Macon R-1 RootEd & Work Based Learning

10/01/2026

Several of our Juniors and Seniors spent the afternoon at MACC today. Ms. Katie Ford fed us a great lunch and took us on a very informative tour. Several of our grads plan to attend MACC in the fall, so it was very nice to get a sneak peek of campus!

A bonus! We ran into five Macon alumni, living their best lives in college!🖤❤️. Shoutout to Ben, Jackson, Kodie, Allison, and Jake!

10/01/2026

Approximately 70 Juniors and Seniors attended the MOACAC College Fair at Mexico High School today. With over 70 recruiters from a variety of colleges, trade schools, and military, our students were able to ask great questions and gather useful information as they continue to create their post secondary plan.
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Our next stop on this road trip is MACC for lunch and a guided tour!

09/23/2026

Today three student's from Macon High School's Work Based Learning program were speakers at the local Rotary luncheon. There, they were treated to lunch and had the opportunity to present to the group about their experience as an intern in the WBL program.

Work Based Learning is a program designed for high school seniors to gain real world experiences tied to their future career field. The three students represented work as interns for a technology group called Quality Network Solutions. They have learned how to troubleshoot problems, fix printers, phones, and computers, and work with all software and hardware within the school system. In addition, one of the students also has had several job shadowing experiences relating to the financial field.

WBL is a year-long program, designed to help students with their post secondary plans. We appreciate all networking and relationships that we can build to keep growing this program at MHS!

Pictured are:
Ashlie Meisner, WBL Instructor
Layne Richardson
Kennon Isaacson
Lucas Alton
Jerry Beckley, Rotary President

09/16/2026

Our afternoon group had a great time at Build My Future! Check out our previous post for more info on this awesome event!🚧🔨🚜👷🏼

09/16/2026

150 students from Macon High School and Mactec attended Build My Future this morning at the Macon County Fairgrounds. This interactive career day is organized for hands-on experience in construction and trades. Several schools, recruiters, and companies were in attendance, serving as a great resource for our students!

We will go back this afternoon with a second batch of students!🔨🚜👷🚧

09/15/2026

The first few weeks of Work Based Learning have been productive! We have eleven students in placements connecting to their career paths. The real world experience is growing and they are learning every single day!

Check out a few of the quotes submitted by students so far for their WBL experience!

09/15/2026

Cheers to the IT Department at Macon R-1! We have five interns who are loving their placement with them!

09/04/2026

The first two weeks of Work Based Learning are coming to a close and we are excited for all of the opportunities ahead. We have students in a wide range of placements right now and continue to explore more as we go along.

Pictured is Maccoy, who has spent two weeks at Gigi’s in Bevier. We thank the owner, Jasmine Williams, for her partnership with WBL!💈💇‍♂️

If you are a business willing to speak, offer job shadowing, or even host an intern, please email [email protected]

09/03/2026

We are really excited to watch Ryley throughout this experience!

Kaylie Teter

Pretty proud dad moment over here. ❤️

For the next quarter, Ryley is interning with me and getting a firsthand look at the insurance business. She’s interested in insurance as a career, so I’m excited she gets the opportunity to learn what the business is really like and see what goes on behind the scenes.

And with AEP coming up, she picked a pretty busy time to learn! 😂 She’ll be helping me with some of my day-to-day tasks and getting a good look at what Medicare season is all about.

AEP will be here before we know it! If you haven’t had your Medicare coverage reviewed, now is a great time to get on my schedule.

📞 Give me a call for your review and I’ll put Ryley to work getting you on my schedule! 😉