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Cleveland Students AIM for Manufacturing Careers
The future of manufacturing in Cleveland is bright. This summer, WIRE-Net's Accelerated Introduction to Manufacturing (AIM) Camp at Max Hayes is
"at capacity."
On Monday June 15th, 50 eighth- and ninth-grade students from Cleveland schools arrived at Max S. Hayes Career and Technical High School for their
first day of AIM Camp. Competition to attend the five-week camp was steep with over 270 applicants vying for the 50 slots. Students were
required to hold a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and a B average or higher in math, along with a recommendation from their math instructor.
"We were able to select all high-achieving students to participate," stated Jessica Walker, WIRE-Net AIM Camp Coordinator. "This program teaches
students some key fundamentals for machining and engineering design, so math plays a huge role." Students will use basic tools of the trades including
calipers and micrometers and learn to operate milling equipment.
Time will be divided between computer labs learning on engineering design software and the machine shop where they will complete a project to
fabricate a model car from scratch. Camp will also include important life-skills training as well as tours of a local manufacturing plant and Cuyahoga
Community College's Unified Technology Center.
WIRE-Net hopes that the camp will help build the pipeline of students who will want to attend Max Hayes, the only high school in the Cleveland
Metropolitan School District that teaches academic and technical skills in manufacturing related trades.
This program is made possible through the generous support of U.S. Department of Labor MAGICC grant to the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce
Investment Board, MYCom (part of the Youth Development Initiative of Cuyahoga County and partially funded through Cuyahoga County Board of
County Commissioners and Starting Point), as well as corporate and private foundations.
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