Page 8 - Sanger Herald 4-4-19 E-edition

SANGER HERALD 8A THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
Sanger landmark - future site of the Sanger Adult School
All that's left of a
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Most recently it was Sofia's Restaurant. Before that it had been a Snow White Drive Inn, The Gourmet House and the J & L Lounge and Restaurant - and maybe a few other short lived restaurants or bars.
The building on the northeast corner
of 11th and N streets was demolished this week to make way for construction of a new Sanger Adult School.
The new school and its parking lot will take up most of the west side of the block between 10th and 11th streets.
The adult school has grown so rapidly it had to have two graduation ceremonies this year.
EXIT INTERVIEWS: Students have been getting ready for this interview since their freshman year.
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the Sanger Woman's Club, Sanger Commu- nity Task Force and administrators and staff of the Sanger Unified School District.
The more than 700 mandatory senior exit interviews conducted Tuesday were designed to remove some of the fear and anxiety from the job interview process.
For years they were done, a few at a time, from January through March solely by mem- bers of the Sanger Rotary Club.
Then Rotary and the high school decided to get the interviews over much quicker in just a day or two.
A logistics problem was solved by recruit- ing outside the Rotary Club for interviewers.
The new system of getting all the inter- views done in one day seemed to work well.
Grueling? Not so much, according to those who took part in Sanger High's senior exit interviews.
The Sanger Rotary Club has been involved in the program since it was started in 1996 by Rotarian Rita Evans.
Evans said she attended a Rotary district conference where she was impressed by the interview program the Kerman Rotary Club had started.
“Sanger Rotary wanted to start a program with Sanger High School and the high school wanted to get a senior exit program going,”
Evans said. “It was a perfect marriage.”
In the early years of the program students
were not required to participate; now their diplomas depend on it. They are also given specific guidelines about how to put together their portfolios.
“By having this program students learn what an interviewer is looking for, how to be prompt and how to dress properly,” Evans said. “We are giving them the proper tools for their future.”
Community leaders who were involved for the first time four years ago praised the project and have asked to be included each year since.
Students have been getting ready for this interview since their freshman year. They are advised to show up on time, dress profes- sionally, have organized portfolios, maintain eye contact, speak in a clear voice, smile and have a confident attitude, said Soto.
Portfolios presented on iPads showing highlights from the students websites, are like resumes, reflecting strengths and accom- plishments and showing off their best school and volunteer work.
Portfolios show the wide range of interests and community involvement of Sanger High School seniors. The portfolios have been graded by English teachers before the inter-
view.
The purpose of the interview is to help
students experience a 'real world' interview in order to be prepared for similar interviews when it's time to look for a job or talk to col- lege recruiters, said Evans.
Seniors are provided with a list of ways to prepare for the interview:
• Wear a solid-color conservative suit with a coordinated shirt or blouse.
• Wear conservative shoes.
• Keep hair well groomed and neat.
• Wear little perfume or cologne.
• Wear moderate jewelry.
• Make sure your outfit fits correctly be-
fore wearing it to your interview.
• Have nothing in your mouth during your
interview - gum!!
• Bring a note pad and pen to take valuable
tips from the interviewer.
The students are told the real key is to
keep cool and be confident.
The reaction from the students to the new format has been very positive.
"This is just another one of the many veryrelevantprogramsstarted bySanger Rotary," said Rotary Club president Gilbert Carrisalez.
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