九名成年木工学生因完成学徒前计划而在民兵技术学院举行的“签约日”仪式上获得了庆祝，该学院的成人晚间部门 民兵地区职业技术高中. Eight of the students are female and one identifies as nonbinary; there were no male students. The students signed symbolic letters of commitment to work in the carpentry and construction trades. Currently, 在美国，只有不到 11% 的建筑工人是女性，根据美国劳工统计局的数据。