City Hall was taken over by teenagers participating in the Police Athletic League, or PAL, in which public officials mentor about 40 high school students.
PAL students were "adopted" by an assigned senior-level official for the day, where they were able to shadow and learn firsthand from them, followed by a networking luncheon.
"I'm extremely honored to represent the Ford PAL Center and the entire community with this position," said Saanai Legett, who accepted the standing with the Philadelphia Office of the Mayor with great poise, considering she's still in high school.
She was chosen for the plum assignment out of 39 participants for the 49th annual PAL Day.
"From today, I want to (learn) how do I build my own business, because the business world is more like social and networking," she said.
She was able to network with the mayor at a meet-and-greet before the day kicked off.
"I've always had a passion for business and as far as I know, we don't see many women that open up their own business," she said, "so that's something I want to do."
The mayor was suitably impressed.
"Pretty cool," said Mayor Jim Kenney. "You might get there."
Kenney himself was a PAL kid and had a message for the group: "We are here to be resources for you, not just today, but every day going forward."