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Worlds of Work At Shelton State

Tate Boykin and his friends react to the appearance of a camera in the window of the piece of heavy equipment they were examining at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Tate Boykin and his friends react to the appearance of a camera in the window of the piece of heavy equipment they were examining at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Maliciah McKinney delights in the feel of the drivers seat of a new Mercedes as fellow student Ben Alford speaks to Skyler Simmons from Mercedes-Benz. Both students are from Northridge Middle School and were participating in the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Maliciah McKinney delights in the feel of the drivers seat of a new Mercedes as fellow student Ben Alford speaks to Skyler Simmons from Mercedes-Benz. Both students are from Northridge Middle School and were participating in the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Allye Hubbad and Analyce Moore, both from Hale County and Alberta School of Performing Arts student Aniyah Johnson assemble PVC pipes during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Allye Hubbad and Analyce Moore, both from Hale County and Alberta School of Performing Arts student Aniyah Johnson assemble PVC pipes during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Students move between stations at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Students move between stations at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Banks Roebuck and Izzy Stewart, both from Winfield Middle School, float concrete at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Banks Roebuck and Izzy Stewart, both from Winfield Middle School, float concrete at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Tate Boykin from Patrician Academy examines the inside of a loader during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Tate Boykin from Patrician Academy examines the inside of a loader during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Bianca Prince, from Alberta School of Performing Arts, laughs as she gets out of a small front loader during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Bianca Prince, from Alberta School of Performing Arts, laughs as she gets out of a small front loader during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Phoenix Sandlin, from Winfield Middle School, puts bolts in an I beam with help from Deanna Steele during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Phoenix Sandlin, from Winfield Middle School, puts bolts in an I beam with help from Deanna Steele during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Northridge Middle School students (right to left) Barret Rodgers, Jackson Steele and Wesley Clark work an electronics board the shows the electrical systems in a new Chevrolet courtesy of Tuscaloosa Chevrolet at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Northridge Middle School students (right to left) Barret Rodgers, Jackson Steele and Wesley Clark work an electronics board the shows the electrical systems in a new Chevrolet courtesy of Tuscaloosa Chevrolet at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Blakeney Armistead drives a stake with a sledgehammer during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Blakeney Armistead drives a stake with a sledgehammer during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Ben Dawson, a student at Tuscaloosa County High and Tuscaloosa Career Training Academy, demonstrates a weld for middle school students attending the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Ben Dawson, a student at Tuscaloosa County High and Tuscaloosa Career Training Academy, demonstrates a weld for middle school students attending the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Georgia Thomason, Avery Boyle and Maggie Skelton, all from ACA, assemble pipe at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Georgia Thomason, Avery Boyle and Maggie Skelton, all from ACA, assemble pipe at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Allye Hubbad and Analyce Moore, both from Hale County and Alberta School of Performing Arts students LaJoiya Nevins and Aniyah Johnson assemble PVC pipes during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Allye Hubbad and Analyce Moore, both from Hale County and Alberta School of Performing Arts students LaJoiya Nevins and Aniyah Johnson assemble PVC pipes during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Robby Burns, from ACA, Sam Olson, from ACA, and Anniston Nelson, from Winfield Middle School, (right to left) drive nails in a wooden beam during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Robby Burns, from ACA, Sam Olson, from ACA, and Anniston Nelson, from Winfield Middle School, (right to left) drive nails in a wooden beam during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Meliya Cotton, from Eastwood Middle School, looks inside a vehicle with senior trooper Reginal King to see how a victim wearing a seat belt fairs during a roll over wreck at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Meliya Cotton, from Eastwood Middle School, looks inside a vehicle with senior trooper Reginal King to see how a victim wearing a seat belt fairs during a roll over wreck at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Students watch as senior trooper Reginal King demonstrates what happens when a victim is not wearing a seat belt when a vehicle rolls over during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Students watch as senior trooper Reginal King demonstrates what happens when a victim is not wearing a seat belt when a vehicle rolls over during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Johnathon Crawford from Eastwood Middle School looks through the scope of a Northport Police Department sniper's rifle at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Johnathon Crawford from Eastwood Middle School looks through the scope of a Northport Police Department sniper's rifle at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Kamora Johnson from Alberta School of Performing Arts, marks a cut angle on a board with help from Lee Edge at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Kamora Johnson from Alberta School of Performing Arts, marks a cut angle on a board with help from Lee Edge at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Students gather around to help Shelton State nursing students simulate a cardiac arrest and resuscitation at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Students gather around to help Shelton State nursing students simulate a cardiac arrest and resuscitation at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Kaytlin Hines, from Alberta School of Performing Arts, spreads drywall mud under the supervision of Zeke Flores at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Kaytlin Hines, from Alberta School of Performing Arts, spreads drywall mud under the supervision of Zeke Flores at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Dylan Hollingsworth, from Eastwood Middle School, puts on the helmet and pads of an Alabama football player courtesy of the Bryant Museum during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Dylan Hollingsworth, from Eastwood Middle School, puts on the helmet and pads of an Alabama football player courtesy of the Bryant Museum during the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Jerimiah Thomas from Eastwood Middle School, is "rescued" by Chelsea Hall and Hannah Robinson from PARA as they demonstrate how lifeguards work at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Jerimiah Thomas from Eastwood Middle School, is "rescued" by Chelsea Hall and Hannah Robinson from PARA as they demonstrate how lifeguards work at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Jerimiah Thomas from Eastwood Middle School, is "rescued" by Chelsea Hall and Hannah Robinson from PARA as they demonstrate how lifeguards work at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Jerimiah Thomas from Eastwood Middle School, is "rescued" by Chelsea Hall and Hannah Robinson from PARA as they demonstrate how lifeguards work at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Tuscaloosa firefighter Tanner Summerlin helps demonstrate a rescue technique for students at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Faithlyn McCoy, student from Berry Middle School, delivers a baby in a simulator with nursing students from Bevill State Community College at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Faithlyn McCoy, student from Berry Middle School, delivers a baby in a simulator with nursing students from Bevill State Community College at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Eli Sims, a student at Alberta School of Performing Arts, uses virtual reality technology to simulate operating a vertical lift at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Eli Sims, a student at Alberta School of Performing Arts, uses virtual reality technology to simulate operating a vertical lift at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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Faithlyn McCoy, student from Berry Middle School, delivers a baby in a simulator with nursing students from Bevill State Community College at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Faithlyn McCoy, student from Berry Middle School, delivers a baby in a simulator with nursing students from Bevill State Community College at the Worlds of Work event at Shelton State Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
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