increase font size
Augusta-area technical students take part in Totally Trades Careers, an event aimed at girls across the state
The annual Maine Department of Education event, created to connect more girls to trades careers, went virtual this year.
Share
Students Emily York, left, Emma Shaw, Megan Wright and Hanna Spitzer gather Friday at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.
Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA When Emily York’s eighth grade teacher told the boys in her class about the great opportunity a career in trades would be, it only made her want to be a master electrician even more in order to prove him wrong.