Jacob Okuly, a 2019 Ada High School graduate, is in his first year of a mechanical apprenticeship program at GROB Systems, Bluffton. He holds a portion of a slide project he's working on. In GROB's apprentice program, Okuly can complete an associate's degree from Rhodes State, Lima, and eventually qualify as a journeyperson Industrial Machinist System Technician. The next apprenticeship open house and tour at GROB is Saturday, Dec. 7.