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Seven Fremont High School seniors signed with industry partners and Metro Community College during a ceremony Thursday afternoon. The students, front row, from left, are: Joscelyn Dake, Denver Fincham and Ismael Jimenez Juarez. In the back row, from left, are FHS industrial technology instructor Keith Cunnings, Brayden Reeder, Benny Alfaro, Brandon Gallo, FHS industrial technology instructor Brad Ryun and Metro welding technology instructor Rob Hocking. Not pictured is student Domingo Perez Ramos.
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Seven Fremont High School seniors signed with local industry partners and Metropolitan Community College during a ceremony Thursday afternoon.
These students will work part-time while taking classes at MCC or Southeast Community College and graduate with a full-time job.
“This is a great example of the partnership between Fremont Public Schools, community colleges and local industry to meet our students’ needs,” said Todd Hansen, associate vice president for student affairs at MCC.
Joscelyn Dake
Dake will be graduating from Fremont High School with a Board of Governors Scholarship from MCC. She has been part of the Welding Academy at FHS and will continue her education majoring in Welding Technology at MCC.
Ismael Jimenez Juarez
Jimenez Juarez will be graduating from FHS with a Board of Governors Scholarship from MCC. Jimenez Juarez will be taking classes to earn a degree in Automotive Technology.
Benny Alfaro
Alfaro signed with Sid Dillon as an automotive service technician with a Board of Governors Scholarship from MCC. He will be taking MCC classes toward a degree in Automotive Technology and continue his career with Sid Dillon.
Alfaro has taken a variety of industrial technology courses at FHS.
Domingo Perez Ramos
Perez Ramos signed with Sid Dillon as an automotive service technician. He will be taking classes at MCC toward Automotive Technology and applying that knowledge with his work at Sid Dillon.
Ramos has taken a variety of industrial technology courses at FHS.
Brayden Reeder
Brayden Reeder signed with Platte Valley Equipment as a diesel technician in the JDTech Program. He will be attending Southeast Community College in Milford. He will learn all aspects of Platte Valley’s business including sales, marketing, accounting and repairs.
Denver Fincham
Denver Fincham, Nebraska State SkillsUSA champion welder, signed with S2 Rolloffs as a part of their Repair Maintenance Scholarship as a welder. Fincham has been a part of the Welding Academy at Fremont High School and taken a variety of industrial technology courses.
In addition to his education at FHS, Fincham has a head start on his education at MCC and will graduate in November with his associates degree in Welding Technology.
Brandon Gallo
Brandon Gallo signed with Lozier and will be learning their precision machinery trade.
He has participated in Precision Machining at the State SkillsUSA competition for several years. This year he placed third in the state competition and was the state champion in 2022.
Gallo has taken a variety of industrial technology courses at FHS. He will graduate with an associates degree in Precision Machine Technology.
This partnership is a great example of collaboration between schools and community.
“Our community businesses are giving life-changing opportunities to these students and these are not the only companies that offer this type of opportunity,” said Mark Williams, director of counseling at FHS. “Our community employers see the talent that our young people possess and want to work to build on their skills.”
Hansen agreed.
“Business and industry education sponsorships are getting more popular,” he said. “Employers are making an investment on the front-end to recruit students to develop and expand their business.”
FPS Superintendent Mark Shepard said the scholarship announcements and industry signings are a testament to the hard work of the students.
“This leads to future careers and opportunities for them and their families,” he said. “The partnerships we’ve been able to establish and foster with Metropolitan Community College and local industry are invaluable to the success of our programs and students. When coupled with
committed, high-performing FPS and Metro instructors our students are able to capitalize on these tremendous career opportunities”
