For every month this school year, the Trades Academy has a theme planned, helping students and Education at Work partners work together to maximize the amount of time dedicated to a trades industry. November is Water Month and we have a great video to help introduce you to Water Month here. To help us kick off the month, Dave Fisch, of Fisch Drilling, is touring the county high schools sharing all about what it means to have careers in Water. So far Dave and the Trades Academy have visited East High, Zoe Barnum, and Arcata High Schools with more...

October was Heavy Machinery and Trucking month with the Trades Academy and SJL Construction was there to help us wrap up the month’s theme. On October 30th on a bright and sunny afternoon, Shannon Lenennard, of SJL construction brought his truck to Fortuna High School and gave a talk on how to obtain a truck driving license. He stressed, as a member of the trades industry, how imperative it is for the future of trades to have skilled laborers. A huge thank you for Shannon and the SJL Construction team for their time and valuable...

Ron Flenner at Pacific View Charter contributed a wonderful story about how our Education @ Work partners were involved, dedicated, and inspiring: On October 12th, I took four students to Soilscape Solutions in Arcata.  There our Gardening class learned about the various components found in healthy soil.  Soilscape looks at a plant’s soil as the most important component to its growth and success.  They offer a variety of soil testing and assessment in order to provide gardeners and farmers with the optimum soil balance of organic and inorganic matter.  Soilscape Solutions believes that with the proper soil, one can...

Jack Sheppard and the Trades Academy Mobile Lab shuttled eager students from Ferndale High School on Monday for a trip up to a Mercer-Fraser project site on Highway 36. Donning their work vests and hard hats, students were shown all of the elements of improving and building roads. Highway 36 is taking on a whole new route and Mercer-Fraser is right at the helm of the project with surveying, construction and...