Groundhog Day on February 2nd also happens to be National Job Shadow Day for high school students. With the help of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, juniors enrolled in Blair High School's Health Career Academy shadowed local health professionals spanning this rapidly growing industry sector. Each student spent a few hours at the host's place of work observing, utilizing the latest technology and experiencing valuable hands-on learning about that specific career path. "Job shadows are a great preparation exercise for students' summer internships", said Amy Foell Pasadena Chamber's Workforce Development Director and coordinator of several work-based learning activities across PUSD's career academies. This year's Health Career Academy shadow participants were:
- Pasadena Fire Department, Stations 31, 33, 36
- Health Advantage Physical Medicine
- Hot Yoga Pasadena
- Concarino Home
- Day One
- Pasadena City Health Department
- Planned Parenthood
- Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator
- Animal Medical Hospital Pasadena
- Professional Child Development Associates
- Kaiser Permanente
- Dentist, Dr. Leslie Carpenter
- Peace Over Violence