Take-A-Child-To-Work Day is a national event observed on the 4th Thursday of April. This year, it will be held on April 27. This event provides students an opportunity to shadow a professional at their place of work for part of a workday. Activities vary from merely shadowing their parents in the workplace to shadowing other business employers. This is a partnership between the classroom and the business community. As a part of our School-to-Career activities, West Millbrook Middle will offer eighth grade students the opportunity to participate in this year’s event so that they might better understand the relevance of schoolwork to their future career choices. Job shadowing provides exciting reasons why students should stay in school, providing that critical link between education and success.