WHS students bring vintage truck back to life

Woodville High School students, instructors and school board members at the TASB Governance Camp show off the fruit of their labor. Pictured, left-to-right, bottom row: John David Risinger; John Wilson; Lisa Meysembourg; Angela Jordy; Richard “Kooter” Shaw and Bryan Shirley. Top row: Brandon Bonin; Nary Jiminez; Ethan Jacob and Jesus “Chuy” Prieto. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JESUS PRIETO

By Chris Edwards
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GALVESTON – A group of Woodville High School students, under the direction of their seasoned instructor, put in a great deal of time and hard work to resurrect a wonder from the Ford Motor Company.

Students in WHS’s auto body collision repair class, which is offered through the Woodville ISD CTE program, worked on restoring a 1951 Ford truck, and put in two and a half years of actual classwork time to seeing the project to fruition. Jesus “Mr. Chuy” Prieto, their instructor, said that the project utilized five different trucks to complete the process.

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The project was showcased in Galveston at the Texas Association of School Boards’ annual Governance Camp, in early March. The students, along with Prieto, had the opportunity to showcase and discuss the skills they have learned through the class and the project. The event is a conference, which draws school board members from districts across the state.

Prieto said the project demonstration was the first time that Woodville ISD has had the opportunity to showcase anything at a TASB event.

Prieto said that he is proud of the work the students put into the project, which saw a non-functioning rusty old body of a truck transformed into a beautiful, running and functional vehicle, and added that his classes have some exciting projects coming up, including some vehicle customization work.