ACT UPDATE Issue 38 July 2005.pub

Summer 2005
Issue 38
Agriculture & FFA Programs Shine
District Student Pictured in National
FFA Magazine
Debbie Alwin (PHS AG) tells us that in a recent
edition of the National FFA Magazine, New Horizons,
Stephenie Baal was pictured in a story about her and six
other FFA members from around the country.
Students Advance to University of
Florida Ag Program
Mike Buckley is very proud to announce that we
currently have three students in the Agriculture Education
program at The University of Florida: Jesse Cummings,
LRHS; Rachel Scheidt, SEHS for three years; and Matthew Dettloff, SEHS.
WOW!!
Agriculture & FFA Shining
Stars
Congratulations to Southeast High and Palmetto High
FFA Chapters for taking Second and Fourth Places
(respectively) in the 2005 State Senior Vegetable CDE.
Congratulations go out also to Nolan Middle School’s
FFA for placing in the regional Dairy Competition!
Congratulations to Haile Middle’s FFA Chapter for
placing with a team score of 763 at the Livestock Competition in the spring!
Lakewood Ranch's FFA Dairy Management team
placed ninth in the State. Great job, teams and coaches!
Congratulations go out to the PHS Horse Judging
team for placing 7th in the State at the preliminary and
moving on to the State Finals. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations to Debbie Alwin for being nominated
for the Teacher Turn the Key
Award for the Florida Asso- Inside this issue:
ciation of Agriculture Educators!
Business, FBLA, &
Congratulations to Palmetto and Southeast High
Schools for earning the FFA 2005 Premier Chapter
Award.
Health Care & HOSA News
DECA………….……... 2
FACS & FCCA….…... 4
Tech & TSA…………. 5
Construction Tech
& FBA………….…….. 7
Students Receive Certifications
DCT…………….…….. 8
Lincoln Middle Magnet School’s health teacher Marie Chirico certified 210 sixth
grade students as babysitters, and students also completed American Red Cross certification.
During the second semester approximately 200 seventh graders were certified in Dog/Cat
CPR/First Aid. The students put together a booklet on animal care and safety which will be
given to elementary students.
Adult Ed &
SkillsUSA…….……... 9
ACT News…………... 9
HOSA Shining Stars
e
som
Awe
Marie Chirico reports on the HOSA
results from Regionals at MTI in February:
Medical Spelling: First Place--Angele
Maraj; Second Place--Natalie Weiffenbach; Third Place-Evan Hoopingarner; Fourth Place--Nate Planitz.
Medical Terminology: First Place--Pedro Limas;
Second Place--Austin Praught; Third Place--Samantha
Simon; Fourth Place--Jordan Hoopingardner; Fifth Place-Elston Brown.
Writing: First Place--Natalie Weiffenbach; Second
Place--Austin Praught; Third Place--Nerissa Fay; Fourth
Place--Kacy Wennbreg
Career Health Display: First
Place--Angele Maraj and Aubrey
Hawkins; Second Place--Samantha
Simon and Lindsey Price; Third Place--Kacy Wennbreg
and Tiffany Kemp; Fourth Place--Pedro Limas and Elston
Brown.
HOSA Creed: First Place--Tiffany Kemp; Second
Place--Geena Gregory; Third Place--Samantha Ruffing.
Prepared Speaking: First Place--Angele Maraj; Second Place--Cassandra Moyers; Third Place--Kacy
Wennbreg; Fourth Place--Lindsey Price.
First Aid/ Rescue Breathing: First Place--Nerissa
Fay; Second Place--Aubrey Hawkins; Third Place--Jordan
Hoopingarner; Fourth Place--Alyssa Brown; Fifth Place-Elston Brown.
Job Seeking Skills: First Place--Evan Hoopingarner;
Second Place--Geena Gregory; Third Place--Nate Planitz;
Fourth Place--Aubrey Hawkins; Fifth Place--Austin
Praught.
