May 12, 2025
FCPS Career Signing Day Celebrates Students Hired Following Successful Apprenticeships
Frederick, MD – Seventeen Frederick County Public Schools students who completed successful apprenticeships and secured employment with local businesses were celebrated at the fifth annual FCPS Career Signing Day, sponsored by the Frederick County Career and Technical Advisory Council. These students not only gained valuable on-the-job experience but were also hired by the very companies that mentored them—many through the FCPS Youth Apprenticeship Program, a unique opportunity that connects students with paid, real-world work experiences while still in high school. The program allows students to earn academic credit, develop industry-relevant skills, and step confidently into the workforce upon graduation.
“I am so excited to see these students prepared and focused on a career immediately after graduating from high school,” FCPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl L. Dyson said. “I am also so appreciative of our business partners who provide valuable apprenticeship and internship opportunities that give our high school students an invaluable opportunity to learn, develop, and grow.”
The majority of students who participated in Signing Day attended the FCPS Career & Technology Center, where they received quality hands-on instruction in high-demand fields. FCPS students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 who are in good standing at their high schools may apply to a program at the Career & Technology Center through a competitive application process held annually.
FCPS Career Signing Day Participants
Business: Phoenix Mecano Student: Mason Hill, Oakdale High Program: Youth Apprentice
Business: Ourisman Honda Students: Ryan Klunk and Tyler Levenduski, Gov. Thomas Johnson High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology Business: Maryland Collision Center Student: Bret Fisher, Middletown High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Auto Body/Collision Repair Business: Circuit Electric Student: Logan Hansen, Brunswick High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Electricity Business: Tate Frederick Student: Terrence Vattimo, Brunswick High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology Business: Frederick Health Hospital Students: Genesis Jara, Urbana High; Kaylee Murrah, Linganore High; and Katherine Rodriguez Garcia, Walkersville High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Academy of Health Professions – Nursing
Business: Dynamic Automotive Students: Noah Day, Oakdale High; Nikolas Lawson, Frederick High; and Ryan Riggott, Linganore High
Programs: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology and Youth Apprentice Business: All Around Plumbing Students: Connor Dixon, Frederick High; Terrell Foster, Tuscarora High
Programs: Career and Technology Center – HVAC & Plumbing and Youth Apprenticeship Business: The Frederick Motor Company Student: Charles Shell, Brunswick High
Programs: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology and Youth Apprenticeship Business: Bogan and Associates, LLC Student: Devan Cherry, Frederick High
Program: Youth Apprentice Business: BMW of Sterling Student: Jameson Quick, Oakdale High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology Business: S.W. Barrick & Sons Student: Wyland Seger, Walkersville High
Program: Career and Technology Center – Automotive Service Technology
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Editor’s Note: A photo gallery from the FCPS Career Signing Day celebration is posted online.
Media Contact: FCPS Public Affairs
Reprinted from FCPS Press Release
