STUDENTS TO LEARN JOBS BY SHADOWING.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Whether Punxsutawney Phil Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. On February 2, (Groundhog Day) of each year, the town of Punxsutawney celebrates the beloved groundhog with a festive atmosphere of music and food. sees his shadow or not, employers across Santa Clarita will see theirs this Groundhog Day Groundhog Day (February 2) In the U.S., the day that the groundhog predicts whether spring will be coming soon. If, on emerging from his hole, he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter; if not, spring is imminent. during the ninth annual National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, hosted locally by the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. School & Business Alliance. Throughout Santa Clarita, students will spend a half-day Feb. 2 shadowing scientists, firefighters, graphic designers, doctors, architects, teachers, government employees and myriad other professionals in order to experience the workplace firsthand. The national event was established in 1997 in an effort to get young people into the workplace to find out what skills and level of education are required to succeed in the job market. Last year, more than a million young people, including 20,000 students in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , took part in job-shadowing activities across the country. The alliance estimates that more than 300 students will participate in local job-shadowing activities this year and that thousands of students will job-shadow during the school year. For students and educators, job shadowing provides an answer to the question, ``Why do I have to learn this?'' ``Groundhog Job Shadow Day provides a unique opportunity to make the world of work come alive for Santa Clarita students,'' said Ann Kerman, executive director of the SCV SCV Santa Clarita Valley (California) SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV Santa Clara Vanguard SCV Singapore Cable Vision SCV Special Category Visa (Australia) SCV StarHub Cable Vision School & Business Alliance. ``They get to see how academics are applied in the workplace and be inspired and motivated to be successful adults.'' More than 50 Santa Clarita businesses have already committed to participating in the event. ``I think this is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the link between school and the workplace, and really give kids a hands-on experience of what it takes to succeed in a profession or industry,'' said Marc Emmer, president of The SST SST: see airplane. Group and chairman of the alliance. Businesses that would like to host a student Feb. 2 are asked to call Kerman at the Santa Clarita Valley School & Business Alliance office at (661) 259-0033, Ext. 776. Students who would like to participate can pick up an application in their high school's career center. |
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