Granby Public School Reflection

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I assisted the Granby Public Schools Facilities Department / Custodial Staff in helping to clean various schools over the duration of the 2015 summer vacation. During my time there, I helped to meet a variety of daily cleaning needs around both the middle school and the high school; cleaning lockers, sweeping floors, setting up computers, delivering packages, and the like.

The most valuable lesson I learned all the while was that there is no right way to do a job as long as it gets done. All things considered, I would hope to be given the opportunity to return to work again in the future; it was a great experience and I'm thankful to have been a part of

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