The high school in Richmond is bringing the world of work into the classroom and encouraging students to learn marketable skills that they can parlay into employment opportunities and/or post secondary education.

Over the past two years, students in the Technology Department constructed a portrait studio and now have the capacity to take graduation photos and photos of the school’s sports teams.

The Construction Technology and Technological Design students stripped and prepped the portrait studio floor, and created the grid suspension for lights. Meanwhile the Manufacturing Technology students were responsible for the fabrication and installation of the grid suspension. The Computer Engineering students provided the technical support for the tethered shooting unit and built the track system for lighting. The work was inspected by District engineers and met all safety standards.

The students are learning and living cooperative studies. They understand that each student, each trade, although different, collaborates tocomplete the overall picture and together they are creating excellence.