Albert Gallatin Area High School and the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. have collaborated for the past 5 years with the Computer Build youth program, through funding provided by the Westmoreland/Fayette Workforce Investment Board. Students involved with Computer Build completed an actual 9-week computer assembly course at Albert Gallatin Area High School with a mission to expose the youth to the Information Technology career field. Upon successful completion of 20 hours of community service learning, the student had the opportunity to keep the actual computer that he or she constructed during the course. Throughout the 5-year span of Computer Build, approximately 70 students received computers including a monitor, speakers, software, and a CD-RW drive.

Pictured above are past and present Computer Build participants:
1st Row: Toni Leonelli (PIC Youth Specialist), Billie Jo Walters, Derek Brooks, Denise Waggett, Brandy Wilson, Scott Graham.
2nd Row: Todd Campbell, Justin Johnson, George Farrier, Michael Bunch, Govan Lang, Robert Durst, Mr. Bernard Wydo (Guidance Counselor).
3rd Row: Mr. Karl Guappone (Instructor), Dave Thomas, John Arbogast, Timothy Hotchkiss, Montgomery Davis, Tony Stoychev.