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Harlem High School
Transition Program

Mr. Mike Hopkins
Learning Specialist
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Job Training Rotations
Euchee Creek Library
Maurice Barksdale and Dexter Ealy
Euchee Creek Library
Harlem High School always has a wonderful experience at the Euchee Creek Library. Skills that are taught and mastered are: Organizational skills, Dewy Decimal system, customer service, computer technology, and elementary story time. The skills learned through this experience will aid these students through life in whatever career they choose to follow.
Dexter working the counter
Dexter Ealy works behind the counter.
QUOTES FROM DEXTER EALY
“The library was a good place to job train. I learned a lot of new skills such as: shelf reading, working the front desk, reading to children on Wednesday, and how to talk to people nicely.”
Maurice organizing books
Maurice organizes books.
QUOTES FROM MAURICE BARKSDALE
“They really have people that are nice to work with at the library. I enjoyed working with each one of them. I enjoyed learning new computer skills and signing people up for library cards.”
Tommy Euchee Creek
Tommy Brewster Checks The Outdoor Book Drop.
QUOTES FROM TOMMY BREWSTER
“I think shelf reading took a lot of time to do. I have much more respect for the people that work at the library than I did before.”
McDonalds
Brandon Germany and Kyler Bennett
McDonalds Grovetown
The Grovetown McDonalds has always been extremely welcoming to the Harlem High School Job Training program. McDonalds is always good about working with our students to better prepare them for life after high school. While at McDonalds our students have learned and mastered: customer services, food preparation, janitorial skills, as well as maintenance skills. All of our students have a much better appreciation of the fast food industry after having worked at this wonderful job site.
Kyler cooking up fries
Kyler Bennett cooks up some fries for the lunch rush.
QUOTES FROM KYLER BENNETT
“I liked cooking the fries and baking apple pies. After cleaning up after other people, I do not leave a mess behind me anymore. My favorite part of my time was making Breakfast Burritos.”
Brandon working the drive thru
Brandon Germany works the drive thru.
QUOTES FROM BANDON GERMANY
“McDonald’s is a good place to work at. The co-workers will help you all they can. They love to see you smile!”
United Medical Supply
Channing Hale, P.C. Washington, and Alana Neal
United Medical Enterprise
United Medical Enterprises is located in Grovetown, Georgia. This was our programs first experience with U.M.E. and it proved to be a valuable one. Students learned factory and mass production skills. This was an eye opening experience for each of our students and gave them a taste of what factory work is like. U.M.E. produces medical items such as dentist mask, gauze pads, bibs, and headrest covers. Our students took part in the mass production of these items and learned how they are packaged and shipped.
Clocking In
Channing clocking in to work at UME.
QUOTES FROM CHANNING HALE
“I liked it. I got a lot of experience from it. This was a very neat job site. After working there I would consider a part time job as a factory worker.”
P.C. head shot
P.C. Washington
QUOTES FROM P.C. WASHINGTON
“ The experience there was very cool and very fun. I enjoyed working in the plant. I did not know it was so much work-to-work in a plant. I got a great experience out of this rotation.”
Evaluations
Alana Neal goes over her evaluation from UME.
QUOTES FROM ALANA NEAL
“ I thought it was nice working with the co-workers and working with the bibs. I enjoyed packing and wrapping the boxes.”
Dexter at Westwood
Dexter Ealy with Employees
Westwood Senior Center
Westwood Senior Center is located in Evans, Georgia. While at the Senior Center the students had the opportunity to work with many senior adults in several settings. Some of the job responsibilities were: working with activities, working in the cafeteria, working with maintenance, food delivery, house keeping, and religious activities. This job site has given the students the opportunity to explore other post high school employment opportunities that they may have never known existed.

QUOTES FROM DEXTER EALY
Brandon and Kyler at Westwood
Brandon Germany and Kyler Bennett With Co-Workers
QUOTES FROM BRANDON GERMANY and KYLER BENNETT
DEXTER EALY
“I loved working with the people who lived at Westwood. I enjoyed my co-workers. I think it is a good place to live and I feel that they take good care of you.”

KYLER BENNETT
“Westwood would be a good place for me to work. It takes a lot of responsibility to take care of older people. My favorite part was replacing walls and working with maintenance.”
Tommy and Maurice Kroger
Tommy Brewter and Maurice Barksdale at Kroger
Kroger
The Kroger on Columbia Road has opened up and welcomed in the HHS Transition Program for years. Mr. Cooper and his wonderful staff have been extremely generous with their time and efforts in making our program such a success. Our students worked in several areas of the store that included: bagging, produce, stocking, back stock, and the floral department. Our students always come away from this experience with a better understanding of the grocery business and a true appreciation for the job.
Tommy Kroger
Tommy Brewester Brings In The Carts.
QUOTES FROM TOMMY BREWSTER
“I liked working with produce. I like bagging for the customers. I am thinking about turning in an application with them. I thought it would be a little different. I expected to just stock the food. We got to do a bunch of different stuff.”
Maurice Kroger
Maurice Stocks Salads In The Produce Section.
QUOTE FROM MAURICE BARKSDALE
“Kroger is a nice place to work. They have hard working nice employees. The customers are very nice that come in and shop. The manager is always nice to talk to. Anytime I had a question they helped me out.”
3rd rotation Euchee Creek
Alana Neal, P.C. Washington, and Channing Hale
Euchee Creek Library
Euchee Creek Library was the home of yet another rotation for HHS. The students continue to have wonderful experiences and learn many new skills. Each student has commented that they did not know there was so much to do at the library. Shelf reading has become the biggest obstacle for our students but they have all continued to work incredibly hard.
Alana Euchee Creek
Alana Neal Organizes The Chilidrens Section.
“ I like reading to the little children on Wednesdays. I like shelf reading. The movie area was fun to work and so was the front desk. The adults were fun to work with as well.”
P.C. Euchee Creek
P.C. Washington Shelf Reads.
“ I did not know there was so much to do in the library. I thought you just sit behind a desk all day. I learned how to shelf read. This was very hard at first but I got the hang of it by the end of the rotation.”
Channing Euchee Creek
Channing Hale Organizes DVD's and VHS Tapes.
“This was not my favorite job site. I did not like shelf reading. This was very hard and time consuming. I loved working the front desk. I got to check out books and help customers. I loved reading to the children on Wednesday.”
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