2013-2014 Programs
Mock Interviews & Resume Writing Workshop
The Mustang Youth Services Center coordinated mock interview sessions with local businesses in the area in an effort to better equip our students with the necessary tools to be successful in today’s workforce. In partnership with the Leadership Development class taught by Mrs. Jennifer Adams, students took part in the full interview process with local business professionals. Students developed resumes, dressed in business attire and participated in an actual interview for specific career fields. Local business professionals provided feedback and offered solutions to the students to learn how to have a good interview. The Mustangs YSC would like to thank our local business professionals for their time and expertise given to the students at MCHS! Businesses represented: Joni Goodman, KeeFORCE; Kathryn Joyner, Baptist Health Paducah; Adam Shull, McCracken County Public Schools and Andy Carloss, Midtown Market.
For more information about the Mustangs YSC contact Stacy Thomas at 538-4370 or stacy.thomas@mccracken.kyschools.us.
Online Media & Bullying Presentations
The Mustangs Youth Services Center coordinated Bullying Prevention and Online Media Safety presentations for the students at MCHS in the Month of November. In partnership with Socially Present, a local social media company in Paducah and the Paducah Police Department, over 800 students and teachers were able to gain information about the importance of online media safety, bullying and texting while driving. Students were engaged in interactive presentations on how our choices can effect us for the rest of our lives and the importance of being responsible with online media because the truth is, once you put it out there, it is forever.
For more information about the Mustangs YSC contact Stacy Thomas at 538-4370 or stacy.thomas@mccracken.kyschools.us.
United Way
Project United
September 6, 2013McCracken County High School’s Leadership Development class, led by Jennifer Adams, and the Mustangs Youth Services Center partnered together in a full day of volunteering and community service. As part of the United Way’s “Project United”, the student’s painted over 12,000 square feet of wall at the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club!
Hope Unlimited
Sexual Integrity Classroom Presentations
October 14-18, 2013Mustangs YSC partnered with Hope Unlimited, INC to bring Sexual Integrity presentations to MCHS classrooms. Hope Unlimited’s Young Adult Development team (YAD) uses the evidence-based, abstinence-centered sex education curricula called Choosing the Best. Their mission is to educate teens on the health advantages of delayed sexual activity and empower them to make the healthiest choices, in order to reduce unplanned pregnancies and STDs, improving life outcomes for teens and their families.
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Centerpoint Classroom Presentations/Red Ribbon Week
October 2013October was National Substance Abuse Prevention Month for schools all over the nation. The Mustangs Youth Services Center (YSC) was in full force with their campaign, “Stop! In the Name of Drugs.” As you walked through the halls of MCHS, you were able find some startling statistics and facts about the dangers of drugs and long-term effects that they can leave on your life from just ONE choice.
In recognition of Substance Abuse Prevention month, the Mustangs YSC coordinated Red Ribbon Week along with classroom presentations with the good folks from Center Point Treatment Center located here in Paducah, KY. Over 1000 students and teachers were able to listen in on the presentations and witness the transformation and sobriety of the men in the program
West Kentucky Health Coalition
Hands-On Health Care Fair
November 8, 2013On November 8, the West Kentucky Health Coalition held its Annual “Hands-on Health Career Fair” at Murray State University’s Paducah Campus. The Mustang Youth Services Center partnered with Mrs. Cindy Allardin’s Nurse Ed classes and about 45 students took part in the Career Fair which held rotating workshops ranging from sonography, pharmacy, physical therapy, nursing, radiology technician and many more. Students participated in the hands-on activities and learned what courses they would need to take in college to complete those career paths.
