Greenback Schools used money from a CTE grant to build a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with help from local community members.
GREENBACK, Tenn. — Students in Greenback took a school project to the next level by building a 1,450-square-foot house from scratch on school grounds, as part of their residential construction class.
Their teacher, Gray Williams, said he pitched the idea to use some recent grant money for the school’s career technical education program, teaching 25 students how to build a house.
“This was a great project,” Williams said. “They were so excited to be here every day. If you can get kids to come to school every day and work, you’re doing something right.”
Williams said career technical education is highly encouraged within Loudon County Schools, and options for classes involving the subjects start in middle school.
“If you don’t have someone to fix your cars or build your houses, …