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Cool Things to BuyRocking the Boat Profile: John FurmanLast year, John would come to hang out in the Rocking the Boat Shop after school with a friend of his who had joined the program. When he found out that you could apply to become a paid “apprentice” after a semester as a student, he decided to join, though, as he always reminded us, his real dream was to be a filmmaker. He was a very successful student during the Spring 2002 semester, and was then hired as a summer apprentice to help covert our row boats to sailboats, learning to sew sails, make masts, and sail. He then continued to work as apprentice in the fall, helping to teach the new students and learned new skills such has how to use a chainsaw and log trees in the forest. In October, we received an offer to work with a public television production company to have our students film a documentary on Rocking the Boat. John was an obvious choice and spent two weeks filming and editing a short documentary news piece on Rocking the Boat. He plans to continue his passion as he graduates William Howard Taft High School this spring and studies filmmaking in college. |