Truckee High School Yo Bro Club
In January 2024, The Truckee Roundhouse launched an exciting new welding program with a Truckee High School club called Yo Bro! Six students worked on a community service project for six weeks: designing and building a bike rack for the Town of Truckee.
The club was launched in 2023 at Truckee High because COVID-19 left many of our local youth without direction and headed down negative paths with long-term consequences. The club has become a place where these young men can find support from each other and positive paths that will lead to brighter futures. All genders are welcome to attend and thrive.
The club’s facilitator approached Truckee Roundhouse with the concept of the welding program as many of these teens are interested in exploring hands-on career options for their futures. We know this is first of many community service programs to come from the Roundhouse - Yo Bro partnership.
Maker-In-Residence
In 2023, we launched our Maker-in-Residence Program for two high school students participating in our Education and Community Enrichment program. The Maker-in-Residence program aims to provide a more profound maker experience for students to engage with the makerspace, unlock and support their creative potential, build meaningful mentor relationships while learning tool proficiency, and experience vocational career exposure. This is a high-investment, high-impact pilot program was designed for participants to cultivate a growth mindset of improvement.
The Maker-in-Residence participants are awarded membership, a materials stipend, a class stipend for additional classes outside the partnership program, and one-on-one mentoring with Roundhouse experts.
Ivan Carrillo and Jazmin Juarez Flores are our Maker-in-Residence awardees for the 2023-24 academic year. Ivan spends most of his time in the Textiles Shop and Wood Shop, and has been inspired to create his own clothing line using the Cricut vinyl cutter. Jazmin creates in the Textiles Shop, learning pattern-making and custom-designing her own clothes.
Sierra High School
Sierra High School has partnered with the Roundhouse since 2018, and uses the makerspace as part of its Sources of Strength (SOS) program. The Source of Strength program is a wellness program that encourages enrichment activities as a way to establish trust, community, and emotional resilience for some of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged youth in the Truckee Tahoe Unified School District. The students have had the chance to take classes in Wood, Metal, Ceramics, and Textiles over the years.
Sierra Continuation High School is a unique and talented blend of students, educators, support staff, and community members who, as role models and mentors, are vested in creating a high-quality, nurturing, and safe learning environment. Sierra High School is dedicated to providing our students with the education, guidance, and support necessary to succeed in all aspects of life. Multiple local entities contribute to the success of Sierra High, and we thank all of you for your generous donations of not only funding but your countless donation of hours to our students.
Truckee River School
In the fall of 2022, we welcomed a new community education program with Truckee River School. Truckee River School is part of TTUSD’s alternative education program. Their small school setting offers students a variety of opportunities to engage, and in some cases re-engage, in their education in a more individualized way.
Our partnership with Truckee River School allows students to not only build their skills and have fun, but to connect to the community and envision different possibilities for the future.
Our Education and Community Enrichment Program creates pathways of accessibility for members of our community who might otherwise lack access to the tools, mentors, and vocational exposure that programs at the Truckee Roundhouse provides.
