“I thought I wanted to be a mechanic, so I did the GO CAPS Engineering and Manufacturing strand last year. We visited a ton of factories, different places in town that did manufacturing, and I figured out what I liked, didn’t like. But the first time I struck an arc, I knew I wanted to be a welder. Now, I go to OTC in the afternoons and take welding classes, which SPS pays for, and I’ll be done at the end of next year and able to start working. I know what I want to do forever, and I figured that out in high school with the Academy of Technology and Design, my Construction Trades pathway classes, and GO CAPS. I tell my friends: the more you can explore a field you like, the more you’ll know what to do next. I’m ready to work.”
