ATHENS, Ga., March 26 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

Itwasn'ta typical spring Friday afternoon fortheClarke County School District's eighth-grade class on March 6. More than 800CCSDstudentshopped on school buses for a field tripto Athens Technical CollegefortheWonders of Work Futures Fair, a hands-on career fair.

From performing CPRon mannequinswith local EMTstoidentifyinganimal bones with the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine, CCSD studentsmet with working professionals and tried their hands at jobs they could pursue after high school or postsecondary education.In addition to Athens Tech and local health care providers, several UGA schools and colleges hosted tables to showcase academ...