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GRCC outlines two June career camps, including new advanced-manufacturing program
Summary
GRCC director Nate McNeely told the Marion Community Schools board the district will host two June 1–5 career camps: a broad GRCC career-exploration camp (9 a.m.–noon) and a new advanced-manufacturing camp (9 a.m.–2 p.m., capped at 20) funded by a Spark Force grant and partnered with WY Metals and the city of Marion.
Nate McNeely, director of GRCC, told the Marion Community Schools board on May 12 that the district will run two concurrent summer career camps June 1–5.
One is the annual GRCC career experience for middle-school students, scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, in which participants rotate through programs including construction, early childhood, engineering, entrepreneurship, exercise science, medical assisting and nursing.
"We have two separate camps that we'll be running simultaneously," McNeely said, explaining the rotation model and the intent to expose students to multiple career-technical pathways.
The second is a new, grant-funded advanced-manufacturing camp that will run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is currently capped at 20 students. McNeely said GRCC received a Spark Force grant for the program and is partnering with WY Metals and the city of Marion to offer hands-on training, robotics work and a public-art component "where you can just stop and take pictures," allowing students to sign their pieces for display in the community.
McNeely said the manufacturing camp has 17 students signed up and that several students from the district currently intern with WY Metals, noting some internships "are pretty hopeful will turn into fulltime jobs." He also said the district will partner with McCulla to bring its summer-school students to the career center for the week.
Board members praised the partnerships and discussed potential next steps, including broader outreach and documenting the program to support future funding. The board offered no opposition and the presentation concluded with an invitation to share printed flyers available at the meeting.
The board will not take a vote on the camps at this meeting; McNeely framed his presentation as an update and recruitment effort ahead of the June session.
