Students will learn to use various woodworking hand tools and power tools. They will also learn to use wood and other materials like nails, screws, glues, paints and finishes used in woodworking. Basic techniques like measurement, project design and wood shaping will also be taught. Students will use new knowledge and skills to complete projects of their own design and some assigned by the teacher. No previous experience with wood or tools is necessary.

Students in this course will work towards the completion of an acoustic stringed instrument to call their own by course-end! Choices include ukulele, tenor (4-string) guitar, banjo and mandolin. We'll use a step-by-step approach to building then fine tuning each instrument to ensure proper tuning and playability.

Students will learn load bearing design, common residential framing methods and safe construction practices. This is a hands-on course where students will use tools each period to practice their new skills using common construction materials.

In this challenging dual-credit course, offered in partnership with the Columbia Gorge Community College Electric Engineering Technology program, students will put their algebra skills to work to build, analyze and repair electronic circuits. We'll cover engineering notation and prefixes, unit conversion, definitions of conductors and insulators, current, voltage, resistance, power, work/energy, capacity factor, and efficiency.  You'll also be introduced to circuit simulation software, lab practices, soldering, schematic reading, circuit construction and troubleshooting, and lab equipment and instrumentation.