“It is somewhat tough; we all face the same predicament. When I was a kid everyone just went to the mills to work. Things are different with our current economy,” said Supervisor Louis Boitano. Boitano says he hopes a recent push-through of the Amador Economic Stimulus Package will help stimulate jobs in the contracting and development markets by cutting county imposed fees. Although most of the graduating students these days are college-minded, many must pursue jobs immediately after school for a variety of reasons, both financial and academic. According to a local job placement center employee who prefers anonymity, a number of factors have contributed to a limited local job market for Amador’s youth, but local employment is affected by the statewide and nationwide economy as well. In the words of a graduating high school senior named Chris, you have to go find your place in the world.
Last Friday
marked the end of another school year in Amador County, and for many the beginning
of a new and exhilarating chapter in life. The senior classes of both Amador
and Argonaut High Schools celebrated their final
year of high school through the weekend; fortunately with no party-related
injuries or accidents were reported. Of the graduates surveyed by TSPN after graduation, the
outstanding majority plan on leaving Amador
County for higher-level
schooling. “I have a lot of friends and family here, so leaving will be
tough for me. But there is just no outlet in Amador County
for what I want to do with my life,” said one student who plans on attending UC
Davis in the fall.

