On Tuesday, March 28th, and Wednesday, March 29th, about 30 students from the Advanced Woods class and a Beginning Welding Class at the Crookston High School had the opportunity to tour American Crystal Sugar Company.
The tour consisted of seeing where the sugar beets come into the factory and the process it takes to turn the beets into sugar. Being able to see a raw product like a sugar beet become a finished product like sugar takes a lot of people and work to happen.
Another portion of the visit took place in the office conference room. This included hearing from different people in the factory about their positions and listing off the different parts of the factory that the students were going to see. This portion also included hearing about the opportunities at American Crystal Sugar in a variety of positions. Some of those positions require training or a degree. American Crystal Sugar has a great program that actually pays for a student’s tuition, books, and room and board. It is a great program for a student who loves hands-on work.
Travis Oliver who teaches both of these classes at the Crookston High School wanted to thank Cory Sandberg-HR Director and Zach Olson-Factory Manager for letting them visit the site and being very gracious to the students. Also, the gentlemen that helped with the giving the tours each day.
Pictures from the visit are below.
