Photos: Build My Future career day at Hawkeye Downs

Area students learned about the trades through hands on demos and conversations with workers at an event in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday.

Nick Rohlman

Apr. 30, 2024 3:59 pm

Ruan Bunting (left) provides instruction as Liberty High senior Carter Bevins uses a bull float to finish a demo section of poured concrete during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Fire Department Firefighter Ali Sharp looks on as Central City High senior Max Arthur does pushups wearing protective equipment during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Students explore various equipment and exhibits on display during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Croell regional manager Chuck Stockdale explains the purposes of different concrete components and additives during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

From left: Iowa DOT employees Keith Allison and Ben Schwenker demonstrate the process for testing the air content of concrete to students during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa DOT employee Ben Schwenker demonstrates how to test the air content of concrete to Liberty High freshman Cody Maddux during the Build My Future Career Day at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Future Builders of Iowa and local home builders associations provides students with an opportunity to learn about the trades through hands on demos and opportunities to talk with workers in various fields. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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