Mr. Layton

Mr. Layton graduated from SEMO. He started teaching at Farmington High School, then taught at Arcadia Valley until 1980. He was employed by Aramco Oil Company, and went to Saudi Arabia for vocational school for MAC at Farmington Correctional Center. The school remained open for seven years, and was then discontinued after budget problems. He taught at Bismarck High School until 2000 and has now taught at PHS several years. In his free time, he likes fishing, baseball, and spending time with his granddaughters. He likes to spend time in his own woodworking shop where he enjoys building specialty furniture for customers.

layton@potosi.k12.mo.us

Mr. James Layton

Classes:

General Shop I

General Shop is designed to introduce the student to a wide range of experience with tools and materials. The emphasis will be on familiarizing the student with basic tools and equipment that are used by people in industry. Developing desirable attitudes and safety habits are emphasized.

General Shop II

Woods I

Students will learn to operate machine tools and hand tools. They are assigned a required project that includes most of the tools, joints, and different processes used throughout the year. Fastening and finishing techniques are taught along with safety rules and clean up procedures.

General Drafting

This is a basic course in practical blueprint reading. It is designed to aid any boy or girl interested in the language of drawing. The main objective of this course is to learn the language of drawing by applying these techniques to the construction of actual drawings. Each student is required to make approximately one drawing per day and will be given special drawing tests using the principles of technical drawing.

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