MUSCLE SHOALS-The Muscle Shoals Career Academy has a program that gives junior and seniors an opportunity to engage in paid internships with companies across the Shoals that have partnered with the Academy.
The program, Pathfinder Alabama was started By Gary Dan Williams to give high schoolers the chance to obtain real-time experience in their chosen fields. At this time just the school has 13 students engaged in the program. Six local companies are enrolled in the program giving the students paid internships and the opportunity to get experience in the workplace.
Gary Dan Williams, Career and Technical Director of the Academy said the Pathfinder Alabama program is reserved for the best student in each program. William’s vision for the growth of Pathfinder Alabama is to have this program in every high school in Alabama.
Pathfinder Alabama Placements-Spring 2015 :
1) North American Lighting – Cody Hovater
2) North American Lighting – John Morrow
3) North American Lighting – Zack Bracken
4) North American Lighting – Collin Craft
5) Shoals Hospital – Yadira Ruiz
6) Shoals Hospital – Anna Grace Hughes
7) Shoals Hospital – Erin Askew
8) Helen Keller Hospital – Kaitlin Bain
9) Helen Keller Hospital – Jesika Juarez
10) Navistar – Jonathon Reed
11) Navistar – Brent Butler
12) Tasus – Trace Reynolds
13) MS Metal Solutions – Marc Gotcher
The job titles of the students are North American Lighting & Tasus/Industrial Engineering Technicians and Equipment Engineering Technicians, Helen Keller and Shoals Hospital/ Patient Care Technicians, and Navistar and Metal Solutions/Welders.
