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Junior Achievement Expo goal: Get students on a career path

By: Dave Thompson|December 9, 2022
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    • Students at Junior Achievement Expo

    Joel Vanderbush, left, curator of conservation and education at Niabi Zoo, talks with a group of students on Thursday, Dec. 8, during the JA Inspire Career Expo at the Bend XPO, East Moline. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Some students want to be marine biologists. Some want to be carpenters. But a lot of Quad Cities area students have no idea about their future job plans and are still looking around and exploring options.

    More than 2,500 local middle school students got a chance to do a lot of looking and asking questions Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Junior…

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