A group of students in the Ray-Pec Enterprise & Design program are fixing up a car for future donation to a veteran or first responder.
The four students are repairing the donated car to make it functional for donation. The project is in partnership with the Cars 4 Heroes non-profit organization in Kansas City.
The students working on the car are: Malachi Carver, Kessler Richard Bunger, Aiden Churchwell, and Jake Walsh.
Malachi said that all four students like to work on cars and like the idea that this car will likely go to a veteran. The project is especially meaningful to them because their teacher, Darrick Gray, is a U.S. Army veteran.
Dr. Kristel Barr, Director of Secondary Education, said that the Ray-Pec E&D program allows students to earn credits in several courses while working on real world projects. Juniors and seniors are eligible to enroll in the half-day program, which is located at the Ray-Pec Academy building. Next school year, the program will be located at the new LEAD Center at M-58 and Foxridge Drive.