Masonry Magazine May 2001 Page. 20
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Lawndale, North Carolina
Burns High School has 60 students in three training levels: Masonry I, Masonry II and Masonry III. The program is 36-years-old and has been taught for the last 23 years by Danny R. Gantt. The program uses a combination of classroom training, shop training and hands-on work to develop the skills needed by masons today. Danny Gantt told the MCAA, "We have a good group of students who like to work. Many go on to become masons."
Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
According to Doug Drye, masonry instructor, the Mount Pleasant High School masonry program has been in existence for over 30 years. The program is made up of three levels: Masonry 1 for tenth graders, Masonry 2 for eleventh graders and Masonry 3 for twelfth graders. The number of students in the program averages 45 to 50 per year. Mount Pleasant High has had seven National Skills USA Masonry Contest winners including the 2000 winner, Ben Petrea. For practical experience, the students in this program have built several projects at the school including baseball dugouts, softball dugouts, a press box for the baseball field, a mailbox in front of the school and a 64' x 45' storage building.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rick L. Davis, career technical instructor at Scarlet Oaks Career Development Campus, currently has nine high school juniors and seniors in his masonry training program. Masonry has been a program at Scarlet Oaks for nine years. Included in the students' training the past two years have been several "live work" situations: building foundations for a community park, strengthening local railroad bridges and building the foundation for a concessions stand at a local YMCA.
Clayton, Ohio
The Miami Valley Career Technology Center is a vocational high school with 27 different feeder schools. Currently there are 16 students in the masonry program, several of whom whose fathers also went through the program. Craig VanCulin, the program instructor, states that his students work with Habitat for Humanity, assisting them in building a house each year. The students build the foundation for the house at their school and it is then transported to the job site. They have also worked on a playground project in a neighboring community.
Lucasville, Ohio
According to Jerry Cook, masonry instructor, Scioto County Joint Vocational School has a reputation of graduating quality entry level masons. This school's masonry students have won or placed in the top three in the State of Ohio Skills USA VICA competition many times over the years. Currently, there are 17 high school juniors and seniors in the program. Mr. Cook is also involved with an adult training program during the evening. The masonry program at this school was started in 1973 and Mr. Cook has been the instructor the entire time.
Marietta, Ohio
Michael D. Davis reports that there are currently 17 students enrolled in the masonry program at Washington County Career Center. This program serves juniors and seniors from six local feeder high schools. The program has (Continued on page 22)