Health Poster: First Place--Samantha Simon; Second
Place--Samantha Ruffing; Third Place--Cassandra Moyers; Fourth Place--Alyssa Brown.
Getting Down To Business:
Business Technology, FBLA, & DECA
FBLA Shining Stars
Great
Job!!
Lil Maddox and Bonnie Condor (BHS) took
student J.P. Pinheiro to FBLA Nationals in Orlando
in June. J.P. won Second Place in Networking Concepts
at FBLA State competition. Congratulations!
Bayshore High’s multimedia team was one of the ten
finalists at the Florida FBLA–PBL 2005 State Leadership Conference!
LRHS competed in the District 18 FBLA competition at DaySpring in Parrish. First Place trophies were
awarded to five students, Second Place to four students,
Third Place to one student, a Fourth Place ribbon to one
student, and Fifth Place ribbons to two students. The first
through fourth place winners, with the exception of Multimedia, went to State competition in Orlando. Congratulations to the following students and their advisors, Lori
Kish and Judy Bodmer.
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Banking & Financial: Melissa Thompson, First
Place
Business Law: Sarah Croome, First Place
Computer Applications: Kayleigh Robertson,
Third Place, and Krystalle Fiore, Fifth Place
International Business: Andrea Morley, First
Place
Introduction to Business: Kaylin Hudson, Second Place, and Karina Diaz, Fifth Place
Introduction to Business Communications:
Shalee McNall, Fifth Place
Job Interview: Sara Douglas, Fourth Place
Marketing: Matt Rector, First Place, and Tommy
Barth, Second Place
Multimedia Presentation: Ryan Freel, Second
Place
Technology Concepts: Trevor Sinz, First Place,
and Ryan Reed, Second Place
DECA Shining Stars
Bob Jenkins reported that Lakewood Ranch High
School did well at the DECA District Finals last year at
the Edison Mall in Ft. Myers.
First Place--Madison Bishop, Quick Serve Restaurant Management
Third Place--Annie Lam, Full Serve Restaurant
Management
Fourth Place--Matt Rector, Food Marketing Management and Holliey Herrick, Quick Serve Restaurant
Management
Sixth Place--George Mroaris, Food Marketing Management
Madison Bishop advanced to state competition to
finish in third place for Florida in the Quick Serve Restaurant Management Event at the State DECA Conference in Orlando. She qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim,
California.
Annie Lam, Erin Zimmerman, and Holliey Herrick
finished in a tie for Fifth Place in the Quiz Bowl
Way
at State DECA.
To
GO!!
More DECA Shining Stars!
Melissa Gagnon shares LRHS's results from DECA
district competition in Port Charlotte:
Extemporaneous Speaking: First Place--Zach Putnal; Third Place--Monica Velez
Prepared Speaking: First Place--Christan Roberts;
Fifth Place--Brittani Speziali
Photography (Black & White): First Place-Angelina Calderon; Second Place--Janell Mozina
Interview Skills: Second Place--Chelsea Poncin
Sales Demonstration: Third Place--Michael Chan
Accounting: First Place--Kerry-Anne Laing; Second
Place--Ashlyn Gueits
Automotive Technician: Fifth Place--C.J. Aimino;
Sixth Place--Blake Wanecski
Business Communications: First Place--Monica
Velez; Second Place--Bradee Ward
Business Law: First Place--Christan Roberts; Second
Place--Brian Ahlstrand; Third Place--Pavel Soshnikov
Child Care: First Place--Jeanna Merriken; Second
Place--Kelli Taylor; Fourth Place--Jessica Martin; Fifth
Place--Tiffany Ba; Sixth Place--Angelina Calderon
Computer Concepts: Third Place--Joe Pinto; Fourth
Place--Ryan Serica
Customer Service: Second Place--Ashley Bishop;
Fourth Place--Justin Robbins
Hospitality: First Place--Jana Duchene; Fourth Place
--Katie Schubring; Fifth Place--Danielle Moore; Sixth
Place--Lynley Collins
