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Wakefield-Marenisco board votes to create fab lab

Initiative will serve all grades, interests

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD - The Board of Education for the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School had a busy Monday meeting agenda that included three presentations in the school's life skills room.

Don Sidlowski promoted a school-based fab lab, Russ Maki recalled the school's 1960 football state championship, and student Alex Sheehan offered his senior project.

Based on a slide show pitch from Sidlowski, of Three Lakes, Wis., the board later voted to approve a contract for him to consult toward the creation of a fab lab in the Wakefield school.

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