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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-05-10, Page 34Page 3�T `ALL Times -Advocate, May 10, 1995 COMM UNITY South Huron students get real work experience with Co-op program SHDHS students working and learning in the community Ingrid Nielsen T -A Staff EXETER - Students from SHDHS are getting a head start on their future careers while earning credits and having a lot of fun. The Co-operative Education pro- gram is not a new concept. Instead it continues to flourish and improve at SHDHS as it evolves along with the students it enhances. "I love it," says Jody Hamilton, a co-op student with South Huron Hospital in the radiology de- partment. "It's a great experience. It's ex- cellent to see if you like the field that you are interested in," says Hamilton. Hamilton has many different re- sponsibilities at her placement. She works on the computers entering data on clients. She schedules ex- ams, books appointments, and files the x-ray films. She doesn't only perform clerical work. She also gets involved with the patients, greeting them, helping them get changed, and "observing everything being done," says Ham- ilton. Her employer, Bonnie Benninger, Director of Radiology, is extremely pleased with Hamilton's work. "She's a real asset to the de- partment," says Benninger. "The co-op students do assume a fair share of the responsibility. Most of the major trauma comes in on the weekend, and the co-op students of- ten see more of the routine work during the week. However, they still get their share of difficult pa- tients." Hamilton is interested in getting into medicine when she graduates, and credits her co-op placement for giving her a more complete under- standing of what exactly she would like to be involved in. "I was looking only towards X - Ray," says Hamilton. "But now I am interested in Ultra -Sound." Not all co-op students are nec- essarily planning to go into the field of their placement. The job can offer other practical benefits such as learning a sense of re- sponsibility and how to function in real work environment. Jana Webster is working on co- op at Acme Signs in Exeter. While she actually wanted to work for the OPP as her first choice, she is en- joying her work at Acme. ' "If I wasn't so deadset on be- coming a police officer, I would consider this field (sign design)," says Webster. "Jana's job is as a sign designer. Her responsibilities involve the pri- mary sketch right through to the full size pattern. The main thing is computer skills," says Dave Grainger, operations manager.. Both student and employer feels the program really works well for all those involved. This is Graing- er's first year with the program, al- though Acme signs has been in- volved before. In September, students apply to the Co-op program with an inter- view with the vice-principal. If they are accepted, they begin to develop a resume and apply to different placements in the area. Students involved will earn cred- its towards their degree while at their job placements. This also means there is a high degree of evaluation and monitoring of the program by the teacher involved, and the supervisor on site. One problem that Grainger points to for employers might be the dif- ficulty to find time and work suit- able to train a new student. "I want to give them enough to learn responsibility. Sometimes it is hard to find enough time, though to teach another person instead of just doing it myself," says Grainger. However, there is no problem finding enough work at Acme signs for Webster, and her extensive computer experience has really been an asset. An important part of the program is finding the right student for the placement. The teachers involved with this are Janice Walker and Karen Richards at SHDHS. The students will be sharing their many co-op experiences at the Co? op fair at SHDHS on May 18. There will also be a Co-op banquet on May 17 for the students and their employers. "There are always special cases and interesting people," says Ham- ilton of her experience with co-op. "I would highly recommend it." Jana Webster and her boss, Dave Grainger, work together to solve problems at Jana's co-op placement, Acme signs. Saintsbury motocross racer places fifth in Brampton race Harley Davis com- peted on Sunday. By H. Davis SAINTSBURY - An 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer service was held May 7 at St. Pat- rick's Church. During the children's focus, Rev. Emery said that Jesus is like the Good Shepherd and we are His sheep. Sunday School lessons were based on Psalm 23, "God is my Shepherd." Sunday, May 14, the fifth Sunday of Easter, scripture readings are to be Acts 14:8- 18, Revelations 21:1-6, Psalm 145: 14-22, The Holy Gospel St. John 13:31-35. 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