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Students Learn Ins And Outs Of Building House Through Engineering Program
Left to right, Caleil Cajuste, student; Robyn Donaldson, camp coordinator; Neville Lee, program instructor; Ethan Eugene, student. Caleil and Ethan won the NABWIC Con- struction Camp’s $500 grand prize for their design of a one- story bungalow that will be built in East Tampa.
(Photo credit: Robyn Donaldson)
Pastors On Patrol Summer Revival
Pastors On Patrol held their Summer Revival on Monday, July 23, 2018. The one-day service was held at Jesus’s Church, Archbishop Clarence Davis, Host Pastor. The Messenger for the evening was Reverend James Reed, Pastor of Grace Mary M. B. Church. (Photos by Julia Jackson)
BY KENYA WOODARD Sentinel Feature Writer
Caroline Davis, 13, wants to be a veterinarian.
But this summer, she spent two weeks learning the ins and outs of designing a house. Some key takeaways include the different styles of roofing and the importance of exact measurement.
Studying architecture isn’t a direct pathway to a career in animal medicine, but Caro- line said she sees a connec- tion.
Houses, like animals’ bod- ies, are made up of systems. Learning how systems operate separately and interact with each other is important in both fields, she said.
“A lot of these careers, you have to know some of this stuff,” she said. “I’m learning about this because it can affect everything.”
Davis was one of eight students who participated in the Construction Summer Camp hosted by the Tampa Chapter of the National Asso- ciation of Black Women in Construction at the 5508 Co- Working and Collaboration Exchange.
This year’s camp engaged students in a competition to design a 1,500 square-foot house that will be built in East Tampa. The top prize was $500. All students received a backpack and a laptop with design software uploaded to it so they can continue to prac- tice designing houses, said program instructor, Neville Lee.
Before creating their de- signs, the students got a his- tory lesson about East Tampa,
said Robyn Donaldson, camp coordinator and chair of the Tampa chapter.
“If you can understand what a community was, you can envision what it could be,” she said.
It’s important that builders follow the requirements, said Caliel Cajuste, 14.
“You can’t make a crazy house,” he said. “The houses have to fit the criteria of the neighborhood.”
Students also were chal- lenged to design a house that was affordable.
But affordable doesn’t mean unaesthetically pleasing. Rather, it means designers must be more creative with fa- cades or outfit kitchen coun- tertops with laminate rather than granite, Donaldson said.
“Just because it’s afford- able doesn’t mean it has to look affordable,” she said.
The overall goal of the camp is to expose students to the different careers within the construction field and show them how they can apply what they’ve learned right in their own communities, Donald- son said.
It’s a lesson not lost on Caleil, who designed a one- story bungalow with his team- mate, Ethan Euguene, 12. The Tampa Bay Tech fresh- man said while he isn’t com- pletely sold on a construction career, now he’s looking into it.
“It seems fun, but I don’t know how deep you have to go into the field,” said Caleil, who shared the grand prize with Ethan. “This is a good start and a gateway to let me know this is possible.”
SuperintendentCharlesDavis,Pastor of College Hill Church of God in Christ, is Vice President of Pastors On Patrol.
Among those who attended the Revival were Lonzo and Pauline Williams, of College Hill COGIC), and Rev. Joe Johnson, of Pastors On Patrol.
Rev. James Reed, Pastor of Grace Mary M. B. Church was the messenger for the Sum- mer Revival.
Rev. Dr. W. James Favorite, Pastor of Beulah Baptist, is President of Pastors On Pa- trol.
Reverends Clydia and Robert Rush were among those in attendance.
Minister Mel G. Reaves and Elder James Cobb, Jr. of Beulah Baptist Church sup- ported the service.
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