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"S: " ' - By Audrey C. Mato Past Staff WHtor With the school year drawing to a dote, It’s time to think about get ting a summer Job. A number of programs exist locally to help young people find work for the summer. Some of the programs are limited to low-income youth, but not all. Following is a listing of some of the mJjor programs available. The Summer Youth Program at the Employment Security Commis sion has no economic guidelines; anyone can apply. According to Ann Givens at the ESC, 16 to 21 year olds can go to the office and fill out an application. Applicants are later called in for a personal interview to match them up with a prospective employer. Moat young people are placed in fast-food, clerical, construction, re tail, or Janitorial positions. Young sters who say, “I’ll do anything,” are often referred to fast-food Jobs, an industry that relies heavily on teen-age workers. Last year, according to Givens, about half those referred were actually placed. She attributes the relatively low placement rate to the fact that the program was also trying to serve 14 and IS year olds May through mid-June is when most college students are placed, Givens noted. “They need to get placed early because h lot are paying their own way through school,” she explained. High schoolers are placed in June and July. And Givens added, “If they do a good Job, they don't have to worry next year because they’ll have a Job.” Another program related to the ESC is the JTPA Summer Youth Employment Program. This is fund ed By the federal government and operates on strict income guide lines. According to Linda Burton, youth Wingate Offers High School dime •Sink Or Swim.” That’s what the first year of college is like for most students. Sadly, one reason many students flunk out or do poorly that first year is that they’ve never been taught how to “swim.” To address that problem, Wingate College in Wingate, N.C., is offering a new clinic for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors this summer called “Get Set for College." The five-day clinic, to be taught by members of Wingate’s faculty and staff from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 4-8, will help answer the questions most commonly raised by college bound students. How do you go about choosing a college? What’s the secret to read ing those thick and confusing col lege catalogs? What financial aid is available and how can you get It? Who gets scholarships and how do yoti apply? Answers to those ques tions and more will be explored in a workshop on “Setting Priorities for Success,” one of four workshops the clinic will offer. Students will also be taught how to take notes and study affectively;-how to read and under stand tests, how to manage stress during test-taking, and how to man age their time. Another workshop on “Communi cation" will help students learn how South Meek Senior •. ; Wins First Place In Art Competition A piece of art by a senior at South Mecklenburg High School will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year after winning first place in the Fifth Annual Congressional Art C&npetitian. The entry submitted by Jennifer Howren is a realistic pastel drawing of a parrot on a Jennifer will receive $100 and three round-trip air. tickets to Washington. Her art will be dis played In the main lobby of the !NCNB Building uptown until May 17, after which it will be sent to Washington. Par more information, contact Deborah. Cooper, CMS visual arts specialist, at 379-7196. Chariotteans Win Scholarships For Wingate College ■''Eighteen students received G.M. Stewart Scholarships to attend Wingate College this fall. The group awarded contains 13 North Carolina nptives in which two are Chariot teens. The two students are Kimberly Dawn Beveridge of Inde pendence High School, daughter of Donald and Wanda Beveridge and Jeffrey Travis Roys ton of Indepen dence High School, son of James and Jeannle Roys ton. f' WW UNNCI Forms Gnotqjg The United Neighborhood* for No Utility, Increase* (UNNUI) announces formation of groups to oppose Duke Power rate increase requests it a press conference Fri day, May 23,10 a.m., 2300 E. 7th St. (CCP omces Mxt to D O. Martin ■gtivciy^goee Duke Power’s Tv? resources to low income nwiinnw >. rjganUatltMM fcmia r>ooa organizations ana issue group* in cnarione. -* to listen effectively, to organize their ideas, and to present reports orally to a class. These and other tech niques are invaluable to success in college studies. Still other workshops will focus on improving verbal and math SAT scores, so important to acceptance at the college of your choice. Wingate College Communication instructor Gwen Ferguson says the clinic may well be “the best favor you can do for your college-bound sou or daughter this summer.” The basic registration fee for the five day clinic is $125 per student, with slightly lower fees for groups of five or more from the same high school. Those wishing to register or desir ing more information should call Ms. Ferguson either at Wingate College (233-4061), or in Charlotte. (553-2224), or write her at 1723 Wenaley Dr., Charlotte, NC 28210. A $25 late registration fee will be charged for registering after June 1. I - i - __ _ , from 14 to XI are placed In work experiences with non-profit agencies where they work up to SO hours per week. May 19 was the deadline to apply, but you might keep this program in mind for next year. Young workers are placed In groundskeeping, custodial, clerical, recreation, and day care jobs for eight weeks beginning June 11. They’re paid $3.35 an hour. Of the 3-4,000 who apply, the pro gram can place only 755.4 ‘We base it on their skills, their need, and who can benefit the most from the work experience,” Burton stated. In addition, the program also tries to include handicapped students, who do not have to meet income guidelines. The Community Relations Com mittee’s "Hire-A-Kid” program is cranking up again this year. Ex plained Beverly Hollingsworth, “Hire-A-Kid” is meant to benefit low income youth between the ages of 15 and 18. Workers are placed in “summer job opportunities, not full time jobs, Hollingsworth stated. “We match young people with in dividual citizens for odd jobs such as yard work and household chores. Also, some businesses have expressed an interest.” Youngsters are available to work between June 16 and August 15. Last year, the 68 who were assisted in finding jobs earned a combined total of $15,000. Hollingsworth praised the pro gram for helping both young people experience their first job and community citizens who need assistance in performing various chores. Anyone interested can call Community Relations to apply. This year, 80 slots are available. A fourth possibility is the Pri vate Sector Summer Youth Pro gram, better known as the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program. This pro gram placed 232 17 to 21 year olds last summer. This year’s goal is 300, said Bemie Mazycka, job developer with the City Employment and Training Department. Mazycka explained, “Those who are job-ready are sent out im mediately. Those who need coun seling or training are referred to a job-readiness course at CPCC ” The two-week course teaches job getting and job-keeping skills. Workers are typically placed in such fields as fast-foods, construc tion, and such giants as IBM and Duke Power. Youth can participate more than once, providing they continue to meet criteria. Because the program is sponsored by the City, not the federal government, economic criteria are not as stringent, Mazycka stated. - — The fast-foods industry is one primary souce of summer jobs for .. youth. (Photo by Audrey Lodato) _ ' ' ' This is Your ChilcTs Ticket To A Better Education A More Promising Future KEEP Arthur Griffin For School Board JUNI 3,1906 PULL LEVER 3C Paid for by the Committee to Elect Arthur Griffin, School Board Ill 17 mg. "Wr". 1.3 wg. mcoirtw m. pw cigyytu by FTC mtthod.
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