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Housebuilding Project
Keefe Technical School students continue work on the school’s annual House Building Project, crafting a home for members of the Chatten Family of Hopkinton for the second time.
Keefe Technical School Carpentry, Electrical, and Plumbing students will work together to assemble and put the finishing touches on the home for the school’s annual House Building Project.
Above is a picture taken in October, 2010
Colleen Chatten of Hopkinton was so impressed with the house that Keefe Technical School students built for her in 2003 that she recommended the school service to her son, Thomas, and daughter-in-law, Laura. She gave them a lot of land beside her house for construction, and the couple applied to the program and was selected through a random lottery system.
“My husband and I are very thankful for this opportunity. We were both raised for the majority of our lives in Hopkinton, and just last year we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to stay in town,” explained Laura Chatten. “So, we feel incredibly fortunate that we have been given this chance to have a future here and continue to raise our children and be close to family. We will be forever grateful to all the Keefe Tech students and staff who have and will be a part of this wonderful project,” she added.
Carpentry, Plumbing, and Electrical students began work on the new house construction in early September 2010 soon after the foundation was poured and the water and sewer systems were installed. Throughout the remainder of the last school year and the beginning of this year, they build, assemble, and put the finishing touches on the home, from frame to interior finishes.
“It’s very meaningful to us that the Chatten family liked our work so much that they applied for the chance to use our service again,” noted John Brochu, Keefe Technical School Vocational Coordinator. “The students who work on this project always walk away feeling proud of what they have accomplished. It’s such a great opportunity for them to build their career technical skills.”
The home, located at 7 Walker Street in Hopkinton, will be the eighth house built by Keefe Technical School’s House Building Project in the town. Each year, the school constructs one home in a member town of the district, for a resident of the district selected at random from qualified applications. In order to qualify for the House Building Project, the applicant must be a resident of the Keefe Tech 5-town district of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, and Natick, must own property or have a valid option of agreement for the purchase of property at the time of application, and must provide financial statements satisfactory to the district indicating ability to meet the obligations for completion of the project.
Keefe Technical School, located in Framingham, MA, is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition to 14 different vocational programs, Keefe Tech offers a complete college preparatory program to students from the communities of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, and Natick.
December 2011 Pictures
Siding up! Below are pictures of progress as of December, 2011, and some of the students from Carpentry who are working on the house.
