Garrett High School Students Build Welcome to Garrett Sign

Article by Sue Carpenter | KPC News | November 25, 2020

GARRETT — A student-designed and manufactured sign welcoming visitors was unveiled at Monday’s meeting of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board.

The project was the result of a collaboration between Mayor Todd Fiandt and the high school’s Intro to Manufacturing class to create the sign that will be installed in a couple weeks on South Randolph Street near the Flower Pot Garden Center.

Chad Sutton, director of Career Development for the school, presented a timeline of the stages of production completed by the six-member class of sophomores, from design to production, using skills already developed through the program, including costs, materials, communications and prototypes.

The sign, designed by student Michael Fugate, was on display at Monday’s board session. It will be painted by the high school art class and mounted on a brick base. Plans call for a second sign at the north side of town sometime in the future.

“It’s been a real pleasure working with you. You guys have done a fantastic job,” said Fiandt, who was on hand for the meeting.

“It’s been really fun designing and seeing how it was coming together,” said Fugate, adding every time he sees Sutton, instructor Dave Martin or Principal Matt Smith, they would compliment him on his work, “picking me up and helping me if I was having a bad day.”

Classmates Sam Ross and Kyler Helmkamp also shared their enthusiasm for the class and other projects they have been working on, including the Wall of Fame. Other students in the class are Cody Bickley, Corbin Klenke and Brady Heltsey.

Smith said the class is an example where a no-bell schedule could remove constraints that a traditional 90-minute block schedule presents. The students have been approached to do other projects in the school and community, including a new sign outside J.E. Ober Elementary School.

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