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    Date: 05/02/02
      Contact:                           Angey Saucier   75

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I.T. HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY DAY
     HAMMOND -- Approximately 80 seniors from four area parishes got a hands-on look at
careers in technology at Southeastern Louisiana University Industrial Technology Department's
Career and Technology Day on April 19.
     Guided by Southeastern industrial technology faculty and students, the high school guests
observed and participated in various demonstrations from each area of study offered by the
department.
     John Bergeron, a teacher at Mandeville High School, escorted four of his seniors
throughout the day to classes on computer assisted drafting, robotics, welding and foundry,
electronics, and more.
     "There are very few opportunities today to get the students out of the classroom and bring
them to a situation where they learn valuable lessons like these," said Bergeron. "They see
exactly what they will be doing in these fields and it gives many students a direction they may
not have had the opportunity to experience before."
     Also participating were Istrouma High School, East Ascension High School, St. Amant
High School and Albany High School.

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Press release available online at www.selu.edu/news/spring02.html