Snapshots from Dillingham's Kids2College day

By Christina McDermott

Published May 18, 2023 at 10:44 AM AKDT

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Students test the solar-powered pump outside the UAF Bristol Bay Campus. May 11, 2023.

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Chandler Kemp, assistant professor of sustainable energy, explains how a solar panel can power a water pump. May 11, 2023.

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Two students prepare water for a solar-powered pump experiment. May 11, 2023.

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Students have questions for Dillingham's acting chief of police, Craig Maines. May 11, 2023.

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Assistant Prof. Chandler Kemp shows students a water pump that powers solar panels. May 11, 2023.

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Jen Dill and Deven Lisac chat with the kids at the Bristol Bay Campus on May 11, 2023.

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Dillingham's Middle/High School Principal Megan McCambley talks to students about careers in education. May 11, 2023.

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The entrance to the Kids2College event at the Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. May 11, 2023.

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Dillingham fifth graders met with professionals from around the community last week, as part of a Kids2College event at the UAF Bristol Bay Campus.

The program, developed by the Alaska Commission on Post-secondary Education and facilitated by the Dillingham School District, aims to expose students to college and vocational opportunities.

Business owners, educators, bankers and local government leaders spoke with the students, who asked questions and even participated in a science experiment — a solar-panel powered water pump.

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