Objective:

Health Career Connections offers unpaid internships designed to familiarize students with the various careers in the medical profession.      Students will have the opportunity to work with a teacher(s) in various classroom settings to investigate career options in the Education and Training Career Cluster – Teaching/Training Pathway.    During your 5 volunteer hours, you will be assisting the Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) in caring for injured athletes, monitoring rehabilitation exercises as directed by the LAT, preparing medical kits, and reviewing/ maintaining medical records.

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Eligibility: 

To apply for Health Career Connections, you must complete a program application and interview with employers during your junior year.

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

Periods 1-3 during student’s senior year

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

Suggested:

• Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology during junior year. 
• Nursing Assistant through MSTC between junior and senior year.

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MHS Coursework:

Health Career Connections

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Semester/Year:

Year

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High School Credit:

2 credits senior year

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Release Time:

Yes

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

Possible for Nursing Assistant course

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Certificate Program:

Nursing Assistant and DPI Youth Leadership Certificate

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible

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Supervised By

CTE Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Health Science and Human Services

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Objective:

Students will have the opportunity to work with a teacher(s) in various classroom settings to investigate career options in the Education and Training Career Cluster – Teaching/Training Pathway.

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Eligibility: 

Senior standing

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

2 Periods during student’s senior year

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

Suggested:

• Careers with Kids 

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MHS Coursework:

Future Teacher Internship

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Semester/Year:

Semester

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High School Credit:

1 credit senior year

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Release Time:

Yes

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None

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Certificate Program:

DPI Youth Leadership Certificate

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

N/A

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Supervised By

CTE Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Education & Training

Objective:

During your 5 volunteer hours, you will be assisting the Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) in caring for injured athletes, monitoring rehabilitation exercises as directed by the LAT, preparing medical kits, and reviewing/ maintaining medical records.

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Eligibility: 

Career-based Learning application completed by May 1

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

5 volunteer hours

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

 

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MHS Coursework:

Sports Medicine Internship

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Semester/Year:

Second Semester

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High School Credit:

1/2 credit

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Release Time:

No

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None 

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Certificate Program:

DPI Youth Leadership Certificate if volunteering 90+ hours

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible

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Supervised By

CTE Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Health Science

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Objective:

The Human Services Academy is the first intergenerational career-based program in Wisconsin, and possibly the nation, annually enrolling over one-hundred students. This hands-on classroom is located in a building shared with Child Care Centers of Marshfield-Tiny Tiger and Companion Day Services.

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Eligibility: 

Open to all students

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

None

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

None

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MHS Coursework:

Students may complete the following HSA courses throughout their high school career:

• Career Pathways
• Connecting Generations
• Caregiving and Community
• Careers with Kids (11th or 12th)

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Semester/Year:

All courses are a semester

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High School Credit:

Each course is 1/2 credit

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Release Time:

No

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Transportation:

Students walk across Palmetto Avenue to HSA classroom

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

Careers with Kids 

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Certificate Program:

DPI Assistant Child Care Teacher/Infant & Toddler if Careers with Kids is completed

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible through Careers with Kids (SBS and SIDS)

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Supervised By

Family & Consumer Sciences teachers

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Content Areas:

Human Services, Health Science, and Education and Training

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Objective:

Capstones are career-based classes that are designed to focus a student towards career goals and equip them with the knowledge and resources required to pursue a career in the manufacturing industry. 

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Eligibility: 

• Metal Tech – Senior
• Transportation Systems – Junior/Senior
• Construction Tech – Senior
• Engineering – Senior

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

None

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

See course descriptions for Capstone of interest 

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MHS Coursework:

• Metal Tech Capstone
• Transportation Systems Capstone
• Construction Tech Capstone
• Engineering Capstone

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Semester/Year:

Year

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High School Credit:

1 credit senior year

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Release Time:

Yes

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

• Metal Tech Capstone
• Construction Capstone
• Transportation Systems Capstone

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Certificate Program:

N/A

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible

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Supervised By

Technology Education teachers

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Content Areas:

Manufacturing, Architecture & Construction, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics, and STEM

Objective:

Expose high school students to nurturing relationships with caring adults and to the diversity of opportunities and experiences in our community

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Eligibility: 

Grades 9-12

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

Mentor/mentee meetings once/moth

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

N/A

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MHS Coursework:

N/A

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Semester/Year:

Year

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High School Credit:

None

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Release Time:

With parent and school permission

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Ungraded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None 

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Certificate Program:

N/A

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

N/A

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Supervised By

Pathway Partners Director

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Content Areas:

Any content area. Recommended before Work-Based Learning I & II or Youth Apprenticeship placements

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Objective:

Provides a work experience aligned with a student’s career interests. Can lead to state certification in qualifying areas.

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Eligibility: 

Grade 12

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Paid/Unpaid:

Paid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

480 hours (State Certification)
Average 10-20 hours per week (or more for additional credits)

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

Careers with Kids if pursuing child care

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MHS Coursework:

Work-Based Learning I & II 

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Semester/Year:

Each course is 1 semester

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High School Credit:

1.5 credits/semester (additional credits for additional work hours may be awarded at the conclusion of each semester) 

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Release Time:

Yes

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None 

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Certificate Program:

DPI Certification in Employability skills
DPI Certification in Skills Standards Program

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible

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Supervised By

CTE Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Any content area. 

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Objective:

Supports the development of desired skills aligned to a student’s career interests.  Leads to industry certification on qualifying areas

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Eligibility: 

Grades 11-12

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Paid/Unpaid:

Paid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

450 hours in 1 year, 900 hours in 2 years
Average 10 hours per week

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

None

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MHS Coursework:

YA by CTE department and related classroom instruction

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Semester/Year:

1 or 2 year placements

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High School Credit:

1 credit per year

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Release Time:

Yes

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Graded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None 

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Certificate Program:

DWD Certificate of Occupational Proficiency

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

Possible

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Supervised By

Agriculture Teacher or CTE Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Work experiences aligned to the following Programs of Study:
*Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
*Architecture and Construction
*Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
*Finance
*Health Science
*Hospitality, Lodging and Tourism
*Information Technology
*Manufacturing
*Marketing
*Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
*Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 

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Objective:

Youth Service Learning offers you the opportunity to:

• Explore a career in a non-profit agency
• Enhance employability by gaining work experience and references
• Learn firsthand about some civic issues, needs and problems
• Experience the satisfaction that comes from working without pay to help someone else
• Develop communication skills, teamwork, civic responsibility, and leadership skills

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Eligibility: 

Open to all students

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Paid/Unpaid:

Unpaid

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Required NO. of Work Hours:

Students who complete 100 hours or more of community service receive special recognition each year. A minimum of 60 hours of service must be in the community in approved activities. A maximum of 40 hours could be in-school service helping students of staff members in approved activities.

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Prerequisite Coursework: 

None

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MHS Coursework:

None

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Semester/Year:

Varies

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High School Credit:

None

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Release Time:

No

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Transportation:

Student/Parent

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Graded/Ungraded:

Ungraded

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Postsecondary Credit:

None 

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Certificate Program:

YSL will be noted on the student’s transcripts, and the President's Student Service Award will be presented to students who serve 100 hours or more their senior year. 

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Additional Workforce Credentials:

N/A

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Supervised By

Youth Service Learning Coordinator

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Content Areas:

Any content area

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