Sheldon — A new semester has begun at Sheldon High School, which means a new group of students is taking the CAPS class.
CAPS instructor Cindy Prewitt tells KIWA “CAPS” stands for Center for Advanced Professional Studies.
She says that this class gives juniors and seniors credits for high school and college at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. Prewitt says this semester is a little different than other semesters as they have two options for the students.
No matter which option a student takes, Prewitt says they all have to go through a four-to-five-week process.
She explains what sort of projects these students will be doing.
Prewitt tells us that the students who are working on a project, not necessarily interning, will be learning “Scrum.”
“Scrum” is a rugby term where the players huddle together to move the ball down the field. According to Prewitt, this is how the students — or as they are called in class — “associates,” manage projects: they huddle together to find a solution.
Prewitt adds if anyone wants to know more about the program (parents or businesses), you can email her through the school’s website at https://www.sheldonschools.com/.
