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GBHS students contribute 150 handmade cutting boards for Wheatland Electric members
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These unique, handmade cutting boards were developed and designed by Great Bend High School woodworking students for Wheatland Electric Cooperative members under the leadership of GBHS woodworking teacher Travis Straub. In total, Wheatland commissioned 150 handmade and engraved boards thanks to the talents of 67 woodworking students.
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Each handmade cutting board features an iconic Kansas emblem or design in the corner, including sunflower, windmills, buffaloes, and more. These designs were selected and completed by woodworking students at Great Bend High School using laser engravers.

Thanks to the dedication and support of more than 65 woodworking students at Great Bend High School, Wheatland Electric has successfully commissioned 150 one-of-a kind handmade cutting boards for its cooperative members. 

These cutting boards were commissioned for distribution to members in attendance at the 73rd Annual Meeting, held on April 14 at the Great Bend Events Center, and at seven other remote locations across Wheatland’s service territory. 

Each handmade cutting board took approximately two hours to complete by the 67 students who participated in this project, under the direction of GBHS instructor Travis Straub. 

Straub worked directly with students from across three levels of his woodworking classes to create two or three handmade boards per pupil, he said. 

These one-of-a-kind pieces were made using several types of wood, including red oak, soft maple and cherry wood, Straub said. Each features an iconic Kansas emblem or symbol in the corner, such as a sunflower, windmill or buffalo, engraved using a laser engraving machine. 

“We’ve got some farm scenes, oil derricks, hunting scenes, but most are in one corner of the board,” Straub said. “We have one design that depicts the rivers of Kansas and encompasses the entire board.”

To watch a video produced by GBHS students featuring how these one-of-a-kind gifts were created visit https://youtu.be/A3YOueNyGq4 or search Wheatland Electric’s channel on YouTube.