Manheim Central /townlively
OCTOBER 7, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 38
LCCTC Students Construct Pole Barn
Forgotten Friend Reptile Shows Go Virtual Scholarship Fund Can Help Provide Programs For Students BY ANN MEAD ASH
Led by instructor Aaron Adams (left), students from the Mount Joy campus of the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center recently constructed a storage pole barn for Donegal Youth Soccer.
campus of the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC) recently had an opportunity to take part in a hands-on learning project by constructing a storage pole barn for Donegal Youth Soccer. About 15 students in the Introduction to Construction Careers program, wearing blue safety helmets and masks, constructed the large storage shed in an area located adjacent to the soccer field in Cove Outlook Park on Old Market Street. The project was meant to be done in the spring, but the pandemic shutdown hit before construction could begin. The students were supervised by their instructor, Aaron Adams. “The students in this class are here to learn the basic skills of a variety of
construction careers. So a project like this one with a variety of necessary skills is absolutely perfect for them,” Adams said, noting that the location of the site, which is situated across the street from the Mount Joy campus, was also ideal for the students. The LCCTC occasionally works with local groups to provide labor for construction and improvement projects. “The students get on-site work experience, and we are able to save some local organizations some expenses,” Adams said. Adams explained to the students how to install structural timbers, and the students were responsible for making measurements, sawing boards to length and screwing the struts in place. Gage Watt, an LCCTC junior from Manheim Central High School, made a straight chalk line to mark positions for the coming cut lumber.
He said that he was hoping to become a local construction worker after high school. “I came to the (LCCTC) for the hands-on learning and here we are,” Gage said, holding up a construction tape measure. “Working out here is great,” said LCCTC student Javan Vargas, a junior from Manheim Central School District. “We’ve been in school for two weeks and we are already out here building a 24-foot barn.” Javan was kneeling on a piece of lumber in the parking lot adjacent to the construction site and measuring out a length while his classmates offered opinions and advice. He said that he had worked on small construction projects before coming to the LCCTC, but he had never worked on something this large before. He said that his favorite part of
the project was breaking through the parking lot blacktop and pouring the concrete for the corner posts of the barn. “It’s really cool to know that you’re building something that is going to be here for a long time - something that a lot of people will use over the years,” Javan said. Brian Engle, the fields coordinator from Donegal Youth Soccer, explained that the new shed will house all the materials that the group uses during meets such as jerseys, line equipment and goals. “The LCCTC had built a small shed for us on the same location. Over the years, we outgrew that shed and then some,” Engle said. “I really look forward to having a large, secure place to store our material, and we really appreciate all of the work from the (LCCTC) students.”
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“The kids get to meet some of the same animals (as a live show), but they get to meet some different animals as well,” said Jesse Rothacker, founder and president of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary in Manheim, who pointed out that Gila monsters have been part of all the virtual programs the organization has done since COVID-19 restrictions kept him from doing live shows. Rothacker sees benefits in the change. “We don’t usually bring venomous lizards, but now that we’re doing it virtually, (students) can be up close to the nose of a Gila monster and actually see the beady texture of their skin without liability or concern for the schools or teachers.”