Cristo Rey Orange County High School hosts ‘Draft Day’ to pair students with corporations for work-study program [Video]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) — It was Draft Day at Angels Stadium on Friday, but not for baseball players with big MLB dreams.

Instead, more than 140 students from Cristo Rey Orange County High School were “drafted” for an innovative work-study program.

“We’ve got banks, law firms, hospitals, engineering companies, nonprofits,” said the school’s founding President Steve Holte.

As part of the program, 42 companies in Orange County will provide hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities to students who may not exactly have access to the corporate world.

On Friday, Farmers & Merchants Bank selected Sophomore Luna Paz.

“It’s definitely a lot more exciting than them just giving you an envelope being like, ‘You’re working here now,'” she said. “I’m really excited to see what they’re going to put me up to.”

Farmers & Merchants Bank President Kevin Tiber attended Friday’s ceremony to welcome Paz and several other students to the team.

“We throw them right …