Wright has the three seniors
restoring a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro,
but he hopes soon to give them more
experience working on real designs
and production.
Shaker seniors David Szoke
and Evan Ward, who will both study
engineering this fall at Ohio State
University, are ready to learn.
“It’s been intimidating at MWW1,
but at the same time very exciting.
Matt has all the tools and resources
we need to get the work done,”
Szoke says. “Being here has given
me a different perspective,” he says.
“Every day Matt seems to be working
on something different. He’s really
made me think about what I actually
want to do.”
While the quick connections to
Shaker schools have helped validate
the relocation from Michigan, it’s the
community’s diversity that really sealed
the deal for Wright and Jones. “I love
walking up Lomond Boulevard and
seeing the different people and kids
and families,” Jones says. “It really
resonates with me and our family. And
having a biracial daughter, I want her
to have that exposure.”
“It’s a multi-cultural community,”
says Wright. “Coming from Detroit,
where it’s still very segregated, this
feels very comfortable to us.” SL
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