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Area middle school students and their parent or adult mentor enjoyed a laser and fiber optics hands-on learning experience at Central Carolina Community College’s High Tech-High Touch Laser Workshop held Feb. 27 at the college’s Harnett County Campus, in Lillington. Students taking part were (from left, front row) John Harris, of Spring Lake; Pedro Gonzales, of Sanford; Ethan Becherini, of Cameron; and Marcus Peters, of Fuquay-Varina; and (second row, from left)) Phillip Morie, of Sanford; Maya Davis, of Lillington; Rebecca Peters, of Fuquay-Varina; and Chmira Gilliam, of Sanford. Not pictured is student Keegan Blackman, of Dunn. Instructors for the workshop (not pictured) were Gary Beasley, the college’s Laser & Photonics Technology Program lead instructor, and current LPT students Skye Hoffman, David Olive, David Nettleton, Renee Sexton, and Jamie Yeatman. Laser-fiber optics is a high-demand employment field. For more information about the program or workshops, contact Beasley at (910) 814-8828 or by email at gbeasley@cccc.edu.