15th Annual Apprentice Lineworker's Skills Assessment Rodeo on June 19-20

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NEPPA would like to invite everyone to its 15^thAnnual Apprentice Lineworker’s Skills Assessment Rodeo. It will be held on June 19^th and 20^th at NEPPA’s new training center at 200 New Estate Road in Littleton, Massachusetts. The facility is located directly behind Littleton Electric Light Department. This event is an opportunity for the students enrolled in the apprentice school to put the new skills they have developed on display. The "Rodeo" is made up of 10 events, in which each student competes against all the other students. Each event is timed but the fastest time is not the only criteria by which they are judged. Each student also gains or loses points based upon the quality of their individual performance. This allows SAFETY and quality of work to remain the primary goal of each participant.

The first day starts at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday the 19th with the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance, which will be supplied by the Wakefield Municipal Light Department. This is immediately followed by an acknowledgement of the veterans in attendance and a moment of silence to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The participants are then broken into "teams" and assigned to a crew leader who helps them through the events. A short lunch begins around 12:30 p.m. and the day closes at 2:00 p.m..

The second day begins at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday the 20th with the National Anthem and the participants go immediately into the events. Each apprentice must complete all 10 events by 12:30 p.m. on the second day. Lunch is served and is followed by a short awards ceremony to acknowledge those that have finished at the top of each event.

Please consider showing your support for your apprentices by dropping by the training center in Littleton, Massachusetts during the "Rodeo." Refreshments will be made available and please join us for lunch. If you plan to attend, please let us know by calling the NEPPA office at 978-540-2200.