Barry Butters,
Delavan Darien,
Delavan-Darien H.S.,
machining,
Micro Instrument Inc.,
Mode Industries,
China Instrument Parts,
Projects,
School District,
SPX,
students,
Technical Open House,
Wisconsin,
Youth Apprenticeship Program
Michael Reader
On May 29, 2014, Delavan Darien High School conducted a Technical Education Open House to showcase the projects developed and worked on by students throughout the year.
Butters engaging several of the Delavan Darien H.S. students about machining processes.
As part of the Career Technical Education (CTE) Committee, China Instrument Parts’s Barry Butters, as well as other committee members representing SPX, Mode Industries and Micro Instrument, were on hand to provide support and talk to the students about the opportunities in manufacturing.
Students, parents, school administration, and board members attended the event. The CTE Committee is helping to build a strong cooperative effort, to provide meaningful opportunities for all of the students in the Delavan-Darien School District.
The Delavan-Darien School District is also proactively working “to revive challenging and rewarding learning options” for high school students who want to explore career paths. On April 16, 2014, it announced the return of the “Youth Apprenticeship Program.” Through this program, students will be able to get involved in industry apprenticeships (before, during, after school, or summer), as well as take targeted academic courses which are in line with their apprenticeship , and which will be available at the high school or at technical institutions or colleges.
The program, which is expected to begin with the 2014-2015 Fall Semester, will include a variety of career paths, such as agricultural science, food science, natural resources, architecture and construction, arts, audio/video technology, communications, finance, health science, hospitality/tourism, information technology, manufacturing, engineering, transportation and logistics.
China Instrument Parts commends the Delavan-Darien School District on its initiatives.
