Buckeye Career Center students renovate Newcomerstown Veterans Honor Guard parade wagon
NEWCOMERSTOWN ‒ Members of the Newcomerstown Veterans Honor Guard have a renovated wagon float to use for parades and special events, thanks in part to Buckeye Career Center students from four labs.
The project, a collaborative effort among the Outdoor Power, Construction Technology, Auto Collision and CAD/Development and Design labs, featured a complete overhaul of the steel and wooden structure. It required removing and replacing the floorboards, building custom stairs and sitting benches, replacing wheel bearings and seals, and the design and creation of several metal signs using the career center's new water jet table.
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Outdoor Power senior Tyler Toot, from Conotton Valley, said he is proud to have contributed to the project. “I feel grateful to have been able to give back to the people who have served our country.”
His classmate, Jalee Coen, of Claymont, agreed. “I also felt very proud and grateful to be able to help our veterans. We learned new skills, like painting in the paint booth in Auto Collision, while also giving back to our community,” she said.
Safe form of transportation
The former pumpkin-hauling trailer was purchased more than 10 years ago by Honor Guard Commander Denny Ross, who said he is ecstatic to have a safe way to transport Honor Guard members during community parades.
“We’re all at the age of 75 to 84 and it’s hard for us to march long distances. They (the students) completely re-did it. It’s amazing and we weren’t expecting anything like this,” said Ross. “What a magnificent job they did."
Lumber for the project, with an approximate value of $800, was donated by Holmes Lumber. The labor was conducted by career center students as a community service project. As a thank you, the Honor Guard donated $500 to Buckeye, to be split among the labs that participated in the project.
This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Buckeye Career Center students renovate parade wagon for honor guard
