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Kathleen Martin
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
That’s a question often asked of girls and boys when they’re young.
And thanks to EHS Works, juniors and seniors at Enid High School are able to test-drive potential careers to see if that’s what they really want to be when they graduate.
“What better time to find out?” said Gabe Watts, director of Enid Public Schools’ career prep and training program that pairs students with Enid industries.
While they are still in high school, Watts said, students are able to intern for local companies and businesses to get a taste of what a career field is like before they — and/or their parents — spend time and money on college or tech school.
EHS Works benefits student, through hands-on experiences as they explore career paths, and employers, who gain a hard-working employee for six months, or longer in some cases.
“My students want to be there,” Watts said. “They’re very driven, and they want to work.”
Continue reading: https://www.enidnews.com/news/progress/ehs-works-preps-students-benefits-local-businesses/article_467a8180-9730-11ec-89e3-5f9bf674d1ec.html
That’s a question often asked of girls and boys when they’re young.
And thanks to EHS Works, juniors and seniors at Enid High School are able to test-drive potential careers to see if that’s what they really want to be when they graduate.
“What better time to find out?” said Gabe Watts, director of Enid Public Schools’ career prep and training program that pairs students with Enid industries.
While they are still in high school, Watts said, students are able to intern for local companies and businesses to get a taste of what a career field is like before they — and/or their parents — spend time and money on college or tech school.
EHS Works benefits student, through hands-on experiences as they explore career paths, and employers, who gain a hard-working employee for six months, or longer in some cases.
“My students want to be there,” Watts said. “They’re very driven, and they want to work.”
Continue reading: https://www.enidnews.com/news/progress/ehs-works-preps-students-benefits-local-businesses/article_467a8180-9730-11ec-89e3-5f9bf674d1ec.html
