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Students get a virtual feel for the real world
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Nolan Mello, a junior from Mt. Hope High School, uses an equipment simulator to move a backhoe on the screen during Construction Career Days at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s Midstate Facility in East Greenwich yesterday. Now in its eighth year, the event allows hands-on exploration of construction equipment and tools for approximately 1,000 students from 45 technical and high schools throughout the state. The purpose is to expose students to the transportation trades industry.
The Providence Journal / Kathy Borchers
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