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Muskego Chamber Takes Students On A Business Trip

Muskego High School students take a tour of Muskego businesses to foster interest in various fields and showcasing what's right here in their backyard.

What is hoped to be the first of regular 'field trips' for Muskego High School seniors to introduce them to business fields, especially those right here in the city, was sponsored by the Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism on Friday, Nov. 4.

About 80 students toured Muskego's Business Park and Walmart, Waukesha State Bank (where 12 different professionals came to speak to the students) and Holiday Inn Express.

Reactions from the day were positive, with Chamber Executive Director Tina Weiss saying that "many students got to see what careers are out there, and they were surprised to see what companies are right here in the city."

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Nucleic Resources was one such stop, where students and other chamber members found out how the company 'encodes' perfumes with DNA signatures to prevent them from being copied on the black market.

The program was seen as a great improvement from years past, where the tour was of WCTC to showcase program offerings at the college.  It seems that students want to know more about existing jobs and what employers look for first, and then make a decision on the right courses to take.

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Weiss said the template for the day is now set, and with positive feedback coming in from business owners, students and educators, the program will definitely be repeated next year.

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