VERSAILLES – Andrew Lyons is a senior at Versailles High School and participates in the Agriculture Education Capstone Program and has been selected as the capstone highlight student of the month. The Versailles Agriculture Education Capstone Program is in its 13th year of existence. Andrew is the son of Tim and Darlene Lyons of Versailles, Ohio. Capstone is a program that gives Versailles High School Junior and Senior Students who are enrolled in agriculture education an opportunity to gain real-world employment experiences and opportunities while in high school.
Andrew started working at Superior Aluminum in 2023 and has continued to work throughout his senior year and has worked over 1,200 hours. Andrew’s primary roles in the shipping department responsibilities include: bundling rail, loading trucks, boxing posts, parts and railing.
Jeff Langston Shipping Supervisor at Superior Aluminum, is quoted as saying “Andrew is a fine young man, respectful, hardworking, listens to detail, learns quickly, stays on task and finishes work quickly. He is willing to do whatever needs done in the shipping department.”
Superior Aluminum Products planted roots in Russia, Ohio in 1967 as a small town, family-owned manufacturer of aluminum railing and columns. Since then, they’ve grown from a 15,000-square-foot facility to 152,000 square feet today. What’s made Superior unique and successful through it all is its local workforce and culture! Even after all that growth, they’ve still maintained that family feel. Superior employees are an industry-leading, award-winning team, with a passion for creating innovative architecture.
This year 53 students are enrolled in the Versailles Agriculture Education Capstone programs and are leaving school after their daily required courses are complete and working at area businesses. The goal of the spotlight is to highlight each month one of the students that participate in the capstone program and highlight the skills/knowledge they are gaining, and the roles/assets they are to their business. The students enrolled in capstone also use their employment as their Supervised Agricultural Experience Program. As part of their grade in capstone, students are required to keep detailed records of their hours worked, earnings and skills performed. In addition to the record books, capstone students are being evaluated at the end of each nine weeks by an evaluation completed by their employer.
Congratulations to Andrew Lyons and Thank you to Superior Aluminum for this opportunity.