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ROBOTICS COMPETITION _ For the seventh year, The Apprentice School supported Phoebus High School’s robotics team in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Maintenance Electrician Craft Instructor Kevin Bond and PC Applications Trainer Chris Brown (not pictured) mentored the Phantom Mentalists during the 2013 competition. More than 2,500 teams competed, and the Phantom Mentalists placed 45th in local and 23rd in regional contests.
JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM _ Heavy Metal Fabricator Apprentice Josh Stachura and the unexpected course his future took during his participation in Newport News Shipbuilding’s Career Pathways program were profiled in a November 2013 Daily Press article. When he was selected for Career Pathways’ week-long job shadowing program, Stachura was planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree after his high school graduation. However, his experience shadowing shipbuilders working in the company’s modeling and simulation department changed his mind. Stachura realized the good fit the school would be for his technical and mechanical aptitude and learned of the opportunities available to apprentices.