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ach year during graduation, my job is to make sure students are lined up properly as they walk onstage to receive their certificates. As simple
as this may sound, it’s quite an extraordinary experience. There are no conversations, only a brief moment with apprentices as they walk by. I get to make eye contact with them right before they feel what it’s like to transition from “overwhelming future goal” to the celebration of “proudly achieved goal.” It’s quite surreal and very rewarding. Jason Kinney Academic Instructor Class of 2006
RINGING THE BELL _ After receiving his certificate of apprenticeship, Jovan McCamey, rigger graduate, rings The Apprentice School bell to mark the completion of his apprenticeship. McCamey was among the 206 members of the Class of 2012.