Working works wonders for special students
PHOTO BY CASSIE JACOBY
Lake Wales High School work program teacher Vickie Medlock helps students Brittany Cone and Kiarra Lucas select prom dresses with teacher Carole Helms.
PHOTO BY CASSIE JACOBY
Students give thumbs up for Lake Wales High School work program. Bottom Row L/R,Jonathan Martinez, Brendan Gravel, Kiarra Lucas, Edna Pippin and Brittany Cone.
Top Row L/R, Russ Wilson, Erin Spear and James Vancamp.
The adage “opportunity knocks but once” doesn’t apply to Lake Wales High School’s Career Experience Program. Students are learning how to be ready to open the door and hit the ground running every time opportunity knocks.
Vocational trainer Vickie Medlock said the students gain much more than a job.
