Building The Next Generation 63 high school students from 14 O‘ahu high schools were recognized in a special ceremony celebrating their completion of the 6-week Construction Academy Summer Program at Honolulu Community College. High school students who will be entering grades 10–12 and recent 2012 graduates were admitted to Honolulu CC for the summer program, and were registered in a three-credit course, IEDB 20—Introduction to Building & Construction. They were exposed to five different trades (carpentry, welding, sheet metal, plumbing, as well as architectural, engineering, and CAD technologies). 50% of the students are 2012 high school graduates; 14.3% are female and one-third is Native Hawaiian.
SUMMER PROGRAM
Jasmine Garay was once an aspiring marine biologist, but switched her focus after participating in the summer program and is now with the plumbing and pipe fitters union. The Summer Construction Academy started with 12 students in 2006 and has grown over its six-year existence. The summer experience is an extension of the Construction Academy that is in approximately 35 high schools across the state during the academic year filling the gap of industrial education in the public schools.
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Students get hands on experiences in Carpentry, Welding, Sheet Metal, Plumbing, Architectural, Engineering, and CAD Technologies