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Students active in performing arts might be accustomed to conveying emotion on stage through their body language and facial expressions.

But when the performance is a puppet show, that body language and those facial expressions must be communicated through an inanimate object.

That was part of the challenge for drama students at Elizabethtown High School as they presented “Panther Tales,” a collection of short plays in the form of a puppet show. They performed for younger students.

Blake Stephens knew from an early age that he wanted to be a missionary. Now he’s gaining experience he needs while still in high school.

Stephens felt strongly enough about pursuing a career in ministry that he created the co-op position at Severns Valley Baptist Church in which he’s now serving. He thought the experience of working in a church would help him accomplish his ultimate goal of becoming a missionary.

“I feel like I am being called into a missionary field,” Stephens said.

A Central Hardin High School student has turned a love of animals into a career-building experience.

Shelby Highbaugh heads to Helmwood Veterinary Clinic every afternoon to spend part of her school day working in and learning about the field of veterinary medicine. Highbaugh is a co-op student and a senior at Central Hardin High School.

She has worked at the clinic since the beginning of the school year. She wanted to pursue veterinary science and the experience would ensure that this was the field in which she wanted to work.

Kylie Keen began her junior year of high school without an idea of what her post-graduation life would hold. Now, as she enters the last months of her high school career, she knows exactly where she’s headed.

Working in the office of Ann Carnes, a local dentist, has given Keen, a senior at Elizabethtown High School, a direction for her future. Keen plans to pursue a dental hygiene certification and possibly a career as a dentist.