NICOLE L. CVETNIC / Observer-Dispatch
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School junior Lamarr Hallagan, 17, attempts to lay mortar on a cement block during the 6th Annual Mohawk Valley Construction Industry Career Day at George E. Carle Complex, Thursday, October 15, 2009 in Oriskany. About 400 children from Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties attended. Watching in the background, left to right, students Josh Stone, Ray Lanzi, and Chris Smith.