Southern Wells ICE Student

Jessica Nusbaumer is the recipient of the Southern Wells ICE (Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education) Program, Student of the Week Award.
Nusbaumer works for Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School as a secretary in the office.
Assistant Principal Ali Justin said Nusbaumer has all the characteristics of success.
“Jessica can juggle an amazing number of responsibilities and projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality results despite deadline pressure,” Justin said. “She is continually looking for newer and better solutions to benefit her peers and co-workers in the office. Jessica is self motivated and rarely has to be given instructions twice. She is extremely mature and as compassionate as they come.  Rarely do I see a student her age with the combination of good character and dogged determination that she possesses.”
The Southern Wells ICE program allows students to be released early each school day to work at jobs in Wells, Blackford, and Huntington counties, that could develop into future careers.
Students learn skills, attain credits, and earn wages. Every student is employed in a career that the student is interested in pursuing. Each student is also involved in a related-learning class.