{"id":7385,"date":"2023-11-19T02:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2023-12-31T09:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:49:06","slug":"civics-class-bencha-very-special-senior-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/civics-class-bencha-very-special-senior-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Civics Class Bench: A Very Special Senior Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-1024x961.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7386\" style=\"width:812px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-1024x961.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-768x720.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-1536x1441.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-2048x1921.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20230914_084914-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Maddox\u2019s mother, Erin Davis, works at April\u2019s Grove. The bench, just outside her office window, gives her a view of a continuous stream of people who come to enjoy the new bench and its space. Maddox is a sixth-generation islander.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Maddox Davis\u2019s senior project in his 2023 Civics class, taught by Phil Comito, was something he wanted to be special. As he began research to build the bench for an Eastsound park, he recalled an empty space at April\u2019s Grove in the landscape designed by Robin Kuklick.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to settling on his final design, Maddox explored many styles and designs of benches. He eventually chose a live edge board of maple and another of cedar. He wanted a black metal frame for the bench. His grandpa, Ron Griffin, helped him throughout the entire process.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two of them sorted through Ron\u2019s collection of wood, recycled steel, and much more at Ron\u2019s landscaping business. Amid their search, they discovered some leftover Epa wood, which they decided would make perfect arms for the bench. Erin estimates it took 45 to 50 hours to build the bench after school and on weekends. And created a lifetime of memories.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maddox Davis\u2019s senior project in his 2023 Civics class, taught by Phil Comito, was something he wanted to be special. As he began research to build the bench for an Eastsound park, he recalled an empty space at April\u2019s Grove in the landscape designed by Robin Kuklick. Prior to settling on his final design, Maddox [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9192214,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9192214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7511,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions\/7511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opalclt.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}