Hello TaylorTolliver, I can't help you with the apprenticeship leads in your geographical area but I might have a few suggestions for you on a few other items. First a question, you said that your grades at your home school suck, exactly which classes are you having difficulty with? The reason that I am asking has something to do with the expectations that most unions have of the individuals that are trying to get an apprenticeship with them. Those scary subjects that go by the titles of reading, writing, and mathematics really are important in the world of the trades. If these are some of the areas that are giving you difficulty consider their value in this way. A career is a pathway to lead you through life, along the way there are going to be many challenges and opportunities for learning, having a good basic understanding of reading and comprehension skills will better equip you to develope a clearer understanding of any situation you run into. Being able to express yourself clearly and precisely in a written form will make you a more desireable worker and co-worker and likely a boss or business owner, if you so choose. Math skills will be a part of almost every day of your life as you work your way through your career and can be an invaluable asset in many of the situations you will likely run into. I would give you an example to consider also: you can be the best welder in the world, yet, if you go in for an interview and cannot present yourself in a clear and confident manner and speak intelligently and answer questions as they should be answered, you may never get the opportunity to show anyone how good you really are as a welder. I do not mean to speak down to you in any way, I am telling it to you like it is and hoping if you haven't given these things some thought that you will do so now. So if you are having difficulty in any of the areas that I have mentioned here try to check into tutoring help, or study groups, or take the time to see if your teachers will consider giving you some additional help. In most cases YOU will have to make the effort to do something about problems that you might be experiencing in the classes that you are doing poorly in. Welding really is a great field, if you take the time to read some of the posts on the forum here you can tell that there are many paths that can be taken and you can end up doing an endless number of challenging and rewarding things as they relate to the field of welding. Good luck on your desires, work hard, don't loose your focus, and enjoy the rewards, Regards, aevald