by
Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
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| Mr. Anthony Atkiss receives a certificate of apprenticeship from Norfolk Naval Shipyard Commander Capt. Scott Brown |
(PORTSMOUTH,
Va.) - A 2000 Granby High School graduate and Norfolk, Virginia
native, recently received the outstanding apprentice award from
the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Apprentice Program.
Mr.
Anthony Ackiss was one of 103 honor graduates and also received the
outstanding apprentice award presented by the National Association of
Superintendent at Willet Hall in Portsmouth, Virginia.
NNSY
congratulated 180 graduates from its program. The graduates, represent 25
trades across the shipyard, and successfully completed a four-year training
program, which includes academics, trade theory and on-the-job experience. Upon
graduation, the apprentices received a Technician Career Studies Certificate
and were converted to the journeymen level of their trade.
Ackiss, is a boat builder and plastic fabricator who is responsible for maintaining
submarines and carriers for the U.S. Navy.
He's worked for the Department of Defense for 12 years and has
carried lessons learned from his hometown.
"I learned to enjoy every job, no matter how big or how
small," said Ackiss.