06/10/2026
In this Workforce Wednesday feature, we are spotlighting Jackson County high school students who participate in Work-Based Learning. WBL consists of sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks required of a given career field that are aligned to curriculum and instruction.
Next is Sallie Nicholson, a recent graduate of Seymour High School, who works for Rose Acre Farms in Seymour.
How long have you worked there?
June 9, 2025, and I will be continuing my internship through this summer.
What is your job title or role?
Communications intern
What are your responsibilities?
I help design graphics for Rose Acre Farms' social media. In addition to design work, I contribute to projects, such as the company directory, the online phone book and the seasonal newsletter. With that being said, I have had the opportunity to train on other tasks, like covering front desk.
What do you like about what you get to do?
I love having the ability to use my creativity to design posts for holidays and various occasions. My coworkers are super supportive, especially when the content created is edible.
How often are you there?
I typically work Monday through Friday for around two hours, but my hours will increase this summer.
How do you benefit from Work-Based Learning?
I benefit from this program because it allowed me to focus on my specific interests in a way that regular classes did not. I have always been interested in the creative and artistic side of communications rather than the business aspect. Through Rose Acre Farms, I have been able to explore that creativity directly.
What would you say to other students to encourage them to do Work-Based Learning?
Work-Based Learning is probably the best class I've taken at SHS. It is focused on what I am going to college for, and it helped slow down my senioritis.
What else were you involved in at school?
I was involved in Seymour Swimming and had the honor of being part of the back-to-back conference and sectional winning team. As well, I was part of Seymour Marching Owls and Guard, where I played the saxophone.
What are you involved in outside of school?
For the past five years, I have participated in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge with the Seymour Tsunamis. I also volunteer with Immanuel Lutheran's vacation Bible school, helping with Christ-centered crafts.
What are your plans after high school?
I plan on attending Indiana University in Bloomington to study journalism and the creative side of media advertising.
