Miron Celebrates 24 Young Adults Taking Next Step in Construction Careers
It was an exciting day in our corporate office as we celebrated 24 students taking 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; youth apprentices transitioning into full-time roles; 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 graduate and contractor, 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:
- Owen Ackerman | Hortonville High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Dominick Donabar | Winneconne High School | Operators Apprentice
- Tori Mueller | Menasha High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Ethan Riegert | Little Chute High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Carter Zutz | Brillion High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Youth apprentices transitioning into full-time positions:
- Xander Biese | Kaukauna High School | Technology Support Intern
- Trevor Phillips | Shiocton High School | Mechanic
- High school graduate signing into a registered apprenticeship:
- Tucker Reimer | Omro High School | Carpentry Apprentice
- Youth apprentices continuing their second year of their youth apprenticeship:
- Rilan Blankenhagen | Chilton High School
- Machaela Mader | Kimberly High School
- Gavin McInnis | Little Chute High School
- Connor Ryf | Winneconne High School
- Caden Sarauer | Neenah High School
- Kegan Vanark | Seymour High School
- Sawyer Wasmund | Hortonville High School
- High school students beginning their 2025-26 youth apprenticeship:
- Brice Guyette | New London High School
- Evan Hardy | Brillion High School
- Tyler Jicha | Bay Port High School
- Mason Kern | Hortonville High School
- Ethan Long | Xavier High School
- Ellie Phipps | Hortonville High School
- Paxton Sinotte | Horace Mann High School
- Baden Tedlie | Hortonville High School
- Reid Zutz | Brillion High School
Five of the new registered apprentices signed with the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters and one signed with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139.
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 nine new youth apprentices will start in late summer and work throughout the 2025-26 school year. In the last two years, Miron’s youth apprenticeship program has grown more than 89% 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 an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of 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.
