The Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies program has named Karissa Barros* as their Outstanding Vocational Student. Karissa is the daughter of Chrystal Pimental and Kevin Hull, and came to Diman from Atlantis Charter School.

Karissa competed for Diman’s SkillsUSA team in the Job Interview contest, where earned silver at the state conference last year and competed at states again this year. She has been a public relations representative for Diman the last two years, helping at Open Houses and Meet the Teacher nights.

This year, Karissa was nominated as both the Walter J Markham Award and the Fall River Youth of the Year for 2016.

Karissa works at Plansee USA, LLC in Franklin as a purchaser/planner through our Cooperative Education Program.

She will further her education at Bridgewater State University next year, where she will study Business Management, with a focus on operations.

* John and Abagail Adams Scholarship recipient