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Noah Meyers grew up in Surprise, Arizona, and knew what he wanted to do from a young age, kind of. A personality test he took in sixth grade, which offered career suggestions based on your results, told him that being a pharmacist would be a good fit for him.

Besides Smith's primary duties as a house person, he is a mentor for current Project SEARCH interns, teaching them the ropes and how to be successful during the internship.

Kaitlynn Trubl is breaking the narrative in the automotive industry. Trubl attended West-MEC and completed the Collision Repair and Refinishing program last spring, and now works as a Refinish Technician at Caliber Collision.

Barrington Henry made it a goal to become a CTE teacher but needed to take professional development courses first. He chose to come to West-MEC despite being from Yuma.

Connor Mattingly completed the EMT program at West-MEC in 2012. Today, he is the Associate Registered Nurse (RN) Director at Banner Health. He cites West-MEC as the jump start to his career in the medical field.

Erik Whipple is a former Project SEARCH student who graduated from the 9-month program in 2018. Five years later, he is still working for the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, where his Project SEARCH internship took place, and he is excelling in his role.