Apprentice Program
Summer Jobs
Do you remember your first real job outside of doing household chores to earn
an allowance? Every summer Boys and Girls Country gives our teenage
students an opportunity to work on campus in our Apprentice Program. The
six-week program is designed to give students solid work experience to add to
their résumé and a glimpse of the expectations of a job in the community.
Selam worked in the clothing closet.
This summer 18 students attended a job fair as part of our Apprentice Program.
Students applied for their job of choice, went through the interview process and
once hired, received orientation, training, and verbal and written evaluations.
The goal of the program is for teens to understand the employment process
including: searching for jobs, completing an application, interviewing, being
punctual, requesting schedule changes and time off, maintaining acceptable job
performance and more.
“This is a great setting for them to understand the chain of command and
employer/employee relationships,” says Director of Operations Quintes Stark,
who oversees the Apprentice Program.
Deven worked in the administration
building.
Near the end of the program, the apprentices learn to create résumés and
describe job skills and experience. By going through the Apprentice Program,
students earn the privilege of working off campus in the community the following summer.
Senior Update
College Bound
In May, nine of our students graduated from high school and spent the summer
getting ready for their first semester of college! Three of our kids completed the
Prairie View A&M University ACCESS program (Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success), which includes six weeks of college classes. Several
also participated in summer bridge programs offered at Prairie View and The
University of Texas at Austin to help them transition into college life. Noah and
Daniel worked as Boys and Girls Country lifeguards this summer, and several of
our kids worked part-time jobs between classes. They learned so much over the
summer and are ready for the next step in their journey. Here’s where they are
this fall:
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John Brown University: Noah
Lone Star Community College: Vannesa
Prairie View A&M University: Shanice, Macleod and Philip
Texas A&M University: Daniel
Texas State University: Tracey and Faith
The University of Texas at Austin: Jean Paul