CEOs in Borderland returned to area classrooms last week with motivational messages for achieving dreams and getting on the path toward rewarding careers and lifestyles.

The program, coordinated by the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Koochiching Economic Development Authority and the local Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, is in its third year, and will be delivered to eighth-grade students in five schools in the region: Falls High, St. Thomas Catholic, Littlefork-Big Falls, Indus, and Northome.

Last year, nearly 200 students heard the program designed to get students thinking about the world of work and how decisions made now could affect their dreams and ultimate quality of life.