Mr. Rencher watches Dustin Brinton carefully as he uses the table saw.Shelby Anderson
SJHS Staff Writer
Some may say fun, but others may say scary. Why scary? High-powered machines, hands-on working, this class is taught by Mr. David Rencher. This year will be Mr. Rencher's 17th year at Springville Junior High. Mr. Rencher teaches three different classes: Introduction to Manufacturing (Woodworking) and CTE Introduction (TLC), and Exploring Technology.
The Intro to Manufacturing class is for hands-on working. The first thing students in the classes make is a small wooden chest. “The students that take the class again get to come up with their own project and plans,” Mr. Rencher explained. Before the students even get to work with the high-powered machines they have to take the safety test and the general safety test. Each student must get 100% to even begin working on their chest or working with any high-powered machine.
You may think that the high-powered machines scare away the girls. Even though there are more boys that take the class, there are still some girls that take it. Some girls think it would be fun, and it gives them a chance to meet boys. “There are not very many girls that take the class. I would like to see more take it. The girls that do take it do a very good job,” Mr. Rencher said. One of Mr. Rencher's hobbies is woodworking. “If I had to pick a class that I like the most, it would probably be woodworking because it’s one of my hobbies,” Mr. Rencher stated.
Hands-on working, learning to work with tools, and learning to build things out of wood. Why is it so scary? Maybe if your student takes it, they might like it so much that I becomes one of their hobbies too!
