Ryan Walters – Coop placement leads to career

Ryan Walters is currently completing his fourth year at Stratford Central Secondary School. He is very pleased that his high school education will allow him to “go somewhere” in his life and he says, “Getting an education is the best thing students can do for themselves”. In...

Kyle Rutledge – Always in Motion

Kyle Rutledge has loved being in motion all his life and currently enjoys BMX and vehicles of all kinds. His most memorable high school moment is the day he was signed as an apprentice, and as he says, “My life train started to roll”. Kyle credits cooperative education teacher, Brian Moody, with his...

Kate-Lynn Losch – Discovering recipe for Success

Kate-Lynn Losch didn’t always know that she wanted to be a chef, but she did realize, even before starting high school, that she somehow knew a lot more about baking than did other people her age. This didn’t lead to an immediate understanding of what her future would hold, but it did make her hesitate...

Kris Coulson – Co-op placement was helpful

Kris Coulson is the oldest of three brothers and lives in Monkton. High school has been a good experience for him and has allowed him to take courses that have interested him. Kris knows the importance of education in getting a job in the future. The various tech classes that Kris has taken have been very...

Jeff Stephens – A Welder is my future dream job

I am Jeff Stephens and I have decided that an apprenticeship will prepare me for my occupation as a pipeline welder. In addition, the training and skills I’ll develop as a welder will be very useful in my future dream job. What I would really like to do is run a custom farming operation with one of my...

Nathan Schmidt – Family background influenced career decision

Nathan Schmidt – Having a family background in construction has impacted my future plans greatly. My family and the shop classes at DCVI have helped me to decide on an apprenticeship in carpentry. The coop program at DCVI helped me sign as an apprentice, while continuing to take teach me skills needed...

Steve Morgan – Plans to get license in the Trades

My name is Steve Morgan and my fondest memories of high school will include playing hockey, and specifically going to OFSSA in Ottawa with the SHDHS hockey team. We stayed in the same hotel as the Montreal Canadiens. Other sports I enjoy include baseball, golf, volleyball and swimming. Following graduation I...

Brandon McKay – Hands-on experiences teach valuable lessons

Brandon McKay comes from a family of farmers. He grew up in Downie Township and attended Downie Central Public School. As a young boy, he knew he wanted to be a farmer, however, during his time at Northwestern he also discovered he would also like to become an auto mechanic. Ideally, Brandon would like to...

Colton Kerr – Credits value of OYAP placement

Colton Kerr is a grade 12 student at Central Huron Secondary School. He is planning to graduate at the end of this school year and would like to apprentice in the electrical field. He is looking forward to his four credit co-op placement in semester two. He has always liked to wired things up to see if he...

Heather Hovius – On Journey to become a Cabinetmaker

Heather Hovius is the youngest in her family of four and lives on a farm outside of Listowel. All four of her grandparents immigrated from Holland and settled on farms in the Listowel and Atwood area. Both of her parents attended Listowel District Secondary School. Heather is a member of the LDSS Choral...

Grace Brydges – Pursue career as Education Assistant

Grace Brydges favourite class at LDSS was Parenting. She especially enjoyed the play-school portion of the class where she got to work with pre-schoolers. As a result she is currently doing a co-operative education placement at Listowel Central School public school. Grace is completing her Grade 12 year at...

The Choice is Yours

It is important that young people find work that is rewarding, dignifying, and allows them to become valuable contributors to our communities. This search may lead directly to work, to an apprenticeship, to college or to university. Which pathway will you choose? A pathway is designed to lead a student to a...