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Hanceville, AL — Over 1,100 10th-grade students descended on the campus of Wallace State 社区 College for the annual Spring 展示 this week. The event gave sophomores from eight area high schools the opportunity to explore the various Liberal Arts, Applied Technology, Health and STEM 项目 available at the college.

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Stacey Sivley, Director of 双录取 and Recruiting at 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态, said the event plays an important role in helping high school students explore the different career opportunities available to them.

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Cold Springs, Hanceville, Vinemont, Holly Pond, Good Hope, Fairview, West Point and Hayden High Schools visited the 展示.

R.J. Means from West Point said he enjoyed meeting with instructors in the Wallace State Horticulture 程序. 

“I am thinking about going into landscaping, so it was really interesting to hear from the instructors here about what they do,” said Means. “The event today was good, 我很喜欢.”

To begin the day, students arrived at the Garlan Gudger, Sr. Student Center where entertainment was provided by groups from the 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 Fine and Performing Arts 程序.

Students learn to move an X-Ray table from Diagnostic Imaging students.

Students then toured the Simulation Center in the School of 护理 and Center for Science to visit with each of the Health Science 项目 offered by the college. Inside the building’s Peinhardt Conference Center, students got the chance to style mannequins’ hair with the Salon and Spa Management 程序, draw on a large posterboard provided by the Graphic Arts and Design 程序, eat snacks prepared by the Culinary Arts 程序 and meet with instructors from the Computer Science, Paralegal and 业务 项目. Instructors from the Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Industrial Electronic Technology and Criminal Justice 项目 also gave presentations in adjoining 教室.

In the Center for 焊接 Technology and Innovation Center, students learned the difference between TIG and MIG welds, saw plants grown by the 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 Horticulture 程序, checked out refrigeration schematics from the HVAC 程序, felt parts fabricated by the Machine Tool Technology 程序 and saw an excavator, skid steer and racecar provided by the Advanced Automotive Technology and 柴油技术 项目.

Priority registration for summer and fall semesters will begin April 1. 2024年夏天 classes begin May 22. For more information, visit www.wallacestate.Edu，请拨打256.352.8000 or come by Lion Central in the lobby of the James C. Bailey Center Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m. 到下午6点.m.，星期四7:30 a.m. 到下午4:30.m., or Friday 7:30 a.m. 到2点.m.

Students look at a racecar engine and hear from Adam Frazar, Chair of the Advanced Automotive Technology 程序.

Students learn about the Occupational Therapy Assistant 程序 from instructor Rachel 古奇.

A student looks at a mechanical piece manufactured by the Machine Tool Technology 程序.