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February 7, 2020 T he C olumbia P ress 4 CTE: New building provides career vocation training for those not headed to college Continued from Page 1 with his auto-mechanic dad, Dusty, to check out the facil- ity. “I’m excited for it,” Dwayne said. “I really like them offer- ing this type of education. It opens up careers.” He’s thinking about auto- motive technology or met- al-working. Hayleigh Anglin, a sopho- more in the high school’s fish- eries program, wanted to see what all the fuss was about. “It’s amazing,” she said. “I knew it would come out re- ally good, but this blows my mind.” Sophomore Nathan Strei- beck is enrolled in an auto class and loves the new build- ing. “I was taking apart an en- Left: Josh Jannusch thanks community members for their input. Middle: Automotive/welding teacher James Veverka, left, talks with a car club member. Right: Posters and 3-D print projects made by graphic design students. gine over there.” Members of Lower Colum- bia Classics Car Club came out in force to tour the new building. Club members have sponsored a student club for years and helped develop and support the curriculum at the high school and Clatsop Com- munity College. “Our kids need it,” club member Judy Jordan said. “Not everybody is wanting to go to college.” Josh Jannusch, assistant principal and the North Coast coordinator for STEM (sci- ence, technology, engineering and math), wrote a propos- al that won a $436,000 state grant in late 2017, allowing the school district to build the CTE center. He thanked all the business- es, groups and individuals who made it possible. Among them: Retired Su- perintendent Mark Jeffery, for his vision; R&M Steel of Caldwell, Idaho, which donat- ed the building’s $76,000 steel shell; Mark Baldwin Construc- tion, the local contractor who worked with the district on a tight timeline; and companies that donated money, labor and new equipment. “The community’s passion for WHS is very, very strong,” Jannusch said. “I hope this is proof that your money is well spent. We’ve been able to fur- nish the entire shop with do- nations.” The new building allows the school to offer or expand au- tomotive, welding, graphic design and natural resource classes, such as fisheries. More will be added as the pro- gram grows. “We hope to be able to thank you with a workforce ready to meet your needs,” Jannus- ch told the crowd. “I feel that we’re on the absolute right path. “We’re changing Warrenton High School history tonight. We’re changing graduation requirements (so) students have to take a CTE class.” Superintendent Tom Rogo- zinski brought school board members to the front and gave them bowls made by art students. “No good work gets done without the school board having the same vision,” he said. “We have a very invested school board.”