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Get a jumpstart on your future career

The best way to learn about potential careers and open the door to viable job opportunities is to take advantage of career and service learning opportunities. Improve your leadership and employability skills, develop a network of business professionals and have fun while obtaining industry experience and making a positive impact on your community.

Why participate in Work & Community Based Learning Opportunities?

  • Opportunity to learn more about careers of interest
  • It provides the opportunity to develop technical, academic and employability skills
  • Makes classroom learning more relevant
  • Learn more about yourself
  • Develop and practice academic, technical and employability skills in a chosen career field
  • Earn credit and a paycheck
  • Obtain industry credentials
  • Give back to the community
  • Engage with groups of diverse individuals
  • Build a professional network
  • Expand your resume, career portfolio and/or college scholarship applications
  • You’ll have fun!
Work and Career Based Learning
Youth Apprenticeship (YA)

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program is a part of a statewide School-to-Work initiative. This 1 or 2 year elective program integrates school-based and work-based learning. This program is also an opportunity for students to experience a career field of interest. Our students participate in one of several areas including: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Construction, Hospitality, Health, Finance, Marketing, and IT. Students are required to be enrolled in a class each semester that corresponds with their YA area.

Requirements to participate in YA include:

Level One:

Junior OR Senior year of High School

450 hours of work-based learning MINIMUM

2 semesters of related classroom instruction

Level Two (standard YA program):

Junior AND Senior year of High School

900 hours of work-based learning MINIMUM

4 semesters of related classroom instruction

 

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship is a post-secondary career pathway that includes a paid-work component and an educational component, where an individual can obtain workplace-relevant knowledge and skills. The educational component can include classroom instruction provided by apprenticeship training centers, technical schools, community colleges, or four-year colleges and universities. Apprenticeship spans more than 1,000 occupations including careers in health care, cybersecurity, information technology, and energy.

To find more information regarding apprenticeship in Wisconsin, visit:   Wisconsinapprenticeship.org

Did you know?
  • Workers who complete apprenticeship programs earn an average of $300,000 more over their career when compared to peers who don't.
  • The average starting salary after completing apprenticeship is $60,000 per year.
  • Nearly 9 out of 10 apprentices are employed after completing their apprenticeship.
  • Upon completion of your apprenticeship, you'll get a nationally recognized completion certification and can take it anywhere in the U.S.

 

Contact the Lake Mills STC Coordinators for more specific information about our program:

Carmen Weldon (A-K)

E: carmen.weldon@lakemills.k12.wi.us; P: (920) 648-2355, ext. 351

Rachel Dickhut (L-Z)

E: rachel.dickhut@lakemills.k12.wi.us; P: (920) 648-2355, ext. 326

Service and Leadership Opportunities
Battle of the Books (BOB)

Advisor: Mrs. Morris (LMC Director & English Teacher)

Do you like to read? Are you competitive? Then the Battle of the Books is for you! To compete in BOB, you just form a team of four, pick up a reading list, split the list up among your team and READ!! One team from LMHS is guaranteed to compete at the state level. No traveling is required as all battling will be done online. Stop by the library, pick up a reading list, and let Ms. Morris know if you are interested or have any questions. 

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Cafe Library

Advisor: Mrs. Morris (LMC Director & English Teacher)

Cafe Library is a student book club that meets bimonthly during lunch in the library. Ms. Morris always provides the dessert! This is a fun, relaxing way to discuss young adult literature. Students are welcome to drop in whenever a book sounds interesting.

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CamRock Mountain Bike Club

Advisor: Kathy Mock (kathy@wisconsinmtb.org)

Our team includes boys and girls in grades 6-12 from the Cambridge, Lake Mills, and surrounding areas and towns. Our coaches help team members develop off-road cycling skills. Team members challenge themselves weekly on the trails, developing life-long riding skills, lasting team and league friendships, strength, grit, and a love of riding on dirt paths through the woods at lightening speed. 

Practices begin in July and races take place in September and October. (Note: Racing is optional and is NOT a requirement to be on the team.)

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Capitol Conference Academic Team (CCAT)

Advisor: Mrs. Roedl (Special Education Teacher)

CCAT is a teacher reccomendation group that participates in the Academic Bowl each November.

Chess Club

Advisor: Mr. Herman (Math Teacher) 

Open to any LMHS student interested in playing chess with other students. We’ll have friendly competition (speed chess, tournaments, etc.) This is also an opportunity for students who would like to learn chess in a relaxed environment. This is a great opportunity to challenge students to use strategy and some luck to further their chess skills or just make some new friends. 

Class Officers

Freshmen:  Mrs. Mitchell (English Teacher)

Sophomores: Mr. Carmody (Science Teacher)

Juniors: Mr. Murray (Art Teacher) & Mr. Patton (Science Teacher)

Seniors: Mr. Angell (English Teacher)

Elected positions providing leadership to various aspects of LMHS.

Drama Club

Advisor: Mrs. Heimstreet (Choral Director)

Open to any LMHS student interested in hanging out with a fun group of creative people. Activities are determined by the students and work around their busy schedules. Examples of past events include outings to live performances, acting workshops with working professionals, musical movie night, and confidence building game playing such as scene improvisation, charades etc. Students do not have to participate in the fall musical or spring play to be in this club - but a lot of them do. 

Environmentalists of Lake Mills (ELM)
Advisor: Mr. Patton (Science Teacher)

Environmentalists of Lake Mills (ELM) is a service based group that provides a great opportunity to get involved, and give back to our environment. From highway cleanups, to removing invasive plants, and raising awareness in the school and local community,  ELM Club volunteers help to restore and preserve the environments of Legendary Lake Mills. Think globally, and act locally to help maintain and nurture Earth's precious environment. ELM meeting monthly.

 

Equestrian Club
Advisor: Ms. Turner (turnerspoas@gmail.com)

The purpose of the team is to promote continued growth of the horsemanship skills of students in grades 6-12 within the Lake Mills School District. The team competes in District 2 of the WIHA.

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eSports
Advisors: Mr. Czerniak (Technology Director) and Mr. Gischia (Band Director)

Our eSports team is just like any of our conventiaonal sports teams. We practice and compete as a team against many schools around the state. The spring season of eSports is competing in SMITE and Rocket League. We practice after school and gameday matches are held after school starting between 3:45-4:00pm.

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Forensics
Advisor: Mr. Angell (Social Studies Teacher) & Mrs. Mitchell (English Teacher)

If you are looking to improve your public speaking skills join forensics! We participate in speaking competitions with various categories from poetry reading to demonstration to play acting. Competitions are February, March and April each year.

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