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Trades’ open house Saturday |
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
 Plymouth High School students Brad Faulstich, Francisco Mendez and James Letsinger continue to work on this year’s home. Pilot Photos/Rusty Nixon By Rusty Nixon Correspondent
PLYMOUTH — This Sunday some local builders will show their wares to the public.
From 1 to 4 p.m. the area’s high school building trades class will have its open house on the home that they’ve spent the year building at 968 Dora Lane in Plymouth.
The program was run by Crossroads Academy this year and includes three students from Triton High School (Cale Kennedy, Matt Heath and Derek Sellers) along with Plymouth students Pablo Lopez, Josh Scott, Brant Headington, Samy Godoy, Dustin Carter, Brad Faulstich, James Letsinger Francisco Mendez and Anthony Kring.
Some of the students plan to get involved with construction as their life’s work. Others just like knowing how to do things.
“I’m going to go to Ball State and major in construction management,” said Letsinger. “My uncle is a construction manager and I’ve always had an interest.”
The family angle was big for Mendez as well.
“My dad and uncle are in construction,” he said. “I’m still thinking about it. It’s a possibility.”
It was in the area of electrical work that a pair of students, Faulstich and Men-dez, felt they got the biggest benefit.
“It wasn’t as hard as I really thought it was going to be,” said Faulstich of wiring the house. “It’s really good to see how that all works together because there’s some money in electrical work.”
Building on current knowledge was a goal of Kring.
“I’ve done some work with Charlie Poor in the summertime and such,” he said. “I really like working hands on and you got a chance to do a little of everything.”
Early in the year a board chooses a house plan and from there on “its all the students.”
“We spend a little classroom time and work on blueprint reading and such,” said P.T. McKinnis, instructor for the class. “From there on it’s pretty hands on for them. We have some contractors that come in, but for the most part they were very helpful in working with the kids on the various jobs.”
The job is a little different.
“Well, I’ve always worked commercial jobs before and the timing is a little different,” said McKinnis with a smile.
The public is invited to the Open House for the project from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 968 Dora Lane in Plymouth.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 )
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