Amador Valley High School held its first back to school job fair on Tuesday, October 18, in front of the library. The school provided this opportunity for students to take a step out into the real world and gain new experiences. 

Local companies and businesses from all over the tri-valley and all kinds of industries set up booths at the fair to engage students. From In-N-Out to the Bay Club and cashier to serving, employers had a numerous amount of jobs available. 

“Offering high school student jobs gives them work ability, gives them time management, and prepares them for their next step in life. Minors have a fresh idea and look. They have a little more adaptability which is really nice to have. We have serving positions to offer them,” said Amy Bona, a manager from Stoneridge Creek. 

Students looking for their first job got attracted to the fair. They look forward to taking steps into a variety of positions. 

“I don’t have a job, but I look forward to interning at business related places. My future path is trying to become a lawyer. I would prefer a job as an understudy that deals with paperworks because that would give me a lot of experience,” said Anish Rao (‘24). 

Students who already have a job also took a look at the fair. They introduced their friends who were looking for a job to different careers. 

“I’m a barista at Juice and Java. I like what I do because it’s easy, and I get paid a lot. My friend works there and they were hiring, so I applied and they hired me the next day. It took me two days from the time I applied to the time I started working so that was very convenient,” said Alyson Schaeffer (‘24).