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Participating in area businesses by either
• , •., shopping, working, or volunteering gave
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As customers on rest of their lives.
their lunch hour rushed in An integral part
and out of swinging doors, of students' involvement
the lines forming at the in the community cen-
counter steadily grew. tered around jobs held in
Behind the register, work- area establishments. Not
ers were in a frenzied rush only did working teach
of activity. valuable money-manage-
For both the consumer and ment and time-management skills, it
worker, this habitual practice taught also gave students necessary experi-
many valuable lessons. When discov- ence, which became the key to all fu-
ering the community around-them, life- ture professions. For some, this quest
long skills were learned by students. for community experience even began
Whether it be by working or at school. Special Education students
shopping at local businesses, students were offered a future-oriented class,
discovered much about life and them- Supervised Occupations, which placed
Relaxing with
selves. Making important purchases on participants on the job to gain valuable friends while
a limited high-school budget was a job skills and experience to fill post- sipping a pop
at HyVee is
method for learning money-manage- high-school resumes. junior Jolene
Williamson.
ment skills to use in days when parents These hours of community ac- The restaurant
booths at
would not be around to pull students out tivity could make the difference between grocery stores
such as HyVee
of debt. admission to a dream school and hav- were popular
hangouts for
Students also discovered what ing to settle for a fallback choice. There- teenagers and
frequented by
type of spenders they were: compul- fore , students realized that discovering area adults
since they
sive, spontaneous, frugal , or erratic. their community was not only essential were both
inexpensive
They would retain these personality dis- to high-school life , it was also a prudent and nearby.
photo by
tinctions throughout their journey_ on choice to make as they prepared to Jonathan
their separate passages and for the embark on separate passages. • U/anday

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