Churchill County Manager Jim Barbee shares career advice with participants of the Churchill County High School summer internship School to Careers program. Clockwise from bottom left, are Sue Segura, Carter McBee, Barbee, Jackson Barbee, Gerik Wassmuth, Erik Duenas, Jose Vicenci, Darius Paolini, Travis Fullbright, Mathias Loop and Coral Escartin.
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As the first day of school rapidly approaches, the summer session of the Churchill County High School internship School-to-Careers program is winding down.
CCHS is set to celebrate these community partnerships and the new school year with a Back-to-School Kickoff event at the Rafter 3C Arena on Aug. 10 at 6 p.m.
Sue Segura, who directs the School-to-Careers program, said the community is invited to come and explore 61 booths representing colleges, trade schools, careers, branches of the military and CCHS clubs and departments. She said students can also pick up class schedules and meet and greet with teachers and staff.
Free hotdogs and hamburgers, chips, water and Model Dairy ice cream and milk will be available sponsored by New Millennium Building Systems. Head Chef and County Manager Jim Barbee, county commissioners and the Fallon city council will all stop by to flip some burgers.
Segura said the use of the arena was donated by Churchill County. Volunteer T-shirts and pens were donated by the city and student swag bags have been provided by the Churchill Economic Development Authority.
Segura said the group of participants included current CCHS students and recent graduates. She said the summer interns have gained hands-on experience in a field they wanted to explore. They could also apply to receive a half-credit for an elective and even a paycheck.
Participating businesses received help during the busy summer months along with a chance to begin training the future workforce. Furthermore, Segura said interns attended regular meetings throughout the summer where they could ask questions and receive feedback and guidance about workplace expectations. They were also asked to give their own feedback regarding their day-to-day duties and employers.