– Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor;
and Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
![Emergency essentials (like batteries and glow sticks as shown on this paper) are considered during an activity in the emergency management & homeland security lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502306_PCTo.jpg)
Emergency essentials (like batteries and glow sticks as shown on this paper) are considered during an activity in the emergency management & homeland security lab.
![A yellow-vested participant demonstrates his enthusiasm in a group led by David E. Bjorkman (left), emergency management/social science instructor, and William A. Schlosser, project worker (and an incoming instructor in the major).](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502315_PCTo.jpg)
A yellow-vested participant demonstrates his enthusiasm in a group led by David E. Bjorkman (left), emergency management/social science instructor, and William A. Schlosser, project worker (and an incoming instructor in the major).
![A young “disaster responder” organizes an array of emergency issues and their correlating supply solutions.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502364_PCTo.jpg)
A young “disaster responder” organizes an array of emergency issues and their correlating supply solutions.
![Leading with light: A youngster stands ready to move into a dark hallway as part of a mock drill akin to a scavenger hunt for emergency supplies.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502423_PCTo.jpg)
Leading with light: A youngster stands ready to move into a dark hallway as part of a mock drill akin to a scavenger hunt for emergency supplies.
![A young inventor inspects his inventory of items to craft what electrical technology instructor Eric L. Anstadt dubbed, “The Parent Annoyer.”](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502508_PCTo.jpg)
A young inventor inspects his inventory of items to craft what electrical technology instructor Eric L. Anstadt dubbed, “The Parent Annoyer.”
![LEAP adviser Kaysey L. Beury assists a student with her supplies, including electrical wires, a 9-volt battery and a simple switch.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502535_PCTo.jpg)
LEAP adviser Kaysey L. Beury assists a student with her supplies, including electrical wires, a 9-volt battery and a simple switch.
![Where there’s smoke, there’s soldering! Tomorrow-makers get hands-on with the tools of the electrical trade.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502546_PCTo.jpg)
Where there’s smoke, there’s soldering! Tomorrow-makers get hands-on with the tools of the electrical trade.
![Nothing says “I love my family” more than “The Parent Annoyer.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/7502639_PCTo.jpg)
Nothing says “I love my family” more than “The Parent Annoyer." (Think: sounds like a smoke alarm!)
![While learning about aviation maintenance, a participant adds a rivet to a metal model airplane.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-033_PCTo.jpg)
While learning about aviation maintenance, a participant adds a rivet to a metal model airplane.
![A successful airplane build, using the tools of the aviation maintenance trade (a brake and rivet tool, among them)](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-110_PCTo.jpg)
A successful airplane build, using the tools of the aviation maintenance trade (a brake and rivet tool, among them)
![An obstacle course is set up in the Carl Building Technologies Center to experiment with paper airplanes.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-146_PCTo.jpg)
An obstacle course is set up in the Carl Building Technologies Center to experiment with paper airplanes.
![Matthew D. Krepps, instructor of aviation maintenance, demonstrates how to use a metal brake to bend pieces of a metal airplane model into shape.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-202_PCTo.jpg)
Matthew D. Krepps, instructor of aviation maintenance, demonstrates how to use a metal brake to bend pieces of a metal airplane model into shape.
![Attaching the wing to the body](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-214_PCTo.jpg)
Attaching the wing to the body
![Folding a paper airplane to experiment with balance, weight, lift and drag on a pool noodle obstacle course.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-250_PCTo.jpg)
Folding a paper airplane to experiment with balance, weight, lift and drag on a pool noodle obstacle course.
![Harrison Wohlfarth, who completed a degree in building construction technology and is pursuing two more – in concrete science technology and applied technology studies – talks with participants about the wide uses of concrete.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-010_PCTo.jpg)
Harrison Wohlfarth, who completed a degree in building construction technology and is pursuing two more – in concrete science technology and applied technology studies – talks with participants about the wide uses of concrete.
![Boys add quick-drying concrete to small molds for a take-home souvenir.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-052_PCTo.jpg)
Boys add quick-drying concrete to small molds for a take-home souvenir.
![Flowers and hearts are among the shapes available for the young makers’ concrete creations.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-093_PCTo.jpg)
Flowers and hearts are among the shapes available for the young makers’ concrete creations.
![Girls carefully fill their mold.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-098_PCTo.jpg)
Girls carefully fill their mold.
![While their mini molded designs dry, some move on to larger-scale concrete mixing under the experienced guidance of Wohlfarth.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-137_PCTo.jpg)
While their mini molded designs dry, some move on to larger-scale concrete mixing under the experienced guidance of Wohlfarth.
![Wohlfarth adds the finishing touch to a large concrete stepping stone.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Concrete-Aviation-186_PCTo.jpg)
Wohlfarth adds the finishing touch to a large concrete stepping stone.
![Wheeling through the Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center hallway produces smiles.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-002_PCTo.jpg)
Wheeling through the Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center hallway produces smiles.
![A camper deftly maneuvers obstacles in the Physical Therapist Assistant Lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-023_PCTo.jpg)
A camper deftly maneuvers obstacles in the Physical Therapist Assistant Lab.
![After practicing the same on SimMan, a high-fidelity manikin used in nursing coursework, a participant asks Betty Anne Leiby, simulation laboratory coordinator in nursing, to measure the dilation of her pupils.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-033_PCTo.jpg)
After practicing the same on SimMan, a high-fidelity manikin used in nursing coursework, a participant asks Betty Anne Leiby, simulation laboratory coordinator in nursing, to measure the dilation of her pupils.
![With guidance from dental hygiene student Jaclyn A. Wertz, of Loganton, a participant prepares to take a bitewing X-ray of Dexter (a DXTTR dental X-ray training manikin, that is).](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-035_PCTo.jpg)
With guidance from dental hygiene student Jaclyn A. Wertz, of Loganton, a participant prepares to take a bitewing X-ray of Dexter (a DXTTR dental X-ray training manikin, that is).
![My Tomorrow adventurers work together in the dental X-ray room to produce a real digital X-ray that they’ll soon view on screen to diagnose Dexter’s dental health.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-058_PCTo.jpg)
My Tomorrow adventurers work together in the dental X-ray room to produce a real digital X-ray that they’ll soon view on screen to diagnose Dexter’s dental health.
![Girls get hands-on experience cleaning teeth.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-069_PCTo.jpg)
Girls get hands-on experience cleaning teeth.
![Samantha S. Theriault, a dental hygiene student from Taylor, checks the progress of a pair of proficient dental pros as they remove pencil markings from a dental model.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-084_PCTo.jpg)
Samantha S. Theriault, a dental hygiene student from Taylor, checks the progress of a pair of proficient dental pros as they remove pencil markings from a dental model.
![Samantha R. Wheeland, part-time instructor of nursing, gently guides a participant in checking SimMan’s pedal (foot) pulse. SimMan’s other technology includes heart and lung sounds; eyes that blink, dilate and cry; and more.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-142_PCTo.jpg)
Samantha R. Wheeland, part-time instructor of nursing, gently guides a participant in checking SimMan’s pedal (foot) pulse. SimMan’s other technology includes heart and lung sounds; eyes that blink, dilate and cry; and more.
![Gaining a full array of experiences, an explorer injects medicine into a manikin.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/07/My-Tomorrow-Health-165_PCTo.jpg)
Gaining a full array of experiences, an explorer injects medicine into a manikin.