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Hobart Institute Recognizes Excellence

The Hobart Institute recognizes excellence
in performance of people who go above and
beyond the requirements or levels of desirability JANUARY 2018 MARCH 2018
to exceed normal expectations. Those who GRADUATES GRADUATES
have met these goals in this past quarter are HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
listed.
Aaron Kerns –1/5/2018 3.53 Erik Hanft – 3/2/2018 3.50
Samuel Christian – 3/16/2018 3.50
HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DJ Costa – 3/30/2018 3.50
Hobart Institute provides two levels of academic
achievement. This recognition is based on the DECEMBER 2017 MARCH 2018
grade point average of students in the five or
nine-month programs at HIWT. Candidates for GRADUATION GRADUATES
this award must reach a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 to PERFECT ATTENDANCE PERFECT ATTENDANCE
receive high honors and 3.8 to 4.0 to receive the Kevin Tsosie – 12/1/2017 Lindsey Anderson – 3/2/2018
highest honors. Cossie Rawlins – 12/1/2017 Athan Elipoulos –3/2/2018

Adam Scheper – 12/15/2017 Erik Hanft – 3/2/2018
PERFECT ATTENDANCE John Orndorff – 3/2/2018
Students may achieve perfect attendence status JANUARY 2018 Andrez Venavidez –3/2/2018
by attending Hobart Institute in the five month GRADUATES Samuel Christian – 3/16/2018
Structural Welding Program or the nine-month PERFECT ATTENDANCE Austin Cox – 3/16/2018
Combination Structural and Pipe Welding Aaron Kerns – 1/5/2018 Trevor Beam – 3/30/2018
Program without missing even one day of class.
Hobart Institute congratulates these students DJ Costa – 3/30/2018
who have made this extra effort. Future FEBRUARY 2018 Kaleb Craft – 3/30/2018
employers take notice of this achievement and GRADUATES Zachary Dominique – 3/30/2018
students are encouraged to strive for this goal. PERFECT ATTENDANCE William Fierke – 3/30/2018
Douglas Miner – 2/16/2018

Life After High School – Pursuing a Technical Education

There are many paths toward pursuing continuing education technical school might make more sense for you. Working in a trade
after high school. While peer pressure and social culture make it simply means that you have acquired a set of specific skills and
seem like a traditional four-year college degree is the best – and knowledge related to a particular job/career field.
sometimes only – option, there are other choices to consider. Many jobs in skilled trades are in high demand, with expected
The reality is that college is not for everyone. Education is growth to continue for some time. Also, because in the last few
critical; college is not. Research will provide the best avenue for decades people have been choosing college over trades, the
determining the best fit for you. shortage of skilled workers is growing. While “blue-collar” jobs
Depending on your aptitude, career interests, high-school record
and life goals, learning a trade by attending a career college or (Continued on page 11)

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