Work Experience is offered on campus for junior and senior students interested in working during the day. So what exactly is Work Experience? Work experience is an elective class.  Students attend school for half a day and work the other half.  In addition, students attend a work experience class once a week during zero period on Mondays where students learn life skills for the work force.

Mr. Orr, the adviser says that on average of 40 students take work experience a year. On the days students don’t have work, they get to go home and get a head start on homework. Mr. Orr explained that this is one of the best advantages of taking the work experience class.

A few requirements to get into work experience is to be 16 years of age and have a job. If a student doesn’t have a job and Mr. Orr finds out, the student can risk getting no credits for being in the class. Students also have to work 20 hours a week in order to get out of two class periods. If you work 10 hours or less,  students can take one period of work experience and leave after 5th period. In addition, employed students have to have a work permit on file in order to get credits for the class. Work experience is a great way to have a job and maintain your grades at school at the same time.

Work Experience has been a great program for me personally. It taught me adult responsibilities, especially on managing my time. Time in the afternoon enables me to have good grades while working part time at the same time. Getting a job young is a great way to save money for college. I work 20 hours a week at In-And-Out and go to school, as well as cheer for the varsity football team. My week starts off by going to zero period class Monday mornings for work experience. I get out of school at 12:09 Monday-Friday. This still gives me time to go to cheer practice and all the football games every Friday night.

Students interested in work experience can see their counselors.