ELISSA SMALL of Bowdoinham gets her hands dirty during an orientation session in automotive technology at Maine Region 10 Technical High School in Brunswick on Thursday. While Small tries to cut a ground wire of a car that students will be taking apart, senior Alexis Koutsikos supervises. The school has hosted eighth-graders from Brunswick, Regional School Unit 5 and School Administrative District 75 this week to introduce them to the vocational and career programs it offers. For more photos, see page A2.