D.C. Everest High School students are getting some hands-on experience in construction. 24 juniors and seniors are building a Habitat For Humanity house and getting school credit.
The four-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch-style home is being built behind the school, but will be moved to its actual location in Schofield in May. Organizers say the class helps students gain practical skills in construction.
"Students working here may decide to go into a building trade whether it may be an electrician or plumber or sheetrocker or a roofer and other students may decide they want to go on to further study in things like architectural design or home interior decorating," says Berland Meyer, the Construction Chairperson for Habitat For Humanity of Wausau.
He says some students will even go to work in related fields after graduation.
