Students in this SparkTank program will have the opportunity to:
- Collaborate between education, business, and community through projects
- Design, construct, rework, and finish projects
- Students will also have the opportunity to work on personal passiona projects
- Incorporate technology and equipment in the metals lab
- Students will develop proficiency in Oxyacetylene gas, cutting, MIG & TIG welding, as well as PlasmaCAM, machine lathe, milling, grinding and tool sharpening.
Businesses we’ve worked with:
- Ottumwa High School
- Chamber of Commerce
We did all the labor work, all the building, welding, crafting it all, cutting it apart, and bending it. It was really different because we had a certain timeline we had to get it done so you couldn’t rush it but you also had to make it perfect.
Colby Reed, OHS Senior 2019
