REGIONAL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch shares that Whittier Tech carpentry students recently completed two community projects to wrap up the end of the school year.
Several students in the carpentry program partnered with Haverhill Brightside, Team Haverhill, and Haverhill Garden Club to build two handicap-accessible raised garden beds.
The garden beds were built out of Douglas Fir, requiring a liner on the inside to help preserve the wood. Students also created a drainage system to help alleviate water build-up and increase the lifespan of the beds.
From left, William King, Christopher Bognanno, Noah Gayner, and Craig Kielbania stand with the completed garden beds built for Haverhill Brightside, Team Haverhill, and Haverhill Garden Club. (Photo Courtesy Whittier Tech)
Students delivered the completed garden beds to Trinity Stadium in Haverhill on May 21, where they will be stored until their permanent location is ready.
Students involved in this project were seniors Christopher Bognanno, Shannon DeJesus, Aiden Dupre, Noah Gayner, William Monroy, Zachary Sieminski, Benificent Silva, and Connor Swales, all of Haverhill, Stephanie Darmody and Craig Kielbania, of Ipswich, William King, of Merrimac, and Jordan Salthouse, of Georgetown.
Back from left, Zachary Sieminski, Aiden Dupre, and William Monroy; front from left, Carpentry Instructor Mike Sandlin, Shannon DeJesus, Jordan Salthouse, and Stephanie Darmody with the garden beds.
(Photo Courtesy Whittier Tech)
Another group of carpentry students constructed and painted a 20-foot sign for the Rocks Village Fire Station in Haverhill.
The old sign — originally built by Whittier Tech students in the 1990s — had deteriorated and needed to be replaced.
Students constructed the new sign in the Whittier Tech shop, using plywood as a backer and medium density overlay (MDO) for the face of the sign. They then framed and trimmed the sign with AZEK, a composite material that is more durable than traditional wood.
Students primed and painted the sign before delivering it to the fire station on April 1.
The students also built a smaller sign using the remaining materials to replace the deteriorated Rocks Village Volunteers sign.
Students who took part in this project were juniors Audrey Allen, Aiden Fogarty, and Aiden Frommelt, of Georgetown, Illianna Cepeda, Autumn LaMothe, Trever Mullarkey, Madeline O’Donnell, Jose Pineiro, Halie Purington, and Jayden Tu, of Haverhill, Angelis Diaz-Dossett, of Salisbury, Jack Mahoney, of Groveland, and Tristan Sculley, of Amesbury.
The carpentry juniors did a fantastic job setting up staging and installing the large 20-foot sign,” said Carpentry Instructor Mike Sandlin. “It was a pleasure helping with this project and I know that the students are proud of their work!”
