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Career workshops, college visits and hands-on trades highlighted as year-round district priorities
Summary
Board members and staff described a year-round sequence of hands-on career workshops — law enforcement, water treatment, electrical trade, culinary and college visits — designed to expose middle- and high-school students to non-college career paths and postsecondary opportunities.
School staff and program partners told the Molalla River SD 35 board about a range of career-exploration activities available to students throughout the year.
An unidentified presenter described a three-workshop law-enforcement module that let students meet cadets, observe taser and K-9 demonstrations and see drone operations. "They were just engaged the entire time wanting more," the presenter said, describing students' reactions. Board members and staff emphasized that students apply by choice for specific workshops and that staff provide academic support where participants need to catch up in classwork.
Other planned activities include visits to Clackamas Community College, media-studio experiences, author workshops, a water-treatment plant module (with microscopes and lab activities), an electrical-trade hands-on project, a culinary demonstration, and a professional baker visit. Randy Evans, introduced by staff, was described as providing an engine-stand demonstration for an auto-mechanics session.
Organizers said most experiences are free to students, operate throughout the school year, and aim to connect classroom learning with local career opportunities. Board members praised the programs as ways for students "to see what the world might offer them outside of the school day."
What happens next: staff will continue scheduling workshops across the year, coordinate limited transportation and mini-bus availability, and publicize opportunities to middle- and high-school students.
Sources: Presentations and discussion during the board meeting (transcript).
