(PORT LAVACA, TEXAS, MAY 13, 2025) – Four Calhoun High School students signed letters of intent to work for Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas at Calhoun County Independent School District’s Career & Technical Education Certification Celebration today. The event was hosted to recognize Calhoun High School students who have earned industry-relevant certifications. This was the first year that Formosa Plastics provided job offers to students in the Process Technology classes who have met requirements for employment with the Formosa Training & Development Program at the certification celebration.
Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas Assistant Vice President & General Manager Mike Rivet said, “We are always searching for great employees to add to our winning team. Last year, CCISD and Formosa partnered together to identify outstanding talent so that we could extend job offers to the best of the best. Today, we drafted a few CCISD MVPs to join the Formosa Team as Process Operator Trainees.”
Avner Silva received the PTAC award for the highest academic average for the school year. Silva understands about being on a winning team already as he was a part of the Calhoun High School Powerlifting team. One of Avner’s instructors commented how Avner’s actions frequently speak louder than his words.
Jason Haubert understands overcoming obstacles to achieve his dreams. Haubert showed incredible determination to excel in class even after working a late shift.
Jack Sharp was born to be a Process Operator much like his father, Casey Sharp, who works in Marine Traffic at Formosa. Sharp’s engaging personality, strong work ethic, and volunteer efforts promoting the Process Tech class to local middle school students earned him recognition from the Port Lavaca Rotary Club as the student of the month.
Torre Castillo knows how important a positive attitude is to any winning team. Castillo is always smiling. He’s in the welding class at Calhoun High School and served on the Calhoun Powerlifting team. His positive attitude is contagious.
The students will join Formosa Plastics in August of this year. The entry level salary for these process operator positions is a little over $70,000 with the potential to make over $100,000 per year.
Formosa Plastics has provided instructors to support Process Technology courses such as Introduction to Process Technology – 1302 and Introduction to Safety, Health & Environment - 1308 for more than 20 years. Additionally, Formosa Plastics has sponsored the credit by exam fees for students enrolled in these courses.
Formosa Plastics also has provided financial and leadership support to Industrial Merit Shop Education Foundation (IMSEF) that serves as a liaison and oversees education and training at schools, as well as acts as a sponsor and accreditation agent for National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER), which issues certifications.
Additionally, the company sponsored CCISD’s Career & Technical Education Certification Celebration.
CCISD Superintendent Evan Cardwell said, “Partnerships are key to providing a wide range of opportunities for our students. Working with Formosa Plastics to extend offers to our top students and recognize their efforts with these certifications helps ensure we are setting them up for success after graduation.”