the medical field. Register now: bit.ly/3YpWtyK.

🎥 🚨 A new Cool Careers episode just dropped, and it's especially relevant as the cold weather rolls in! Tune in with your students to meet an HVAC technician. People in this job help keep our homes and businesses at comfortable temperatures. youtu.be/_bNIPEqWItc?si…

🧩: bit.ly/3K5VbFk If you're looking for ways to keep kids engaged over winter break, we've got you covered! Check out these 100+ fun activities to do with the family.

Across the nation, attorneys are in short supply. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates we will be short 203,000 attorneys by 2032. This opinion piece from The Kansas City Star explores the problem in our state.

🚨 ⏰ Tomorrow is the last day to have your donation to HirePaths matched by 50%. Contributions can be made through the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation website: thekrcf.org/donate-online. Thank you for supporting our mission!

The best time to support us is just around the corner! From November 1-15, donations made to our fund at the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation will be matched 50 cents for every dollar. Thank you to KRCF and the Patterson Family Foundation whose partnership makes this possible.

🎥 A new Cool Careers episode just dropped! Watch as Evan meets an assistant administrator at Meadowlark, which is a senior living community with tons of activities for residents. Evan learns all about careers in this field, plus he makes some new friends! youtu.be/ZcAufKTTTxg?si…

🏆 🎬 Congratulations to Kaylee, a 4-H participant from Smith County, for winning our Cool Careers: Student Edition contest! Her episode is informative, fun and utilizes our branding. Watch for yourself: bit.ly/3W7IqwD. Thank you to everyone who entered!

👩‍🏫 🔗: bit.ly/4fojLvJ Genia Deets teaches gifted elementary students in the Olathe Public Schools system. Learn what her students enjoyed about HirePaths and how she sprinkled our resources into her lesson plans throughout the year.

👩‍🏫 🔗: bit.ly/4lSSd52 A previous HirePaths Teacher Ambassador, Skyler Fiske, has experience teaching fifth and sixth grade. Read her month-to-month advice for leveraging HirePaths materials and why she believes it's important to go beyond a textbook.

🧑‍🏫 🔗: bit.ly/4mbes5M Have you wondered how to incorporate HirePaths into your high school classroom? One of our previous Teacher Ambassadors, Cade Fiske, teaches at Mission Valley High School. Discover his advice for reaching older kids and using HirePaths each month.

👨‍🏫 📋: bit.ly/4pqdipy Kids can't dream about achieving a career unless they've heard about it, right? Introduce your students to potential jobs by inviting local employees to visit. Browse our directory of speakers across the state, then reach out to them for scheduling.

📝 📚: bit.ly/4mZZQXE Did you know HirePaths has a library of free, downloadable worksheets? Check out our BINGO and scavenger hunt resources to engage your students.

Do you have students who love to write, have a passion for videography or are interested in social media? Motivate them to enter our contest! Prizes will be given, and award winners will receive feedback to make this a learning experience. Learn more: bit.ly/4632Psy.

👩‍🎓 🎥: hutchcc.edu/aet @HutchCCNews took advantage of micro-internships and hired students to create videos promoting specific programs. This video was created by Preston Reed. We encourage you to learn more about micro-internships! youtu.be/mLtQBamsNqk?si…

🚨🎥 A new episode of Cool Careers just dropped! Our correspondent Gwyn travels to MJE in Montezuma and learns what it's like to be a heavy equipment operator. Gwyn even gets to drive an excavator! Watch the new episode now. youtu.be/LehLoiJ-Yvo?si…