Jasmine Gillette, 17, meticulously spreads a trowel load of mortar as fellow Joint Technical Education District EMT program students Ana Gonzalez, middle, and Alyssa Cota crack up at her struggle during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds on Wednesday. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary school students get a hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades. See more photos at tucson.com/gallery.
Tucson high-schoolers get hands-on experience at Construction Career event
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Jasmine Gillette, 17, meticulously spreads a trowel load of mortar as fellow Joint Technical Education District EMT program students Ana Gonzalez, middle, and Alyssa Cota crack up at her struggle during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave., on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary students get a hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Canyon del Oro High School construction students John Marsch, center, and Allienna Nezelek, left, help spread around seven yards of concrete with finishing help from Stonart Concrete Masonry during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave., on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary students get a hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Nicco Corrales, right, of the Home Builders Institute, gets some guidance from Ashton Co. employee Eddie Norris as he operates a backhoe during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave., on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary students get hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Teresita Garcia, a student with the J.T.E.D. at STAR Academic High School program, gets some help from Clement Linarez of Granite Construction as she prepares to operate a skip loader during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave., on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary students get hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Max Tucker, a Canyon del Oro High School construction student, tries out a masonry drill with guidance from Cal Gosla of Border Construction Specialties during the Southern Arizona Construction Career Days event at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. Sixth Ave., on Oct. 25, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Over the two-day event, close to 1,500 high school and post-secondary students get hands-on introduction to the construction, mining, engineering, architecture and utility trades.
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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