Elementary students will see the workings of city government.

LEWISTON – Several municipal employees will participate in Junior Achievement’s Groundhog Job Shadow Day scheduled for Monday morning, Feb. 2.

Seven eighth-grade students from St. Peter and Sacred Heart School and a sixth-grade student from Montello Elementary School will gather at 9 a.m. in the Lewiston City Council Chambers for an orientation on the workings of municipal government.

Each young person will then spend time with his/her respective employee match for on-site job shadowing. At the close of the job shadow experience, a Powerpoint presentation highlighting the morning’s activities will be shown to all participants and a “What Did You Learn” wrap-up will occur.

“We’re pleased that the city of Lewiston has the opportunity to assist young people in gaining insight as to the work world, in particular the knowledge and skills that are necessary to attain career goals,” said City Administrator Jim Bennett.

The Shadow Day is a project of Junior Achievement of Maine, an organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise.

Junior Achievement states, “We believe there’s a lot that’s right with today’s kids. Kids crave opportunity. Kids want to be successful. And kids dream big about the future. Really big. We like that.”

Over the past six years, Maine’s Job Shadow has involved 4,250 students.

Lewiston employees who will serve as workplace hosts are Jim Bennett, city administrator; William Welch, police chief; Denis Jean, Human Resources director; Kevin Gagne, Public Services deputy director; Karen Jones, deputy library director and technical services librarian; Kim Austin, code enforcement officer/city sanitation; David Moorhead, children’s librarian; and Dottie Perham-Whittier, community relations coordinator.