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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Bessie Owens Elementary on Friday looked a little different than any other school day.<\/p>\n
Companies and colleges went to the elementary school, and gave kids a chance to network and learn about future career paths.<\/p>\n
It was a chance for 400 students to learn about their future beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n
Watch \u2018After Sunrise\u2019 on KGET+; Click to learn how to get KGET+ on your smart TV devices <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very important because they understand why they\u2019re going to school, because at this age we think we\u2019re just learning letters, numbers; but as we move up through junior high and high school, we get an idea and understand: I\u2019m learning this to get to this point,\u201d said Loren Anthony the principal at Bessie Owens Elementary.<\/p>\n For each student, a card filled with questions, and an assignment to ask some of the 46 vendors about their careers.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re going to teach us a few things that we don\u2019t know already. It\u2019s going to be really fun today, I\u2019m already liking it so far,\u201d said Jasselle Reyes a 6th grader at Bessie Owens Elementary.<\/p>\n Learning something new, while working toward something they don\u2019t know about.<\/p>\n Plus, they each got a pair of new sneakers.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really take care of my shoes, they\u2019re kind of dirty so a new pair of shoes might help me,\u201d said Tobey Villarruel, a 5th grader.<\/p>\n Those shoes were a gift from a shoe store that\u2019s been a part of Bakersfield for three generations.<\/p>\n