16 The QUEE NS Courier • juLY 7, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Councilman announces $1.5 million funding assistance for area schools Photo courtesy Laffey Fine Homes The Jamaica Estates childhood home of presumptive Republican President Nominee Donald Trump. German Lessons forChildren A Bilingual German After School Program New York State Accredited Language Program Low Tuition Minimum Age: 4 Years No Previous German Necessary Classes Meet Once a Week Playgroup Age 4-5 From 4:30-6:15 Kindergarten Age 5-6 Other Classes Ages 7-15 Four convenient locations in the Greater New York area: Ridgewood, Queens (on Freshpond Rd.) Manhattan (NY), Franklin Square, Garden City. www.German-American-School.org For more information call: 212-787-7543 Classes Start Second Week in September By Charlie Perry cperry@qns.com/@QNS The City Council is investing in the education of young community members of northern Queens. 23rd District Councilman Barry S. Grodenchik, who is based in Bayside, announced on June 28 at Martin Van Buren High School that over $3.5 million will be allocated to 24 schools across in his district to assist with technology upgrades. “With the constantly changing technology in the world, I understand the importance of helping schools keep up,” Grodenchik said. The funding will help many of the schools upgrade audio visual systems, computers, laptops, smartboards and software. Some schools are also investing in robotics programs to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Martin Van Buren High School was the last stop on Grodenchik’s tour to all of the schools in his district. He began this tour after taking office last year. He was pleased to learn that, in the spring of 2015, the high school placed 11th in an international robotics competition. Martin Van Buren High School’s graduation rate has increased 35 percent in the last four years. It jumped 10 percentage points in the last school year alone. Grodenchik attributes the rise to the “great leadership” of Principal Sam Sochet. I.S. 109 was also a topic of conversation. The councilman visited the school his first full day in office and successfully opposed the planned co-location of a charter high school on the campus. Grodenchick called the blocked co-location a “major victory” for the school and local community. BECOME A SHEET METAL WORKER WITH LOCAL UNION 28 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS The Local 28 Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program is looking for qualified applicants for its 5-year program to earn while you learn in a career in the Sheet Metal Industry. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age, have good basic math skills and a desire to work hard with their hands and their minds. Applicants will be randomly selected to take an entrance exam for classes entering in 2017. Successful candidates must pass a drug screening test and are subject to random drug testing for the duration of the apprenticeship program. Union Sheet Metal Workers are among the finest trained craftspeople of all the Building Trades. They design, fabricate, install, weld and service ductwork for heating, ventilating and air conditioning. They also weld kitchen equipment, install siding, metal roofs and other metal applications. They work with many materials including galvanized metal, copper, aluminum, and a wide variety of specialty materials. Local 28 Sheet Metal Apprentices work full-time for a union contractor that pays them to attend classes throughout the year. Graduates receive college credit from select accredited institutes of higher learning. The first six months to a year of the program is pre-apprenticeship leading to indenture as an apprentice. Pre-apprentices attend a mandatory four weeks of school without pay before being assigned to a union contractor. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON ONLY ONE APPLICATION WILL BE GIVEN PER PERSON NO DUPLICATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS July 1, 2016 through July 31, 2016 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM at the Sheet Metal Workers Training Center 139-20 Jamaica Avenue (at 143rd Street) Jamaica, New York 11435 Tel. (718) 297-5570 Women and Veterans are encouraged to apply. DIRECTIONS: Take the E train to Jamaica/Van Wyck, or the F train to Sutphin Boulevard, or the LIRR to Jamaica. Entrance to parking lot is on 143rd Street, but space is limited.
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