schools
march7
2019
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School-to-Career Program Helps Students Gain Experience
Students from Vernonia
High School are getting some real
life work experience at local busi-
nesses while also earning some
school credit.
Six students are currently
participating in the School-To-
Career program, coordinated by
Dana Hyde, who also serves as the
Graduation Coach and Scholarship
Facilitator for Vernonia’s High
School students.
“Our School-To-Career
program is basically a partnership
between the School District and
our community merchants,” ex-
plains Hyde. “It takes place in the
Left: Gunnar Harral at WOEC; center: Jackson Fletcher at Meyer’s Auto Body;
community and allows students,
right: Whitley Tolonen at Vernonia True Value
juniors and seniors, to leave the
school campus.”
Students do not get paid for the time then spend worked.
Hyde
Hyde says the program takes the place of an on their career work, but do earn school credits.
makes surprise
elective for students, who spend one or two periods
“West Oregon has just been an amazing partner visits to the worksites to evaluate students’ progress.
each day at the business. “As you know, we currently in this program over the years,” says Hyde. “They now
Students do many different tasks while at work,
lack elective options for our students, so this provides have two employees who participated in this program including filing, customer service, use of equipment,
an opportunity.”
and spent time working for them, Billi Kohler and Eric retail sales, inventory, stocking, and clean up duties.
Businesses participating in the program this Budge.”
“I just want to really thank the businesses in
semester include West Oregon Electric Cooperative,
Students go through an application process to the community for their many years of partnering with
Meyer’s Auto Body, Vernonia Rural Fire Protection participate in the program, sign an agreement, and are us in these programs. They’ve been really fantastic,”
District, Vernonia True Value, Martin Arms, and Ver- required to keep weekly time sheets to log their hours said Hyde.
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