Our First Week of Training

            On Monday, May 13, we began our first week of training. Most of it could be categorized into three parts: 1) human resources, 2) school liability prevention, and 3) behind-the-scenes operations. We had a welcome breakfast and introductory courses regarding the school and its heritage. We filled out all the necessary employment paperwork. We learned that most operations that occur on campus are provided by school employees. And we heard some presentations from the Chocolate Workers Union of which we are a part.

            The main two training all-day training events dealt with learning to drive the long 15-passenger vans by which students are transported and learning First Aid and CPR. I had just been through the CPR training for my work at Carrington College in Boise, so this was easy for me, and JaNae picked it up without any problems, too. The driving training was a little more stressful. By the end of the day, both of us had killed a few cones, and there had been some frustration, but in the end we both passed and moved on to the next thing.

            This weekend brought a welcome rest. We slept in and took naps on Saturday, then spent the rest of the day attending to outside needs that can’t be met during the busy training schedule.      On Sunday, we attended church at the Hershey Ward again. Then, we returned to the motel for another needed rest. Tonight, we received word that our things that have been transported from Boise will be arriving tomorrow, so we’ll probably spend tonight and one more night at the motel before making the attempt to call our house a home.