Pleasant Grove Union Elementary School
Burlington, NC:
3/28/19 Elon Elementary Held Career Day
Elon Elementary Held Career Day
Reprinted with permission.
Elon Elementary School held its annual Career Day Wednesday, March 13, bringing 40 guest speakers to the school to share information about their jobs. Speakers included: a sports announcer, doctor, florist, fire chief, sheriff, cosmetologist and special effects makeup artist.
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