MOLDING MINDS: Career Tech shapes the makers of tomorrow
Katie
Mortimer - newsguardreporter@countrymedia.net - May 9, 2018
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The
Sign Hanger: Lincoln City Career Tech
student Alder Hartman hangs one of the signs on a tree along the Cutler City
Wetlands Trail.
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A walk into
the Cutler City Wetlands will be a bit easier following the hard work done by
the Lincoln City’s Career Technical High School wood fabrication students.
The students
have made, and placed, several wooden signs to direct hikers through the
trails. Prior to hanging the signs, the
students manufactured large beams to hold the signs they crafted.
“At first it
was just getting credits, now it is more so about getting the skills to be able
to create,” Career Tech student Corrie Martin said.
According to
the Career Tech website, the school is designed to give student
"employees" guided practice in basic career survival skills by
providing a simulated workplace environment. The students are expected to behave, dress,
and be productive in a workplace manner while attending the school.
Students can
receive credits for college, gain career-based education, and get real-word
work experience at the Career Technical Charter School. The school offers students the opportunity to
learn about careers in environmental sciences, metal, and wood fabrication. On average, Career Tech enrolls 55 students a
year. The outdoor classes that are
offered allow students to have an active learning environment experience.
Hiking in
the wooded mud covered trials, John Kiser, local contractor spoke about his
role in the Career Tech High School.
“The public
wanted to know where to go on the tails without getting lost,” he said.
Kiser is the
Wood and Metals Crew Leader in charge of the students out on a work site. “I hope the students learned a lot about
teamwork,” Kizer said.
He has a
large role in the school along with other local vocational professionals, like
Tyler Cunningham, a local woodworker.
The wood
fabrication program works closely with community organizations to give students
the opportunity to see what working in this field is like. Lincoln City Parks & Recreation has
partnered with Career Tech as one of those partnering organizations.
“If you went
into any of our open spaces, you would not know where to go,” Lincoln City
Parks Supervisor Joe Miller said, referring to the city parks in the area.
This
particular trial project involves the City of Lincoln City. Career Tech has worked with national, state,
and city parks in past years.
The students
proudly show off the work they’ve done in the park, including crafting some of
the trail bridges at the Cutler City Wetlands Trail.
Career Tech
Education Supervisor and Teacher Joel Riverman said he believes that the school
is doing good things for both the students and the community.
“The school
system has the mentality that everyone has to learn Shakespeare; this is true
hands on learning,” Riverman said.
For more information
about Lincoln City Career Technical School, call 541-351-8551.
