For the second year Festival Foods has donated their time presenting a freshman unit on real world hiring practices designed for the first-time job seeker.  The unit called, From the Application . . . to “You’re Hired”! and Everything In Between was presented  to the four hundred plus students in the freshmen class.

The opening topic, on February 6, was social media in the hiring process and how to correctly complete an employment application.   The second session, on February 26, covered resume/profile building and interview techniques.

The third session on March 6 provided individual mock interviews.  The unit is approached from a real life perspective so students are required to bring a completed application and a resume/profile sheet to the interview.  They also dressed as though they were going to a real interview. 

For additional information on this project or to get involved in the school district, contact Diane Schmidtke, Volunteer and Community Involvement Coordinator at dianschm@hssd.k12.wi.usor call 662-8186.

To enrich each student’s and citizen’s learning and development while building strong school/community relationships with an active, vibrant volunteer and community involvement program.

Specific Objectives of You and Youth:

• Provide volunteers for enrichment experiences for students to supplement their core curriculum.
• Provide supervised, individualized educational assistance to students.
• Provide programmatic and event support for co-curricular activities.
• Assist teachers with non-instructional duties enabling them to increase their individual attention to students in need.
• Assist staff with some office and facility duties enabling them to increase their individual attention to needs that have a positive, direct impact on students.
• Establish a strong culture of civic engagement, service, and volunteerism within our schools and surrounding communities across generations.
• Stimulate and nurture community interest, concern, and support for our students, teachers, schools, and programs.
• Stimulate and nurture student interest, concern, and support for the needs within our community.
• Assist in the improvement of students’ self-worth by increasing the opportunity for educational achievement and success in and out of the classroom.
• Enhance all aspects of the educational and community development process.
• Provide opportunities for school/community partnerships that result in mutually benefiting outcomes.