And stations need to provide longer news programming. After all, they are using the public airwaves. The expo really extended throughout the area, with about 4,200 students coming from as far north as Phillips. For some students, there's earnest questioning of resource people available. For others, it's a time to roam through the displays from area businesses and educational institutions.
Some displays offer hands-on opportunities.
Students could become bricklayers at the booth manned by Dulak Masonry. Others could try out handcuffs at some police services booths, then show or tell their friends the predicament they were in. The booth that drew the largest crowd was undoubtedly the cosmetology and barbering display offered by Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids. The crowd around the booth was large all day while others were empty. The students, and some teachers, were waiting to get accessories added to their hair, their fingernails painted or designs applied to their faces or arms.