Lower cost, faster graduation time, real world experience, smaller classroom size. Those are just a few great reasons for me to pursue my education through a trade school. My area of interest is maintenance electrical. What does the trade field of Electrical mean to me? It’s given me a future. It’s given me an identity, and comfort in knowing my path is set. This opportunity to pursue this course of my life has opened my eyes to what life means for me. Before I decided my future I was always set on the military. It was the path people go on when they have nowhere else to go, and I always dreamt of serving my country for giving me the gift to live in this great country. Later I realized that isn’t what I want, I want to live a life of honest work, honest money, and a quiet happy lifestyle. When this eye opening realization came to me I got confused. What line of duty provides this? Most important is what will make me happy alongside it. Until I saw my Cousin Aric Reader, a well seasoned electrician who has a business, makes good money, lives his life how he wants and maintains happiness. It was then that I decided that an electrician is what I want to be. This trade, as I can see it from an outside perspective, has a culture around it. I’m still not entirely sure how I fit into it all, but I know the way will open. I now have something to identify myself to. My knowledge on the trade itself is very limited, but I see approaching things empty minded makes consuming knowledge easier and smoother. I am a hard worker, adapting to whatever orders are given. So whatever this field throws at me I know I can push through because I've always done it in my past. Life is the pursuit of happiness, and happiness is an objective term based on who is answering. To me happiness is pleasing those around me before myself, and I know that this job will perfectly combine with how my mind functions and my ideals. I know I will thrive in this trade and strive to consume any knowledge I am provided with so that society can keep evolving as me, and many others, contribute to the one being that is humanity. Jason Pluebell, future electrician

What does being an American mean to me? Jason Pluebell It’s given me a future. It’s given me an identity, and comfort in knowing my path is set. This opportunity to pursue this course of my life has opened my eyes to what being an American means for me. Before I decided my future I was always set on the military. It was the path people go on when they have nowhere else to go, and I always dreamt of serving my country for giving me the gift to live in this great country. Later I realized that isn’t the path I want to take. I want to live a life of honest work, honest money, and a quiet happy lifestyle. When this eye opening realization came to me I got confused. What line of duty provides this? Most important is what will make me happy alongside it. Until I worked alongside my Cousin Aric Reader, a well seasoned electrician who has a business, makes good money, lives his life how he wants and maintains happiness. It was then that I decided that an electrician is what I want to be. This trade, as I can see it from an outside perspective, has a culture around it. I’m still not entirely sure how I fit into it all, but I know the way will open. I now have something to identify myself to. My knowledge on the trade itself is very limited, but I see approaching things empty minded makes consuming knowledge easier and smoother. I am a hard worker, adapting to whatever orders are given. So whatever this field throws at me I know I can push through because I've always done it in my past. Life is the pursuit of happiness, and happiness is an objective term based on who is answering. To me happiness is pleasing those around me before myself, and I know that this job will perfectly combine with how my mind functions and my ideals. I know I will thrive in this trade and strive to consume any knowledge I am provided with so that society can keep evolving as me, and many others, contribute to the one being that is humanity. America is known as the Land of the Free and being an American means that you can make your own decisions about where you want to live and where you would like to work.