Masonry Magazine April 2003 Page. 12
Making the Grade Student
Note: If you have an apprentice mason to nominate, contact: J. David Holt, c/o Holt Marketing Group, Inc., 1906 Swift, North Kansas City, MO 64116 or fax to (816) 842-9989.
Athlete, Academician and Mason, too
High school senior Joey Doak of Sandston, Va., is our Masonry Apprentice of the Month. Doak was nominated by his tech school instructor.
"Joe is an excellent student and athlete," says Glenn J. Edwards, Doak's instructor at Highland Springs Tech Center, Mechanicsville, Va. "He's a solid honor roll student and has perfect attendance. He's also going to be an excellent mason. Joe picked up the trade very quickly; just three weeks after handling a trowel for the first time, he finished seventh at the Virginia State Fair."
Last summer, following his junior year of high school and his first year in his tech school's masonry program, Doak participated in the national masonry contest held in conjunction with the SkillsUSA VICA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Not only was Doak the first student in the masonry program at Highland Springs Tech Center to advance to the national level, he finished a very respectable 14th place in the secondary division.
In school, Doak has maintained a 3.7 GPA while participating for three years on his Varina High School two-time state championship volleyball team. He plays catcher on the school's baseball team, too. And, if that weren't enough, Doak was recently tapped into Beta.
Through his school, Doak has been placed in an apprenticeship position with French Brothers Construction Co., where he spends a half-day on a job site while he would normally be in the classroom. His supervisor evaluates and records his work according to school guidelines, and these evaluations are the basis of his grade for the final semester of the masonry program.
"Joe's a standout," Edwards continued. "The quality of his work is exceptional. He seems to care about everything he does, and I see him helping others all the time. He has aspirations of starting his own business in a few years. I will be truly surprised if it doesn't happen"
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Student Jooy Doak (right) and instructor Gleen Edwards (left) are rightfully proud of Brad's completed composite project at the national masonry contest held in conjunction with the SkillsUSA - VICA National Leadership and Skills Conference at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, Mo.
10 Masonry
April 2003
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