Hey, Kids!
Interested in math? Science? Technology? Meeting new friends? Want to keep learning after high school? High School/High Tech may be perfect for you.
Who Can Join High School/High Tech?
I Kids in grades 812 (ages 1422) who have disabilities (physical, sensory or learning).
I Kids interested in math, science, technology and computers. I Kids who want to go to college or to a technical school. I Kids who want a cool job. I Kids who want to make something of themselves. I Kids with big dreams.
Smart kids like you.
What do High School/High Tech Kids Do?
I Go on field trips to companies and manufacturing plants. I Visit laboratories. I Work with adults who have neat jobs. I Learn from tutors. I Shadow adults at work to see
what their jobs are like. I Find out about amazing jobs
for young people. I Get internships. I Get jobs.
Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner
Georgia Department of Labor Vocational Rehabilitation Program High School/High Tech 1700 Century Circle Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30345-3020
1-866-489-0001, Voice 1-866-373-7778, TTY www.vocrehabga.org/hsht/
This material is supported in part by grant number E-9-4-2-0070 from the U. S Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, (ODEP), Washington, D. C.
Building Better Futures for Georgia's Children
ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
INTERESTED IN SCIENCE AND T E C H N O LO GY- R E L AT E D C A R E E R S
What is High School/High Tech?
High School/High Tech (HS/HT) is a community-based transition and enrichment initiative for high school students with disabilities. The program is designed to develop career opportunities and provide activities that will interest students in science, technology and computer career fields, and in pursuing higher education.
Who Is Involved?
I Students, parents, teachers, and partners/business leaders in the community. I Students in grades 812 with a disability that is physical, sensory, or learning related. I Students interested in science, math, technology, and computers.
What Do Partners Do?
I Provide unique opportunities for high school kids interested in learning more. I Participate in job shadowing, on-site visits, mentoring, internships and special events.
What Do People Say?
"We had one girl come in last year, and we mentored her for the day. She has an eye for art, so it was fun for her to see how you could incorporate art into a sales and marketing position through all the ads we create. I could see the little wheels in her brain turning--`Oh, I think I could do this.'"
-- Becky Shealy Vice President, Business Development
Augusta Aviation, Inc.
"I got into High School/High Tech my freshman year in high school. I always wanted to see what it would be like to work in a television station, so I applied for an internship. I got it, and by my sophomore year in high school, I became an employee at WFXL-TV FOX 31, working the night newscast while I was in high school. I worked my way up through the ranks to become assistant technical director."
"I had a student in the High School/High Tech program who's in college now, and he's decided not to go into the high-tech field, but into special education. He chose special education because of his experiences on state trips and his exposure through the efforts of the group. He saw that it was rewarding. High School/High Tech is high heart, too."
-- Norman Batten, 2001 graduate of Westover High School, Albany, Georgia
-- Dru Fentem Department of Labor
Tifton, Georgia
"It's fun. Every minute you learn something. It's not all about science, and it's not all about finding a job. It's everything. It builds everything--your self-esteem. It motivates you."
-- Oluwakemi "Kemi" Elufiede, senior, Westover High School, Albany, Georgia