What is the Youth Apprenticeship Program?

The Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Program is a rigorous one-or two-year elective statewide program for high school juniors and seniors that combines academic and technical instruction with mentored, paid, on-the-job learning that makes a real world connection for students.  Youth Apprenticeship work a minimum of 450 hours at their YA worksite each year of their program and take related high school or college classes to enhance their worksite experiences.

YA Programs During 2007-08

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North Central Wisconsin School-to-Career Partnership Schools Offering Youth Apprenticeship Programs

Abbotsford School District—Todd Will    
Athens School District—Tolea Kamm-Peissig
Colby School District—Bridget Kaiser
D.C Everest Area School District—Aaron Hoffman, Stacy Peterson (Health), Ann Meronek (Finance)
Edgar School District—Michelle Murkowski
Loyal School District—Matt Reinders
Marathon School District—Ryan Winkler
Medford School District—Terry Lybert
Merrill School District—Marla Konkol
Mosinee School District—Denny Flathom
Newman Catholic High School—Kelly LeVeque
NTC Alternative High School—Margie Bock
Park Falls School District—Barb Kempf
Phillips School District—Brenda Harrison
Prentice School District—Kate Hallstrand
Rib Lake School District—Marilyn Teske
Unified School District of Antigo—Kris McKeever
Wausau School District—Brian Bauer
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District—Scott Cook

For more information on the Youth Apprenticeship Program, contact your high school School-to-Career Coordinator, or Sarah Dillon, K-12 Programs Coordinator, at 715.675.3331, Ext. 4130