Mullan beefs up shop class thanks to CTE grant
Mullan High School senior Kofi Appiah gets some advice from MHS Industrial Arts teacher Steve Trogden on how to use the school's new metal-cutting miter saw that was purchased through a $60,000 grant from the Idaho Career Ready Students program.
Joshua McDonald
Mullan High School senior Alex Trogden uses a new welder to fabricate a part of the framework for a new tool rack in the school's shop classroom.
MULLAN –– Upgrades to the shop classroom at Mullan Jr./Sr. High School should result in expanded opportunities for career technical education students at the small school.
Thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Idaho Career Ready Students program, MHS industrial arts instructor Steve Trogden was able to purchase five new welders, three drill presses, welding helmets, gloves, jackets, and a miter saw – it also covered brand-new carbide bits, blades, and new calipers for precise measuring and manufacturing of various project components.
The Idaho Career Ready Students program was designed by the Idaho Department of Education to provide funds to school districts to increase their capacity for Career Technical Education (CTE) for students in grades 7 through 12. They accomplish this goal by incentivizing these districts to create and improve programs geared toward preparing students to meet local and regional industry and workforce needs.
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