Tiger Bank
The Academy Banking Program was introduced three years ago at Macon County High, and Tiger Bank & Trust was constructed beside the lunchroom.
Macon Bank & Trust, the sponsor, provides students with a mentor to teach them about savings, bank loans, credit, integrity, and discretion, among other things.
The bank has made over 170 lunch loans this year, and had over $4,000 in savings. Thanks to interest earned on loans, and from MB&T, Tiger Bank & Trust was able to give two scholarships this year. MB&T matched the $300 scholarships that Tiger Bank gave to Wes Summers and Sandy Sanders.
The students, Mrs. Greer, and Macon Bank's mentor have done an excellent job in maintaining the program at MCHS. Tiger Bank is looking forward to another great year in 2006-2007.
WBL helps students make transition from student to employed
Work Based Learning programs include a variety of choices for high school studentsincluding Service Learning, Cooperative Education, and two types of Transition programs. Transition Work Based Learning activities combine community based instruction, employment experiences, and socialization skills for a smooth transition from school to work.
Transition activities can be paid or non-paid community work, for high school credits. The type of program depends on the needs of the student. Although students can't expect that their placements will lead to full time jobs later, approximately 45% of the WBL students who have gone through the program continued to work at the site either part-time or full time after graduation, if there was an opening. State guidelines prohibit WBL students from displacing a current employee at the site.
WBL programs also give students the opportunity to test their chosen field before they spend time and money on a vocation that doesn't suit them. Some students find, after a semester at a particular site, that the career they thought they'd love isn't at all what they want; or the experience may lead to a new idea about what they would like to study.
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