| The house that Penta students built is open Sunday |
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| Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff | ||
| Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:09 | ||
The house is a contracted project for the King family and is located at 10663 Eckel Junction Road in Perrysburg. The house will be open to the public on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Parking is limited in the area near the house so a free shuttle service will be provided to/from the Home Depot parking lot (off of Route 20). "Each year, our students construct a house as part of their senior class project," said Kevin McCann, supervisor of the construction trades programs at Penta Career Center. "Students in our construction trades programs build houses to gain valuable hands-on experience in residential home construction." The house is a ranch style with three bedrooms, three bathrooms and an unfinished second floor. Special features include 9-foot ceilings, a tray ceiling in the family room, tile and hardwood floors, granite countertops, a full brick front, a full basement, and a deck. Students in Penta's construction carpentry, remodeling, masonry, electricity, HVACR/piping systems technology, and construction trades programs worked on some aspect of the home construction project. Penta instructors Rob Weaver, Tim Blanchard, Pat Luther, Mike Hardenbrook, Mike Urbine, Jason Vida and Mike Knitz worked with the students throughout the school year to complete the house. Students at Penta build at least one house each school year. The home building project is part of the high school curriculum in the Construction Trades programs. For more information about contracting with Penta to construct a house, contact McCann at (419) 666-1120, ext. 6358. Potential home building projects must be located within a 10 to 15 minute driving distance of the Penta campus. In addition, a potential project must be located within one of Penta’s member school districts. Over the years, Penta has constructed 80 homes in the community. Students in Penta’s Construction Trades programs are instructed in a variety of areas including: rough and finish carpentry; installation of interior/exterior trim; blueprint reading; power/hand tool use; residential wiring; HVAC/R; and concrete and brick laying techniques. Many of the students participate in the School-To-Work program where they successfully work throughout the year with area construction companies and will be permanently employed with those same companies at the end of the school year. Students who do not participate in School-To-Work seek employment in a construction career, enter apprenticeship-training programs, or move on to post-secondary training upon graduation. |
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