ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - Around 900 students from Pinellas and Hillsborough County descended upon the Mahaffey Theatre for BAM! (Books, Art and Music) Festival Career Day.

"I just hope they have a wonderful day away from school, and they learned something, and they were exposed to something they maybe never have seen before," Bill Edwards Foundation For The Arts Vice President of Arts Education Katrina Young.

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The students, ranging from pre-K to high school, get bussed over to spend three hours rotating through different stations that focus on different careers including wildlife conservation, respiratory therapy, roofing, performance comedy, drumming and professional soccer. They also received a backstage tour of the theatre.

What they're saying:

"The hands-on interaction m

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