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Shelton School’s CareerConnect asks Mason County to host short internships for high school students
Summary
Shelton School District’s CTE navigator asked the Mason County Board of Commissioners to allow brief, supervised internships at county departments to give high school students real‑world experience; staff will produce a logistics package and target a September start.
Jeff Slakey, the CTE academy navigator for Shelton School District, asked the Mason County Board of Commissioners to let county departments host short, supervised internships so high‑school students can get work experience and exposure to local careers. The district’s CareerConnect/CTE Academy ran a pilot last school year and wants to place students in county jobs for roughly 20 hours each, about 15 hours of hands‑on learning.
The program aims to match students to departments aligned with academy themes — business, manufacturing, health…
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