Current building trades teacher Preston Wade stands in this year’s student-built house, about 70% completed. (Zoe Naylor | Houston Herald)

At 1247 Ozark St. stands the first house made by building trades students at Houston High School. A 10-year-old Stan Moore spent a summer finishing the home with his father Edgar, the leader of the program — 13 years before he would take its helm.

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Originally from middle Tennessee, Zoe graduated from the University of Missouri in May 2026 with a master's in journalism. She primarily covers local government and school board and writes features for...