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Yankton High School Senior Gets Full Ride Scholarship, Full Time Job

Yankton High School Senior Gets Full Ride Scholarship, Full Time Job

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Jacob Warriner, who will graduate next month from Yankton High School, has a full ride scholarship to Mitchell Technical Institute, and a full-time job waiting for him at Marks Machinery.
He was awarded the scholarship through the Build Dakota, and the Double Edge programs.

Jacob says he got interested in machinery working at home……

Warriner says classes at Yankton High helped push him toward the scholarship application…..

Kevin Hunhoff with Marks Machinery says it is a great program for students, and employers…..

Hunhoff says technicians like Jacob can expect to earn fifty to one hundred thousand dollars after they graduate.

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