School Counts:
Help Students to Learn more about the attitude and work ethic one will need in the workplace and how you can practice those behaviors. Ensure that their attendance, punctuality and effort reflect the kinds of behaviors that employers will demand. And, earn the School Counts Student Credential at the end of every year by meeting the School Counts criteria. Show employers your credentials to prove you have the skills.
Sign up for School Counts! Businesses please go to:
http://www.pct.edu/k12/schoolcounts/
School Counts! Encourages students to make the most of their important high school years and acquire the learning habits they will need to succeed in the new millennium.
Career Symposium:
Tentative date is November 7, 2008 at the Luzerne County Community College.
Work Place Tours:
March 4th, 2008, 18 participants toured International Paper Company located in Mount Carmel. Company officials and employees demonstrated the entire automated operation of designing products such as a “Goal Post Super Bowl” display that Frito Lay had requested. Using computer aided design, they were able to create a sturdy interlocking display that would withstand the weight of the product, while ensuring the safety of shoppers removing the items from the display. Participants in the tour also observed the production process from start to finish including forming, gluing, heating, cutting, printing and shipping the products and how the waste is recycled using rail cars.
March 26th, 2008, 26 participants toured Shamokin Area Community Hospital located in Coal Township. As we toured various departments, hospital personnel described in detail job duties, educational requirements, advancement opportunities, specialties and salary information for each occupation. Participants observed the ER, triage room, morgue, lab, physical therapy, and x-ray departments to name a few. In addition, dietary staff treated us to fresh baked cookies, muffins and other refreshments.
April 15th, 2008, 36 participants toured the Northumberland County Prison and Courthouse. Warden Reisch personally took us through the men’s side of the prison, describing in detail the duties of the corrections officers, medical staff, control room staff, etc. He also described to the students what a day in the life of an inmate entails. Participants were able to observe inmates in their cells, where they spend 23 hours per day and how the corrections officers interact with them. Mr. Fritz Reed, former Register and Recorder and local county historian guided the group through various county offices, courtrooms and archives, describing in detail the responsibilities of each office and the history that exists within their walls. Between touring the prison and courthouse, the group was treated to lunch at the Edison Hotel, at which time they discussed whether or not they would consider working in a prison or living in a prison. Some students are considering a career in corrections, others decided that it would not be a good career choice for them and all of them discovered that they would never want to have to live there.
80 participants in all.
Softskills Workshops:
Held throughout the school year.
Job Shadowing:
The Job Component took place during the month of May, with such participating business as Shamokin Area Community Hospital’s Operating Room, Physical Therapy, Alzheimer’s Unit, Med/Surg Unit and X-Ray departments. Also, Nationwide Insurance, Great Coasters International and the Shamokin News-Item to name a few.
Job Fair:
The annual Job Fair is held in April.