Career Exploration Fair & Community Expo
Free Admission
Waconia High School
Career Exploration Fair | Friday, April 5, 2024
Community Expo | Saturday, April 6, 2024
Waconia Community Expo
April 6, 2024 | 9AM-2PM
FREE ADMISSION!
Touch-a-Truck for Kids
Demos & Performances
Local Businesses
Educational Seminars
Activities & Prizes
TOUCH-A-TRUCK
Get an up-close look at vehicles you see at work in the community.
Thank you to all the businesses who participated in the 2022 Career Exploration Fair and Waconia Community Expo!
Waconia Community Expo
April 6, 2024 | 9AM-1PM
Waconia High School
FREE ADMISSION!
Touch-a-Truck for Kids
Demos and performances
Local Businesses
Educational Seminars
Activities & Prizes
TOUCH-A-TRUCK
Get an up-close look at vehicles you see at work in the community.
Career Exploration Fair
April 5, 2024 | 8:30-11:00AM
Waconia High School
The Waconia Chamber and Waconia High School work in conjunction with local businesses to provide a Career Exploration Fair for Waconia High School students to “explore” post-high school career paths.
This event is open to Waconia High School students only.
Students will receive more information in school.
Over 70 businesses and organizations were represented over the two days interacting with Waconia High School students during the April 8 Career Exploration Fair and the Waconia community during the April 9 Expo.
Wellness Seminars & Entertainment
Saturday, April 6
Entertainment
9:00 AM – 1:00PM | Touch-A-Truck
9:00AM-1:00PM | Baby Goat Snuggling
9:30 AM | A Stress-Free Home Remodel
Iron River Construction
9:45 AM | Karate Demonstration
Dojo Karate
10:00 AM | Unlock the Magic: From Disney Dreams to Cruise Adventures!
Traveling with Jess
10:15 AM | Dance Performances
Waconia Dance Company
Educational Seminars
10:30 AM | Yoga & Nutrition with Amber
Crusher Fitness + Health
11:15 AM | Intro to Line Dancing
Cultivate Dance Collaborative
11:30 AM | Tips & Tricks to Improve Your Posture
Neubauer Chiropractic Health Center
12:00 PM | Meet Viktor the Viking
Minnesota Vikings
12:30 PM | K9 Unit Demo
Carver County Sheriff’s Office
Frozen Five Ice Creamery & Nautical Bowls
for purchase | 9AM-1PM
2024 BUSINESSES
Presenting Sponsor
Platinum sponsors
Show Bags sponsor
More participating businesses – Check back for more!
Anderson Dahlen
Bongards
Brush Dental Studio
Cabinetworks Group
CareerForce Chaska
Carver County Foster Care
Carver County Parks
Carver County Sheriff’s Office
Community Education ISD #110
City of Waconia
Crimson Copper
Crown College
Crusher Fitness + Health
Cultivate Dance Collaborative
Cutco
Delta
Dojo Karate
Early Childhood Family Education
Frozen Five Ice Creamery
Garden Expressions
Gather and Grow Food Shelf & Connection Center
Gilbert Legal, PLLC
Good Samaritan Society & Westview Acres
Haferman Water Conditioning
Hancock Group
HomeFront Realty
HomeTown Bank
Iron River Construction
Jeff Schulz Team – RE/MAX
Koch Bus Service
Lakeside Farm & Flowers
Lakeview Clinic
McDonald’s of Waconia
Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP
Metronet
Michels
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Modern Design Cabinetry
Nate Matousek State Farm
Nautical Bowls
Neubauer Chiropractic Health Center
O2B Kids
Off the Top
Old National Bank
Patriot
Paws Inn Pet Essentials
PuroClean of Waconia
Rainbow Companies
RAM Buildings
Renewal by Anderson
Ridgeview
River Valley Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
Sackett-Waconia
Shape it Up Fitness
Shed & Fence Co
Sign Gypsies Waconia
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union
SunnyDays Therapy
Target
Thrivent Financial – Henke Hess
Trinity Waconia
Three Rivers Park District
Traveling with Jess
US Army
Waconia Brewing Company
Waconia Comfort
Waconia Dodge Chrysler Jeep
Waconia Fire Department
Waconia Public Library
Waconia Public Schools
Waconia Vet Clinic
Walgreens
A portion of registration fees are donated toward scholarships for high school students. thanks to the following businesses for their Career Exploration Fair Scholarship Donation:
Gilbert Legal
Event Location
Waconia High School
1650 Community Drive
Waconia, MN
Saturday, April 6, 2024
9:00 AM -1:00 PM