Gavin Kelly of Tri-Tech Skills Center, right, gets some tips about maneuvering his mini excavator.
Photo by Nathan Finke
A student takes a swing at wooden peg.
Photo by Nathan Finke
Students practice picking up orange cones with heavy machinery.
Photo by Nathan Finke
Mason Taylor of Prosser High School chips away at a large concrete block.
Photo by Nathan Finke
Students watch a scissor lift demonstration.
Photo by Nathan Finke
Hundreds of students from across the Mid-Columbia donned hard hats, tried out heavy equipment and participated in other hands-on activities as part of the recent Tri-Cities Construction Career Day at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick.
