This year, on March 4, the school held its annual Life Hacks short day, in which students got to go and speak to and learn from numerous experienced volunteers in the community.
This year’s event was slightly smaller than last year’s Life Hacks day, in large part due to the date being moved from February to March. In general, this didn’t affect most of the presenters, though some, such as the hairstyling presenter and a few others, were unable to make time due to the changed date. This date change meant there were only 19 presenters, instead of 22, like last year.
Students were given the opportunity to sign up for sessions they were interested in, but Lindley faced problems.
“I received only 22 responses on the selection form,” said Lindley.
This caused Lindley to have to just assign students to rooms in mostly random schedules.
Even with these problems, though, as a whole, the event went well, and the students were able to learn a lot about life after high school from the presenters.
The event allowed students to learn some useful skills and helped to prepare them for the future and what the workforce has to offer.
“It went well. We still had a large number of workshops, even some new presenters, and, if students took advantage of the day, there was a lot of information to take away and opportunities for community networking,” said Lindley.
The workshops available for students included: Banking and Loans, Personal Finances and Investments, Tax Preparation, Apprenticeship Program, Other Apprenticeships, Personal Banking, Law Enforcement and Teenagers, Professionalism on the Job, Insurance Needs, Using Recipes, Health Care Issues for Teenagers, Community Garden, Digital Safety and Ethics, Canva for Life Enjoyment, Travel Planning, Leadership Development, Investing for Beginners, and Life Hacks for Landing the Job.
Overall, the event was a fun alternative to having a regular class schedule. Many students enjoyed the activities and hope to see the workshops brought to PHS next year and in the years to come.
