In the final days of the semester, Montana Tech students were busy working on two housing projects at Highlands College for their education in the construction technology program on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Two years ago, Tech secured funding to allow the program to begin constructing houses on their campus, providing students with practical experience in a lab setting while still in school before they enter the workforce.
According to Rich Miller, a construction technology instructor at the school, “The program ties in everything they learn in the classroom. It’s a full immersion experience.” As he reflected on his work as a student, Braydon Cetraro measured and marked wood on the roof of a construction trailer with a sliding compound miter saw on April 23, 2024. Meanwhile, Jack Gibson, Payton Gonser, Brendan Gallagher and Matthew Larson were busy putting up interior paint in one of the construction housing projects on that same day. Kevin Hanenburg was also fastening batten strips to one of the projects at Highlands College on April 23, 2024.
Joseph Scheller captured these moments as a photojournalist at Montana Standard and can be reached via email at joseph.scheller@mtstandard.com. If you enjoy this type of content and want more local education coverage directly in your inbox, subscribe now to stay informed.
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