October 21, 2019

Jefferson Elementary Impact Project

A group of 50 fourth-grade students from Jefferson Elementary School “worked” for an hour Friday morning, Oct. 18, 2019, at a number of local businesses and earned a paycheck while learning about local career options.

Cape Girardeau City Clerk Gayle Conrad, left, and Cape Girardeau City Council member Stacy Kinder meet with Jefferson Elementary students, from left, Ebay James, Martez Aide and Hiei Roberts on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in the Cape Girardeau City Council chambers.

Jerra Hutson, left, and Jefferson Elementary students Iona Avery, center, and Amani Gilyard view merchandise Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, inside Atelier Boiutique at 221 Independence in Cape Girardeau.

Heather Holdman and Breyana Ray show Jefferson Elementary students the view from the Codefi offices in the Marquette Tower on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Codefi co-founder Heather Holdman and a group of Jefferson Elementary School students enter Codefi's offices on the sixth floor of the Marquette Tower on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Jefferson Elementary students, from left, Ka'Laia Harris, Paris Long, Luis Mendez-Puga, Caelyn Medley and Khamya Johnson pose for a photo while checking out the "seatbelt chairs" at Codefi on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Jefferson Elementary student Luis Mendez-Puga, center, picks up the "paycheck" he earned as part of the Impact Project career exploration program on Oct. 18, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

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A group of 50 fourth-grade students from Jefferson Elementary School “worked” for an hour Friday morning, Oct. 18, 2019, at a number of local businesses and earned a paycheck while learning about local career options.

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