A new program in Omaha has students from one school entering the workforce as part of their education.

Another day on the job for Steven Kellogg, eight hours of sifting through files and entering data at the Omaha State Bank at 121st and Center.

"A lot of these jobs wouldn't get done or we would assign,” says Omaha State Bank Vice President of Human Resources Jan Williamson. “They're important, but we didn't have the personnel or time to finish."

Before being hired, Kellogg wasn't sure if this would be the right fit. "Now that I started it, I love it."

Kellogg is 14 years old, a high school freshman at St. Peter Claver School where he is one of 82 students. They're all freshman and they all work. Three days of regular high school classwork followed by a fourth day in the real world at a real job.

It's based on a program that started in Chicago more than a decade ago. Give a job and life skills to those students most likely to drop out of high school as a way to keep them from dropping out.

"They're seeing what goes on in all these different businesses and they're bringing it back and their academics are starting to flourish as well,” says Jim Pogge, director of Cristo Rey Work/Study Program at St. Peter Claver Catholic High School.

By working, Kellogg is learning what many of us already know. "Mondays, I don't like Mondays. They're one of the worst days. The weekend is over. You have to get up early." The best day? “Fridays,” says Kellogg.

"I think our ultimate benchmark is when we see these guys walking down the aisles with their tassles on, diplomas in hand and letters from colleges saying we're ready for you now,” says Pogge.

The Omaha companies that are employing these freshmen pay $21,500 a year for four students. That money goes toward tuition.

There are just freshmen at St. Peter Claver now. As this class gets older, it will be just like any other high school with four grades, only the students will continue to work.