(Nancy Nutile-McMenemy photograph/www.photosbynanci.com)The “Chainsaw 101” event showed students including Grace Shelton from St. Johnsbury Academy, how to use a chain saw properly and to consider a career in forestry management. More than 500 young women from schools around Vermont attended the 18th annual “Women Can Do” conference at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. The Oct. 13 conference promoted STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and trades careers.Paul Seaver, from Windsor works, for VTrans and volunteered at the conference to allow girls like Katie McCartney from Arlington Memorial High School try driving some the state highway equipment.Women in the Biotech Kitchen allowed girls to explore a careers in the biotech field. Olivia Mariscovetere from Woodstock Union High School worked with Maya Asher from Essex High School and Dasha Serdyuk from Colchester High School complete an experiment during their workshop session.At 18th Annual Women Can Do conference promoting STEM and Trades careers at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, VT over 500 girls from school around Vermont had a chance to try our careers such as Fire Fighting. Olivia Liberty a freshman from Lyndon works the fire hose under Fire Fighter Ron Trask’s instructions.Summer Raymond from Hartland attends Hartford Area Career and Technical Center for forestry but said she really liked making pasta and is “considering the culinary arts now.” Eliza Ligon from the Long Trail School waits her turn for the pasta machine.In the Action Expo tent, Lily Holding and Abbey Duane from Woodstock Union High School try cutting tiles.
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(Nancy Nutile-McMenemy photograph/www.photosbynanci.com)The “Chainsaw 101” event showed students including Grace Shelton from St. Johnsbury Academy, how to use a chain saw properly and to consider a career in forestry management. More than 500 young women from schools around Vermont attended the 18th annual “Women Can Do” conference at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. The Oct. 13 conference promoted STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and trades careers.Paul Seaver, from Windsor works, for VTrans and volunteered at the conference to allow girls like Katie McCartney from Arlington Memorial High School try driving some the state highway equipment.Women in the Biotech Kitchen allowed girls to explore a careers in the biotech field. Olivia Mariscovetere from Woodstock Union High School worked with Maya Asher from Essex High School and Dasha Serdyuk from Colchester High School complete an experiment during their workshop session.At 18th Annual Women Can Do conference promoting STEM and Trades careers at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, VT over 500 girls from school around Vermont had a chance to try our careers such as Fire Fighting. Olivia Liberty a freshman from Lyndon works the fire hose under Fire Fighter Ron Trask’s instructions.Summer Raymond from Hartland attends Hartford Area Career and Technical Center for forestry but said she really liked making pasta and is “considering the culinary arts now.” Eliza Ligon from the Long Trail School waits her turn for the pasta machine.In the Action Expo tent, Lily Holding and Abbey Duane from Woodstock Union High School try cutting tiles.