Great Bend students will get a chance to go behind the scenes and see what makes the city run, from street maintenance to law enforcement.This Friday, June 10, if you see local youth being hauled around in police cars or in the back of ambulances it is not because they are in trouble with the law or injured in an accident. Approximately 80 seventh and eighth graders are participating in the annual Youth Academy classes sponsored by the City of Great Bend.“We want to be known as the city that listens to our kids and we want our kids to have so much fun growing up in Great Bend that someday, when they are ready to settle down and start a family, we hope they will remember how much fun Great Bend was for them and will consider coming back to live.” Mayor Mike Allison said,The students are gaining a behind the scenes glance at the different city departments.