By Ivan Saul Cutler, Carolina Peacemaker /
June 16, 2023
The annual Careers on Wheels program rolled into Rankin Elementary School to the delight of students, who touched a variety of trucks, vans and first responder vehicles during an on-campus field trip to promote awareness of various careers and transportation vehicles.
“Most importantly, the morning event allows students to meet positive career role models and see the vehicles, up close and personal,” said organizer Crystal Black, the school’s Communities in Schools liaison.
For three hours, Rankin students toured the met with firemen, police officers, deputy sheriffs, truck drivers, etc. for a grand tour of 14 vehicles, including fire, police, sheriff, trucking, delivery, city services (rubbish, street cleaning), television and an electric powered bus. The students conveyed that they had a lot of fun.
Rankin Elementary School educates students from pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade. The principal of the school is Stephanie Rakes.
Rankin Elementary Kindergarten teacher Taylor Mirabella assists a student from a tractor at the school’s Careers on Wheels presentation. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Rankin Elementary Kindergarten teacher Taylor Mirabella assists a student from a tractor at the school’s Careers on Wheels presentation. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Mugging for the camera, students ended their Careers on Wheels day with a fun photo. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Mugging for the camera, students ended their Careers on Wheels day with a fun photo. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Greensboro Fire Fighters from Ladder Company 14 assist students John Clapp (left) and Arianeth Sosa-Ortiz (right) during a timed dressing exercise. The students donned the 80-pound uniforms in less than two minutes. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler / Carolina Peacemaker.
Greensboro Fire Fighters from Ladder Company 14 assist students John Clapp (left) and Arianeth Sosa-Ortiz (right) during a timed dressing exercise. The students donned the 80-pound uniforms in less than two minutes. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler / Carolina Peacemaker.
Students stand in front of an all-electric Greensboro Transit Authority bus parked outside Rankin Elementary School for the Careers on Wheels on-campus field trip. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Students stand in front of an all-electric Greensboro Transit Authority bus parked outside Rankin Elementary School for the Careers on Wheels on-campus field trip. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/Carolina Peacemaker.
Rankin Elementary School Principal Stephanie Rakes sits with students on a front loader tractor at the school’s Careers on Wheels presentation. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler
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Rankin Elementary School Principal Stephanie Rakes sits with students on a front loader tractor at the school’s Careers on Wheels presentation. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler
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WFMY News 2 anchor/reporter Sydni Moore cheers on students during an on-air feed covering Careers on Wheels at Rankin Elementary School. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler / Carolina Peacemaker.
WFMY News 2 anchor/reporter Sydni Moore cheers on students during an on-air feed covering Careers on Wheels at Rankin Elementary School. Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler / Carolina Peacemaker.
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