Wyandotte students repurpose damaged building into community picnic shelter

WYANDOTTE, Okla. — Students in the Wyandotte School District are turning a heavily damaged building into something the entire community can enjoy.

About a year and a half ago, the owners of this former Wyandotte gas station approached Wyandotte school administrators about donating it to the district.

The district had a structural engineer look at the building, who determined that due to age and storm damage, it would be cost prohibitive to try and renovate it. Instead, it will be transformed into a community picnic structure, with stone from the original building incorporated to honor the family donating the building.

"The shelter is going to be built by our construction class. We have a class, a career tech class, and they've already done two that are out here in our commons area," said Superintendent Brad Wade.

The plan is for the structure to be completed sometime next year.

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