As the years went on my response transformed, and by second grade I thought I was destined to be a singer. I hoped to become the next Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera touring the world and gracing fans with my voice.

It’s probably not surprising that my plans changed once again, or more like hundreds of times, except now I’m pretty sure I know what I want to do (for the time being).

I hope to go into the field of fashion public relations, so today’s “Lunch With A Pro” was extremely beneficial.

This afternoon I had the opportunity to meet with Rebecca Salerno, the director of Creative Services for Indiana University.

She informed me that “having a degree in journalism would prepare me for a job in marketing/public relations,” so I’ll have to keep that in mind.

After telling her about the career path I wanted to take, she advised me to look up "The Sartorialist," a fashion blog by Scott Schuman, an IU grad. I advise you to check it out. The photography is awesome.

Meeting with Salerno was a great experience, and she convinced me even more to go into the public relations field.

When I start college in two years, it’s possible that I might want to major in something else, but there’s one thing I’m sure of.

I’ll still be asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Monday, June 21, saw the arrival of a new group of high school instructors to the IU campus for Teacher Workshops. This week, Julie Dodd and Judy Robinson of the University of Florida are teaching a Multimedia for High School Journalism Educators class, while Denise Roberts of Greenwood Community High School is teaching a Paying For & Promoting Student Media class.

Roberts’s class has three students, all Indiana-based high school instructors, while Dodd and Robinson’s class has eight participants, three of whom have come to Bloomington from out of state and are representing Downers Grove (Ill.) North High School, John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Ill., and Mariemont High School in Cincinnati. Elizabeth Levin of Downers Grove North and Victoria VerPlanck of Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne have returned to campus after attending the first round of teacher workshops last week.

Dodd and Robinson’s class had the opportunity to go outdoors and explore the campus while practicing the basics of photography yesterday. Today, HSJI staff served refreshments to the classes in the Ernie Pyle Lounge. During the reception, various members of the School of Journalism stopped by, including Director of Student Media Ron Johnson, Career Services Director Marcia Debnam, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Shannon Martin and Professor Jack Dvorak, who directed the High School Journalism Institute from 1986-2008.

Look for more coverage of the teacher workshops round 2 soon.