Human Resource/Employability Skills: First Place
--Michael Chan
Law Enforcement: Fifth Place--Taylor Harrell
Medical Office Procedures: First Place--Kelly Johnson; Sixth Place--Charli Beauchamp
Occupational Math: First Place--Michael Hall; Second Place--Meagan Parrish; Fourth Place--Olivia Dinkel
Parliamentary Procedure: Second Place--Steven
Kosto; Third Place--Zach Putnal; Fifth Place--Wayne
Cline
Graphics Design: Second Place--Tessa Lanham;
Fourth Place--Marie Giangreco; Fifth Place--Danielle
Moore; Sixth Place--Erin Lanham
P h ot o gr ap hy ( C ol o r ) : Fi f t h P l a c e --C h a r l i
Beauchamp; Sixth Place--Olivia Dinkel
Desktop Publishing: Fifth Place--Jeanna Merriken;
Sixth Place--Ryan Serica
Word Processing: Fourth Place--Joe Pinto
Entrepreneurship Team: Fourth Place--Lynley
Collins, Katie Schubring, and Bradee Ward
Business Academy Students
Experience 7 Habits Workshop
BHS Business Academy students and staff enjoyed a
motivating workshop when speakers from the Covey organization presented The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Teens.
Accounting Students Land Local
Jobs
Janet Dominis reports that Progressive Employer
Services, Nelco Companies, and Washington Mutual have
recently hired Bayshore High accounting students. Once
they work with the first students and see how successful
they are, they ask for more!
Job Shadowing Experiences
Southeast High’s Mary Thompson and Mary Beth
Poncin coordinated and oversaw field trips to Bealls Cor-
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poration and Chris Craft, Inc. on National Job Shadow
Day. Along with Thompson’s Marketing and Poncin’s
Administrative Office Technology students, Cindy Rees’
Web Design students and Randy Funderburke’s Digital
Publishing students were able to observe and interview
employees in the areas in which they are studying. Administrators Donna Timmons and Scott Cooper also supervised on the field trip.
Microsoft Certifications Awarded
Mr. Griggy (PHS), a Master Instructor for Microsoft
Office 2000, reports that the following students passed the
Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam:
Word Core: Jacob Britt, Adam Danzinger and Kelly
West
Excel: Brenda Carranza, Kala Cobb, Adam Danziger,
Jacob Coffman, Joshua Mitchell, Richard Stewart, Jordan
Varnadore, Dominique Walker, and Rocio Gonzalea
FBLA State Leadership Conference Successes
Category
Student
School
Banking & Financial Systems
Banking & Financial Systems
Business Math - ML
Business Math - ML
FBLA Principles & Proc. - ML
Intro. to Computers - ML
Keyboarding Applications - ML
Multimedia Presentation
Networking Concepts
Programming: Visual Basic
Proofreading & Editing - ML
Public Speaking - ML
Web Page Creation - ML
Melissa Thompson
Phillip Musin
Brittany Achin
Alex Yu
Nicole Mason
Matthew Dibble
Thashea Miles
Sam Capto, Tim Holmes
Joao Paulo Pinheiro
Chris Banach
Clarece Polke
Rick Rosenbluth
Clint Colcolding
Lakewood Ranch High School
Bayshore High School
Johnson Middle School
Palmetto Middle School
Haile Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Bayshore High School
Bayshore High School
Southeast High School
Lincoln Middle School
Haile Middle School
Lincoln Middle School
Place
4
5
2
3
2
4
2
4
2
4
3
2
3
Awe s
o me
Succeeding In Family & Consumer
Science & FCCLA
FCCLA Wins Gold at State!!
Manatee County had an exceptional showing! The following students were awarded GOLD medals:
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
America) had its State Leadership Conference April 1316 in Orlando. This is a national vocational student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences for both middle and high school students.
