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Plymouth High School Manufacturing Program Provides

Comprehensive Skill Set

Extracurriculars
Panther Tech Club: Par-
ticipants get hands-on
experiences in research,
design, testing, fabrica-
tion, project management,
manufacturing, and busi-
ness. Students showcase
these talents while compet-
ing against other schools
through Formula High
School.
Student skill sets
• FANUC Robot
Programming Students fine-tune welding skills in our metal fabrication training
• MasterCam Tool facility.
Pathing
• Inventor 3D Modeling CTE at PHS
This CNC Lathe was made possible by a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Fab Lab grant. • Inventor Tool Pathing Career & Technical Education at Plymouth
• HAAS Machine Set-up and Machine High School encompasses:
Plymouth School District • Advanced Metal Welding and Fab- Programming • Agricultural Education
About 15 years ago, various stakeholders rication: This semester-long course • Blueprint Drawings and Dimensions • Business & Information Technology
saw value in renovating the Plymouth Com- helps students enhance their welding • Family & Consumer Science
prehensive High School technology education skill set with a continued focus on Real-world experience • Technology Education
wing into the Lakeshore College-Plymouth safety and a more in-depth look at We’ve had 19 manufacturing Youth
Science & Technology Center. Thanks to that welding skills including practice cer- Apprentices in the past three years and are Learn more:
vision, PHS students are better prepared for a tification tests, print reading, layout placing graduates directly into manufacturing • Visit our CTE website at
number of manufacturing careers. work and fixturing (transcripted with jobs with partnering businesses. https://plymouthcte.weebly.com
The pioneering center opened in 2011 Lakeshore College).
thanks to a partnership involving U.S. • Manufacturing Technology I: This Next steps for the program: • Follow us on Facebook at
Economic Development Administration, introductory semester-long course • Emphasis on Electro Mechanical Main- PlymouthPantherCTE
Lakeshore College, the Plymouth School allows students to explore the manu- tenance
District, the City of Plymouth, and area busi- facturing industry and work on various • Programmable Logic Controls
nesses. manufacturing projects including
“The Manufacturing program at Plym- manual machining, welding, and 3D
outh High School aims to provide students modeling (transcripted with Lakeshore plymouth.k12.wi.us
with a comprehensive skill set to ensure College).
success in their next step — whether enter- • Manufacturing Technology II: This
ing the workforce directly, pursuing a college semester-long course provides a more
degree, or attending a technical college,” in-depth look at manufacturing skill
said technology education instructor Jake sets, including machining, welding,
Sherman. “My teaching approach is centered and other areas of manufacturing,
around preparing students so that when they such as 3D modeling, print reading,
have a great idea, they possess the skills and advanced machining, layout work and
understanding of the process to bring that idea fixturing.
to life as a finished product.” • CNC Programming: This introduc-
Junior Shane Hansen said the program tory semester-long course teaches
has opened a tremendous amount of opportu- students about machine set up,
nities for him. “The chance to use some of the machine run functions, and ultimately,
best machines available and the knowledge how to develop and run CNC machine
and experience of the teachers have allowed programs that shape and cut precision
me to learn what I need to get started on a parts used in many industries.
career in industry.”
• Computer Integrated Manufactur-
Manufacturing courses ing (CIM): This yearlong Project Lead
the Way course teaches students about
• Metal Welding I & Plasma Cutting:
This introductory semester-long course manufacturing processes, product
gives students hands-on welding expe- design, robotics, and automation, as
rience through extended practice with they learn fundamental concepts of
welding and cutting systems using robotics used in automated manufac-
various materials (transcripted with turing, 3D modeling, programming,
Lakeshore College). CNC machine setup, and program run.
Students demonstrate Haas Mini-Mills to community members.