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Fifth-graders from Washington Elementary School in Mount Vernon spent the day Tuesday not at their desks doing math problems or reading, but at college learning how to sew and design a costume.
It was the fifth annual Compass 2 Campus day at Western Washington University, where students from schools throughout Skagit and Whatcom counties got to experience a little bit of college life in hopes of getting them excited about higher education.
“I like it, I want to go here,” said Mario Barraza-Garcia, 10. “It’s really fun.”