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High School Students Shadow Professionals as Part of PACE Program


Students tour the Utah Media facilities in West Valley City.

Elizabeth Martinez, Lehi Quiroz, Makenna Tuckness, Sasha Nakashima and Waliyatou Djobo asked a lot of questions of Chris Quick, media production artist for Utah Media. Does he like his job? What obstacles did he face to get where he is?

They were among the many students from Cottonwood, East, Highland and West high schools taking part in the PACE (Partnerships for Accessing College Education) job shadow day held each June. PACE is a scholarship program at Salt Lake Community College created to increase participation in higher education and graduation rates for high school students.

Students learn how to don rubber gloves at Nelson Laboratories. 

Elizabeth Depaulis, Robert Stanjanovic and Rossio Fregoso Abalos visited Nelson Laboratories, taking part in hands-on activities and learning more about what it takes to get a job there. Esperance Iradukunda shadowed attorney Danielle Hawkes as she negotiated a case in West Jordan in Third Judicial District Court.

The job shadow day is one of several requirements that students must complete to secure their scholarships. They need to maintain at least a 2.5 GPA, take four years of progressively advance math and attend several meetings and events. Upon completion, participants receive up to a two-year scholarship to SLCC. To be eligible to participate, students must be at least one of the following: first-generation college student, someone who demonstrates financial need or an “underrepresented” student in higher education.

Esperance Iradukunda after shadowing an attorney in court.




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