As part of the 2019 Lorain County JVS Summer Internship Program, sixty-five students successfully completed the program earning over $223,000. A total of 52 different companies employed interns over the summer providing mentoring and valuable opportunities for students to practice the technical skills they learned at JVS in a work-based learning environment.
Annette McIver, Lorain County JVS Career Services Specialist, shared how the students were excited to utilize their skills on the job. “They told me about a variety of interesting projects they worked on and the new experience they acquired. A huge “thank you” to the 52 businesses and organizations who provided students with an opportunity to utilize and expand their knowledge. Together, we are building the talent pipeline that our community needs to grow.”
Sundae Funday’s in Columbia Station is where Corrin Bigler, Bakery and Pastry Arts senior from Columbia, worked. You could tell by the excitement in her voice how much she loved her summer internship experience. “Some of the things that I did at my job was make pizzas, serve ice cream, and operate the cash register. My lab prepared me well for this job, and it helped me feel comfortable when I first got started.”
Karee Hayden, Co-Owner and Co-Manager of Sundae Funday’s, shared that having a JVS summer intern was excellent for her and her company. “I really liked the structure of the internship. It was great that the teacher was involved, and that we all had meetings together. That made it really work well for everyone.”
Precision Machine Technology senior from Midview, Chris Farr, was beyond happy with his summer internship job. As a Summer Intern, Chris worked 40 hours per week at Parker Aerospace in Avon machining airplane parts. “I absolutely loved working with the company. The machinist team was very helpful and very friendly,” said Farr.
The
Summer Internship Program is an opportunity available to junior students who
have successfully completed their first year of career-technical training, and
who have superior attendance and strong teacher recommendations. This
experience extends student learning beyond the classroom and provides students
with real world work experience. Students also have the opportunity to interact
with company employees and mentors, and develop a direct pathway to additional
education and training or future employment.
The JVS Summer Interns were honored at a special luncheon in September at the JVS. The internship participants are listed by associate high school below. The participating businesses will be recognized at the JVS Fall Advisory meeting on October 28 on the district’s campus.
AMHERST: Ethan Barnes, Project Lead the Way Engineering student worked at Lorain County Community College; John Curtin, Industrial Electricity student worked at Green Circle Growers; Hannah Deichler, Collision Repair student worked at Joe Firment Chevrolet; Andrew Fada, Project Lead the Way Engineering student worked at Lorain County Community College; Natalie Knight, Project Lead the Way Engineering student worked at Lorain County Community College; Kiefer Lukachko, Heating and Air Conditioning student worked at Sunshine Estate Builders; Brendan Mihalic, Project Lead the Way Engineering student worked at Lorain County Community College; Seth Miller, Landscape and Greenhouse Management student worked at Don Mould’s Plantation; Alexander Norman, Precision Machine Technology student worked at Nordson Corporation; Megan Sayre, Cosmetology student worked at MJ Hair Studio; Michael Wirth, Industrial Electricity student worked at Green Circle Growers
AVON: Monroe Love, Industrial Electricity student worked
at Electrical Accents, LLC
AVON LAKE: Christopher Haynes, Heating and Air Conditioning student worked at Stack Heating and Cooling; Jessica Los, Collision Repair student worked at Riddell; Alycia Scicchitano, Cosmetology student worked at Fine’ Bella Salon
BROOKSIDE: Michael Toth, Auto Technology student worked at Mike
Bass Ford
CLEARVIEW: Katherine Brunecz, Culinary Arts student worked at
Nemo Grille; Zachariah Corley, Auto Technology student worked at Mike Bass
Ford; Robert McCardle, Industrial Electricity student worked at VTI Electric;
Megan Rataj, Culinary Arts student worked at Olive Garden
COLUMBIA: Corrin Bigler, Bakery and Pastry Arts student worked at Sundae Funday’s; Tyler Hicks, Commercial Truck Technology student worked at McConnell Excavating; Joshua Morlock, Industrial Equipment Technology student worked at Lorain County Engineer’s Office; Stephen Stansberry, Heating and Air Conditioning student worked at Total Line Refrigeration
ELYRIA: Joyce
Fraticelli Maldonado, Bakery and Pastry Arts student worked at Panera Bread;
Micah Garcia, Auto Technology student worked at Mike Bass Ford; Jason Mack,
Masonry Trades student worked at Deca Pools; Jeriam Rodriguez, Network
Communications Technology student worked at Elyria City Schools; Levi Shawley,
Masonry Trades student worked at Trio Concrete; Natehan Weese, Commercial Truck
Technology student worked at Fortuna Aggregates, LLC
FIRELANDS: Stephen Gurchik, Industrial Electricity student
worked at Electrical Accents, LLC; Amber Michalski, Industrial Electricity
student worked at Electrical Accents, LLC; Luke Oliver, Network Communications
Technology student worked at Lorain County JVS; Logan Ramsey, Carpentry student
worked at Star Inc.; Kaylee Wells, Carpentry student worked at Oberlin Cabinet
Company; John Willis, Industrial Electricity student worked at Firelands High
School
KEYSTONE: Curtis Bacsi, Industrial Electricity student worked
at Gentile Electric; Emerald Chimileski, Landscape and Greenhouse Management
student worked at Green Circle Growers; Youngeun Jang, Marketing and
Entrepreneurship student worked at Main Street Wellington, Inc.; Samantha
Nelson, Bakery and Pastry Arts student worked at Event Network-Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo; Taylor Norris, Cosmetology student worked at The Grand Strand
Salon and Spa; David Solt, Network Communications Technology student worked at
Keystone Schools; Tyler Wakefield, Industrial Electricity student worked at RJ
Martin
MIDVIEW: Joseph Deidrick, Industrial Electricity student
worked at Smink Electric Inc.; Christopher Farr, Precision Machine Technology
student worked at Parker Hannifin -Aerospace; Madison Gregory, Cosmetology
student worked at Great Clips; Charles Leonard, Heating and Air Conditioning
student worked at Viccarone Heating and Air Conditioning; Savannah Moore,
Collision Repair student worked at Riddell; Trevor Prestwood, Industrial
Electricity student worked at Smink Electric Inc.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE: Mason Coleman, Carpentry student worked at Mitchell
Woodworking; Dominic DiFilippo, Auto Technology student worked at Nick Abraham
Buick GMC; Alex Jutte, Carpentry student worked at Stec Builders; Justin
Lamoda, Industrial Electricity student worked at All Tech LLC; Deston Legarth,
Industrial Electricity student worked at Bay Mechanical and Electrical
Corporation; David Mather, Carpentry student worked at KFC; Joshua Melton,
Industrial Electricity student worked at National Power Equipment; Tyler
Wensing, Collision Repair student worked at City of North Olmsted; Shawn
Wilson, Masonry Trades student worked at The Chimney and Masonry Co.
WELLINGTON: Terin Allred, Network Communications Technology student worked at Technifab Inc.; Christopher Beat, Commercial Truck Technology student worked at Dealer Connection; Madam Wispermari Fleming, Cosmetology student worked at Great Clips; Neal Hergina, Heating and Air Conditioning student worked for Wellington Indoor Comfort Inc.; Ryan Munyan, Collision Repair student worked for Custom Collision Center; Brittanasha Smith, Culinary Arts student worked for The Hotel at Oberlin 1833 Restaurant; Thomas Williams, Commercial Truck Technology student worked at Lorain County Engineer’s Office