"I just really enjoy helping people learn to skateboard," Gagnon said. Hunt Elementary School and the Veterans Skatepark near Julington Creek.īut, according to Gagnon, not everyone who starting out feels comfortable at public facilities, or they just come to watch. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department runs several skate parks in the area, including one at Treaty Park, one near R.B. ![]() "It's got an 11-foot drop, which was like a popular size in the '80s and '90s now they're building them in the 13-foot range," said Gagnon. He's even worked some of the schematics for his skatepark into his classroom lessons in discussions about radius and circumference. Gagnon, a 2018 graduate of Flagler College, has been a math teacher at Murray for the last year. ![]() "It's a non-traditional outlet that's really for anyone it's a little more artsy and independent," said Gagnon. He particularly enjoys vert skating with its thrills and challenges, which he sees as a chance to boost self-confidence, he said. Gagnon, who grew up between New Hampshire and Virginia, has been skateboarding most of his life. When Gagnon closed on his first home last year, he saw it as an opportunity to pursue his dream of providing a safe space for kids to come together and experience something new. The skate park will be open for free to community members, including some of the same West Augustine students Gagnon teaches at Murray Middle School, located less than a mile from his house. ![]() Gagnon, 24, has some carpentry experience but said, "I've never built anything to this degree before." Gagnon, who built the "half pipe" skate ramp with help from neighbors, plans to open what he's calling the Datil Pepper Vert Ramp when completed by the end of the month. Rising from the trees less than 100 feet from the backyard is an 11-foot-high, 24-foot-wide vertical skate ramp under construction by the home's owner, Brennan Gagnon, a math teacher at R.J. There is a lot going on behind the small lemon-yellow house at Tocoi Road.
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