Students Build Tables From Old Gym Floor

Thanks to the hard work of Wolf Point High School’s industrial arts students, patrons of the Wolf Point Elks Event Center will soon have a little bit of history to relax around.

After Elks’ Exalted Ruler Jeff Presser and Elks’ member Aaron Kurokawa inquired about the possibility of building tables from materials that came from Wolf Point High School’s old gym floor, the project became one for the high school woodworking class.

Teacher R.C. Page said the project was a great one for the students and he feels it’s a positive when the school can help a strong community organization like the Elks. He thanked Presser and Kurokawa for their ideas.

Students were able to develop skills such as working with power drills and power sanders. Students put a lot of muscle and effort into putting the items into the correct dimensions.

Two of the six tables are sanded and ready to be stained. The Elks Lodge supplied the tables’ legs and stain for the project.

“It’s going to be really cool,” Presser said.

He wants to add some sports history at the Elks Event Center as well.

“We hope to have it completed by Stampede,” Presser said of the projects.

The materials served as Wolf Point’s gym floor from 1969 through 2016.

The goal is that people will gather around the tables to discuss the many great boys’ and girls’ basketball teams and players that competed for Wolf Point throughout those years. There are probably many great memories to share by former players, coaches and fans.

Page feels everybody wins when students can create something that can bring the entire community enjoyment.

Other items created with the old gym floor have included a donors’ wall commemorative pieces with stickers along with student projects including end tables and night stands.