HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY ARE NEARING COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE THAT WILL THEN BE SOLD BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SOUTH SIOUX SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TODD STROM SAYS IT’S THE SECOND HOME THAT STUDENTS HAVE BUILT:
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STROM SAYS THE PROJECT HAS PROVIDED REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WORK AND LEARN FROM BUSINESS PARTNERS HELPING TO BUILD THE HOME:
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LOGAN KOLKER IS ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUILDING THE HOME, AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR DURING 1ST AND 2ND PERIODS:
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FELLOW STUDENT ROMAN GARCIA HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED CONSTRUCTION WITH HIS BROTHER, AND WAS EAGER TO TAKE PART IN THE HOMEBUUILDING EFFORT:
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LUCIANO RAMIREZ SAYS WITH WHAT HE HAS LEARNED IN BUILDING THE HOME, HE WOULD CONSIDER A CAREER AS A SKILLED TRADESMAN:
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WHEN COMPLETED, THE HOME WILL BE MARKETED WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL REALTOR.
THE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATHROOM HOME IS ON A CORNER LOT LOCATED AT 1500 AUTUMN OLIVE LANE, JUST ACROSS FROM HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OFF OF ARBOR DRIVE.