From HS to Ingalls work

Vancleave (Miss.) High School graduated 170 students May 24 at the Coast Coliseum. Many will be heading to college. Valedictorian Jared Scott will study chemical engineering at Ole Miss while salutatorian Emily Chappell will study chemistry at Mississippi State. But six new grads already have jobs at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula as members of the first Maritime Program offered by several Jackson County schools. The program offers students an opportunity to work right out of high school. VHS grad Alex Fuller told himself: “It would be dumb not to take it.” Fuller will study at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, followed by two years at MSU while working at Ingalls. For every 'A' he makes, Ingalls reimburses him 100 percent of tuition. Twelve Vancleave students are signed up for next year’s program at Ingalls, including two girls. (Source: Sun Herald 05/24/17)