The Building Construction class at LHS has a history of building one fully functional house per year for an applicant. The class was started 10 years ago by Mr. Bob Peters who wanted to provide students the opportunity to get real life experience related to residential building. The class started with the students building a spec. home and was then changed to building a home for an individual home owner. Anyone can apply to have their house built by the students. The application process usually starts in November or December. A committee will then choose a home that best fits a criteria to make the Building Construction Class a positive experience for the students. The floor plan is also chosen by the applicant. A house has already been lined up for construction for the 2008-2009 school year and the application process will begin again for the 2009-2010 school year in the fall of 2008.
Any junior or senior interested in the construction can apply to be part of the class. After the applications are received, an interview process selects the students most qualified and interested in the class. The 2007-2008 house project had 19 students involved. The students who get the class then work 2 hours every school day and a few full days outside of school to complete the project.
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