Three Fayette High School seniors are earning class credit off-campus while learning what it means to be members of the workforce.

Olivia Gebhardt has a Human Service Internship with local attorney Frank Flaspohler learning the intricacies of the Americal legal system.

Mollie Thies has a Natural Resources and Agriculture Internship with our local MFA. The FFA President is spending time both in sales and with a local agronomist who inspects farms. Her future goal is to study plant sciences and agronomy.

Zane Rice is completing a Health Services Internship at Peak Performance with Rachel Hanson learning more about the field of Physical Therapy.

Last year Fayette High School added courses that allow for student internships in the defined six career paths; Health Services, Human Services, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, Arts and Communication, Business Management and Technology, and Industrial and Engineering Technology. “The high school felt it was important to have a clear path of courses outlined that helped support a student’s future career goals,” said FHS Principal Patrick Tray. “Internships can provide an invaluable experience in allowing a student to explore a career and gain as much information possible to help in making post-secondary decisions.”

Mr. Tray said the school hoped to have more students involved, but complications due to the current pandemic limited opportunities this semester.

Students devote one hour a day to the internship and are expected to log four hours per week. They are also able to complete internship hours on Mondays when school is not in session. These students each type a weekly reflection and will research and write a paper based on their career paths at the conclusion of the internships.