This organization helps build leaders and addresses important personal, family, work, and societal issues.
During the conference, students who won their District proficiency events competition continued to compete
at the State level. These Proficiency events are a series of
competitive events in which members are recognized for
proficiency and achievement in individual and team events.
Bayshore High--Karen Rider for Florida Writes Senior Poetry; Jackie King, Storytelling Senior
Braden River Middle--Candice Ford, Fashion Construction Junior; Ashley Rain, Florida Writes Junior Short
Story; and Sydney Yoder, Florida Writes Junior Poetry
King Middle--Rebecca Fortson, Storytelling Junior
Lakewood Ranch--Katie Colbert, Sarah Kersting,
and Dannielle Temperco, Focus on Children Occupational
Manatee High--Katie Hoyle for Florida Writes Occupational Short Story. She also was our outgoing State
Secretary. Anja Fortune was installed as our incoming
State Secretary for 2005-2006.
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FCCLA Shining Stars
Congratulations to the following schools and FCCLA Advisers. Those indicated by an (*)
went on to compete at State.
W!!
WO
Event
Applied Technology
Category
Senior
School
Manatee High*
Medal
Bronze
Chapter Service Display
Coping with Life
Occupational
Junior
Early Childhood
Senior
Occupational
Occupational
Decorative Centerpiece
Junior
Lakewood Ranch*
Braden River*
King Middle
Bayshore High
Lakewood Ranch*
Palmetto High*
Cape Coral High
Braden River*
King Middle
Harllee Middle
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Gold
Silver
Silver
Gold
Gold
Silver
Southeast High
King Middle*
Braden River*
Braden River*
Bayshore High*
Manatee High*
Braden River*
Manatee High*
Lakewood Ranch*
Braden River*
Palmetto High*
Manatee High*
King Middle*
Braden River
Bayshore High*
Palmetto High*
Lakewood Ranch
Bronze
Bronze
Gold
Gold
Silver
Gold
Gold
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Silver
Gold
Silver
Silver
Fashion Construction
FCCLA Writes-short Story
Poetry
Focus on Children
Impromptu Speaking
Interpersonal Relationship
Job Interview
Storytelling
Senior
Single-Junior
Coordinated-Jr.
Junior
Senior
Occupational
Junior
Senior Division
Occupational
Junior
Occupational
Occupational
Junior
Senior
Occupational
Technology & TSA
TSA—
—Preparing for
Tomorrow
Manatee TSA Reaches New Heights
The Technology Student Association, more commonly called TSA, is a DOE required co-curricular component for all Technology Education programs. Four years
ago Manatee County did not participate in any TSA State
events. Three years ago was our first State Conference,
and at that point we had no First Place winners. Last year
our district had 11 First Place winners. This year our
district boasts 61 First Place winners plus a First Place
TEAM award. All total we had 129 student awards in
gold, silver, or bronze--a new state record! The next
closest districts were Polk County with 84 and then Brevard and Dade Counties with 54 each. The First Place
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winners went on to the national competitions in Chicago
this summer. Congratulations Manatee TSA!
Technology Shining Stars
YES!!
Bayshore High participated in the TECHcite Competition on April 12, 2005, at Freedom Elementary School.
Awards and results are:
Animated Graphic Design: First Place--Robert Stief
& Arthur Bythrov, Algebra–Ms. Flammang; Second Place
--Jesse Thompson, Web Design–Ms. Condor; Third Place-Chris Guth, Business Academy.
Digital Imaging/Video Editing: First Place--Jeremy
Rollins & Lauren Thurmond, Business Academy and Fine
and Performing Arts Academy, respectively; Second Place
--Eduard Demacek, Fine and Performing Arts Academy;
Third Place--Tommy Cuervo, Business Academy and Fine
and Performing Arts Academy.
Internet Applications: First Place--Sarah Claussen,
Web Design–Ms. Condor; Second Place--Aaron Martens,
Business Academy; Third Place--John DiVello, Business
Academy.
