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Careers in Motion — Construction
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D.C. Everest Senior High Students Gain Critical Construction and First Aid Skills

tunities and developing
relationships with people From Job Shadow to Post-graduate Apprenticeship
within the high-demand
industry. Local construction Piquing Student Interest in the Construction Field
companies gain access to a In February 2022, Kasey Woolley, then tion projects from start to finish and determine
new generation of graduates a junior at D.C. Everest Senior High, partici- which opportunities best suited her career
who are singularly prepared pated in a day-long job shadowing experience aspirations. As the day drew to a close, her
to take on the challenges of with a construction company that covered an interest was piqued by the experience and she
the workplace. And families array of career paths available within that busi- spoke with company representatives about
in need have the opportu- ness. The day began with a pre-task structural Youth Apprenticeship opportunities.
nity to raise their families steel placement meeting focused on ensur- Fast forward to September 2022. Kasey,
within a custom-built home, ing all the necessary elements were in place now a DCE senior enrolled in the Carpentry
providing a sense of stabil- prior to the task starting. She then visited a job Unit with the school’s Architecture and Con-
ity that can be a stepping site where she could view the various trades struction career pathway, signed with the
stone to future success. in action — including electrical, carpentry, company as a Youth Apprentice. on Septem-
During the past 16 HVAC, pipe fitting, and insulation. During ber 12, she officially started her apprenticeship
years, the collaborative the job site visit, she had an opportunity to and began working through late November at
partnership between the speak with apprentices and journeymen about a jobsite in Plover. She has since transitioned
DCE Senior High and the classroom and on-site training necessary to working on the new DCE Administra-
Habitat for Humanity of for their chosen careers. During the final stop tion building that is being constructed by the
Wausau has grown and of the day, they visited a jobsite in Hancock company on the grounds near the DCE Senior
Michelle Rothmeyer
Coordinator of Communications evolved due to expanded student interest and where laborers were pouring concrete and High. She has enjoyed working with numer-
D.C. Everest Area School District student preparedness. The DCE Senior High’s testing placed materials, carpenters were ous trades on the job sites and is currently
new Tech Ed wing — which mirrors 21st-cen-
The D.C. Everest Senior High’s sixteen- tury advanced manufacturing facilities with forming footings and foundation walls, exca- helping to set the foundation of the building
and insulating pipes — helping construct the
vators were preparing the site, and surveyors
year partnership with Habitat for Humanity of its spacious, sunlit interior stocked with state- were establishing working points. building from the ground up.
Wausau has provided numerous benefits for of-the art technologies, tools and machinery because the job shadowing experience Kasey's Youth Apprenticeship position
students, the local construction industry, and — has drawn more students to courses in provided her with a comprehensive overview has helped cement her plans beyond high
the community. Students gain one-of-a-kind the construction field. So has the expanded of preconstruction, project management, and school. Upon graduation, she will imme-
work experience that can’t be duplicated within onsite construction processes, she was able diately enter into the Carpentry Registered
a classroom while exploring career oppor-
Continued on Page 9 to gain a sense of the lifecycle of construc- Apprenticeship program.

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