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Everywhere the 375 eighth grade students at Chippewa Falls Middle School looked in the school’s library was a booth for 16 different career fields. The local firms there were eager to let the students know that, when they are older and ready, there’s plenty of jobs in Chippewa County and the Chippewa Valley where they can spend a career.

There was Dove Healthcare, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Great Northern, the Northwestern Bank, Mid-State Truck Service, Mason Companies and Xcel Energy, along with many others letting the students know they are needed.

It was the first time Junior Achievement’s “It’s My Future” event was held in Chippewa Falls, according to Susan Peterson, director of the local nonprofit organization. She said the organization sees it as being an annual event.

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