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RIPON HIGH CHRISTENS NEW STATE-OF-ART CTE BUILDING
Features stainless-steel cooking area and other amenities
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Ripon Unified school board members and Superintendent Ziggy Robeson along with Ripon High administrators and members of the Ag Department, city officials (included were Mayor Leo Zuber and Ripon Consolidated Fire District Chief Eric DeHart), Congressman Josh Harder, San Joaquin County Supervisor Bob Rickman, Miss Ripon Kamalpreet Kaur, and members of the Ripon Chambers of Commerce, just to name a few, took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Career Technical Education building on Monday.

It was a lengthy list of who’s who that were in attendance at Monday’s ribbon-cutting and open house of the Ripon High Career and Technical Education building.

They ranged from Rep. Josh Harder of the California’s 9th Congressional District to San Joaquin County Board of Supervisor Bob Rickman of the 5th District.

Leading the way on this long-awaited special event and the unveiling of the 12,000-square-foot, two story building was Ripon Unified Superintendent Ziggy Robeson and the school board (President Caroline Hutto, Vice President Jason Winter, clerk Kit Oase, Vince Hobb, and Harpal Chandar).

“This was a labor love,” said Robeson, who lauded the school district for piecing together various funds including federal money and one-time funds in making possible the modern yet functional designed building.

She also recognized the efforts of contractor CT Brayton & Sons along with Max Medina of PBK Architect and the Ripon High Ag Department for their collaboration in this endeavor.

Those in attendance had a chance to see the first floor consisting of two business development classrooms and an Agriculture workshop – described as a 2,000-square-foot shop serving as a hub for hands-on learning in engine technology for both diesel and non-diesel engines.

The shop is equipped with advanced tools such as a bridge crane, bead blaster and a large ceiling fan for proper ventilation.

The second floor offers students with a cutting-edge culinary classroom.

This is the 3,000-square-foot space serving as an open classroom area with a demonstration station and three student cooking stations.

Culinary students will also have access to specialized equipment such as a smoker, dehydrator, and fryer.

The same top floor has large interior windows to provide natural light for the space while enhancing the overall learning environment.

“We’re so excited,” said Hutto on what the new building has to offer. “This will be a great opportunity for our students, who will now have hands-on technical skills needed before they enter into the work force.”

Added Dave Phippen from the RHS Ag Advisory Committee, on this latest upgrade from the old building, circa 1940s: “We’re so thrilled to have something like this – and that it happened here in Ripon.”

 

   

 

 

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