February is CTE Month which stands for Career and Technical Education. Our CTE programs at North Bend High School directly prepare students for high-demand careers. Our programs cover many different fields, including culinary, health care, manufacturing and graphic design. Garrett Holmes graduated from North Bend High School in 1982. One of his favorite classes in high School was the construction class. In this class, a small number of students were selected to participate in the construction of a house over the course of a school year. This very in depth, hands on experience gave him the skillset to continue on in the construction trades throughout his life. After graduating from NBHS, Mr. Holmes attended the University of Oregon where he played football for the Ducks and received All-American Honors his senior year. Continuing his education, he received a Masters Degree in Wilderness Management and planned to work for the US Forest Service. When that didn’t work out, he moved to the San Juan Islands in Washington state and worked full time in the construction trades. After working for several companies and having his own business as a contractor over a 30 year period, he decided to change things up and move back to Oregon. His current job as the Construction Teacher at NBHS has brought his construction experience full circle back to the school where it all began. The North Bend Construction program is a three year program. Students who complete the program will participate in Intro to Construction 1, Construction 2, and Construction 3. Intro to Construction 1 is designed to introduce students to the construction industry and several of the trades that exist within it. In this introductory class, a great deal of emphasis is placed on workshop, jobsite, and power tool safety. The trades and skills that are emphasized in year one include: BluePrint Reading, HVAC, Concrete, Electrical, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Wall Framing, Drywall, Tile, Masonry, Shop Safety, and Jobsite Safety. In the Second year of the program we emphasize the following trades and skills: BluePrint Drafting, Plumbing, Job Estimation, Cabinetmaking, Finish Carpentry, Roof Framing, Surveying & Site Planning, Building Weatherization, Communication, Green Construction Materials & Techniques, Employability and Job Readiness Preparation. Our third year in the program introduces the students to large scale projects. They learn the detailed full scale procedures associated with Floor, Wall, and Roof Framing, Modern Plumbing, Stair building, Cabinetmaking, and full scale Electrical Wiring. Year three students also get to participate in building projects around the school and also build set props for the theater group.