Now why would Automotive students visit the National Aviation Academy? If you are asking that question, it is probably because of a perception that Automotive = Cars and that's it. That is simply not true!
Automotive instructors Mr. Kessell and Mr. Hennessy brought the students to the NAA, located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, MA. They tell me that the NAA offers our students a high quality post-graduate option for additional training.
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| Automotive Seniors Ryan Getzinger and Paullo Perreira check out the training area. |
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| Students Heather Sexton and Shawn Dodge try out some hands on activities. |
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| Automotive students Michael Pelrine and David Rousseau with NAA student. |
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| Students participate in a tour of the facility. |
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| Mr. Kessell and students checking out a plane. I thought we sent them on a school bus for the field trip :) |
Quick side story on career pathways: On October 25th we held a Hall of Fame breakfast, and we inducted five people, including a Class of 1977 graduate named Cliff Rodrigues. Mr. Rodrigues graduated from Machine Shop. After completing a successful career in the military, he now serves as a First Officer for Jet Blue.
Here is a picture of Mr. Rodrigues (along with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Mr. Russ DeCoste, who was a teacher at SSVT from 1968 to 2005 and who nominated Mr. Rodrigues to enter the Hall of Fame).
Mr. Rodrigues told me that the aviation industry is a great place for aspiring machinists. And now we know that this applies to Automotive majors too!
Students...who knows where your career path will lead, but majoring in a vocational technical area offers you a wider career pathway that you might think. Becoming aware of opportunities can only serve to give you more options to pursue passion and excitement in your work!
---Mr. Hickey
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