student at johnson county mental health center booth
Nayeli Cruz, 17, a senior at F.L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kan., adds her thumbprint to a mandala, which is a symbolic pattern with origins in Eastern religions. "The thumbprint represents the fact that we are all the same, yet different," said Angela Guzman, right, a parent support specialist with the Johnson County Mental Health Center. (Photos: Mike Sherry | Flatland)

KC-area students explore government work

September 30, 2015  |  Mike Sherry  |  1 min read

More than 3,000 students from Kansas City-area middle schools and high schools got a glimpse of public service careers during the first-ever CORE4 Youth Career Expo held Tuesday at Bartle Hall. The students came from roughly four dozen schools.

Hosting the event were the metropolitan area’s four core local governments — the city of Kansas City, Mo.; Jackson County, Mo.; Johnson County, Kan; and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan. Other municipalities on hand included Gladstone, Lee’s Summit, and Shawnee.

Exhibitors included emergency-response personnel, human service agencies, parks staff, and public works departments. Some scenes from the day are below.

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