Growing up, Zachary Bhual loved collecting model cars, playing with Hot Wheels and going to auto shows to get close to the classics.
Now, the 17-year-old high school graduate will keep fuelling that lifelong passion, as he transitions from being a student with a penchant for auto shop to a paid apprentice on the road to becoming an automotive service technician.
Zachary Bhual, 17, is graduating and dreams of becoming a mechanic and running his own restoration shop.
Tristan Bell, left, a Grade 12 student from Bloor Collegiate, was part of a co-op program called STEP to Construction, which allows students to spend a semester on a job site sampling different skilled trades. Here is on the site of the new Bloor Collegiate, with co-worker Johnny Pagliuca.
Jade Joslin loves that she gets to work with her hands, problem-solve and make good use of the science she’s learned.
Gabriela Capelo just graduated from Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School. She participated in a specialized transportation program run out of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy, which allowed her to begin an apprenticeship as an automotive service technician.