‘Hands on. Mind open:’ Junior Achievement Inspire Expo gives kids inside look into future careers
Lowrance Middle School students Demya Smith (left) and Sadatou Ndoa listen to medical personnel from Baptist Memorial Health Care. The expo featured companies like Baptist Memorial Health Care, ABC24, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Yates Construction. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Twenty companies and nearly 2,000 eighth-grade students from Memphis area schools descended on Agricenter International Wednesday, May 18, for Junior Achievement of the Mid-South’s JA Inspire Career Exploration.
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Agricenter Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-SouthAlicia Davidson
Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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