b'BUILTLASTTOSkilled trades class offers St. Marys studentspotential career paths after high schoolBy Dave LueckingO n an early morning last semester, studentstrickled into instructor Tracy Hykes class-room at St. Marys South Side Catholic HighSchool in St. Louis, looking like typical high schoolstudentsdressed in school colors and carryingbackpacks,andsomewithmobiledevicesandearbuds.But within moments of clocking in, they startedtransforming into young men on the job, equippingthemselves with work gloves, safety glasses, hard hats,and steel-toed work bootsthe safety tools of thetrades, so to speak.EthanPena(right)assemblesabirdhouseduringapre-apprenticeskilled trades class on Nov.15, 2024, at St.Marys South SideCatholic High School in St.Louis.HASTINGS SID BY PHOTOS14Call1.800.348.4732'