On Nov. 1, during 4th hour Gissel McDonald’s, science teacher, Material science class has two guest speakers from the Freestate Blacksmith Club. Andy Martin, guest speaker, hands Ethan Ortiz, 11, pieces of the material that he uses to heat the metal, to pass around so all of the class can see (Photo by H. Smith).

Outside of Andy Shockley’s, shop teacher, room, Gissel McDonald’s has two guest speakers. Ethan Ortiz, Xavier Yost and Hudson Torrez, 11, passes around material that Andy Martin, guest speaker, handed to them to inspect (Photo by H. Smith).

During 4th hour on Nov. 1, Gissel McDonald’s, science teacher, material science class Riley France, 11, laughs with classmate Nick Workmen, 11, during the blacksmith presentation (Photo by H. Smith).

Outside of Andy Shockley’s, shop teacher, room, Gissel McDonald, science teacher, took her Material Science students out for a demonstration from two guest speakers. McDonald sits and looks at the material the presenter uses to heat his metal with her student Derek Stewart, 11 while the rest of the class watches the presenter as he reheats his metal (Photo by H. Smith).

During fourth hour Xavier Yost, 11, hamers a hole into a shark hook created by Material Science guests speaker Andy Martin. On Nov. 1 during Gissel McDonald’s, science teacher, fourth hour two guests speakers came from the Freestate Blacksmith Club, to demonstrate the work a blacksmith does (Photo by H. Smith).

During the fourth hour Material Science class Xavier Yost, 11, smiles at his fiend after volunteering to help the speaker while the rest of the class watches (Photo by H. Smith).

Outside of Andy Shockley’s, shop teacher, class Gissel McDonald’s Material Science class hosts Dan Nelson and Andy Martin, guest speakers, from the Freestate Blacksmith Club. Martin quenches a shark hook that he and Xavier Yost, 11, put together (Photo by H. Smith).