International Warren Central High School students learn about college
WBKO News | South-Central Kentucky
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The'}, {'start': '23.439', 'end': '28.800', 'text': 'goal of the all female event was to show'}, {'start': '26.000', 'end': '30.800', 'text': 'these girls they can go to school. and'}, {'start': '28.800', 'end': '33.840', 'text': 'there are resources to help them through'}, {'start': '30.800', 'end': '36.360', 'text': 'it. They are also hoping to destigmatize'}, {'start': '33.840', 'end': '38.559', 'text': "the notion that women don't go to"}, {'start': '36.360', 'end': '40.719', 'text': "schools. Oftent times they'll hear an"}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '42.960', 'text': 'announcement about college on the'}, {'start': '40.719', 'end': '45.440', 'text': "loudspeaker and either a they don't"}, {'start': '42.960', 'end': '47.840', 'text': "understand it or b they think that's not"}, {'start': '45.440', 'end': '49.840', 'text': "for me. That's for people that are going"}, {'start': '47.840', 'end': '51.440', 'text': "to, you know, can go to college. I can't"}, {'start': '49.840', 'end': '52.800', 'text': "go to college. And so they just don't"}, {'start': '51.440', 'end': '54.160', 'text': "realize that that's a possibility for"}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '56.039', 'text': "them. And they definitely don't realize"}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '59.280', 'text': 'that they could go for free. A lot of'}, {'start': '56.039', 'end': '62.640', 'text': 'times they they also taught the students'}, {'start': '59.280', 'end': '65.000', 'text': "about WKU's TRIO programs which support"}, {'start': '62.640', 'end': '67.439', 'text': 'them through'}, {'start': '65.000', 'end': '69.760', 'text': 'college. For some students, a'}, {'start': '67.439', 'end': '72.240', 'text': 'traditional college path may not feel'}, {'start': '69.760', 'end': '74.080', 'text': 'like the right fit. But a program right'}, {'start': '72.240', 'end': '76.400', 'text': 'here in South Central Kentucky is'}, {'start': '74.080', 'end': '78.560', 'text': "proving there's more than one road to"}, {'start': '76.400', 'end': '81.360', 'text': 'success. This hands-on training'}, {'start': '78.560', 'end': '84.400', 'text': 'initiative is helping graduates land'}, {'start': '81.360', 'end': '86.360', 'text': 'jobs in manufacturing and maintenance'}, {'start': '84.400', 'end': '88.640', 'text': 'before they even finish'}, {'start': '86.360', 'end': '90.159', 'text': 'school. A lot of people these days seem'}, {'start': '88.640', 'end': '92.640', 'text': "like they feel like college isn't really"}, {'start': '90.159', 'end': '94.960', 'text': "for them. That's something else that Sky"}, {'start': '92.640', 'end': '98.640', 'text': 'Amy is is a it is a very good marriage'}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'of a hands-on experience along with a'}, {'start': '98.640', 'end': '104.479', 'text': 'college degree. This is basically a'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '106.320', 'text': 'first stepping stone to anywhere you'}, {'start': '104.479', 'end': '108.159', 'text': 'want to go in manufacturing or'}, {'start': '106.320', 'end': '111.680', 'text': 'maintenance.'}, {'start': '108.159', 'end': '114.240', 'text': 'Officials say with over 1,800 hours of'}, {'start': '111.680', 'end': '115.840', 'text': 'realworld experience under their belts,'}, {'start': '114.240', 'end': '119.399', 'text': "these students aren't just getting"}, {'start': '115.840', 'end': '122.640', 'text': "diplomas, they're stepping directly into"}, {'start': '119.399', 'end': '125.040', 'text': 'careers. 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