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Caroline Wilburn

As she introduces herself, senior Lily Wilcox starts her meeting with a business professional. The Prosper Career Independent Study is a program intended to give students the opportunity to explore future career options through mentorships with professionals. "I thought it was interesting to learn from careers that we didn't expect to learn from," PCIS year-two student and senior Sarah Purcell said. "It was really beneficial in building diverse connections to support us in whatever career path we chose to take."

The Prosper Career and Independent Study program held its annual business symposium for students in the Prosper and Rock Hill programs Oct. 20 at 8:15 a.m in the community center of the PISD Children’s Health Stadium. Students virtually interviewed professionals from a variety of careers and received the opportunity to learn more information about their career interests. The Prosper program is taught by Tiffany Ballard, and the Rock Hill program is taught by Coshari Chacchia. Students interested in joining the program can apply toward the end of each school year to join the following year’s program.