A Seventh-day Adventist Boarding Academy Serving Native American Youth Since 1946
Exploring a Future in Trade Careers
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t Holbrook Indian School (HIS), we assist our students, specifically our juniors and seniors, in learning about the resources and opportunities available to them after they graduate and leave HIS. Due to the fact that a majority of our students are first-generation graduates, the idea of leaving HIS can be very intimidating. This is why we created the College and Trade Prep Program (CTPP). CTPP involves campus visits to various colleges and universities in the area as well as inviting Adventist colleges from out of state to visit HIS and talk about their school and reasons why it would be good for our students to attend. Our students have appreciated
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learning about the resources each school has to offer and receiving assistance in learning how to fill out applications and become familiar with campus life. This year, our MAPS coordinator, Ulysses Campos, is making efforts to highlight the trades. In November, Mr. Campos, along with nine juniors and seniors, participated in the AZ Construction Career Days, located at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix, and visited the United Aviate Academy in Goodyear, AZ. At the Construction Fair, our students had the opportunity to meet and talk with various tradesmen and women and engaged with a myriad of trade booths. From contractors and framing to heavy machinery, painters, electricians, pipe fitters, HVAC,