Wawasee Building Trades Home Nearly Completed
On Tuesday, May 23, the building trades class at Wawasee High School offered the public a chance to see the project they have been working on since late last September.
Read MoreTag Archives: Wawasee Building trades
Wawasee Building Trades Banquet Highlights Accomplishments
Twenty-seven students were honored for their work as members of the Wawasee High School building trades program during the 2021-22 school year.
Read More
Former Wawasee Central Office Now An Active Learning Center
High school students interested in pursuing a career in health care are learning a broad base of health care topics and medical conditions.
Read More
Wawasee Building Trades Constructing House On Lot In Whitetail Run
Wawasee Building Trades is back to doing what it has a long history of — building houses. Last year’s project of renovating the former central office building of the school corporation was more commercial oriented and involved steel instead of wood framing.
Read More
Wawasee Building Trades Students Recognized At Banquet
Wawasee Building Trades held its annual banquet Tuesday evening, May 11, in the high school cafeteria.
Read More
Wawasee Building Trades Working On Spec House
SYRACUSE — Even with sophisticated equipment, weather forecasters can still fail to achieve absolute accuracy due to the unpredictable nature of the weather. So when building a house, especially in northern Indiana, and not starting until past the middle of August, staying on schedule is of prime importance … Read More
New Building Trades Instructor Eager To Start
SYRACUSE — Sometimes just connecting with the right person can open a door for a job opportunity. Aaron McKinley has been remodeling a bathroom in the home of James Flecker in Syracuse. Flecker, who happens to be the director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community … Read More
Wawasee Building Trades Open House
NORTH WEBSTER — Wawasee Building Trades will hold an open house for the 2018-19 project home from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. A house is being built for Jeff and Jennifer Phillips at 6099 N. 950E, North Webster. It is a ranch style house with three … Read More
Waltz Honored At His Last Building Trades Banquet
SYRACUSE — During the annual Wawasee Building Trades Banquet Thursday evening, May 9, at Wawasee High School it was another example of the impact an educator can have on students. Ed Waltz, building trades instructor at Wawasee for more than 25 years, is retiring at the end of … Read More
Building Trades Project Home Is Near North Webster
NORTH WEBSTER — Being in the right place at the right time opened a door for Jeff Phillips and his family. Wawasee Building Trades is building a new ranch style home for the family off CR 950E, near Backwater Road in Tippecanoe Township. “They were looking for a … Read More
Building Trades Program Dates To Early ’70s
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School was one of the first schools in northern Indiana to have a vocational education program. Several vocational opportunities were offered when the school originally opened in the fall of 1968. Although building trades was not one of the original programs offered, it began … Read More
Building Trades, Welding Students Work Together
SYRACUSE — Welding students are leaving the shop to get hands-on learning a few miles away. Hands-on learning is quite common in public schools and the welding students based in the Pathways shop in the old VFW building in Syracuse have teamed up with Wawasee Building Trades students … Read More
Building Trades At Work In Enchanted Hills
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Plan B became plan A for the Wawasee Building Trades project. Originally the plan was to build a house beginning with the start of the school year in August. But that plan fell through when the property owner wasn’t able to secure financing for the … Read More
Wawasee Building Trades Open House
An open house for this year’s Wawasee Building Trades project house is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. The house was built for Ken and Cheryl Manning and is located at 12540 N. CR 300 E., Syracuse. It is a country style cottage consisting … Read More
Building Trades Project Shown to Public
An open house was held May 30 for the Wawasee Building Trades program. Wawasee High School students, under the supervision of Ed Waltz, built an upstairs addition to the home of Brian and Kara Warren near Knapp Lake in Noble County.
Read More
WHS Building Trades Open House
An open house is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, for the Wawasee Building Trades 2011-12 project house. This year’s project involves an upstairs addition to the home of Brian and Kara Warren, 9800 W. Northshore Drive, Kimmel, at Knapp Lake in Noble County. … Read More