Looking for a house with class? Try looking at a home built by a class. Neah-Kah-Nie High School's Construction Trades Program class that is. The Construction Trades program was designed to give students immediate vocational and technical skills, while providing them a pathway if they choose careers in engineering, architecture, or countless other specialty trades. The program, led by Jim Cox, is designed to be financially self-supporting.  “The program represents a serious commitment of time for the students”, says Cox.

Generally, 10 to 12 students worked on the house, located at 175 S. Ocean in Rockaway Beach, for two hours each school day. Students worked out of a tool trailer equipped with the school’s tools and supplies.  All  materials and supplies were purchased from local vendors, quite often at a reduced rate. Donated materials and labor also helped to support the program. Neah-Kah-Nie’s construction students involved with the project performed about 65% of the labor including: foundation, framing, siding, flooring, windows and doors installation, trim, roofing, decks and porches. Local contractors perform the required licensed and more skilled labor while working with the students, showing them the basics of their trades.  All of the students were required to take at least two pre-requisite classes to qualify for the house project

“With the slowed economy and housing market, we have taken a year off from building a house”, says Cox.  This year’s students have been involved with numerous projects on the high school campus and in the local communities.  They continue to study residential construction with many of the students pursuing further education and experience in the trades.

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