Sandpoint High School welding class unveils burrito bar at Joel's Mexican Restaurant
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Sandpoint High School welding students Max Sanford, Caleb Davis, instructor Jake Stark, Kade MacDonald, Aiden Ackerman and Joel’s Mexican Restaurant owner Joel Asipuro Jr. pose together after the students constructed a burrito bar in front of the restaurant on June 4. The year-long project was entirely student-made.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Aiden Ackerman, Kade MacDonald, Caleb Davis, Conner Matlosz and Max Sanford take a group picture after securing the burrito bar into place.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Sandpoint senior Kade MacDonald welds the burrito bar to the support posts.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Sandpoint senior Caleb Davis (left) helps guide the awning into position.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Sandpoint welding instructor Jake Stark (left) and Joel’s Mexican Restaurant namesake Joel Asipuro Sr. watch as the Sandpoint High School students make last-second adjustments to the burrito bar.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Sandpoint senior Conner Matlosz grinds down the support posts.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Kade MacDonald (left) fastens the awning of the burrito bar onto the support posts while Aiden Ackerman (right) looks on.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Joel’s Mexican Restaurant customers enjoy their meals while the Sandpoint High School welding class works in the background.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) Max Sanford applies a coat of paint to the burrito bar’s support posts.
(Photo by KYLE CAJERO) The burrito bar (left) and the copper palm tree (right) stand finished outside Joel’s Mexican Restaurant. Both pieces were constructed by the Sandpoint High School welding class, comprised of Aiden Ackerman, Garret Bamer, Caleb Davis, Kade MacDonald, Conner Matlosz and Matt Sanford.
The lunch rush at Joel’s Mexican Restaurant was a little more packed than usual on Tuesday afternoon, as the Sandpoint High School welding students constructed a copper-plated burrito bar in front of the restaurant as part of their year-long project.
Led by instructor Jake Stark, the team of five seniors, a handful of Joel’s employees and several community volunteers finished putting up the structure over a couple of hours.