Four separate Youth Apprenticeship Agreements were signed between area businesses and Caroline County Public School students during the month of March.
Brallen Phelps, a senior at North Caroline High School, was a summer employee for Ron Schock with RH Perkinsons, a plumbing contractor in Chester, Maryland. Mr. Schock wanted to keep this promising employee and formalized the relationship through the Apprenticeship Program. Brallen completed the Construction Carpentry program at Caroline Career & Technology Center (CCTC), and is expanding on that experience by exploring the field of plumbing.
Katrina Benges, a junior at North Caroline High School, is now an Apprentice in Early Childhood teaching with Mid Shore Early Learning Center in Easton. Katrina is enrolled in a program at Chesapeake College, and upon completion, will earn her Center Based Birth to Five Child Development Associates.
Crystal Steel, a fabrication plant in Federalsburg, recently signed on two new welder-fabricator apprentices, Vaughn Jones and Kailey Masten, both seniors at Colonel Richardson High School. Plant Supervisor Jeff Keith is a passionate advocate for work education, and enthusiastic about new apprenticeships. After a tour, interview and weld Test, Vaughn and Kailey emerged as the top candidates.
More information about the Youth Apprenticeship Program may be found on the Caroline County Public Schools website. Local businesses interested in partnering with Youth Apprenticeship or students and parents interested in the program should contact Eric Cook, cook.eric@ccpsstaff.org.
All photos may be viewed on the CCTC Flickr page.