On April 30, the WT fourth graders, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Kehoe went on a career field trip to Iowa City. We started the day at Hills Bank where Deb Gwynn, Operations Manager, gave us a handout and presentation on careers in banking and then gave us a tour of the bank.
The students all received Frisbees from the bank.
Our next stop was at the First Avenue Hy-Vee Store where Tiffany Yoder, Human Resource Manager, gave us a tour and arranged for us to speak to the produce manager, a dietician, a cake decorator, the meat manager, the dairy manager, a RPM specialist, a product specialist, a pharmacist, and a floral designer. The highlight for many of the fourth graders was getting a cookie or fresh fruit as a snack and watching the cake decorator actually decorate a cake.
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Next we went to lunch at Los Portales Restaurant where Mrs. Lundberg joined us and helped the students order in Spanish. They did a great job ordering and using good manners.
In the afternoon we went to the Animal Clinic where Dr. William Gay, Veterinarian, told us it takes eight years of college to be a vet. He introduced us to his three veterinarian assistants and gave us a tour of the clinic. We got to see four cats and three dogs. Then Dr. Gay told us about heartworms and tapeworms, showed us x-rays of things dogs have swallowed and a litter of puppy, showed us models of dogs and cat teeth, and showed us the protective gear they wear in working with animals.
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Our final stop was at the University of Iowa’s Athletic Hall of Fame. We toured the museum on our own and got to see 14 different types of sports memorabilia. The students enjoyed a game of basketball in the interactive Hawkeye room.
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It was the best field trip ever!!
