FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kate Brock, Executive Director, Community Education Center
PH: 814-781-3437 / E: kate@communityedcenter.com
SMAHS DUTCH MANUFACTURING STUDENTS TO PRESENT
MAJOR UPDATE ON THEIR GROUNDBREAKING PROJECT
“THE PILLARS: A MONUMENT HONORING OUR LOCAL CARBON & POWDERED METAL INDUSTRIES”
AND THE $23,975.00 THEY HAVE ALREADY RAISED – MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025
(St. Marys, PA) – St. Marys Area High School’s Dutch Manufacturing (DM) student president, vice president, and secretary will present a major, milestone update on their groundbreaking project “The Pillars: A Monument Honoring Our Local Carbon & Powdered Metal Industries” to secure final approval for the project from the St. Marys Area School Board on Monday, March 10, 2025.
To date, the students have secured an impressive $23,975.00 from local companies, grants, and foundations, with $5,000.00 left to raise.
“The Pillars” is one of four projects currently in the works by the creative, collaborating collective of SMAHS Dutch Manufacturing, international award-winning author and artist John Schlimm, and the Community Education Center of Elk & Cameron Counties (CEC). The collective’s work is centered at the intersection of STEAM x COMMUNITY SERVICE.
The target installation/dedication date for “The Pillars” is August 2025 at St. Marys Area High School.
Dutch Manufacturing Students’ Presentation to St. Marys Area School Board:
DATE: Monday, March 10, 2025
TIME: Dutch Manufacturing students are expected to make remarks at approximately 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: St. Marys Area High School Library, 977 S. Saint Marys Road, St. Marys, PA 15857
PRESS CALL TIME: 6:15 p.m.
PRESS NOTES:
*DM students; their teacher and DM Coordinator Jesse Schreiber; author and artist John Schlimm; and CEC Executive Director Kate Brock will all be available for interviews following the students’ presentation.
*Interviews will take place outside the school library.
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