A few years as low man on the totem pole convinced Brandon Waters that it was time to return to school.

Waters, a 2003 graduate of Ellensburg High School, did concrete work for more than five years. 

Then he worked for two years as a laborer for a heating company before enrolling in Perry Technical Institute’s Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology Program.  He has proven to be an excellent student, earning Student of the Month honors for February.

“Brandon stays on task and gets the job done,” said instructor Dan Henderson.

Waters had seen several friends come through Perry and go on to successful careers. 

“I decided it was time that I did the same,” he said.

When he graduates in December, Waters hope to find a job in commercial HVAC somewhere on the west side of the state.