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Wausau West Students Take Pride in Tiny Home Build

high school technology
education programs, they
presented this as a rel-
evant and timely project to
positively impact the com-
munity.
“The students started
this project as they do
many projects with an
attitude of getting it done
for the sake of a grade.
However, as it grew
closer and closer to com-
pletion, you could see the
students’ pride in com-
pleting something that
will benefit others in their
own community. This is an opportunity for
students in our community to use their talents insulating, electrical, siding, roofing,
and ambition to create real, positive change drywall, painting, flooring, trim all in this
in someone and something bigger than them- very small structure,” said Wausau West
selves,” said Wausau West Technology and Technology and Engineering Teacher Theran
Engineering Teacher Theran Peterson. Peterson.
A HUGE thank you to Brian and Lori
About a dozen students helped with the Wolslegel for their leadership, coordination
Wausau School District Brian and Lori Wolslegel from ‘Indoors project — with 5 or 6 committed from start and vision.
Advanced Manufacturing students at Wausau’ brought their concept of a tiny house to finish.
“Many of the traditional building
Wausau West High School, located within the community that would serve a small portion systems were represented in the project,
Wausau School District, have completed a of the unhoused population in and around albeit, at a small scale. Students had the
tiny house. That house will be placed in the Marathon County. In an effort to include and opportunity to experience rough framing, wausauschools.org
Wausau area. engage local non-profit organizations, namely

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