Juliana became the Action Skills State Champion at
the Michigan SkillsUSA competition in Grand Rapids earlier this month. She
“fabricated” a chicken – slicing a whole bird into specialized portions – in
five minutes.
Those five minutes earned Juliana a partial
scholarship to Sullivan University’s culinary program in Louisville, Kentucky,
and a chance to compete for a full scholarship at the nationals this June.
Sullivan is Juliana’s dream school, but she shelved
it due to expenses, electing the Grand Rapids Community College’s culinary
program. Now, she is undecided.
“If I do score high, I might go to Sullivan,”
Juliana said.
Juliana has always loved cooking, making meals for her
family. Her passion, combine with skills she’s learned at the Calhoun Area
Career Center, has become a career.
“I want to be a chef or own my own catering
business,” Juliana said.
“When I was younger I would pack some snacks and
drinks and I would wander off into the woods,” Lucas said. “I never knew that what
I am most passionate about would end up being what I do as my job.”
Lucas is shadowing a Department of Natural
Resources officer for his senior internship. He enjoys the work and the perks.
“…while I’m on the job, I can scout for good
fishing and hunting areas,” Lucas said.
Lucas plans to study natural resource sciences in
college, upping his odds in this competitive field.
“Anything that gives you that extra boost may be
the difference between a job and no job,” Lucas said. “I'm just a guy that
loves the outdoors and wants to dedicate his life to preserving it for the
generations to come.”
Joshua Klavinski
“I’ve always been interested in the military, ever
since the third grade,” Joshua said. “I never really considered anything else.”
Some of his influences came from friends.
“I had a lot of friends growing up [who had] family
in the military,” Joshua said. “I just thought it was really cool what they
did.”
Some of his influences came from his experience
with the Civil Air Patrol in Battel Creek, where youths ages 12-19 learn to
fly, hike, and drill. Joshua holds the rank of Cadet Airman, with one
orientation flight under his belt.
“I got to fly a Cessna, a little two-seater plane,”
Joshua said, an experience he describes as terrifying and exciting.
Josh plans to enlist in the Navy after graduation.
“I don’t really know yet what I want to do in the
navy,” Joshua said. “I just know I want to enlist.”
Grant Hallacy
This decorated Eagle Scout plans to be a military
lawyer. Interning with a JAG attorney on the Air National Guard base has him
well on his way.
“We had to put our thinking caps on,” Debbie Evans,
senior internship teacher, said. “[Grant] had to jump through a lot of hoops to
get on the base.”
One of those hoops is not being called an intern
despite doing paralegal work.
“They can’t technically have interns, they have to
have volunteers,” Grant said. “Pretty much they call me a volunteer and it
works out.”
Grant will attend Kellogg Community College this
fall, completing his bachelor degree at Western Michigan University. The Navy
will pay for law school in exchange for Grant’s service.
“I planned on going in for a number of years
anyway, so it just helps out that they pay for it,” Grant said.
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