Matthews named High School Intern of the Year

When Omar Matthews registered to be part of Blue River Career Programs, he was searching for a future fueled by a memory in his past.

“I really wanted to do something with my hands and I wasn’t sure If I wanted to go to college yet so I needed something that I thought could be interesting to learn and diversify what I could do,” explained Matthews, who gravitated toward welding based on the memory of being a young child fascinated by the light created from the welding torch.