It can be difficult for a high school student to determine a career path without ever experiencing it.But 78 students from North Hall High School were able to get valuable firsthand experience Thursday at 13 agricultural businesses in the area.The students were participating in Junior Achievement’s Agriculture Job Shadow Day, which is a collaborative effort of the Hall County School System, the Greater Hall County Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement.“Even with all the information one can find about careers on the Internet, you can’t beat the experience of learning about a company or career by experiencing it in person in the shadow of a working professional,” said Rhonda Samples, coordinator of career technology and work-based learning for the Hall County School System. “Allowing students this opportunity in their related pathways of interest will help navigate their way to greater success in college and career.”Students were able to choose which business they visited based on their interests.More than half of the students opted to learn from agricultural leaders in poultry, animal and food science at the University of Georgia. Smaller groups split off to help milk cows, see how football fields are maintained, or to observe a surgery in a veterinarian’s office.A group of 10 students took a tour of Steve and Tabitha Brinson’s cattle farm in Gainesville.