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Meet The Teacher
Mr. Meador, Maritime Academy
*Maritime is a Dual Credit Program
My name is Jim MeadorAlong with my counterpart Mr. Judice, we teach Maritime, Logistics, and coach our award-winning Robotics team, "The Jack Yates Red Lion Bots"!Our Maritime Program includes the following:- Seniors are eligible to register for a TWIC card.- Drive / Operate / Test / Certify (assuming they pass BOTH Written / Operations tests) Jack Yates Forklift operator- We also take several Field Trips or Field Lessons throughout the year to expose students to various Maritime and College- Some specifics: M/Vessel Sam Houston in October- Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field in October- Texas A & M (Galveston)- Tour of the training ship along with the campus at San Jacinto Maritime College- "Maritime & Logistics Youth Expo" (a huge networking event for students to meet many companies, that are housed locally- University of Houston (Engineering and Logistics)- Houston Community College (Business Southeast Campus)- Kirby In-Land Marine (training facility includes a Training Barge for students to tour)By the way, "Maritime jobs" are NOT just on boats. For every job on a boat there are about nine maritime jobs ashore.The maritime industry is in serious need of young people to work; our qualified workforce is aging quickly and The Port Of Houston recognizes this need and supports us Jack Yates' Maritime Program