1,000 + Area High School Students in Attendance
FERGUSON, Mo. – Approximately 1,040 high school students from 36 area high schools attended the Build My Future event on Sept. 25 at St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley. The all-day construction career day and industry showcase offered construction demonstrations, affording students the opportunity to spend a day in the industry and learn hands-on from construction experts.
This is the third year that the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) hosted the event. Gateway 2024 exhibitors and sponsors are: ACGMO and Keeley Construction, program sponsors; ARCO Construction, Continental Cement Company, D&L Painting and Drywall, Green America Recycling, KCI, Millstone Weber and St. Louis Community College, master sponsors; Alberici Constructors, Inc., Guarantee Electrical Company, Marmic Fire and Safety Co., McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., PARIC Corporation and Wright Construction Services, Inc., journeyman sponsors; DeWalt Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glassworkers Local #513, Holland Construction Services, Inc., Mid America Carpenters Regional Council, Missouri Kansas Laborers District Council, Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 and SITE Improvement Association, apprentice sponsors.
Industry representatives from 38 organizations participated. Throughout September and October (Construction Careers Month), AGCMO is shining a spotlight on the current construction climate in Missouri, discussing today’s construction workforce needs and available training opportunities. A large Build My Future event was held upstate on Sept. 18 in Macon, Mo. Future events include:
Southeast Missouri – Tues., Oct. 8 in Cape Girardeau – Show Me Center
Central Missouri – Wed., Oct. 16 in Jefferson City – JC Jaycees Fairgrounds
Northwest Missouri – Wed., Oct. 23 in Bethany –NW Missouri State Fairgrounds
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Gateway Participating Schools
Bayless High School
Bishop DuBourg High School
Christian Brothers College High
Clayton
Confluence Preparatory Academy
DeSoto – 73
Eureka High
Hazelwood School District
Hazelwood West High School
Herculaneum High School
Innovation High School
JAG – SLPS – Roosevelt High School
Jennings Educational Training School
Jennings Senior High School
Lift For Life Academy
Lutheran North High School
McCluer
McCluer North High School
Normandy High School
North Technical High school
Northview High School
R3 Development Careers Academy Youth Build
Ritenour High School
Riverview Gardens High School
Saint John Vianney High School
St. Louis Job Corps
St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School
St. Clair R-13
Sumner High School
TRIO Talent Search- Grand Center Arts Academy
University City High School
Ursuline Academy
Valley Park High School
Various Rockwood
Vashon High School
Webster Groves High School