Multimedia Applications: First Place--Sam Caputo,
Business Academy.
Non-Multimedia Applications: First Place--Rachel
Koszewski.
Teacher Awards: Sally Spehr was awarded First
Place in Digital Imaging/Video Editing. Jeannie Galindo,
Business Academy social studies, took First Place in
Internet Applications.
Information Technology TESTOUT
Challenge Shining Stars
Manatee High business students participated in the
national TESTOUT Challenge, which recognizes excellence in the field of Information Technology. MHS business teacher Dave Zeller reports that student Sean Basci
was among the nation’s top five in the Network+ category,
James Wolfe was in the nation’s top 25 in the A+ category,
and all other First Place winners were in the nation’s top
50. With only one of these students leaving MHS this year,
next year promises to be a super one!
https://www.testout.com/portal/Login.aspx
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Tech Teachers Battle at UCF
Tech Ed teachers and TSA Advisors Greg McGrew
(LRHS), Justin Devine (BRMS), and Gil Berlue, (BRHS)
learned new ways to apply their imagination and sense of
adventure at a recent Battle Bots IQ Teacher Training.
The event was hosted by the College of Engineering and
Computer Science at the University of Central Florida on
June 20 -24. http://robotcamp.ucf.edu
Digital Imaging, Sound, and Video
Fundamentals Offered at Bayshore
Bayshore is the only high school in the county to
offer New Media and Digital Imaging and Sound and
Video Fundamentals. Students have learned how to use
iMovie, eZedia, Photoshop 7.0, Garage Band, iTunes,
Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, PowerPoint, Keynote,
Notetaker, and School Page. They have also mastered
compression of movies to QuickTime and DV format as
well as creating DVDs using iDVD.
TSA Car Show featured in The Herald
From Heather Boynton’s article in The Herald on
March 6, 2005
Towards the end of last school year almost 80 domestic, classic, and import automobiles lined up for the
Lakewood Ranch High School Technology Student
Association's car show. In addition to showcasing car
models, including 2005 Saline and Roush Mustangs, the
show also featured a sound system contest whose winner
would be determined by a decibel meter placed on the
contestants' stereos. The car show was organized by faculty member Greg McGrew and student Justin McGowan
to raise money for students to attend the Florida TSA State
Conference. All the students who worked at the car show
are members of the association hoping to go to the competition.
Construction Technology & FBA—
FBA—Building
Better, Smarter
CTC Honored by Chamber of
Commerce
Construction Technology Careers (CTC) was
awarded the District Wide Partner distinction by the
Manatee Chamber of Commerce during its 15th Annual
Business/Education Partnership Awards Breakfast on May
27. CTC was chosen from a field of 17 category nominees,
based on its effective facilitation of career exploration
programs with multiple schools in the Manatee County
School District. The Manatee Adult, Career, and Technical Education (ACT) Department nominated CTC for the
award. This was the second award CTC has received this
year, as the Workforce Board awarded CTC the Theodore
Small Award in March.
CTC Earns National Award
The Construction Technology Careers initiative
recently received a Theodore Small Award at the National Association of Workforce Boards conference in
Washington, D.C. Four workforce boards were honored
for innovation and excellence. CTC is a unique and growing pre-apprentice program that recruits high school juniors and seniors into the construction trades. Students attend part of the day at their high school and the other part
at Manatee Technical Institute. CTC is a partnership
among 36 construction companies and trade associations,
two school boards, and the Suncoast Workforce Board.
We are very proud of CTC! CTC programs are under the
leadership of Dave Sell, MTI; Bud Elkin, Palmetto High
School; Ray Weiland, Southeast High School; and Paul
O’Neal, Manatee High School. Congratulations!
MHS Construction Technology
Students Remember Fallen Friend
The pilot ESE Construction Technology Program
at MHS was buzzing last year with news of a lost friend.
