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LHS Career Academy Students Visit Manhattan
Students in Lawrence High School's new Academy of Business and International Studies took a field trip to New York City, where they toured the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Institute of Culinary Education, and other sites.
Editor's Note: The following news brief was issued by Lawrence Township Public Schools.
On Sept. 30, 39 Lawrence High School students from the new Academy of Business and International Studies went on a "fashion and finance" trip to New York City.
The trip catered to students in the academy who are interested in careers in the culinary arts, fashion or business.
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The "finance" strand visited downtown Manhattan and walked the New York Stock Exchange floor. The students talked to actual traders and got a great picture opportunity when Warren Buffet gave an interview to CNN just inches away from them.
They continued on to a tour of the Federal Reserve Bank and its gold vault, and then walked through the Ground Zero area.
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The "fashion" group visited mid-town Manhattan and toured the Institute of Culinary Education, where students observed the daily schedule of a culinary student. They also toured the corporate offices of Macy’s department store and did a walking tour of the showrooms in the infamous New York Garment District.
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