But it wasn’t for a track and field competition.
High school students were set to network with more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and up to 50 employers at Battelle College, Career & Community Fair 2021.
The event was part of the Classic for Columbus, a week of programming, activities and a football game between Central State University and Kentucky State University at Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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The building was alive with music and conversation as people hopped to phone number library booths decorated with colorful logos. PNC Bank, Columbus Division of Fire, and Quantum Health were just a handful of companies there. Students won a free ticket to the football match if they received a passport stamped by six schools or businesses.
A trio of high school students from Lima Senior High School in northwest Ohio were there to examine potential options for their college careers.
“It’s really cool. I’m learning a lot of information,” said Emonie Young, a 15-year-old sophomore who wants to study nursing. She said she wanted to learn more about the condition. central.