Schoolmates and friends of a young man that was killed on
a motorcycle as well as the student who owned the bike
asked construction teacher Paul O’Neal if the program
would help build a memorial to place at the site of the
accident. Most of the students in all three periods went
right to work to brainstorm on ideas. The final product will
be finished and placed at the sight. To complete the project, students drew from the various technical programs
offered at Manatee High School including those from Mr.
Orr and Mr. Fintel.
Palmetto Construction—
Construction—Business is
Booming
Palmetto High construction classes have either sold
or are under contract for picnic tables and sheds, with
gross sales at around $15,400 for the year.
In other related news, Bud Elkin is working with
Glenda Eaton to make great things happen with EMH/
TMH students. Students participate in hands-on projects,
learning the basics of construction technology. Under the
artful guidance of Seth Wilkins, a senior from Mr. Elkin’s
Construction Tech. class, the students built pencil box
holders and a scale model of a shed. They are learning the
basics about different equipment and materials needed for
construction. Several students worked with Bud’s fourth
class period building an 8’ x 8’ shed. The goal is to sell the
shed to pay for the investment in materials.
Running Heavy Equipment at
Construction Career Days
Ray Weiland’s SEHS construction class went to
South County Career Center to take part in the sixth annual
Construction Career Days. Students were given the rare
opportunity to run some heavy equipment and learn about
the roadway construction industry.
Construction Technologies Student
Awarded Scholarship
Adam Sherman, a recent graduate of Southeast High
School and student in the Construction Technologies pro-
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gram for four years was awarded the first Lloyd Williams
Scholarship for $500. He plans to pursue construction
related classes at MCC in the fall. The scholarship was
established in June 2004 by the Home Builders Association of Manatee County to assist individuals in the pursuit
of educational or vocational training in the areas of construction management, building construction, and the
building trades.
Moylan with Bruce Williams Homes, the builder sponsor
for MHS, were both on hand to support their company’s
schools. The Home Builders Association of Manatee
County partnered with the county to establish the FBA
chapters in October last year.
Future Builders of America Attends
International Builders’ Show
Saturday, May 14, the MTI and Southeast High
Chapters of Manatee’s Future Builders of America
participated in the volunteer workday at Habitat, at Manatee’s Village of the Palms site. A total of eight students and
two instructors, together with two representatives from the
Manatee HBA, worked the site from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
FBA Chapters are encouraged to participate in community
service projects, and the Habitat workday was an excellent
fit.
Manatee County had 22 students and instructors attended the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando. Four chapters attended: Manatee High School,
Palmetto High School, Southeast High School, and
Manatee Technical Institute. Alan Anderson with Neal
Communities, the builder sponsor for SEHS, and Randy
Future Builders of America Volunteer
at Habitat
Diversified Career Technology—
Technology—Working
Hard on the Future
at
Gre !!
Job
DCT Shining Stars
Palmetto High DCT under the leadership of Bob Spahr took six students to the
CECF State Leadership Conference. The following
students won State Awards:
Kevin Seger--Third Place, Automotive Technology
Jennifer Lewis--Third Place, Child Care; Third Place,
Recruiting Poster
Tiffany Smith--Second Place, Law Enforcement;
Third Place, Sales Demonstration. She also won a
$750.00 scholarship.
Melissa Merrill was elected Vice President of the Career Education Clubs of Florida and the Business Professionals of America.
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Film Festival Awards
Bob Spahr reports that a winning entry by Amanda Harris and
Melissa McMurtry captured a glass
trophy at the Fort Lauderdale Film
Festival (FLIFF).
State Conference Presenters
Congratulations to Julie Tillett and Mike Ingram
(PHS ESE/OJT Instructors) who were presenters at the
State Conference (VISIONS) on Career Development
and Transition in Jacksonville last year.
Adult Education & SkillsUSA Shine
SkillsUSA Shining Stars
Mary Ann Kaufman is pleased to announce that Bayshore High School placed #1 and #3 at SkillsUSA
Championship Region 4 competition in TV Production.
