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Pursuing Real Opportunities
Posted: 05.11.2010 at 8:49 PM
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AMARILLO, TX -- The year is almost up for Randall High School seniors and they're one step closer to figuring out their career paths. Through a program called pursuing real opportunities, or PRO, selected seniors completed a year long mentorship and project.

They picked a career field they were interested in, then had to find a missing link and develop something that would benefit that career.

Teachers said it's a way for them to make an informed decision before they go to a college campus and shell out the big bucks.

"It was neat because you don't really know about your career until you're in it and you're actually seeing how people work, so, i mean they can teach you all they want and you can read as much about it as you want but you don't know what it's like until you're actually in it," said Miranda Bassett, a senior who just completed the program.

On Thursday Canyon High School seniors will be making their PRO presentations.

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