 Bemidji Middle School hosted its 25th annual career day today and this year they were able to offer more career choices than ever before. 62 community members from a wide range of career fields gave presentations today. There were police officers, graphic designers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, dog trainers and artists among others. Our own Cherelle Moore gave a presentation about what it's like to be a reporter. Each student was allowed to pick two sessions to attend. The kids get really excited. It's a chance for them to get out of their classrooms and do a little something different. We promote a lot of thought here at the middle school about thinking about what's next, what's going to come after high school. So it's a good chance for them to just start thinking, to look at a list of 62 careers and say, gosh, as a sixth grader I kind of want to learn about these two or as a seventh grader I want to go back to the one I went to last year but I also want to try this one this year and it's just a chance for them to really get that first experience in learning about what's out there for them, what could be their future. Yeah, number two early to start thinking about it. More than 1,100 students from BMS participated today. 60 more students were also brought in from St. Phillips. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.