Builders help initiate new construction science program at LHS

  • Herb Pearce loads lumber at his BHR Timber facility. He is one of a group of local builders who will provide mentorship this fall for students in a construction science course at the high school. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD
    Herb Pearce loads lumber at his BHR Timber facility. He is one of a group of local builders who will provide mentorship this fall for students in a construction science course at the high school. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD
  • As part of a new Creating Badger Builders program, BHR Timber plans to donate construction-grade wood. COURTESY PHOTO
    As part of a new Creating Badger Builders program, BHR Timber plans to donate construction-grade wood. COURTESY PHOTO

    Local builders have initiated a mentorship program at Lampasas High School that will encourage students to consider careers in construction.

    About a dozen Lampasasarea building professionals came together late this spring to form a nonprofit organization called Creating Badger Builders.

    “We’re in the process of getting our 501(c)(3),” said member Steve Hudson. “This, in my opinion, is a publicprivat…