Jesse Young is still in high school but he’s getting a college-level education.
Young, a Grade 12 student at Carihi, is one of 21 students from Timberline and Carihi secondary schools studying residential carpentry through a joint program offered by School District 72 and North Island College.
“I could build my own house,” says Young, because of the skills he has gained.
Amazingly,
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