Bayshore is the first high school in Manatee County to
participate in SkillsUSA. First Place winners--Trevor
Beanes and John Paul Cahill; Third Place winners--Omar
Collard and Francisco Pineros.
Congratulations to all of the MTI students and instructors for their success at the Florida SkillsUSA State
Conference! In total MTI won 84 medals in 31 contests!
The First Place winners went on to the National SkillsUSA
conference June 20–25, 2005 in Kansas City. Thanks also
to Michelle Meluch who coordinates SkillsUSA.
Adult Education Shining Stars
Way
To
GO!!
MTI’s Kathleen Quinlan was named
Teacher of the Year for the Governor’s Family Literacy Initiative and was featured in the June 14th issue of
the Bradenton Herald.
MTI had 47 volunteers during the 2004–2005 school
year. The volunteer tutors helped over 80 students with
one-on-one instruction. Two volunteer tutors and their
students took part in the Florida Literacy Coalition's
Florida's Adult Writing Campaign. MTI qualified for
10 President's Volunteer Service Awards.
Kim Bland was awarded a $1000 grant from the Florida Dental Health Foundation to develop brochures and/or
purchase items to help promote the new Dental Aide
program at MTI.
MTI is number one again! Two Automotive Technology teams went to the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills
competition on Friday, April 15. Of the ten teams competing to “debug” the 2005 Ford autos, one team placed
fourth and the other team is the number one troubleshooting team in the State of Florida! Congratulations to Chris
Brooks, Chris Cummings, Willie Braswell, and Riley
Hudson and instructors Mr. Trumbo and Mr. DeNoon. In
June, Chris Brooks, Chris Cummings, and Cecil Trumbo
went to Washington, D.C. to compete against other state
winners.
MTI is building an award-winning Medical Assistant
program. They are in the process of gaining AAMA
accreditation.
SEHS drafting teacher Steve Kozak reports that former student Alex Klotz, now a drafting student at MTI,
received third best in the Florida SkillsUSA Drafting
competition.
Educators From Singapore Travel
To MTI
The College of the Institute of Technical Education
(ITE) from Singapore sent a delegation to MTI on March 2
to see first-hand classroom demonstrations of the human
patient simulators. The team desired to gain insight into
how the teaching device enhances the training process for
nursing, paramedic and EMT students. The MTI stop was
the first of two school site visits during the delegation’s
United States tour. The group also visited Duke University
in Durham, North Carolina.
ACT News
WOW!!
ACT Shining Stars
Congratulations to Carol Lewis, Coordinator, Career
and Technical Education Advisory Councils, for being
selected as Chairperson of Junior Leadership Manatee
for the upcoming year!
3D Printer
We were one of the first districts in the State to get the
3D Printer! If you need something printed contact Engineering Design instructors Myron Dennis or Bob Williams
at MTI. A similar EMS ZPrinter 310 was shown in action
on the CBS drama CSI-New York this past season. You
should be able to view it from your computer from this
link: http://www.ems-usa.com/links.html.
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Educational Opportunities
Gold Seal Information
The College of Education at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida has started a four-year
baccalaureate program in technology education. The
program is based on the Standards for Technological
Literacy and prepares educators for certification in
technology education in grades 6-12. Interested students may contact the college at:
To ensure that students have the courses needed
to qualify for the Florida Gold Seal Scholarship,
please take a minute to check out this web site:
Dr. Thomas Loveland
[email protected]
(727) 341-4296.
http://nwrdc.fsu.edu/fnbpcm02
It’s easy to use and will help
everyone understand what works
and does not.
Value of Vocational Education
Dr. Cantrell says, “Check out this article that
appeared in the January 9 edition of USAToday
about the value of vocational education.” The article is titled, A smart path — that isn't 'college.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/
editorials/2005-01-09-college-edit_x.htm
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