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Fechino Files: Masonry Apprentice Scholarship Program Recipients

Words: Steven Fechino

I hope everyone is warm when they read this now that winter is finally beginning to give us a reprieve. As a way to complete the Masonry Apprentice Scholarship Program I wanted to introduce the list of recipients who were awarded in October of 2024. This year, we were able to pull from several new schools and provide the Masonry Tool Bag to students that had not been aware of our program. The way it works is we decide what schools and students receive the scholarships and send them to the schools for presentation.

The Student List for 2024 includes:

Armondo Acedo: Western Maricopa Education Center, Instructor: Cassie Majia

RJ Jackson: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

Devon Riddle: Carroll County Public School, Instructor: Mike Campanelli

Jayden England: CAT NORTH Center for Applied Technology, Instructor: Paul Ferenc

Daryl Branham: Carroll County Public School, Instructor: Mike Campanelli

Daniel Garcia: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Jacob Amburn: Claiborne High School, Instructor: Dustin Love

Octavious Acklin: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Brian Rojas: Hamblen County High School, Instructor: Dustin Love

Andres Vargas Alvarado: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Connor Kilpatrick: CAT NORTH Center for Applied Technology, Instructor: Paul Ferenc

Hector Garcia: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

Danny Jackson: Wallace Community College Selma, instructor: Kenny Allen

Cory Long: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

Kolby Beaghan: Carroll County Public School, Instructor: Mike Campanelli

Carlos Umanzor Gamez: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Krysun Johnson: Wallace Community College Selma, Instructor: Kenny Allen

Aaron Charles: CAT NORTH Center for Applied Technology, Instructor: Paul Ferenc

Alejandro Yolimea: Western Maricopa Education Center, Instructor: Cassie Majia

Austin Rossbach: CAT NORTH Center for Applied Technology, Instructor: Paul Ferenc

Zyar Diehl: Carroll County Public School, Instructor: Mike Campanelli

Abril Baza: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

Dentra Palmer: Wallace Community College Selma, Instructor: Kenny Allen

Gage Ruark: Parkside CTE, Instructor: Josh Johnson

Trevian Whichard: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Abril Baza: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

Demarcus McCray: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Anthony Tecan: Parkside CTE, Instructor: Josh Johnson

Ricardo Gonzalez: Queen Anne's County High School, Instructor: Mike Blackston

Adam Perkey: Resource Valley Construction Training, Instructor: Dustin Love

Devion Savage: Wallace Community College Selma, Instructor: Kenny Allen

Jason Hernandez: Hamblen County High School, Instructor: Dustin Love

Nicholas Davidson: Chattanooga Masonry Association, Instructor: Dustin Love

Jake Gazaway: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Gerson Ramirez: Queen Anne's County High School, Instructor: Mike Blackston

Kirstyn Pressel: CAT NORTH Center for Applied Technology, Instructor: Paul Ferenc

Olivia Folke: Parkside CTE, Instructor: Josh Johnson

Colby Hildreth: NCMCA, Instructor: Ryan Shaver

Randall Cinnamon: Claiborne High School, Instructor: Dustin Love

Cory Long: Columbus Career & College Academy, Instructor: Fred Mason

As you can see, this was fun to be a part of this event. The students that receive the scholarships all learn of the scholarship on the day they are presented, we try to never let them know that they are even in the running, making it even a bigger surprise for the student. We are proud of all 184 students that have received a scholarship to date.





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