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The unusable space in the center of the Edward J. Milliken Technical Center (MTC) has been converted into a tranquil park, complete with a water fountain, renewable energy from solar panels, and patio-style tables and chairs with colorful umbrellas. The umbrellas are red, of course, the color of the SkillsUSA jackets many of the students and staff wear at the Oakdale facility. It was the SkillsUSA advisors – Eastern Suffolk BOCES teachers Nicholas DeBlanco and Robert Love – who applied for the $10,000 grant. As one of the schools chosen from across the country by the Lowe’s Home Improvement Corporation’s Education Grant division, MTC wasted no time in getting the atrium built. Even during the summer, students came to the school to help with the construction. click here to read more