State Sen. Mark McConkey, who recently helped secure grant funds to purchase an new forklift and other tools, talks with CareerTech students in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A new forklift is among the recently acquired machinery at the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School, seen Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale sits behind the wheel of the center's new forklift, joined by (at center from left) Automotive Technology Teacher Steve Layman, CareerTech Administrative Assistand Frederique Procyk, former former state representative Karen Umberger and State Sen. Mark McConkey and former state representative Karen Umberger (who recently helped secure grant funds), Advanced Manufacturing Teacher Christian Blake, and a number of CareerTech students, in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale (left) talks with State Sen. Mark McConkey and former state representative Karen Umberger, who recently helped secure grant funds, in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Profile Subaru's Dave Petell (left) and Jim Curran (second from right) stand by their donated Subaru for students to work on with Automotive Technology Teacher Steve Layman and MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
State Sen. Mark McConkey, who recently helped secure grant funds to purchase an new forklift and other tools, talks with CareerTech students in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A new forklift is among the recently acquired machinery at the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School, seen Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale sits behind the wheel of the center's new forklift, joined by (at center from left) Automotive Technology Teacher Steve Layman, CareerTech Administrative Assistand Frederique Procyk, former former state representative Karen Umberger and State Sen. Mark McConkey and former state representative Karen Umberger (who recently helped secure grant funds), Advanced Manufacturing Teacher Christian Blake, and a number of CareerTech students, in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale (left) talks with State Sen. Mark McConkey and former state representative Karen Umberger, who recently helped secure grant funds, in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Profile Subaru's Dave Petell (left) and Jim Curran (second from right) stand by their donated Subaru for students to work on with Automotive Technology Teacher Steve Layman and MWV CareerTech Director Joe Riddensdale in the Mount Washington Valley Career and Technical Center at Kennett High School on Dec. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — “Santa has come early to the Mount Washington Valley Career and Tech Center,” Director Joe Riddensdale said Wednesday as he detailed a long list of items that had just arrived, courtesy of state Sen. Mark McConkey (R-Freedom), who secured nearly $100,000 in state funds for the center at Kennett High School.
The funds, which totaled $98,995.79, went to purchase a $53,000 Hyundai 308-9U forklift (to be used by construction trades taught by Paul Cail, advance manufacturing taught by Christian Blake and automotive studies taught by Steve Layman); a $4,683 demo table for the culinary students; a $13,000 brake lathe, $1,100 quick chuck for the lathe, $9,500 tire changer, $11,000 tire balancer and $1,100 adjustable tire hooks for the alignment machine, all for automotive; and a $5,700 direct to film printer for the marketing program taught by Hannah-Jo Weisberg.
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