{"id":241697,"date":"2026-05-08T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:45:07","slug":"troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbin\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy-Pike Center for Technology recognizes inaugural plumbin&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.troymessenger.com\/news\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbing-apprentices-0247774d\">Troy-Pike Center for Technology recognizes inaugural plumbin&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.troymessenger.com\/news\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbing-apprentices-0247774d\">https:\/\/www.troymessenger.com\/news\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbing-apprentices-0247774d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-08 10:33:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.troymessenger.com\">www.troymessenger.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>The first students signing their apprenticeships include Pike County High\u2019s Hughes Oakes and Charles Henderson High School\u2019s Gauge Potter, John Mark Challancin and Henry Grenon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>Troy-Pike Center for Technology\u2019s partnership with HnR Plumbing provides these students opportunities to use their apprenticeship licenses in real-world settings in the community. Through on-the-job training, the students work alongside industry professionals to gain practical experience that strengthens their skills and confidence in the trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>\u201dThis program gives students a tremendous advantage by allowing them to graduate high school with college credentials, industry experience, and a clear pathway into a high-demand career,\u201d Troy-Pike Center for Technology Director Dr. Jamie Rich said. \u201cOur partnership with Enterprise State Community College and HnR Plumbing provides students with authentic, hands-on learning opportunities that prepare them for success immediately after graduation. These students are building skills that will benefit them, their families and our local workforce for years to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.troymessenger.com\/news\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbing-apprentices-0247774d\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troy-Pike Center for Technology recognizes inaugural plumbin&#8230; https:\/\/www.troymessenger.com\/news\/troy-pike-center-for-technology-recognizes-inaugural-plumbing-apprentices-0247774d Publish Date: 2026-05-08 10:33:00 Source Domain: www.troymessenger.com&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai\/brand_1cf92205-5d0f-4b5d-ac33-2bbfbcdb6841\/asset_605ca4ad-333c-424d-8b2b-807664dd80ca.jpg?w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241699,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241697\/revisions\/241699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}