A new partnership between Springfield Public Schools and the Paul Mueller Company will allow a handful of students to get experience in a future career path while getting paid.
Students will receive competitive pay, up to $25 an hour, according to SPS, while getting hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment. They will also receive education credits toward graduation.
A signing day for the Registered Youth Apprenticeship was held Monday at the SPS Kraft Administrative Center. Five students signed forms finalizing their enrollment in the welding and grinding pathway: Drake Owen, Hayden Garretson and Micah Powell at Kickapoo High School; Garrett Dickens at Parkview; and Bella Moser at Glendale. A sixth student, Gustavo Dos Santos at Kickapoo, will be taking another pathway in heating and air conditioning with the school district as part of the Registered Youth Apprenticeship…