May 01, 2006 — 1500 high school students from around St Lawrence County came to Cheel Arena in Potsdam on Wednesday for the 12th Annual "Gateways to Careers" event. 88 employers were represented - from hospitals to hair salons to the armed forces (NCPR also had a booth). The focus was the students, of course, helping them practice job interviews and maybe find a career, but there was a fair amount of jockeying among employers too. Some offered pens and pencils with their logo, others offered notepads, but the US Post Office actually had a real mail truck parked next to their booth. As well as a curious old fashioned video...

Gregory Warner spoke to employers and high schoolers at the event.