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Article: Construction projects help trouble youth build a strong educational foundation.
- Article from:
- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- December 12, 2005
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Byline: Darryl E. Owens
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Nick Martinez sidles up to a sawhorse and throws down a slab of siding.
"Bet that's 23 inches," he said, glancing up at a bare area the siding will cover.
Perched on a ladder, Brandon Clark extends a tape measure and, with a wry grin, announces the verdict.
"Twenty-two and one-half."
Nick smiles, scrawls a mark on the siding and starts cutting with a circular saw.
"You take your GED (test) tomorrow?" Nick, 17, asks as Brandon approaches.