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Atlantic High School Eagle Nest Academy Affordable Housing Construction Program Paid Off
After a three-year wait, the Eagle Nest Construction Academy at Atlantic Community High School got paid. Coordinator Jerry Crocilla accepted a check for $37,038.60 from the city of Delray Beach from the recent sale of the three bedroom, two bath house Eagle Nest built for the city’s affordable housing program.“The money is actually student-earned sweat equity,” said Crocilla. “This is not a donation from the city, but it is pay back for the students who worked so hard on the project. We could have done better financially, but unfortunately we chose to build a house during a very slow time for the construction industry and housing prices were down -- a lot.”
Over 500 students interacted with Eagle Nest during all phases of construction. “We call the house Student-Designed and Student-Built because they did most of the work." Atlantic’s Drafting and Design students created the basic concept that evolved into blueprints. Construction students started with excavation on the vacant lot donated by Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and finished with the landscaping and irrigation.
Students worked side by side with local building trades professionals performing many of the required construction skills themselves. “We did not have some skill sets and deferred to professionals on some tasks like electricity and concrete finishing,” said Crocilla.
Eagle Nest will take their hard earned profit and use the money to finance the next phase of their work. “Delray Beach and Eagle Nest will use the funds to buy curriculum, materials, and to replace tools and equipment worn out by the student workers, Coordinator Crocilla said. “Eagle Nest II will be as green as green can be. Our students see the future, and it is green,” he added.