The Rockport Rotary Club Donates 3-D Printers to Rockport Junior High School

On October 29 the Rockport Rotary Club donated two MakerBot 3-D printers, purchased with a District 7930 local matching grant, to the Rockport Middle/High Schools. The Rockport school system matched the gift with two additional printers for a total of four. The students printed a sign to identify the newly designated “Rockport Rotary 3-D Printer Lab”.

Rockport Rotary President Maryanne Bland presented the gift to the school. The gift was envisioned as an important learning tool to prepare students for future careers in technology fields. Students will be encouraged to develop skills in engineering design, 3-D modeling of both mechanical and architectural designs and technical drawing/CAD under the guidance of David Young, technology and engineering teacher.