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Mead High School’s Student News

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Teenagers typically make between $13 and $17 an hour at their jobs.

Jobs teach high school students independence for college (Opinion)

Chiara Puccia, Writer February 7, 2023

Being a student is a full-time job and can be expensive which means having a steady income is a great way to financially support oneself. Students pay for many things when attending college: school supplies,...

The minimum wage increased officially on New Years Day 2023.

Colorado hourly minimum wage is now $13.65

Skylar Whalen, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2023

With the change of 2022 to 2023 comes a new Colorado minimum wage. The minimum wage is the lowest legal wage that an employer can pay their employees. This kind of limit is set in place to prevent workers...

A student in an orange cap learns more about the Construction Industry Training Council.

Students learn about various career fields at career fair

Skylar Whalen, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2022

Mead High School hosted the Career Fair on Wednesday, Dec. 7. During both lunches and B7, MHS hallways and commons were filled with over “50 reps from trade schools, tech schools, the military, community...

According to Youth Law, the average working student works around 18 hours a week.

Having a job has pros and cons, it’s up to students to balance them

Layla Virtue, Writer December 10, 2022

Getting a job can provide new skills or improve preexisting ones that will be beneficial to your future career or job. Students that work while also in school have the opportunity to gain skills that they...

Based on my experience as an employee, I wouldn’t recommend working at Walmart.

Walmart shouldn’t be students’ first choice for employment (Opinion)

Zoe Sigg, Writer February 22, 2022

My experience being employed at Walmart is solely mine. I am no longer employed by Walmart, but I know some who enjoy working there and would recommend it to others. I personally worked at Walmart from...

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