Miron Celebrates 16 Young Adults Taking the Next Step in Construction Careers
It was an inspiring day in our corporate office as we celebrated 16 students embarking on the next step in their construction careers. This celebration highlighted the multiple phases of the beginning of a construction career including: the bridging of youth apprentices to registered (union) apprentices; high school graduates signing to a registered apprentice; youth apprentices beginning their second year of training; and new youth apprentices beginning their training.
Career Signing Day is a time for high school and college graduates to officially begin employment with a construction contractor who will sponsor them throughout their registered apprenticeship and provide on-the-job training. Along with on-the-job training, these registered apprentices will receive classroom instruction from their designated union training center as part of their apprenticeship. This celebration honors both graduates and contractors, providing a pivotal moment in the life of a student.
Below is the list of young adults that were highlighted during the event:
- Youth apprentices bridging to registered apprentices:
- Connor Ryf | Winneconne High School | Mechanic Apprentice
- Alana Oertel | New London High School | Masonry Apprentice
- Caden Sarauer | Neenah High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Curtice Rickel | Brillion High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Gavin McInnis | Little Chute High School | Millwright Apprentice
- Luke Nushart | Kaukauna High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Paxton Sinotte | Horace Mann High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Evan Hardy | Brillion High School | Millwright Apprentice
- High school graduates signing into a registered apprenticeship:
- Corban Documman | Neenah High School | Millwright Apprentice
- Karter Hawthorne | Winneconne High School | Millwright Apprentice
- Youth apprentices continuing their second year of their youth apprenticeship:
- Mason Kern | Hortonville High School
- Baden Tedlie | Hortonville High School
- Reid Zutz | Brillion High School
- High school students beginning their 2026-27 youth apprenticeship:
- Aiden VanEnkevort | Oconto Falls High School
- Jameson Thomma | Fond du Lac High School
- Hayden Ballweg | Pardeeville London High School
Eight of the new registered apprentices will sign with the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters and one will sign with the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers District Council of Wisconsin.
Students like them continue to choose the trades for the importance of the work they provide for all of society, for the rewarding profession it offers, and for the opportunity to learn and build a career.
The three new youth apprentices will start in late summer and work throughout the 2026-27 school year. In the last three years, Miron’s youth apprenticeship program has grown more than 150% and now extends to Miron’s satellite offices.
The construction industry had 459,000 job openings throughout the U.S. in Nov. 2023, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Youth and union apprentices not only gain meaningful work experience that sets them up for success in the future, but they also add to the talent pipeline of skilled, diverse employees that innovate the workforce.
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Miron Construction celebrates young adults with career signing in Neenah
Miron Construction celebrates 17 young adults entering construction careers
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