Quest Days Give Students Insight Into Real World
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester High School freshmen, juniors and seniors are given an opportunity this week to learn about careers and investigate post-secondary options.
Cathy Markstahler, MHS math teacher, head of the math department and Graduation Qualifying Exam Quest Days' coordinator, said GQE Quest Days' activities are planned for today through Thursday for freshmen, juniors and seniors while sophomores are testing.
"We're doing some activities on the days the sophomores are testing," Markstahler said.
There will be three days of activities for freshmen, juniors and seniors. Activities are through the Northwest Education Association and begin today.
"It's teacher-made tests that some of us helped develop," Markstahler said. She said some of the tests help teachers monitor students' math skill development.
The juniors will be in rotation with four activities Tuesday, which include a panel discussion lead by Dr. Lori Zimmerman on choices. Markstahler said juniors will make a list of activities they've been involved in during their high school career and will check "to be sure that they're where they need to be on their credits." Juniors also will list any jobs that they've had and "basically update their folders and begin to look at scholarships, how to fill out scholarship applications and job applications." Markstahler said the juniors will be preparing themselves for their senior year. They also will hear from Manpower to discuss the job market. Discussion will include placement in jobs, what employers look for and how to present themselves when applying for a job. Juniors also can choose to work on interest inventory or do a practice PSAT or SAT.
Freshmen will be doing level-testing in math, reading and language arts skills, and seniors will meet with Herff Jones Co. about senior announcements, graduations, gowns, etc. Seniors also will update their folders from their junior year and "look at specific scholarships that are due this year," Markstahler said. Seniors also can choose between presentations from Manchester College or Indiana University at Kokomo. There also will be a presentation from ITT, Fort Wayne, on seven steps to success.
Markstahler said the activities will go on only during the hours that sophomores are testing.
"I think it's a great experience," Markstahler said. "(The activities) provide them some opportunities that they don't ordinarily have."
Wednesday and Thursday also will be packed with activities for freshmen, juniors and seniors while sophomores are testing for two hours.
Freshman activities include fitness lab instructional tours on how to use each machine and muscle groups, IBM computer lab and Mac lab tours to learn about the Internet and file server and informational meetings on clubs and sports available at the high school.
Junior and senior Wednesday activities include workshops that highlight careers or post-secondary education opportunities. Newspaper editing and photography, dentistry, auto sales and radio station careers are a few of the workshops offered. Twenty different displays will be set up in the commons including several business displays, career investigation and post-education displays.
The freshmen will travel to Fort Wayne Thursday to visit IPFW and Ivy Tech, and juniors and seniors will visit either Purdue University or Bethel College and Valparaiso University.
"We're trying to offer a variety so it gives students different institutions they can visit," Markstahler said. "They can also choose to do a factory tour in Warsaw or a service project."
Service projects to choose from include: Timbercrest Home, North Manchester; Habitat for Humanity, Huntington; and job-shadowing with approximately 80 opportunities arranged for students to choose from. Examples include newspaper editing and photography, sales, marketing, hospital jobs, school teachers, day care and graphic artists. Markstahler said most of the job-shadowing opportunities are through Warsaw businesses.
She said Thursday will be an all-day event and regular classes will resume Friday.
"The whole staff is involved. It's a team effort," Markstahler said. "Our goal is to help kids investigate career opportunities and post-secondary opportunities."
She said students will be able to learn what kind of careers they do and don't want.
"It gives kids the opportunity to explore things they wouldn't do otherwise and it helps them to see how what they do in high school fits into the work world," Markstahler said. [[In-content Ad]]
NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester High School freshmen, juniors and seniors are given an opportunity this week to learn about careers and investigate post-secondary options.
Cathy Markstahler, MHS math teacher, head of the math department and Graduation Qualifying Exam Quest Days' coordinator, said GQE Quest Days' activities are planned for today through Thursday for freshmen, juniors and seniors while sophomores are testing.
"We're doing some activities on the days the sophomores are testing," Markstahler said.
There will be three days of activities for freshmen, juniors and seniors. Activities are through the Northwest Education Association and begin today.
"It's teacher-made tests that some of us helped develop," Markstahler said. She said some of the tests help teachers monitor students' math skill development.
The juniors will be in rotation with four activities Tuesday, which include a panel discussion lead by Dr. Lori Zimmerman on choices. Markstahler said juniors will make a list of activities they've been involved in during their high school career and will check "to be sure that they're where they need to be on their credits." Juniors also will list any jobs that they've had and "basically update their folders and begin to look at scholarships, how to fill out scholarship applications and job applications." Markstahler said the juniors will be preparing themselves for their senior year. They also will hear from Manpower to discuss the job market. Discussion will include placement in jobs, what employers look for and how to present themselves when applying for a job. Juniors also can choose to work on interest inventory or do a practice PSAT or SAT.
Freshmen will be doing level-testing in math, reading and language arts skills, and seniors will meet with Herff Jones Co. about senior announcements, graduations, gowns, etc. Seniors also will update their folders from their junior year and "look at specific scholarships that are due this year," Markstahler said. Seniors also can choose between presentations from Manchester College or Indiana University at Kokomo. There also will be a presentation from ITT, Fort Wayne, on seven steps to success.
Markstahler said the activities will go on only during the hours that sophomores are testing.
"I think it's a great experience," Markstahler said. "(The activities) provide them some opportunities that they don't ordinarily have."
Wednesday and Thursday also will be packed with activities for freshmen, juniors and seniors while sophomores are testing for two hours.
Freshman activities include fitness lab instructional tours on how to use each machine and muscle groups, IBM computer lab and Mac lab tours to learn about the Internet and file server and informational meetings on clubs and sports available at the high school.
Junior and senior Wednesday activities include workshops that highlight careers or post-secondary education opportunities. Newspaper editing and photography, dentistry, auto sales and radio station careers are a few of the workshops offered. Twenty different displays will be set up in the commons including several business displays, career investigation and post-education displays.
The freshmen will travel to Fort Wayne Thursday to visit IPFW and Ivy Tech, and juniors and seniors will visit either Purdue University or Bethel College and Valparaiso University.
"We're trying to offer a variety so it gives students different institutions they can visit," Markstahler said. "They can also choose to do a factory tour in Warsaw or a service project."
Service projects to choose from include: Timbercrest Home, North Manchester; Habitat for Humanity, Huntington; and job-shadowing with approximately 80 opportunities arranged for students to choose from. Examples include newspaper editing and photography, sales, marketing, hospital jobs, school teachers, day care and graphic artists. Markstahler said most of the job-shadowing opportunities are through Warsaw businesses.
She said Thursday will be an all-day event and regular classes will resume Friday.
"The whole staff is involved. It's a team effort," Markstahler said. "Our goal is to help kids investigate career opportunities and post-secondary opportunities."
She said students will be able to learn what kind of careers they do and don't want.
"It gives kids the opportunity to explore things they wouldn't do otherwise and it helps them to see how what they do in high school fits into the work world," Markstahler said. [[In-content Ad]]