Pictured is a new Computerized Numerical Control Machine at Randolph High School Submitted photo

RANDOLPH — Randolph High School has recently decided to offer a Computerized Numerical Control technology class for its students and invested in a CNC Machine which is a computerized manufacturing process where pre-programmed software and codes control the movement of the production equipment.

“Investing and updating our woodshop to include a CNC has changed the perspective of students as well as the content of our classes,” said Jessie Perison, instructor at Randolph High School. “Students are inspired and driven to push the limits of design. The machine has introduced students to material properties, machining processes, programming, tolerances, and all the jobs in manufacturing. The transformation and confidence of the students since purchasing the CNC is unparalleled. In the past when our students visited local manufactures, students were intimated by CNC manufacturing and programming. However, when we toured Stuart Tool and Die this year, the students were engaged with the engineers talking about design software, number of axis, tolerances, and specific types of equipment.”

Kaine Kelly, district superintendent, said the industrial-grade CNC router will give students real-life experience that will help them meet the region’s skilled labor needs and possibly lead students toward career paths they hadn’t considered before.

“The Randolph Central School District is committed to providing our kids with experiences that will help them to develop the skills they will need to compete in the 21st century global job market. This program goes beyond just classroom instruction as we are continually working to partner with local industry to provide school to work opportunities across the board for our students,” Kelly said. “STEAM-based learning gives students tools and methods to explore new and creative ways of problem-solving, displaying data, innovating, and linking multiple fields. It teaches them how to think outside the box! The whole point of STEAM is to inspire inquiry and curiosity; to empower students to ask thought-provoking questions that promote creativity and exploration, and to connect their problem-solving to real-world solutions. With STEAM, no subject, or student, is excluded. Our students are learning by doing.”

“Not only does the CNC router give students experience that they can use in industry, it lets them think outside the box when it comes to design and planning a project,” said Jason Halpainy, Randolph High School principal. “Our students continue to push themselves and our staff to be creative and problem.

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