Southside High School's Chavez Doing a 'First Class Job' at Affordable

Adrian Chavez is not your ordinary sprinkler fitter. He took construction classes at Southside High School and is in the Georgia Fire Sprinkler Association apprenticeship program. Chavez also was a CEFGA summer intern with Affordable for two summers while he was still in high school. "Adrian came onto the job with a lot of skills that most people don't have," said Foreman Tim Craft.

Straight out of High School, Webb Finds Great Career in Plumbing

Ten years ago, Brad Webb was doing an electrical wiring project in the construction lab at Maxwell High School of Technology in Gwinnett County. When he turned on the power to test his circuit, he blew out the breakers for the whole wing of the school. Webb decided to go into plumbing. "The construction program at Maxwell taught me the basics," Webb said.

Hardin Hires Field Engineer Recruit at CareerExpo

Cameron Newell knows he is going to be a part of something magnificent. He stands on a plot of land where the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center will soon rise up from the ground.

Holder/Manhattan Impressed with CEFGA High School Intern

Summer vacation was just beginning. Some rising seniors were hanging out at home. Some were flipping burgers. Some were bagging groceries at the local supermarket. George Brown made a different choice.

19-year-old apprentice ‘well on his way’ at Wayne Griffin Electric

The giant light poles lie all around the Floyd College parking lot, under construction in Cartersville, GA. They are waiting for someone to stand them up and do the electrical wiring.

‘Wherever I am, I’m going to be building something…’
Jennifer Smith’s mom was both amused and a little concerned. Amused because five-year-old Jennifer had taken apart every toy she owned to see how it worked---and put them back together, too.

New South’s Jeff Brown Happy He's not stuck in an Office.
“I didn’t want an office job. I like to be outside. I like to build things,” Brown said as he was checking on the progress of work at the construction site of West Cobb Middle School.

John Goldy - Most 18 year-olds can't even read a blueprint.
John Goldy looks at a set of electrical drawings and asks, "What were they thinking?" Or not thinking, as the case may be.

21-year-old Bailey Places Third in National ABC Championships
An all-expense paid trip to Orlando; accommodations at Disney's Swan and Dolphin Resort; a steak dinner with the boss at Don Shula's Steakhouse.

Powers a Model Employee at Magbee Contractors Supply

Hyatt a 'rising, shining star' at Dixie Electric

Georgia Tech Valedictorian Excels at Art Plumbing
The transcript from Camden County High School has three years of construction courses listed. The Georgia Tech diploma on the wall says that Scott Garrett graduated "With Highest Honors" four years later.

"I wish I could find 10 more employees just like Gerardo"
Oh, no! You've got plumbing problems! You've heard that Plumb Works is a great company, but how do you know you'll get good service?

Lane Excels with West Star Electric
The last person Andy Lane expected to see on the jobsite was his high school technology teacher. But there the two met.

Sprinkler Fitting a Good Fit for 18-Year-Old Kelly
Elizabeth Kelly proudly explains she's a third-generation sprinkler fitter.

Modern Alchemist Turns Sheet Metal into Gold
Long ago, Alchemists tried to turn lead into gold. Flash forward to June 24-25, 2004,

Georgia Construction Students Find Gold in Kansas City
Five construction students from Georgia won gold medals at the 2004 National SkillUSA Championship in Kansas City, MO June 21-24.

Josh Stephens Places 2nd in National Competition
"Second-Best Sprinkler Fitter in America"; that's the title Josh Stephens of Carrollton, GA earned recently at a national competition in San Diego, CA.

High School Students Shine in Summer Internship Program
Adrian Chavez insisted his hands were too dirty. I shook his hand anyway. I was excited to see a young person working in construction. And enjoying it!

Good Attitude is Key to High School Student's Success
Shawn Israel, a 17-year-old senior from Maxwell High School in Gwinnett Co., joined Zurn Plumbing in June through a CEFGA-sponsored summer internship program. He worked fulltime with Zurn through the summer, and made a positive impression.