Sheet Metal Workers' JAC of Western Oklahoma

All 1st - 4th Year Apprentices competed in the 2026 Contest the week of May 18 - 22, 2026! The competition was fierce, and everyone brought their A-game and came to impress! 💪 AWESOME job, guys!! 👏👏 Stay tuned to see who came out on top… 👀 1st - 3rd place winners from every year will be announced at the 2026 Awards Banquet & Completion Ceremony on Saturday night! 🏆 You won’t want to miss it!!

Add this to your calendar! 🗓️ You won’t want to miss it!! Come celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with all the Unionized Construction Trades at the 11th Annual Apprenticeship Open House! 👷‍♀️🛠️🧑‍🏭

Where: Electrical Training Alliance of Western Oklahoma
1700 SE 15th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73129

When: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This event is open to the public with free lunch provided to all attendees courtesy of the Oklahoma Building Trades Unions! 🌮 No matter what skilled trade sparks your interest, come let us show you how the Union does it BEST!! 💪🏻 We hope to see you there!

We had the privilege of hosting seniors from Western Heights High School who are interested in a future with the Sheet Metal Workers! They first got to tour a sheet metal shop before stopping by the apprenticeship school to tour what will hopefully be their next step in furthering their education! They even got to try their hand at building a tool tray and even gave welding a try!! 🧑‍🏭⚒️👩‍🏭 We loved having you guys for the afternoon! See you after graduation, seniors!!

Special thanks to ACP Sheet Metal for letting them stop by and check out the Unionized Sheet Metal Trade up close and in action!

It is with great honor I present to you the winner of the Wh**ey Sneed Outstanding Apprentice of the Year for the 2024/2025 school year, ALEX O. NIXON!! 🏆👏👏 Congratulations, Alex! It has been a true joy having you as an apprentice for the last 5 years!! Thank you for always being ready to volunteer when you were needed and doing so with a great mindset and a positive attitude! All of us here at the JAC will miss you, but we just know this isn’t the last we are going to hear about you and your future accomplishments!!

Pictured (left from right): Jaime L. Hickman (Training Director/Apprenticeship Coordinator), Alex O. Nixon, Jerry Hovarter (Business Manager), and Lon Fett (Contractor JAC Trustee)

📸: Freddy Lloyd Photography

There’s still time to come see us! ⏰ Come let the recruitment dream team show you the way into your new dream CAREER through a Unionized Registered Apprenticeship Program!! 👷🛠️👷‍♀️

🎉 HAPPY NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP DAY!! 🎉

Come help us celebrate at the Sheet Metal Workers Training Center (3909 Willow Springs Ave., OKC, OK, 73112) today from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.! Come grab a free taco (or three!) and learn about your next career moves! 🌮

All the Unionized Oklahoma Building & Construction Trades are here ready to show you why your next step towards a great paying CAREER with lucrative benefits starts in a Union Registered Apprenticeship Program!! 👷🛠️👷‍♀️

We look forward to seeing YOU!! 🫵

YOU’RE INVITED!! 💌

Please add us to your calendars and join us for the 10th Annual Apprenticeship Open House as we ring in National Apprenticeship Day! The Apprenticeship Open House will be tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at our Training Center (3909 Willow Springs Ave., OKC, OK, 73112)!

All of the Oklahoma Building & Construction Trades Unions will be here ready to discuss all of the AMAZING opportunities that our Registered Apprenticeship Programs have to offer! 👷🛠️👷‍♀️ Come learn why the future is brightest with a career in the Unionized Skilled Trades!! 😎

🌮 Lunch from Jovita’s Tacos will be provided to all attendees courtesy of the Oklahoma Building Trades Unions!!

🏆 And top honors in the 2025 Industrial Great Plains Regional Contest are awarded to… 🏆

Pictured left to right:

🥇: Ashton Stoner-DewGroot, Local #263 (Cedar Rapids, IL)
🥈: William Vannerson, Local #2 (Kansas City, MO)
🥉: Hunter Roberts, Local #124 (Oklahoma City, OK)

Well, WELL deserved, and EXCELLENT work, guys!! 🤩