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Just this week, the New Hanover County Board of Education heard a presentation about Wilson's accomplishments.ĭuring Tuesday's board meeting, Pierce presented the school board with highlights from the district's partnership with Kids Making It. "He literally jumped off the screen in his application video," O'Connor said. Wilson was good in front of the camera, O'Connor said. Wilson's episodes are airing now on "This Old House," seen locally at 9 a.m. "We are a tight-knit family and he fit in very well," said Kevin O'Connor, host of "This Old House." "Austin with the two other apprentices lit the place up." He graduated from New Hanover High School one night and the next morning boarded a plane to Boston to join the show.

“I found out I won while still in high school,” Wilson said. “For every one person that enters the trade, five people leave from it. “Generation Next started up because a lot of the people in the trades right now are seeing that there’s not many young people,” Wilson told the StarNews last fall. Wilson was chosen in May from hundreds of contestants to be one of three new apprentices on the popular home renovation show as part of the show's Generation Next initiative to lure young people into the industry. "He was supposed to be on stage to open the whole show, but he didn't make the bus," Pierce said. The TV show had flown Wilson and two other apprentices to Florida for the opening ceremony of the International Builders Show. "I've known him since he was 12," Pierce said. Wilson was found Tuesday morning in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, where he apparently died in his sleep, said Jimmy Pierce, founder and executive director of Kids Making It. You’ll also find many helpful articles from the pages of This Old House Magazine.WILMINGTON - Austin Wilson, who leveraged woodworking skills he'd learned at the nonprofit Kids Making It into a role as an apprentice on the PBS television show "This Old House," has died from a longtime pre-existing medical condition. This two-DVD set contains over six hours of home improvement instruction plus hundreds of photographs of completed renovations to inspire you and help you select the right materials for your project. You’ll learn basic home improvement skills and the tricks-of-the trade that will give you the knowledge and confidence to complete any project successfully.

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