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Show Reality Wasatch students get a look at the real world _. NICKI CALLAHAN ae SPECIAL TO THE COURIER of balancing budgets based on what houses, cars, dental and health insur- volunteers including parents, profes- the selected profession would earn— ance. sionals and community members. With an emphasis on education Watt and then life began. t the tender age of 14 and 15, most kids are thinking about the trek to high school next year, or a quick jaunt to the mall _after classes let out for the day, not about the journey of life. | They married, and went on to deal with real life situations, including having children or not. Different booths were manned by local professionals in the Wasatch - County area dealing with such issues as childcare, grocery shopping, utilities, rent, etc. Each student visited these booths based on their particular scenario. Students went on to buy A local realtor who had a list of properties for sale in the county organized one such booth. Jason Watt, a _ counselor at Wasatch Mountain Junior High, stressed the importance of learning monetary responsibility early. “Some of the students chose cars summed . up the lesson for the day. and houses that were too expensive, so. “Education leads to a direct lifestyle . later on,” he said. © 3 Perhaps with more programs of this type in junior high schools, we may soon hear the acronyms IPO, CEO, Ph.D. and IRS flow from the mouths of they had to take them back,” Watt said. teens as often as J Lo or REM. The program involved more than 64 : 7 : _. Last. Tuesday 290 9th graders at Wasatch Mountain Junior High School took part in a program called “Reality Town.” The program was a variation on career day; a look inside various professions used to give youngsters an overview of options: they may have when choosing a career. However, reality town took this concept one step - further by incorporating other facets of real life into the equation. The process started weeks ago in English classes with the creation of a resume. From there students applied for numerous jobs and were awarded those jobs based on certain requirements. (A doctor, for example, needed to have a GPA of at least 3.8.) After the fictitious jobs were obtained, students were put to the test %, Because You Deserve pe | - OurCommitment. You see our delivery trucks driving ‘ lee through town. - >, a ition . ee ae We're your neighbors. _ bs ) And we're a part ofthe community. We're parents, friends, community vol- x LA, Ca MASS BW AA es “es se Set tatt “s. at 2S. es: 2, PRS events, and contributes to jocal causes. 2 > LOE. cgi SaaS Rese OS gta tates: ert 2 * ¥ Petts +. vy 2 Se 2 < ‘ ¥ fe Fe ne unteers. Our company supports local BON Poe aka Ses | Our service to you is personal. x We're proud to serve you, and we're mani PRES proud to serve our community. oT Suburban ane — Prop Our Business is Customer Satis www.suburbanpropane.com ction | ts | Your Local Customer Service Center is 3650S US Hwy. 40, Heber City, (435) 64-0522 EXCEPTIONAL ENERGY | TANKS * FURL * APPLIANCES «9 STALLATION + EMERGE! = CY SE feeeennenem |