GORHAM, ME (January 18, 2023) – Gorham Schools has an exciting new partnership with the Maine Association of General contractors. We are starting a new summer program together! This program will specifically target recent GHS graduates for a six week immersion experience with the trades! The program pays participating students a substantial stipend to “immerse” themselves in the trades with the help of local business partners!

GHS will have ten available slots and Westbrook HS will have ten slots. Classes will take place at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center. Students will gain experiences in carpentry, electrical, heavy equipment operation, crane operation and more!

This will be the first year of what we hope will be a multi-year program to benefit graduating seniors from GHS who want to get a “leg up” in determining their career pathways in the trades or just a “leg up” in exploring all the possibilities the trades have to offer!