Racine Unified School District: CG Schmidt Signs Horlick Senior As Youth Apprentice

Press release from Racine Unified School District:

2022-01-24

A Horlick High School senior is going down in history as the first youth apprentice to work for CG Schmidt. Jamarion Cooks made it official during a letter-signing ceremony Friday, January 21. Cooks will serve as a youth apprentice in carpentry for the company, with plans to pursue a carpentry apprenticeship following graduation in June 2022. He also signed letters of intent with Carpenters Union Local 161, with members then providing Cooks some swag, a tool belt full of supplies and even a $100 check to invest in a nice pair of work boots. 

A Horlick High School senior is going down in history as the first youth apprentice to work for CG Schmidt. Jamarion Cooks made it official during a letter-signing ceremony Friday, January 21. Cooks will serve as a youth apprentice in carpentry for the company, with plans to pursue a carpentry apprenticeship following graduation in June 2022. He also signed letters of intent with Carpenters Union Local 161, with members then providing Cooks some swag, a tool belt full of supplies and even a $100 check to invest in a nice pair of work boots. 

The jobsite Cooks toured was Bell City Square, a multi-phase housing and retail space being renovated in century-old Horlick Malted Milk Factory Campus in Racine. This is also where Jamarion will start his carpentry youth apprenticeship.

The jobsite Cooks toured was Bell City Square, a multi-phase housing and retail space being renovated in century-old Horlick Malted Milk Factory Campus in Racine. This is also where Jamarion will start his carpentry youth apprenticeship.

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