Honing skills

Todd Conery, left, explains the uses of a vertical mill to his son, Grant, as they tour the engineering design and automation department at the Kootenai Technical Education Campus on Tuesday on the Rathdrum Prairie. Grant is enrolled in the program.

Since she was in second grade, Krissy McCaughan has dreamed of becoming a nurse.

Grant Conery has long wanted to be a pilot and is exploring career opportunities in engineering.

The Coeur d’Alene High School juniors are among 500 Kootenai County high school students selected to attend the Kootenai Technical Education Campus, an $8 million school opening on the Rathdrum Prairie.

With teachers and curricula drawn from local industries, the professional-technical education center will give graduates a jump on technical careers from health care to welding to computer repair. Scott Maben, SR More here.

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