Taking a college visit to the United States Coast Guard Academy in Boston, sophomore Libby Read looks into her future and dream job as a United State Officer in the Coast Guard. Photo provided by: Libby Read
By Katie Sommers
Starting at a young age, students are asked what they want to be when they grow up, but as life continues and changes come, many of those dream jobs can become reality.
A dream job may have several different definitions for each person. A dream job is, “a no stress, exciting, spontaneous career,” junior Amanda Wolford said. On the other hand freshman Jake Dewar said that a dream job is only a wish and something one can only dream of. Summing up the meanings of a dream job, sophomore Libby Read said, “ A dream job is any job that you are talented at and passionate about.” High school students are starting to think about jobs and life after college and how it is becoming reality.
“My dream job is to have a masters degree in culinary art/ bakery. So one day I can have my own bakery. It’s supposed to be a family business,” freshman Kayla Brissette said. The reason why Brissette wants this as her ideal job is because she enjoys cooking and baking. Someone who has influenced her is her aunt. “She makes the best food [as in] cakes, pastas, [or] pretty much anything you ask for,” Brissette said. Brissette plans on going to college for this occupation. If she got this job, “I’d love to have this job in Los Angeles, California.”
In movies, the music helps to set the tone of the scene. Senior Brandon Heims said, “I want to be the person, who matches music with certain scenes in movies or maybe even t.v. shows,” which is a music supervisor for movies. He said he wanted this job because, “I love movies and music, plus it seems like fun, so it makes sense!” No one has really inspired Heims to have this dream, but he has been inspired by Wes Craven’s horror movies. The way to accomplish this dream is to, “go to film school and impress movie directors, so they hire me.” Not having a set location, Heims said he would most likely move to California or New York to fulfill his dream.
Sophomore Aylyn Echeverria said her dream job would be, “a psychologist.” She said that from psychology one can go many ways. Once she has a degree in psychology she would like to work as a counselor or a therapist. Echeverria dreams about pursuing this job because, “I want to help others with their emotional problems, including depression [and] also help those that are having problems within their families.” No one has really influenced her to have this dream job but, more influenced by her desire to help others if she can. Echeverria is not sure what the exact steps to obtaining this dream are, but to start she wants a have a good high school career.
Playing his ukulele, senior Karl Pogue has a dream job of being a musician, as he practice his musical talents in schools and for fun. Photo provided by: Gina Rodeghero
Similar to Brissette, junior Isabel Seago said her dream job is to be a chef or a baker. She dreams of baking and cooking delicious things for people. “My dream job as a chef [or] baker would have me either working early in the morning, or late into the night.” Various people have influenced Seago to become a chef including her father. Her father owns several steak houses and nightclubs in Texas, which has helped her realize she would like to pursue this career. She also wants to become a chef or baker because she loves to cook, “and in order to enjoy your job, you have to do something you love.” To fulfill this job, Seago will have to first attend a culinary school and probably start off as an assistant chef in a restaurant to receive training.
“The USCG [United States Coast Guard] has 11 main roles: Protecting waterways and coasts, drug interdiction, aids to navigation, search and rescue, living marine resources, marine safety, defense readiness, migrant interdiction, marine environmental protection, ice operations, and other law enforcement,” said Read. Her dream job is to become an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Read wants to have this job because she loves everything USCG stands for. To accomplish this goal, Read must, “attend college at the Coast Guard Academy. To be accepted I must have excellent grades, be a varsity athlete, and demonstrate leadership.” If Read comes a part of the Coast Guard, she can be stationed anywhere and will travel constantly.
Certain jobs require a basic level of math; therefore, students need to learn math in order to do their job or future jobs efficiently. Senior Jaidlyn Larimore said her dream job is to be a math teacher. “I want to [become a math teacher] because I love to do math and help others learn it as well,”said Larimore. Something that has influenced Larimore is when she tutored in an Algebra class during her junior year. “[It] made me feel like I did a great job tutoring them. So, they made me want to pursue a career in the Math field,” said Larimore. To achieve this goal she must attend college for four years.
Senior Karl Pogue’s dream job is to be a musician. “Ever since I was a little kid [I’ve] listened to heavy metal albums with my parents. I’ve known what I wanted to do, jam out with a great band and shred some tasty blues-metal grooves! Of course I would also like to achieve success as a ukulele player,” said Pogue. This is his dream job because he loves music and it has always been a part of his life. Bands that have influenced him to play are the Beatles, who are his favorite band, and Tenacious D, which is the reason why he started playing the guitar. Some steps he has taken to achieve this dream is, “learning several instruments (guitar, ukulele, drums), and self recorded many songs.“I’ve been in a few bands, but the biggest step is getting my name out there,” said Pogue. He said this dream job would take him, “Wherever people want to hear rock’n’ roll.”
Being a missionary is Wolford’s dream job. “I would love to travel all over the world, and help people in other countries come to know religion.” This job is her dream job because it would make her feel, “important and [like I] had a meaning to what I was doing with my life everyday.” Many people have influenced her to have this dream, mostly people who have gone on missionary trips before and she hears the stories about them and their experiences. A way for Wolford to accomplish this goal is by, “getting involved in a church and raise enough money to be able to go to these places.” She said this dream job could take her anywhere in the world.
As students progress through high school years, the question of what students are going to pursue throughout their life still remains. Students have the opportunity to pursue their dreams as they enter the world of adulthood.