03/14/2026
We were so proud to showcase our intern, Jaevis Strand, for career day at Boscobel High School last week. He is a real world example of how students can thrive by taking a firm grasp on their future today.
For more than a year he has worked with a team, but not on a court. He has learned to follow a game plan, but not on a field. He was coached and often told which moves to make, but not on the mat. And soon, just like every high school coach does, we will lose the senior we had great success with. A selfish part of us wants him to stay, but a much bigger part of us is beyond proud of his accomplishments and can’t wait to see what he does with his future.
We admit Jaevis didn’t get his name up in lights or in the Boscobel Dial while he was on our team. There wasn’t big applause when things went his way and it most certainly wasn’t glamorous. But he has real working experience and real connections; two things he is about to find out are worth more than gold in the workforce.
We aren’t saying sports don’t teach value. But we are saying they shouldn’t be the only tangible thing a kid knows how to do when they graduate high school. In a world where sports are more like unpaid jobs kids work every night, weekend, and summer; we encourage balance.
While young adults may have their whole lives to work, character formation happens in their youth and with varied experiences and environments. Environments that challenge them in different ways, provide new prospectives, and helps them understand the value of a dollar.