30 Leadership
GO RED FOR WOMEN _ A Feb. 7 “Go Red for Women” event, hosted by Women in Shipbuilding Enterprise (WiSE), promoted American Heart Month and increased women’s awareness of heart disease. The topic is of personal significance to Electrician Craft Instructor and WiSE Vice Chairperson Linda McMillian (pictured), who helped organize the event. During the event, she shared how heart disease has affected her family and emphasized the importance of prevention.
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hile a student at Thomas Nelson Community College, I first learned of The Apprentice School from my classmates who were apprentices. The
Apprentice School has taught me that engaging in my goals and following through with them will take me a long way. I have learned the many forms leadership can take and apply these lessons by helping others with their struggles in the classroom, on the job and in the gym. At the same time, I learn from their strengths. Tyrell Watkins Rigger Apprentice and Wrestler