W-E Schools District Focus October, 2013 | Page 2

Shout-out to the Welding Program R yan Eubank’s Welding Program at Tech hosted Fox 8 News at the end of September to showcase the WWI cannon that the students are refurbishing. The cannon was originally built in 1897. It was stored away and later used in WWI from 1914 to 1918. David Anderson, the Mayor of Willoughby, brought the cannon to the attention of Mr. Eubank who jumped on the opportunity to allow his students to restore it to its original glory. Senior student & Project Manager, Nick Carmigiano, said “We don't expect the refurbishment to take long, surprisingly. From what we see, it shouldn't go past Christmas. The cannon is in terrible shape: rusty, broken, chipped, and scraped. However, we are a proud and efficient organization. Once finished, the cannon will be most likely stored in our shop until spring. We need to keep it out of the snow and cold for now because it needs to look 110% for the 2014 Downtown Willoughby Memorial Day parade. There, it will be used for show, complete with horses and passengers. After the parade, it will be permanently rested in Downtown Local Heroes T Local Heroes he staff and students at Royalview Elementary in Willowick, honored our “Local Heroes” on September 11th. Principal Chad VanArnham said that “the date holds a special place in our hearts and the least we can do is pay tribute to those who help and even risk their own lives daily for us. Each of [these local heroes] do so much to make our city safe and a great place to live. The Service Department will be celebrated this year as well for their tireless efforts in cleaning the city of the debris Willoughby, where we are very close to finalizing plans for a new walk way and other added cosmetic features that will accompany the can- “Today is a great day to honor and remember those that give so much to us.” that covered nearly all of the tree the safety ]