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Get a jumpstart on your future career

The best way to learn about potential careers and open the door to viable job opportunities is to take advantage of career and service learning opportunities. Improve your leadership and employability skills, develop a network of business professionals and have fun while obtaining industry experience and making a positive impact on your community.

Why participate in Work & Community Based Learning Opportunities?

  • Opportunity to learn more about careers of interest
  • It provides the opportunity to develop technical, academic and employability skills
  • Makes classroom learning more relevant
  • Learn more about yourself
  • Develop and practice academic, technical and employability skills in a chosen career field
  • Earn credit and a paycheck
  • Obtain industry credentials
  • Give back to the community
  • Engage with groups of diverse individuals
  • Build a professional network
  • Expand your resume, career portfolio and/or college scholarship applications
  • You’ll have fun!
Work and Career Based Learning
Youth Apprenticeship

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Youth Apprenticeship (YA) is a highly successful talent acquisition strategy in which employers hire high school juniors or seniors for a one or two-year apprenticeship. During the apprenticeship, the student continues toward high school graduation and takes courses related to the profession as a way of enhancing what is being learned on the job. 

Youth Apprenticeship

Benefits

 

 

 

As a YA student, you will earn:

 

 

 

  • 3.0 HS credits per year.
  • State issued certificate from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
  • Potential release from school schedule (typically 1 block per trimester).
  • All YA hours are paid by the employer, typically YA students earn a significantly higher wage.

 

 

 

Get Started

 

 

 

Students can apply for Youth Apprenticeship using the "YA Apply" link below or by contacting Doug Disch. 

 

 

 

Email Mr. Disch YA Apply

Clubs and Student Organizations

Clubs and organizations are a great way to get involved, explore your interests (or find new ones), develop your skills, and have fun!

  • Student Council
  • NHS
  • FFA
  • FBLA
  • Art Club
  • Outdoor Club
  • Robotics
  • Supermileage
  • Key Club
  • Yearbook
  • FCCLA
  • Drama Club
  • Warrior Nation
  • Powerlifting
  • Student Equity Leadership Team