Aledo High School’s library offers an unique opportunity for students to become teachers to their peers- the Makerspace. With the facilitating librarian and dedicated volunteers from the National Honor Society (NHS) our school maintains the privilege of a space dedicated to creativity and ingenuity. 

 “Makerspace holds classes for various crafts and little CTE (Career Technical Education) STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics) activities that NHS students can teach to their school, ” junior NHS member Amelia Buck said. 

Librarian and NHS coordinator Jessica Claffey helped implement this space with prior principal Angi Tims. The Makerspace was Tims’ brain child, as a former teacher she was interested in expanding students’ learning through more hands-on practices. 

“This is the third year for the Makerspace. The first year, I will say, was very slow because we didn’t have a lot of supplies,” Claffey said. “This year we are fully supplied and stocked.”

Senior Ethan Shattuck is the head of the NHS Makerspace committee. Volunteers from this committee help lead the classes that take place there.

“I’ve taught stuff like 3D printing,” Shattuck said .”The place is loaded to the brim with everything you can possibly imagine.”

The Makerspace is still trying to increase their involvement by advertising more to the student body. 

“I’m pretty sure there’s not that many people turning up right now just because we haven’t gotten a lot of exposure in the past years, “ Buck said. “But we’ve gotten more on the announcements in advisory, there’s Makerspace advertisements now, so we’re hoping that will kind of boost our turnout.”