When people think of high school co-op programs, they think of students leaving school to work in fast-food restaurants or in the service industry.  But for a Monroe High School graduate, that was not the case.  In fact, her co-op work at the Monroe County Prosecutor’s office led to full-time work there as she attends college at Monroe County Community College. 

Kaysi Morlan, a 2016 Monroe High School graduate, worked two years in the prosecutor’s office through the MHS co-op program.  During that time, she not only was active in MHS business programs, but she also was a member of the National Honor Society and an officer with the MHS chapter of Business Professionals of America.  Though the time demands on her were high during her high school years, she still managed to graduate Magna Cum Laude. 

One of the lessons learned in business programs at Monroe High School is the value of relationships and bonds.  Kaysi used her co-op time at the prosecutor’s office to develop those relationships which ultimately led to full-time employment there.

But for Kaysi, classroom learning continues as the Education Plus Credit Union scholarship recipient is in her first semester at MCCC, with a goal of a double major in business and finance.