We're starting to teach these students how to advocate for themselves, because we've seen a problem where they leave high school or their work environment and they don't have that assistance that they're used to. We weed them off a little bit, so once they're in the work world they can be their own person.

Jean Tredup

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We served a wide variety of kids in work-based learning. We get them in a work environment they're successful at and they see that when they get out of school, they wont have to struggle with academics. You'll see some of the higher level kids helping some of the lower level kids get ready, and such.

— Jean Tredup

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We've talked to different businesses in community where the kids would work at the hospital, Wal-Mart, Holiday Inn Express ... We could do more if we had more time and more manpower. But that is the most successful program they have been involved in.

— Jean Tredup

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Most of the students are familiar with the movie and the original musical. They thoroughly studied the background and the characters carefully.

— Jean Burkhart

The students have put in hundreds of hours after school to get ready. There was a group that came in and worked most of the day Saturday and Sunday. There were some people here (the other day) from 3 to 10.

— Jean Burkhart

That's the type of help he gives the students.

— Jean Riches