W’Burg Independent Earn and Learn students receive laptops

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT

Williamsburg Independent High School students participating in the Learn and Earn program through the Partners for Rural Impact (PRI) congregated in the school’s auditorium last Friday morning for a lecture from Amon Couch, director of programs for PRI and former Williamsburg Independent superintendent, on leadership. The Learn and Earn program allows selected students to gain valuable professional experience by working with local organizations in fields that the students have an interest in pursuing as a career. The students are also compensated for their time. Following Couch’s lecture, students “graduating” from the program were provided with laptops and backpacks.