Lincoln-Way East High School
Industrial Technology Department
Building Trades Program Application

 

The Building Trades program is a one or two year program where a single-family dwelling is constructed off campus. Students who take this course will be taking a rigorous and physical course, which is designed to prepare students for the second level course, or entry-level employment. The students start in the fall building the deck, and wall framing. By Christmas the house will be enclosed and electrical, drywall, plumbing and heating will be completed. In the spring, painting, trim work and finish electrical will be done completing the house in one year. Additional course information is found in the student’s handbook.

This program will give a student a tremendous advantage by possibly being able to enroll in an apprentice program or full time employment after completion. The school will invest over $200,000.00 into a home that the students will build. The students and their parents need to know that the school will not tolerate any inappropriate behavior. Students are expected to display appropriate work-place behavior and attitudes at all times. If a major problem does develop, the student may be removed from the program with loss of credit.

This program is worth 3 credits for each Building Trades 1 and 2 programs.

 

Qualifications:
  1. You must complete this application
  2. You must be a junior or senior next year.
  3. You must have successfully completed one of the prerequisite courses found
    in the student handbook. For Building Trades 1, they are Residential Construction,
    Electricity and Construction, Woodworking Occupations/Manufacturing, or
    Cabinetmaking 1. For Building Trades 2 it is Building Trades
  4. You must have maintained a minimum of a C in the prerequisite course(s)
  5. You must be in good standing with all of the graduation requirements. This means
    you have completed them or you will be able to complete them before graduation.
    Your previous course work will be reviewed.
  6. If selected you will be exempt from PE. However, all other requirements must be met.
  7. You will have the opportunity to join the Skills U.S.A. VICA club so you can compete
    at the state level in a building trades contest. In 1998 we had a 1st., 2nd, 5th., 8th., 9th.,
    and 10th. place finishers in this contest.
  8. Each student will be required to supply his or her own basic hand tools, which will be
    used each lab day.
  9. Each student in the program will have the opportunity to earn national certification for
    course work completed in the NCCER program.
  10. You may be asked to see Mr. Fazio after this application is turned in for a short interview.
  11. If you or your parents have any questions regarding the program, please feel free to contact
    Mr. Fazio in the Industrial Technology Office at Lincoln-Way East, room 180, or call him
    at 815-464-4096.
  12. Your application must be turned in to Mr. Fazio in the Industrial Technology Office by
    January 31, 2004.


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