For students at Delavan-Darien High School, creating iron roses is a way to exercise their metalworking skills and—more importantly—to connect with the grief and resiliency of people more than 4,000 miles away.
Delavan-Darien H.S. metals teacher Pat Biggin carries a metal rose he created as an example of what he wants his students to emulate. Biggin and his students are fashioning the iron roses as part of an international effort to create a Norwegian memorial.
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A student uses a torch to heat a piece of metal that is being shaped into a pair of rose petals in class at Delavan-Darien H.S.. The metals students are participating in an international effort to help create a Norwegian memorial.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
A student in Pat Biggins Delavan-Darien H.S. metals class uses a hammer to shape a piece of red hot metal into a rose petal for a Norwegian memorial.
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Delavan-Darien H.S. metals student Freddy Cruz uses a grinder to fashion the stem for the iron rose he is creating in class. Students at the school are participating in an international effort to create a Norwegian memorial.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
Delavan-Darien H.S. student James Hanssen shapes a rose petal using a hammer and anvil during class.
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Delavan-Darien H.S. metals teacher Pat Biggin, right, helps student Freddy Cruz find the appropriate drill bit to pierce the "petals" of the iron rose Cruz is creating in class.
