Students purchase vehicles during the Reality Check program. Workers helping students are Lois Bradford, Kahannah Hess and Jodie Bradford.
The Woods County Coalition hosted all high school seniors in Woods County at a Senior Symposium on Nov. 6 at the Woods County Fairgrounds. WCC president Kohannah Hess welcomed the students by telling them "you are the future of our community, of the world. Our goal with this event is to provide you with knowledge and skills that will help you succeed after you graduate."
Seniors from Alva High School, Freedom High School, and Waynoka High School attended a variety of breakout sessions on topics such as health relationships, banking, interviewing skills, money management, car maintenance, insurance, taxes, self defense, substance abuse and vaping, and health management.
The coalition provided lunch for the seniors while they listened to a presentation from Steve Tanio on Internet Crimes Against Children. Then the seniors participated in Reality Check, which is an interactive program in which each student experiences trying to balance a budget while purchasing all the necessities in life, such as a place to live, a vehicle, groceries, furniture, insurance, daycare, etc. The Reality Check program is provided by the OSU Extension Office. Following the program, the seniors had an opportunity to register to vote as well as visit other resource tables such as NWOSU, Job Corps, Oklahoma Workforce, and Northwest Family Services.
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