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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
These high school students are aiming to break down gender barriers in the trades
While the trades might have a reputation as being a male-dominated field, high school girls are looking to roll up their sleeves to break down the gender barriers. On Wednesday, dozens of young women in orange shirts converged on the College of the North Atlantic's St. John's campus as part of an event called Jill of All Trades. The event gives young women hands-on experience with trades like welding and auto body work. Klaire Gardiner, a Grade 11 student at Gonzaga High School, says she wants to make a difference in the trade industry as a woman. "I'm very interested in welding because it's hands-on," Gardiner told CBC News. She says part of her interest in attending Jill of All Trades is to help explore different career options. "I am interested in university, but I'm also very interested in trades. So today I came here to see what it's really all about and maybe this will change my mind for my whole entire future," she said. WATCH | Step inside the 'Jill of All Trades' event: "I definitely want to make a difference in the stereotype of males being in the trades industry and make a difference by being a girl in the trade industry." Vera Eddy, a Grade 10 student at Gonzaga High School, says she has been looking into trade school for the last two years. She says she's interested in welding as well as working with cars or boats. Graduation might be years away, but Eddy says she wants to consider her options. "You get time to think about what you can do that'll change your life," she said. Both Eddy and Gardiner say the economic benefits of entering the trades is an incentive to enrol. "Obviously it's great to have a good, stable life, and with a job you enjoy doing," said Eddy. Trudy O'Neill, associate vice-president of campus operations at CNA, says another Jill of All Trades event will be hosted at the Bay St. George campus in a few weeks. "Jill of All Trades is really about exposing young women to the emerging trades of today," said O'Neill. "To roll up their sleeves and dive in, to fix things, make things … it's going to be a great day for them." She says the day is also about breaking down old notions that the trades are for men. "I think there are still old ideas, and the Jill of All Trades event allows students to come together in a common community and really break through those barriers and hopefully put those old ideas aside," said O'Neill. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to visit our landing page.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Xavier Musketeers basketball signee Nyk Lewis will reopen recruitment, per report
A few hours after it was announced that Ryan Conwell would enter the transfer portal, news broke Friday afternoon that Xavier signee Nyk Lewis, a four-star point guard from Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C., was granted his release from the National Letter of Intent he signed in November with the school and will reopen his recruitment, according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. Lewis committed to Xavier in August 2024. He signed with Xavier along with fellow four-star Jayden Forsythe in November. Advertisement According to 247Sports, Lewis is tabbed as the No. 3 overall player in Washington, D.C. for the Class of 2025. Nyk Lewis has been granted his release from Xavier and will reopen his college recruitment. Lewis was named the District of Columbia High School Basketball Player of the Year by MaxPreps earlier this month. Lewis averaged 12.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game last season to help lead Gonzaga (29-5) to a DCSAA Class AA championship. Lewis picked Xavier over a handful of suitors. His lengthy offer sheet included a few of Xavier's Big East rivals in Georgetown, Creighton, Marquette, Providence and Seton Hall. He also held offers from Michigan, Maryland, LSU and Tennessee, among others. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Report: Xavier basketball signee Nyk Lewis will reopen recruitment
