I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation towards the MVYouth scholarship program for funding my studies at New England Institute of Technology. My two and a half years there flew by so quickly, and came to an end last May when I graduated. I graduated with an Associate's Degree in Renewable Energies. Since then I have been working full time here on the island for Robert Young Jr. Electrical Contractor as an electricians apprentice. I really enjoy doing electrical and I’m looking forward to see what the future holds for me.
Gino Chick - New England Institute of Technology
Overall, the past few months of school during this global pandemic have been interesting and complicated to say the least. With in-person classes turning into virtual classes, it has made my time at New Institute of Technology difficult. It has made me much more grateful and lucky for the time we get on campus and in-person and the resources that we had full access to pre-COVID. Luckily, my school turned into hybrid classes meaning we have classes online for what can be taught online, but then we have our in-person hands on labs twice a week which has been amazing. The past two quarters here at New England Tech have been extremely fun and interesting. With the time we have in person we spend that doing electrical industrial motor control labs which has been so much fun getting to wire up our motors and see them in action. My next and last quarter here at this school will focus on Green and Renewable Energies which is what I will receive an associate degree in. During my Christmas break, I spent my time back on Martha’s Vineyard working as an electrical apprentice with Robert Young Jr. Electrical Contractor who I have been working with for over a year now. This is where I will resume my apprenticeship full-time once I graduate from New England Institute of Technology in June 2021. All and all these past few months have been a blessing and a curse. It has been an unfortunate and difficult time but that has only made me stronger and hungrier for what the future has to offer. I am extremely grateful for all of the opportunities that MVYouth has blessed me with and am excited to see where they take me.
Gino Chick - New England Institute of Technology
This first quarter at New England Tech flew by extremely quickly due to the fact that I really enjoy all of my classes because most of what I am doing here is all hands on work in the electrical labs. I have been taught so many things while I was away at school that when I came home for winter break I could not wait to get back to work with Robert Young and put some of my knowledge and newfound skills to work. Math was always something that I struggled with all of my life but it wasn't until this past quarter that I really understood the math that I was doing. I could actually see how it was going to be used in real life rather than just on a test, because the class that I am in teaches math that is used everyday in the electrical industry not only that but in our electrical classes too. I look forward to the next quarter and what else there is for me to learn while here at New England Tech. Once again thank you all so very much for believing in me and I cannot wait to see what the future holds. Being here at school would not have been made possible without the help from you all at MVYouth. Thank you again for the incredible opportunity that has been given to me.