Trigg County school board, administration, parents, citizens, and employers are fully aware of PLTW and committed to the support of the program. They clearly see the direct relationship between investing in PLTW and the long-term return on that investment, even during economic uncertainty and high (16.5%) unemployment county-wide.
PLTW students, Matt Savage and Lance Gilliland, developed a virtual building for the local Economic Development Commission based solely off of a brainstormed community idea. Although the construction is awaiting a new business opportunity, the building design is complete on Revit and is being used on the website and in marketing information sent out to new business recruits for the community. In May 2009, this project was showcased during the STLP State Competition and won a best in showcase award. The hope is new construction and businesses will see the virtual building and envision what their building could look like on the site, ultimately lowering the unemployment rate.
Both of these students, Savage and Gilliland, are looking into Engineering Careers after they graduate in 2010.
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- Lance Gilliland
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- Matt Savage
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- TSA Plot – virtual building designed by PLTW students
