Creekside High School Receives Cessna Airplane
 
Creekside High School received a Cessna 172 aircraft from Pezold Air Charter/CSG Aviation in Columbus, Georgia on February 8th, 2010. The paperwork to receive the aircraft started in August of 09 and the approval for the aircraft came in late December of the same year. Three of the Aviation/ Skills USA students helped in the disassembly of the aircraft. These students are: David Pope, Timothy Skuczas, and Marvin Bethea. They were accompanied by their aviation instructor, Mr. Tommy Thompson and other EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) aviation volunteers. These select students received “real world” hands-on training while removing the flight controls surface of the aircraft. The Cessna 172 will be reassembled by the volunteers and students at its new home at Creekside High School in March of 2010.
Our aviation program, as well as our Skills USA members would like to thank Pezold Air Charter / CSG Aviation for providing this outstanding training aircraft. Many hours of training will be done on this aircraft by our current students also our future aviation students.
We’re giving these kids life skills and experiences that are going to benefit
them in the long run.....
 
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Harlem High School SkillsUSA Chapter Project
At Harlem High School, a student’s senior year carries with it some special privileges. As a way of encouraging their students, seniors are allowed to go outside and eat lunch in an area that has been created by other students. SkillsUSA Advisor, Carroll Morris stated, “My students have built some impressive structures on our campus. Every year we try to do a project to improve and beautify the school campus.” This year the project involves building a gazebo with concrete benches that will allow students to be able to sit down while they eat lunch and socialize. The gazebos join the already existing concrete picnic tables that the Construction class built in previous years. Teachers also take their students outside on nice days and conduct class at the gazebo and picnic tables. The entire process from planning, construction to completion and enjoyment of the finished project builds student moral and beautifies the school.
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