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The following programs received funding.

Orchard Farm Elementary School received more than $1,200 for the following:

• 鈥淢ath Week,鈥� a program to increase math proficiency for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, received $500 (ABLE funding).

• 鈥淕irl Power,鈥� a prevention program for at-risk female students in the fifth grade, received $278.12 (ABLE funding).

• 鈥淭echnology-Based Differentiated Phonics Instruction for Struggling Readers,鈥� a program for students in kindergarten through second grade, received $491.31 (ABLE funding).

Orchard Farm Middle School received $440 for 鈥淎 Look at Career Paths,鈥� a program to expose students to various career paths and give them hands-on project experience (ABLE funding).

Orchard Farm High School received more than $1,000 for the following:

• 鈥淐ollege/Career Fair,鈥� an event to help prepare students for post-secondary education plans, received $300 (ABLE funding).

• 鈥淛ob Skills (on-campus internship),鈥� a program to help students establish skills needed to enter the workforce, received $306.97 (Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium funding).

• 鈥淕raph the Path to Understanding Functions,鈥� where mathematics students will receive instruction on the use of calculators, received $474.95 (Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium funding).

Wentzville Holt High School received $1,000 for the following:

• 鈥淐areers From High School to Masters鈥� program, where students investigate careers at the different levels of education, received $500 (Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium funding).

• 鈥淗ow Do I Get My Food? Exploring Food Related Careers,鈥� where high school students research and create a photo story for kindergarten through fifth grade students on careers in the food industry, received $500 (Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium funding).

The purpose of the ABLE Mini Grants for Schools Program is to benefit kindergarten through 12th grade students of participating school districts through enrichment programs that focus on career development, career awareness and career readiness skills.

St. Charles County ABLE was created in collaboration with local business leaders and participating school district personnel to foster workforce readiness and educational programs for kindergarten through 12th grade students in our community. A business and education partnership, ABLE exists to empower young people by preparing them for the future they will inherit. For more information on ABLE, visit .

For more information on the ABLE Mini Grants for Schools Program or how to become involved in the ABLE organization, contact Tammie De Los Santos, 麻豆传媒 manager of workforce development projects, at 636-922-8342 or TDeLosSantos@stchas.edu.

For more information on the Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium, contact Walter Logan at loganw@pltc.k12.mo.us.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. 麻豆传媒 provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.