Waukee High School will hold a recognition event for student who participated in the School-to-Work program during the 2011-12 school year.

The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Waukee High School  auditorium.

This year, 27 students participated in the School-to-Work program. These interns will talk about their internships and recognize their employers at the event, Friday. A slide show with pictures from the year will be shown and a dessert reception will be held afterwards.

The 2011-2012 School-to-Work placements are as follows:

Audrey Blum.......................................Animal Care Clinic West
Jason Clark.............................................NutriSport
Morgan Decker .....................................Edgewater Retirement Community
Bailey Fay .......................................................Surgery Center West
Nick Franklin ...................................................Iowa Realty – Jordan Creek
Kaylee Hauck.............................................................. ITA Group
Morgan Hoeg .....................................................Sweet Binney’s
Allie Howard..................................................Waukee Chamber of Commerce
Josh James........................................................Jordan Creek Animal Clinic
Shelby Kamerick ................................................Mercy Pediatrics West
Grant Luther .....................................................Drake Athletics – Marketing
Molly McGraw ..............................YMCA Healthy Living Center (Phys. Therapy)
Maddie McLaughlin.............................Drake Athletics – Sports Information
Tucker Melvin ...........................................................Design Alliance
Justin Minger .................................................Dallas County Sheriff’s Office
Miranda Nicholson .........................................Family Pet Veterinary Center
Jordan Officer............................................Surgery Center of Des Moines East
Brandon Potts..................................................Des Moines Menace
Erica Powell ................................................Charlee’s Elite School of Dance
Brianne Pudenz.............................................Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Grant Roepsch ....................................................HR Green Engineering
Allie Seemuth ...................................................Lifetime Dental Partners
Ben Thompson ..........................................................Iowa Cubs
Kaytlin Tippin ..............................................................Kuder
Riley Wattier ............................................................. Fitness Sports
Alison Wedemeyer..................................................................ICAN
Stephanie Williams .........................................Accelerated Rehabilitation