IN PICTURES: CAREER DAY DELIGHTS SWITLIK ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Career and Truck Day returned to Stanley Switlik Elementary School on April 29. Now in its 46th year, the annual event drew professionals from all ends of Monroe County. From indoor presentations by county officials and restaurant owners to outdoor demonstrations by bus drivers and law enforcement officers, students spent their days surrounded by career options from the Keys and beyond. Hours of presentations were capped off by a deafening school-wide farewell as students cheered the takeoff of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District helicopter.

Photos by ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly

CAPTIONED BY KIDS

The following photos were posed, photographed, and captioned entirely by Stanley Switlik students during their Career Day sessions with Keys Weekly. Great job, young reporters.

Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.