Denver’s newest tiny homes receive a big send-off from the students that built them [Video]

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The end of the school year comes with a lot of pride for students; they’ve made it through another year with a lot of accomplishments and learning under their belts. But few students have tangible examples of their hard work from throughout the year.

“Being able to bring people to see our work is just, like, the most satisfying thing ever,” said 16-year-old Zayla Macias, a sophomore at Smokey Hill High School.  

Macias is also part of hands-on construction classes at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC). This campus is part of the Cherry Creek School District and acts as a real-world training ground, providing Career Technical Education classes for all sorts of careers including construction. For Macias taking classes here was a dream come true.  

“I felt super lucky when I got accepted into here; I felt like I got accepted into Harvard and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’” Macias explained to Rocky Mountain PBS.