Raiders at Work
Work-Based Learning at WLHS
Winter 2021 Newsletter
What WBL Students Gain at Work
- Continuation of the in-class learning students receive at WLHS
- Allows students to explore, to prepare, to train and to develop their employability skills
- Students connect what they learn in school with worksite application, enabling a smooth transition into the work force and/or education beyond high school
- Apply employability skills
November 2020 Student of the Month
Bailey Jones
December 2020 Student of the Month
Coby Fountain
January 2021 Student of the Month
Rachael Holt
Employability Skills WBL Students are Working on this Winter
Employability skills help an individual to get a job and to be successful in the workplace. The West Laurens High WBL program utilizes the GeorgiaBEST certificate program created by Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler in 2011.
The last three months employability skill focus has been on attitude, customer service, and communication.
As we move forward to spring and the end of the school year, help our students/employees to hone their employability skills of attitude, customer service, and communication by being mentors and good role models.
For more information about GeorgiaBEST visit www.georgiabest.com
Summer Youth Works Program
SYW is a strategic partnership between the business community, the City of Dublin, Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and the Heart of Georgia College and Career Academy to offer employment opportunities for our youth, ages 16 to 18.
The SYW program is looking for businesses to employ a student or students this summer. This year's program will run from June 7 through July 30, 2021.
Requirements for Business Participation:
- Minimum of eight-weeks
- Employer investment approximately $2,751.40 (minimum $8/hr. x 32 hours for eight weeks)
- 32 working hours per week; schedule is flexible and may include weekends
- Youth are required to pass a background check and pre-employment drug screening
- Youth may not be employed prior to the the start of the program.
Students will participate in Soft Skills training the first week of employment (June 7-11, 2021).
For more information contact Kesla Holder, City of Dublin Youth Programs Director at 478-277-1404 or email holderk@dublinga.org.
Click below to complete the online business registration form.
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Dr. Hope Morris, WBL Coordinator
Dr. Morris is the WBL Coordinator for WLHS. Prior to coming to WL, she served as the WBL Coordinator for East Laurens High for 30 years. Summer 2017 she was selected and completed the Georgia DOE Top Gun program for Work-Based Learning Coordinators. #WBLworks
Email: hopemorris@lcboe.net
Website: gawbl.org
Location: 3692 Highway 257, Dexter, GA 31019
Twitter: @WestLaurensWBL