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.
YOU’RE INVITED: Waconia Community Expo
WHEN: Saturday, April 6th, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
WHERE: Waconia High School
If we gathered a group of Waconia residents and asked them to describe the city in one word, we would no doubt hear terms like inviting, beautiful, vibrant, and home. There are a million reasons (sorry, biased resident here) why these words ring true. You simply can’t beat a drive along North Shore Road taking in the mirror-like sight of Lake Waconia, nothing makes you feel more a part of something than joining the whole town for a busy morning of school drops or bus stops, and you can feel the energy radiate in town on a Saturday afternoon. But what truly makes Waconia inviting, beautiful, vibrant, and home are the people. Their smiles are big, their doors are open wide, and when they gather… just picture the biggest family get-together ever. No matter if it’s an impactful Saturday morning cleaning up the school grounds with Conservation Club or gatherings that offer resources and networking avenues, the people are at the heart of it all.
Thank you to all the businesses who participated in the 2024 Career Exploration Fair and Waconia Community Expo!
Waconia Community Expo
April 6, 2024 | 9AM-1PM
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
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, 2024
Entertainment
9:00 AM – 1:00PM | Touch-A-Truck
9:00AM-1:00PM | Stress-Free Goat Snuggling
B3 Goats Mitigation Services
9:30AM | Physical activity – Good for the body, what about the brain?
Crown College
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
10:30 AM | Lead a Healthier Life
Crusher Fitness + Health
Educational Seminars
11:00AM | Money Moves: Building Financial Fitness & Literacy for Young Minds
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union
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
Candie Clouds, Nautical Bowls | for purchase 9AM-1PM
YOU’RE INVITED: Waconia Community Expo
WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 9:00am – 1:00pm
WHERE: Waconia High School
If we gathered a group of Waconia residents and asked them to describe the city in one word, we would no doubt hear terms like inviting, beautiful, vibrant, and home. There are a million reasons (sorry, biased resident here) why these words ring true. You simply can’t beat a drive along North Shore Road taking in the mirror-like sight of Lake Waconia, nothing makes you feel more a part of something than joining the whole town for a busy morning of school drops or bus stops, and you can feel the energy radiate in town on a Saturday afternoon. But what truly makes Waconia inviting, beautiful, vibrant, and home are the people. Their smiles are big, their doors are open wide, and when they gather… just picture the biggest family get-together ever. No matter if it’s an impactful Saturday morning cleaning up the school grounds with Conservation Club or gatherings that offer resources and networking avenues, the people are at the heart of it all.
2024 BUSINESSES
Presenting Sponsor
Platinum sponsors
Show Bags sponsor
Participating businesses
Anderson Dahlen
B3 Goats Mitigation Services
Bongards
Brittany Salon LLC
Brush Dental Studio
Cabinetworks Group
Candie Clouds
CareerForce Chaska
Carver County Foster Care
Carver County Parks
Carver County Sheriff
City of Waconia
Community Education ISD #110
Council on International Educational Exchange
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 Waconia & Westview Acres*
Haferman Water Conditioning – Kinetico
HancockGroup
HomeFront Realty
HomeTown Bank
Iron River Construction
Jeff Schulz Team-RE/MAX
Koch Bus Service, Inc.
Lakeside Farm and Flowers
Lakeview Clinic, Ltd.
Landscape Structures
McDonalds of Waconia
Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP
Metronet, Inc.
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Modern Design Cabinetry
Nate Matousek State Farm Agency
Nautical Bowls
Neubauer Chiropractic Health Center
O2B Kids
Office of Congressman Tom Emmer
Old National Bank
Paws Inn Pet Essentials
PuroClean of Waconia
Rainbow Companies
RAM Buildings, Inc
Rasmussen University
Renewal by Andersen
Ridgeview
River Valley Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, PLLC
Sackett-Waconia
Schmidt Chiropractic Center
Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery
Shape It Up Fitness
Shed & Fence Co
Sign Gypsies Waconia
Simple Grace Promotions, Inc.
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union
SunnyDays Therapy, Inc
Target
The Otto Apartments
Three Rivers Park district
Thrivent Financial – Henke Hess
Traveling With Jess
Trinity Waconia
US Army
Waconia Brewing Company
Waconia Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
Waconia Comfort
Waconia Dodge Chrysler Jeep
Waconia Fire Department
Waconia Lakeside Solutions
Waconia Patriot
Waconia Public Library
Waconia Public Schools
Waconia Vet Clinic
*denotes business who donated to the Waconia Chamber of Commerce Scholarships benefiting WHS seniors.
Event Location
Waconia High School
1650 Community Drive
Waconia, MN
Saturday, April 6, 2024
9:00 AM -1:00 PM
