{"id":38664,"date":"2026-10-28T11:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=38664"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:19:09","slug":"hall-county-students-share-how-work-based-learning-prepares-them-for-future-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/hall-county-students-share-how-work-based-learning-prepares-them-for-future-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall County Students Share How Work-Based Learning Prepares Them for Future Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvs9ajgm-00a285eec51076fb473fc24f229774f6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvs9ajgm-00a285eec51076fb473fc24f229774f6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvs9ajgm-00a285eec51076fb473fc24f229774f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvs9ajgm-00a285eec51076fb473fc24f229774f6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvs9ajgm-00a285eec51076fb473fc24f229774f6 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Hall County Students Share How Work-Based Learning Prepares Them for Future Careers<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-34o1hk-00e6a24a2858999a1b96dd6d02b7ea54 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvs9btwg-b6af5caba881ff43b507939baf6ecd1b '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Student Voices Highlight the Impact of Work-Based Learning<\/p>\n<p>At Monday night\u2019s Board of Education meeting, we heard from two outstanding seniors who shared how Hall County Schools\u2019 Work-Based Learning program helped them discover and pursue their future career paths.<\/p>\n<p>Kaylee Lower of North Hall High School, who is interning with Tender Ones Therapy Services, and Victor Ascencio Cerna of Flowery Branch High School, who is gaining engineering experience with ZF Industries, spoke about the valuable real-world skills and career insights they have gained through their internships.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud of these students for taking advantage of these opportunities and grateful to our business partners for investing in the next generation. 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