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39th Annual Fireplace Project at CTCLC

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39th Annual Fireplace Project at Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
A process that took over three months to complete and used more than 1,000 bricks has been completed by the juniors and seniors in the Trowel Trades program at The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County. Students did the layout and design, estimated the project cost and completed entire structure in brick veneer.

1st row standing left to right: Ryan Knott, Mr. Vincent Nallo, CTCLC Administrative Director, Jennifer Pace, Mr. Joseph Pinto, Masonry Instructor, George Battle and Mr. George Filak, CTCLC Supervisor of Vocational Education.

2nd row seated left to right: Joshua Kreiter, Michael Piasecki, Cheyenne Sheposh, Dallas Ross, Ryan Bentler and Andrew Demianovich.
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