A Waukegan High School junior learns about careers in carpentry at the third-annual Trade and Tech Fair. Groups of Waukegan High School students crowded around a mine-resistant military vehicle outside the school Thursday waiting to climb aboard when it was their turn. Friends snapped pictures, and a few got to rev the engine.
Waukegan High School students explore a military vehicle during the third-annual Trade and Tech Fair. It took place in two gymnasiums and in a field outside the building, where students got to see the trucks and a live welding demonstration. New this year were demonstrations outside the school letting students get a feel for things like getting on a military vehicle, rather than only talking to recruiters inside the building. Welding was another demonstration that intrigued students, like Osvaldo Guadarrama.Guadarrama said he plans to attend the College of Lake County in the fall, and enroll in the welding program to earn a certificate.Industry representatives talk to students.
Paul Brown, an organizer with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, said once an apprentice reaches journeyman status after four years of working and schooling, they can expect to earn more than $100,000 annually.
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