Oilfields High School - Students For Hire

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By Todd Curran

Need some work done around your home or acreage? Oilfields High School is hiring out students to raise funds for their Quest Program.
Shoveling snow, hauling wood or bales, washing windows, mending fences, painting, cutting grass and more, these students will do it for you! “The program costs a lot to run and we don't want to limit students from an outing or joining the program,” says OHS guidance counsellor Paulette Morck. “Plus, they have significant outings like our big goal of a kayaking excursion in the Ucluelet area of Vancouver Island this year.”
The Quest Program recently won the Canadian Education Association's Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. As an alternative high school program targeted to meet the needs of students who have experienced limited academic success and feel disengaged from school, Quest blends classroom work and experiential learning such as field studies, class trips and outdoor education to engage youth in multiple facets of learning. The Job Board maintains this theme by encouraging students to contribute to the community.
“They gain a sense of ownership and pride in earning the money for their program,” Paulette says. “They're also helping people in situations who can't take care of things on their own. We have people who've donated generously and provided an ongoing work commitment that the kids can honour and complete.”
The price to hire students is negotiable and significant donations can earn you a tax deduction.
 To hire a student or find out more about the OHS Job Board, call Paulette Morck at 403-938-4973 extension 18161.