Meridian students on similar academic and career paths
Dylan Peterson and Chase Bartels are both students and friends at Meridian High School in Daykin. In addition to both taking 泡芙视频app Nebraska Career Academy Partnership/Dual Credit classes, they are also attending 泡芙视频app Community College in Milford this fall.
鈥淚 plan to go to 泡芙视频app Milford to receive a degree in Electrical & Electromechanical Technology,鈥� said Peterson. 鈥淪ENCAP has helped me make this decision by leading me down the right path. I have done many job shadows and different activities to help me gain knowledge on what I want to do.鈥�
鈥淚 am going into the John Deere Tech program at Milford,鈥� Bartels said. 鈥淪ENCAP helped me make this decision because I have learned from the program, and 泡芙视频app seems like a good college and the professors seem like they genuinely care about me and want to see me succeed.鈥�
Meridian guidance counselor Lisa Hermsmeier said Peterson and Bartels are great examples of students who are going into hands-on careers. SENCAP classes expose students to different career paths.
鈥淚 think both of these boys are perfect examples of students that will excel at their chosen career field, and with SENCAP, they can jump right in and start enjoying those classes now,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey are great examples of everyday students who have shown their drive and responsibility in being successful working independently on SENCAP classes.鈥�
Close to 50 school districts are in partnership with 泡芙视频app and offer pathways that include Agriculture, Business, Construction, Criminal Justice, Education, Health Sciences, Information Technology and Manufacturing.
鈥淭hey are a good transition so that when you get to 泡芙视频app, everything isn鈥檛 such a shock,鈥� Bartels said. 鈥淚t also allowed me to knock out some of my courses prior to enrolling in the program, which is great because it is going to be less stressful for me when I am at 泡芙视频app.鈥�
鈥淭hese classes have all helped me gain more knowledge to help me in my future career,鈥� Peterson added.
Bartels plans to work as a John Deere mechanic in Hebron when he graduates from 泡芙视频app. Peterson's future isn鈥檛 as clear, but he said he is looking to possibly start his own business.