AA Students Earn Harbor Freight Fellows Honors

Four Advantage Academy building construction students recently completed the Harbor Freight Fellows Initiative program. Antonio Cruz-Lara, Hayden Howell, and Michael Singletary completed the Explore Fellowship (30 hrs). Elijah Kreutzer completed the Full Fellowship (60 hrs).

The Harbor Freight Fellows Initiative (HFFI) is a partnership between Big Picture Learning and the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program to elevate the respect and resources accorded youth (and their teachers). They support youth for whom the trades are the appropriate and chosen post secondary path to a fulfilling life as a professional and community member–especially those who have been historically marginalized in the trades through race, ethnicity, or gender bias.

HFFI compensates apprenticing experiences with professional tradesperson mentors. Fellows work alongside mentors in real work situations to deepen their interest, develop hands-on practical skills, and broaden the professional network that will support them as they move through their professional lives. HFFI, CTE teachers, and industry mentors come together to provide transformative experiences for Fellows and strengthen CTE programs to develop a cohort of skilled, and committed youth entering the trades.

Antonio Cruz-Lara
 

Hayden Howell
 

Michael Singletary

Elijah Kreutzer