The DeAtley Career Technical Education Center will expand its campus to increase student services following a $2.3 million grant. Besides the bond and the DeAtley donation, the new skills center also received funding from the U.S. Economic Development Agency.
The DeAtley Center was constructed in 2020, as a part of Lewiston High School, offering career technical education for various fields. The center has used trade and industry programming for the last five years. They have claimed that the DeAtley Center has run out of space.
The DeAtley Center needs a shared space for students to work on more significant projects, like jet boats or trailers for welding or a small house in construction.
The addition to the DeAtley Center will provide lab space for more complex projects. The lab will also have a locker area for students to store equipment and tools, like welding helmets and coveralls. The fabrication lab will allow students to work on more significant projects and work on their smaller projects in the classrooms.
“The larger space will give students the foundational skills to put together projects on a bigger scale as well as real-world and hands-on experience that comes from putting those projects together,” said Lewiston Tribune.
Kim Eimers, Director of Student Services, said the DeAtley Center and the high school were built to allow growth and expansion. Eimers claimed that the groundbreaking will be in the spring of 2025 and will be open to students in January.
