Manufacturing Day offers 'light bulb moments'

Ten juniors and seniors from Beatrice High School were among more than 200,000 high school students around the country to take part in national Manufacturing Day.

As a part of Manufacturing Day, BHS students took a trip to several manufacturing sites around town, all part of a partnership between Beatrice High School, NGage and the manufacturers students visited.

“Keep your head on a swivel and have fun,” said NGage Executive Director Walker Zulkoski before students made their first stop at Continental Carbonic Products. “These guys do cool stuff, so take it all in.”

Continental Carbonic, which makes dry ice in a variety of forms. Located about a mile north of the Homestead, BHS students got a chance to see what goes into making dry ice.

Assistant Plant Manager Leroy Coffield walked the students around the plant, showing the different sizes of dry ice—which is carbon dioxide in its solid form. Coffield, who has been with Continental Carbonic for six and a half years, got his start in one of the company’s factories in Ohio and made his way to Beatrice about a year ago.

Coffield hopes the BHS students will find inspiration on Manufacturing Day, and come away with prospects for their future.

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