Your staff is one of the best that I have had the pleasure of dealing with. They were understanding and helpful in helping me with any problems I might had had. I would especially like to thank your locksmith instructor, Mr. Leslie Pagson. Mr. Pagson is very knowledgeable in the field of locksmithing, his manner of teaching and reaching out to the students is exemplary. He is to be commended on a job well done. I am sure I speak for myself and the other students when I say he is one of the best instructors I have ever had. So in closing, I would just like to say Thank You for allowing me to participate in such a fine program.

Sincerely
Richard Flour, Locksmith

To whom it may concern:

I graduated form the Charles Stuart School in March of 1995. While attending the C.S.S. for Locksmithing under the instruction of Mr. Leslie Pagson, I was taught the skills of basic locksmithing. These basic skills are the fundamentals required for anyone who seeks a career as a professional locksmith.

Through the help of the C.S.S. Placement Assistance Service, I was able to secure a part-time apprenticeship in October of 1994 with a Long Island locksmith shop. This position later turned into a full time job for me after graduation. I feel it necessary to say that I am a person with somewhat a learning disability. That is to say I am sometimes a slow learner. However, I am also a very determined person and had a strong desire to learn the locksmithing trade. Because of my disability, I found the trade to be very challenging yet also frustrating at times. However, I remained dedicated to my goals. Mr. Pagson “Leslie” saw my determination and went to great lengths to help me understand the things I couldn't grasp the first time around. He always said to me, “Steve, I can see how much you want to learn and that's why I teach you.” And he did just that. He would also tell me to persistent and in time I would understand. Thanks, Leslie. So if you really desire to become a professional locksmith, you have to have great patience as I have found patience to be the “Key” to the trade.

Today I own my own shop in a town in the mountains in Montana. My shop is called Yellowstone Locksmith and I am the only locksmith in a county of about 14,000 people. You see another one of my goals was to get out of New York. At my shop, I deal with residential, commercial and automotive locksmithing, and I like my work a great deal. For me, I know that when I chose to attend C.S.S. to learn the trade, I clearly made the right choice. My main goal was to become a GOOD locksmith, not just a locksmith, and thanks to C.S.S. I am just that today. So thanks to Charlie, Gail and of course to Mr. Leslie Pagson for helping me get there.

Sincerely, Stephen J. Cervone

P.S. Leslie always helped me understand when something was not clear. He would just keep showing me something in different ways until it clicked for me. I always asked a lot of questions and learned that there are no dumb questions. The only dumb questions are those that are not asked. So when it is not clear, say so. Don't be afraid to ask the question. The answer might prove to be very helpful someday.