Forest Lake High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Lake, MN)

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Students Build Sheds in Class Student Life 19 Building a storage shed is a practical skill, and real life skills are the goal of Tom Pogreba’s carpentry class. Putting together a major project which involves planning, team work, and application of carpentry skills was the objective that led to the creation of the shed. As one student puts it, “The shed is a lot more meaningful to me than building birdhouses.”

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Students work together to complete the stages. First, the individual parts are assembled. A floor is constructed. The shaped roof is cut, glued, and covered with plywood. The pieces are glued, bolted, nailed, etc. so the end walls can be added. Doors are cut, the roof is shingled, and the final shed is painted. The last step is loading it on a wagon and delivering it to a happy customer. 18 Student Life

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Jenny Flanagan works in a pet shop, a good place for an animal lover. Students Say Jobs Needed “Why do students work?’’ Some enjoy it and have nothing better to do. Others save money for college. And others pay for all their own expenses and need the job to exist. Many students fit into all these categories at various times. For students who have a lot of homework or have a lot of socializing to do, there was no time to work. For the ones who tried to do everything, something usually suffered. That something was usually time to sleep. Work had benefits, like money and responsibility, but many quit jobs because they got tired of saying “Sorry, I can’t.” Or having to find someone to work for them got to be a drag. Many parents want their kids to work to pay for expenses. Other parents say school is a full-time job and that is enough. Christine Wilson works fulltime to save for future needs. Dan Moravec takes a rest from the hectic pace of grocery bagging and stocking shelves.