“I’m kind of a jack of all trades. I just like to try to fix things or make things. I always wanted a 3D printer so I finally got one at home to use and now I try to help out making things for the school sometimes when I can,” he said.
Art teacher Barb Maring was thrilled when she found a bag on her desk full of simple clay cutting tools. Although there was no name or note, she knew exactly where they came from. . The tool helps students cut clay for their pottery projects.
“He always does the little extra things for us. He anticipates what we need and he’s so creative in coming up with things,” said Maring.
He also made paint brush holders for the art classes. “They were just putting the brushes in like cottage cheese containers, and the brushes were all kind of clumped together. I wondered if I could make something that would be better so the brushes wouldn’t get stuck together and would dry better. So, I tried it and now they use them in class,” he said.
He’s made a customized paper towel dispenser to mount under cabinets in one classroom and even signs to help people know where certain events are taking place in the high school.
It’s all done on his time and using his own supplies. “I just like to try to figure things out and make things,” he said.
Rastoskey, who has worked in the district for eight years, says he’s always paying attention to the little things he notices in classrooms or around the school. “It’s probably nothing anybody else would think of,” he said.
Maring said she’s so appreciative of what he’s done for her art projects and for the school in general. “The cleaners don’t always get recognized for what they do, and they do a phenomenal job. Rob just always does the little extra things you don’t expect.”