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Photo of the Day: Career Fair Dazzles Nassakeag Students

About 300 students participated in Wednesday's career fair.

They may have already had exposure to traditional careers like medicine, nursing, teaching, and law enforcement, but on Wednesday, every student in grades 4 to 6 at got to learn what other careers are out there.

"I heard them saying 'That was cool,'" principal Gail Casciano said. "It really got them excited. ... They're seeing careers that maybe are not typical."

Among the guests at the career fair: local event planner Laura Mastriano; animal trainer Nick Gacinto from Animal Adventures; a photojournalist; a K-9 police officer with his canine partner; a chef; a personal trainer; a robotic surgeon; a Stony Brook University men's basketball coach; and award-winning filmmaker Cody Blue Snider, who recently .

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Inspired by the career fair held annually at W.S. Mount Elementary, Casciano said Nassakeag's version had the kids asking specific questions and in many cases getting hands-on experience. Some of the 300 participants even got to hold a wallaby.

"A teacher couldn't teach them that at this level," Casciano said.

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