We are so very proud of all of our SUN Tech competitors who competed last week in Louisville, Kentucky.  . Very proud of this group and all your hard work, and dedication

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    Don’t forget to watch the LIVE awards ceremony tonight at 5:00 P.M.  We wish all of our competitors the best of luck. GO TEAM SUN!!!!  http://skillsusa.org/events-training/national-leadership-and-skills-conference/2014-national-conference-daily-photos-and-videos/live-conference-videos/    

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2014 Masonry students with Ply Gem employee Duane Inch

Ply Gem employee Duane Inch gave SUN Area Technical Institute‘s Masonry students and their instructor Mr. Gregory a first-hand look at the latest technology in manufactured stone. This hands-on tour included molds, manufacturing, safety, team skills, material testing, quality control measures and various product line demonstrations. Ply Gem employees over 200 local workers, many of whom…

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The Masonry program display at Midd-West High School

The tools of the Masonry trade are currently on display at Midd-West High School. SUN Area Technical Institute’s Masonry program combines equal parts physical and mental activity.  Students in Masonry learn to create quality with in brick, block, stone, and other masonry materials that will stand the test of time.  Students will also develop an…

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SUN Area Technical Institute’s Masonry instructor Mr. Gary Gregory and his students apply the finishing touch’s to the restoration project for The Chief Shikellamy sign. SUN Tech’s Masonry students learned several skills in the process that included brick, block and mortar removal, ordering proper material supply list, proper mixing of various colors of mortar, team…

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Mr. Weisser poses with the bench after delivery to Shikellamy High School.

SUN Area Technical Institute’s Joe Weisser delivered students’ sitting benches to Shikellamy and Selinsgrove High Schools. SUN Tech students made the benches from scratch for all 5 sending High Schools: Lewisburg HS, Shikellamy HS, Midd-West HS, Selinsgrove HS and Mifflinburg HS. SUN Tech’s Masonry Program made the concrete forms, Advanced Wood and Carpentry programs planed, ripped…

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The Masonry program is being featured in the display case at Shikellamy High School.

SUN Tech’s Masonry program is currently featured in the display case at Shikellamy High School. If you’re interested in attending, there’s still room in the class and still a week left to switch to SUN Tech! In Masonry students learn bricklaying, blocklaying, concrete construction, chimney and fireplace construction, tile work, material estimation, and many other skills required…

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Wayne Dressler Poses with Masonry Project

Masonry student Wayne Dressler stops for a photo with his recently finished project. Students in Masonry learn brick, block, stone, and concrete construction techniques and will graduate as expert craftsmen to whom producing square and plumb buildings is second-nature, in addition to becoming skilled artists capable of forming graceful curves and archways our of materials…

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Student in Precision Machining played a major role in the creation of the benches.

Students in the Carpentry, Wood Products, Masonry, and Precision Machining programs collaborated on building park benches donated to SUN Tech’s partner school districts. Students in the masonry program used the forms to mold the concrete ends of the benches. Students in Carpentry and Advanced Wood Products ripped, cross-cut, routed and drilled the pressure treated lumber used to make…

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Welcome to the Masonry program here at SUN Area Technical Institute. Our names are Joseph “Big Guy” Dozpat from Mifflinburg, and Zachary “Curly” from Midd-West. We chose to attend SUN Tech to take advantage of a good job opportunity in a field that is growing and because we enjoy working with our hands. Masons are…

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