The program has received support from the Evergreen community for over 20 years. Students are enrolled in core classes emphasizing basic academic skills combined with applications to personal survival and work readiness skills. Concurrently, students participate in a community employment placement for after-school work experience. These contracted employment positions allow the community and the school to work together to better prepare future employees and valued members of the community. The school supports the students in the work place, and the employers can teach specific skills to students in addition to the curriculum.
Students can earn extra elective credit for their work experience.
This, coupled with a paycheck, is an added incentive for kids to stay in school. Evergreen's Work Experience Study Program owes a great deal of its success to the program's Advisory Board. Composed of community business owners, professionals, educators, students, and our State Representative, this board provides direction, mentoring, and guidance for students as they prepare for their future. This Partnership between Evergreen High and the community will continue to provide better prepared employees and valued residents of the Evergreen area.