FORT BENNING, Ga., (March 23 2016) -- "Pursue it and do it."

This four-word phrase serves as a daily reminder for the eighth-grade students at Faith Middle School to work hard in order to achieve their dreams and never give up, said Kelisa Wing, an eighth-grade teacher at Faith Middle School.

It is also the name given to the career project they were assigned this year.

"I've been doing the career project four years now, but this is the first time it's been on this grand a scale," said Wing.

As part of the new project-based learning initiative that's being implemented throughout all Fort Benning schools, this year's career projects had to incorporate aspects of math, science, social studies and language arts, explained Wing.

"Guidance was also a big part of the project. Our guidance counselor Safiyyah Watley helped out a lot," she added.

The eight-graders at Faith Middle had a lot to say about the career projects they've been working on since January.

"This project is to help us. The teachers are giving us this project because they care about us and they want to see us excel in life," said Kiana Rodriguez.

"Our teachers really helped us with these projects. They guided us on the way to choosing our different career paths," added Lauryn Vigeland.

Kate Daknis, a fan of the television show Grey's Anatomy, wants to become a surgeon.

"Seeing what they do really strengthened the desire I already had to become a surgeon," she said.

Ayleen Delosrios would like to attend Duke University's nursing school following high school graduation.

"I chose this school because of the many opportunities that it will afford me," she said.

Brianna Havron had dreams of becoming a nurse before realizing she wanted to help women during labor and delivery.

"My mom recommended becoming an OB/GYN. In addition to helping deliver babies, I want to help women with reproductive problems," she said.

Carolina Lopez wants to dispel gender stereotypes.

"I didn't really like playing with Barbies. Instead, I leaned more towards Legos. I like to build stuff."

As Lopez got older, she learned about civil engineering. She would like to attend Stanford University because she thinks their program is great.

Kamyla McCormick would like to help people address their issues with insecurity via plastic surgery.

"I want to make people more comfortable with themselves," she said.

D'Andre Brown has plans to become a film editor.

"I really like films. I want to know how they put the effects into them. I even have my own YouTube channel. My hope is to attend Louisiana State University or Texas A&M to further pursue my dream," he said.

Trey Harris revealed that the hardest part of the project for him was writing the essay.

"It took me some time to figure out how to put it all together," he said.

Harris revealed that like his classmate Kate, he found Grey's Anatomy inspiring.

"I think the brain is the most interesting organ. I would like to attend Florida State University to expand my knowledge of it," he added.

Tehina Moelo would like to follow in the footsteps of her father and join the military.

"My dad is a drill sergeant. At first I wanted to do that like him, but then I realized I would like to be an infantry officer instead. I want to be able to lead the troops into combat zones," she said.

Jacqueline Haire, the Fort Benning site director for Central Texas College, was on hand March 1 as approximately 150 eighth-graders prepared to present their career projects to guests including the superintendent and assistant superintendent of Fort Benning schools.

"I helped the students utilize Onet (a job-related search engine) to do research about their career paths of success," she said.

Along with Haire, officials from the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Mayor Teresa Tomlinson of Columbus and Mayor Eddie Lowe of Phenix City, aided the students by coming to talk about their chosen career paths.

"All of our Partners in Educations really stepped up to help the students. They have three target areas in regards to the students. They want to tutor, build morale and mentor. They accomplished all of that," said Carricia Simpson, Faith Middle School's PIE coordinator.