Student Projects

Check out our students’ projects promoting some of the fastest-growing and most in-demand career fields in Career and Technical Education.

Pizza Oven

To celebrate the first day of CTE Month at CAIS, our students built the pizza oven and made yummy pizza!

A freshly baked cheese pizza being taken out of an outdoor pizza oven with a wooden peel.
Group of young adults gathered around a metal grill in an outdoor setting.
Four people standing by a wood-fired oven with a pizza on a peel outdoors.
Outdoor pizza oven with fire burning inside and a pizza baking on the stone surface.
Outdoor metal smoker grill with vertical slots and a wooden pizza peel on a wheeled stand, situated in a paved area next to a fence.
Group of people gathered around a large barbecue grill outdoors next to a building.

Emergency Kits

Natural Disaster Emergency Kits created and assembled by middle school students. These kits include student-generated informational brochures, fleece blankets, paper towels, snacks, flashlights, duct tape, playing cards, emergency whistles, and band-aids. All items are lovingly packed into reusable grocery bags and destined for donation to Father's Heart/LoveOne.

Three students packing yellow bags at a classroom table, involved in an activity or project.
Two individuals sitting on a checkered floor, working on a green plaid fabric, in front of orange lockers.
A person sitting on the floor surrounded by various cardboard boxes, plastic bags with supplies, and paper towel packages. The background shows large sheets of paper with handwritten notes and numbers, possibly related to a classroom or workshop setting. A waste bin and rolls of blue tape are also visible.
Two people working on a no-sew fleece blanket, using scissors to cut and tie fabric strips, with others seated in the background.
Natural disaster emergency kit on a table with a yellow bag, paper towel roll, blanket, flashlight, tape, peanuts, playing cards, and bandages.
A yellow bag with a tag labeled "Natural Disaster Emergency Kit," listing items such as a flashlight, emergency whistle, high protein snack, hand-made fleece blanket, deck of cards, paper towels, duct tape, and band-aids. The kit was created by students of Oakwood Academy.

Metal Desk Art

Natural Metal Desk Art Creations designed on paper and crafted into sculptures in the welding shop.

Metal sculpture of a guitar with other abstract metal art pieces on display.
Metal sculptures including a robot with a staff, a tank, and a guitar on a table.
Decorative sculpture of a figure made from metal nuts and bolts, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, displayed on a shelf with a whiteboard in the background.
Metal sculptures and models on a shelf, including a motorcycle and various abstract figures made from hardware pieces.
Metal art sculpture resembling a fish skeleton with colorful lizard shapes on top, lying on a shelf with graph paper.
Metal sculpture of a motorcycle made from nuts and bolts.

Woodshop Projects

Wooden projects students built in the woodshop classes.

Wooden jewelry box on a wooden table next to a package of cigars.
Wooden box with open lid and drawer on table, surrounded by various craft materials and stationery.
Small wooden step stool with a natural finish on a gray quilted surface.
Black decorative panel with intricate geometric and floral heart design on a paper towel.
Small wooden stool against a wood paneled wall
Wooden tool caddy with handle on workbench in workshop.
Wooden box with a striped grain pattern and a small knob, placed on a workbench with visible tool marks and a clamp nearby.
Wooden DIY bench with a slot, surrounded by tools and wood pieces on a workbench.
A gray backpack with a round wooden ornament attached to it. The ornament has the name "Alana" engraved, along with floral designs and a small pink flower decoration. There are also yellow sticky notes, a pencil, and a calculator on the nearby desk.

Disc golf project

A disc golf basket built in a metalworking class for a PE class. The goal is to make a total of nine disc golf baskets.

Two people standing around a metal disc golf basket frame in a workshop.
Metal structure resembling a disc golf basket in workshop setting with people nearby.

Skynet Robotics Team

CAIS Skynet 2550 Robotics made it to the final round and secured 2nd place with their alliance in March 2024!

Group of students gathered around a table in a classroom, discussing and interacting with a science project. The room has educational materials, an American flag, and various equipment on the walls. A poster related to music notes is visible in the background.
Two people working on electronics in a workshop, focusing on a circuit board with wires. Shelving and various tools are visible in the background.
Person operating a milling machine in a workshop wearing protective eyewear and a cap.
CAIS Robotics Team is the winner!
Group of students working on a robotics project in a cluttered workshop with shelves of tools and materials.
Two individuals working on a metal robot frame with visible gears and wiring, in a workshop setting with red cabinets and tools in the background.
Person working in a workshop with tools and components on a table, wearing safety goggles.
Partially constructed robot with visible motors, wiring, and LED light on a metal frame in a workshop.
A metallic robotic skull inside a glass display case next to a blue plastic basket containing various buttons with a triangular logo and text related to a robotics team.
A robot on a red base with the number 2550 and logos for sponsors including Xerox, Lam Research, and UnitedHealth Group, likely for a robotics competition.
A person working on a robot with gears, motors, and an orange circular element in a workshop setting.
Robotics 2550 Skynet team members