The organizing committee is now accepting applications for program consideration. Students participating must be in 6th through 8th grade, and ideally should be someone who you think would benefit from seeing engineering in action. Qualified students will be selected by lottery. Students selected will be notified in advance of the event by the laboratory. Transportation to and from the event is the responsibility of the participating student's parent or guardian. Students are required to wear long pants and low or no heeled shoes suitable for significant walking. Completed applications are due Wednesday, February 1, 2006. The program is limited to 40 students. This is the fifth year that Argonne National Laboratory is hosting this exciting event.

The job shadowing day at Argonne will consist of pairing up a middle school aged girl with an engineer mentor for the day. The students should gain from this experience the following:

• Provides an answer to the questions, "Why do I have to learn this?" and "Would I want to make engineering a career?"
• Gives a view into all aspects involved in a job. Students can observe not only job characteristics and responsibilities, but also what an engineering profession requires on a day-to-day basis.
• Lets students learn first-hand what it takes to make it in their fields of interest from the people who know best - working professionals. Helps students decide what high school courses will prepare them for this profession.

If you have any questions or need additional information, feel free to contact Paula Moon at 630-252-8683 or Erika Rossi at 630-252-1784.