Alex Ibarra
During his Senior year (Class of 2020), Alex Ibarra interned with Oakwood Tire to gain more mechanic skills. He worked 20+ hours a week in a non-paid internship in order to get his foot in the door and make a good impression.
Alex’s boss and President of Oakwood Tire, Mike Robertson, states the following, “Oakwood Tire is so thankful that Alex Ibarra was part of the Work-based Learning Program at Chestatee High school. When he was in school he came and worked very hard and was eager to learn. I told him to keep it up and we would let him work this summer. He did and now has become a very good employee for us at Oakwood Tire. Alex is continuing to learn more about the automotive industry . He has applied and been accepted to Lanier Tech in their auto mechanics program. His plans are to work here and go to school (which we are gladly providing a scholarship for). We at Oakwood Tire are very happy to have him as part of our team and are happy with the partnership we have with the high schools and with Work-based Learning. We are looking forward to hosting more interns in the future!”