Boothbay Region High School students will return in January to a maker-space equipped with a computer numerical control (CNC) router. Thanks to Boothbay Region Education Foundation, a $25,000 anonymous donation and teachers Chip Schwehm, Ben Powell and Chris Liberti, the Camaster Stinger II CNC will join a Jamieson LG-900 laser cutter bought with an anonymous donation last year.
Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser suggested the trio of teachers apply for around $10,000 in BREF funds for the next big ticket item for the BRHS basement maker-space. Powell said they knew the basic CNC they wanted was going to be slightly more, but Laser suggested they apply for the funds anyway.
Powell said the teachers were “blown away” when the BREF board approved the spending on the spot, and let them get a bigger, more expensive CNC, the Stinger II which he…
