Career Resources

WKHS Career Specialists are located in Room 305. Stop by, email, or schedule a meeting with them if you are looking for career resources.

Mrs. Kelli Bryan

kbryan@lexington1.net

Schedule a meeting with Mrs. Bryan

Visit Mrs. Bryan's Virtual Office

Mrs. Laura Jumper

ljumper@lexington1.net

Schedule a meeting with Mrs. Jumper

Visit Mrs. Jumper's Virtual Office

Mrs. Renee Padgett (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays)

rpadgett@lexington1.net

Schedule a meeting with Mrs. Padgett

Visit Mrs. Padgett's Virtual Office

Looking for a job? Our Job Board is updated regularly with openings in our community. Click here to access the Job Board. Save the link for future reference.

MEBA offers resources for career exploration for students, parents, and educators. Register for a free upcoming session. Industry experts are included in discussions.

Click on this link to see the MEBA Calendar

Check for a session that might interest you in the recorded sessions from 2020-2021 here.

Seniors or Rising Seniors! Are you interested in an Internship, Apprenticeship, or Co-Op? Do you have room in your schedule? If so, contact Mrs. Bryan or Mrs. Jumper to discuss possibilities. Know what you want to do, but do not know where? They can help place you in a business related to your interests. Watch this short video created by Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Jumper.

Applications for the virtual Summer 2021 SCDNR Cultural Heritage Trust internship program are available here. Applications close at 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, May 3, 2021. Internship categories include high school (rising juniors and seniors), undergraduate, graduate (MA/MS and PhD) and postdoctoral. The primary goal of the internship program is for interns to gain a greater understanding of the diverse field of archaeology. Topics covered within the internships will include but are not limited to terrestrial and maritime archaeology, forensic anthropology, visual anthropology, archaeology public outreach and interpretation, museum studies, geographic information system (GIS), and disaster preparedness and recovery. Please email SCDNR archaeologist Meg Gaillard with any questions or concerns (GaillardM@dnr.sc.gov).

Job shadowing is a great hands-on way to learn about the day-to-day responsibilities of a career. Students can job shadow once each semester for an excused absence with the proper paperwork submitted. Learn more about what you need to do to set up a day to job shadow in this video.

Are you College Ready?

ACT Composite = 20

AP = 3 or higher

Dual Credit Course = 6 hours or more

IB = 4 or higher

SAT Composite = 1020

Are you Career Ready?

ASVAB = 31 or higher

CATE = Completer plus Certification

WIN = Silver or Higher

WBL = Co-op, Internship, Apprenticeship

If you meet one of these requirements, you are considered College Ready (CCR) or Career Ready (CCR). If you meet one from College and one from Career, you are College & Career Ready (CCR)!

I Defy is redefining how the world thinks about technical education by celebrating the power of South Carolina technical colleges and spotlighting the spirit of students defying tradition, norms and expectation through a technical education. Visit idefy.org to learn more.

This site has been created by Lexington One Career Specialists to offer virtual opportunities to our students for career exploration. Students can find various ways to do virtual job shadowing here. We have linked videos under each career cluster. You will find additional virtual job shadowing and more on the Resources page of this site.

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