ASHLAND — Children in Ashland City School’s Reagan and Edison Elementary Schools are guaranteed some fun using new playground equipment created and built by students in the Construction Technology program at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center.
Construction Technology Instructor John Staats was approached by PTO representative Wendy Anderson who supplied pictures of a car and a stage platform that the organization wanted to add to the elementary schools’ playgrounds. Staats turned the project over to his students who went much beyond what Anderson had envisioned.
“It’s always rewarding to work on another community service project, especially one that’s received with such excitement,” Staats said. “It was fun for my students, too, as they showed elementary students what can be done in career-technical education.”
The completed wooden cars have front and back bench seats, a steering wheel that turns, plus “tires,” flames painted on the hood, and a license plate. The stage is complete with “curtains” painted on the back piece of the platform, courtesy of the Auto Body Technology program.
Some elementary students enthusiastically greeted the project delivery and took turns “driving” the schools’ new cars as they were delivered last week.
