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Washington County highlights student-made Sidling Hill Park sign and career-technology partnership
Summary
Washington County public works showcased a newly installed Sidling Hill Park sign designed and fabricated by Boonesborough High School carpentry students, praising the career-technology partnership and naming the student lead.
Washington County public works on Tuesday highlighted a new park sign at Sidling Hill Park made through a partnership with Boonesborough High School's carpentry and architectural program.
Andrew Rushland, director of public works, said the county hosted a ribbon-cutting for the sign and credited the school's students and staff for the work. "This was a collaboration between Washington County Parks and Recreation and Boonesborough High School's Carpentry and Architectural program," Rushland said.
Teacher Chris Young and sophomore student Aiden Gregg described their roles. Young said the program serves grades 9–12 and praised Gregg's initiative: "Anything that I can ask Aiden to do, he is always more than willing to do it. He understands what needs to happen. And if he doesn't know how to do it, he always asks questions and gets clarification before he proceeds with anything." Gregg described the digital-design and CNC work he performed to fabricate the sign: "I took [the county design] to our design program, which was VCarve, and then I designed that ... and then estimated what time, and then started printing with the correct bit."
Public works staff said the county's public relations office produced a short video about the project and thanked the high school for providing students with real-world design and fabrication experience.
Why it matters: County officials framed the sign as an example of a local-government partnership with a high-school career and technology education program that gives students hands-on experience while creating a public asset.
Additional details: Teachers and county staff said the school's graphic-designer support and an existing county design helped streamline fabrication. Student Gregg said he regularly visits the park and expects the sign to be a lasting local landmark. Commissioners congratulated the school and county staff during the meeting.
What was not decided: No county action, vote or funding request related to the sign was recorded during the presentation.
