action - Grand Prairie Independent School District
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action - Grand Prairie Independent School District
what’s inside: Dubiski Career High School’s Automotive department rev up the engines as a dragster is showcased in the main atrium PAGE 2 Center for Law and Public Safety teams up with the City of Grand Prairie Police Department to create strong internships for seniors PAGE 3 BPA, HOSA, DECA, TAFE, and SkillsUSA students win big across Texas. See how CTSO’s are doing PAGE 4-5 Student success achieved through partnerships and technical education Spring 2012 CAREER & TECHNICAL ED ACTION IN Partnerships in Action 2nd Annual Advisory Committee Dinner at Pioneer Event Center Our 2nd Annual Advisory Committee Dinner was held on February 23, 2012 at the Pioneer Events Center in Grand Prairie. Twenty-one businesses from across Grand Prairie and the Metroplex area attended the event and worked closely with our career pathway teachers. The GPISD Food Service Catering Department and the Dubiski Career High School Culinary Arts program worked together to prepare an outstanding Italian Buffet. Partners in Attendance: • Grand Prairie Police Department • Mary Kay Cosmetics • Pioneer Events Center • Methodist Health System • Texas Trust Credit Union • Motheral Printing During this event, educators from all of our secondary campuses collaborated with industry to ensure that the programs in GPISD are on the cutting edge of Career and Technical Education. These partnerships have been a great asset to the CTE Programs across the district, creating job shadowing and internship opportunities. The advisory dinners have been an excellent way to build partnerships that are ensuring student success in GPISD. Our goal is to continue to build partnerships with our local and area businesses. Bringing home the gold! CTSO’s Across the district win big at local, area and state contests CTSO’s (Career and Technical Student Organizations) are an intregal part of career and technical education. Each year, students enrolled in their pathway courses showcase their knowledge through local, area, district and state competions. These CTSO’s include SkillsUSA, Business Professionals of America, DECA, TAFE and HOSA. Over 300 students headed out across Texas to compete in contests during the months of February, March and April. This years results were phenomenal! Students competed in pathway related contests as well as leadership events. Contests included: Computer Maintenance, Computer Aided Drafting, Photography, Media Technology, Culinary Arts, Graphic Communications, Law Enforcement, Finance & Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business and Finance, Automotive Technology, Auto Collision, Mobile Electronics, Customer Service, Health Science, Veterinary Medicine, Ready Set Teach, Cosmetology and more. show me the money! A Word From Our Director The 2011-2012 school year is quickly coming to a close as the Career and Technical Education Department keeps a clear focus on the mission of preparing Grand Prairie ISD students to be College and Career Ready. We have continued to focus our curriculum on relevant industry experiences by providing our students the opportunity to participate in internship experiences in each pathway. The Internship is designed to give the senior level students practical application in the program of study of their chosen career field. Students leave the internship experience with industry standard skills. The CTE Department is also in the process of evaluating the types and the number of certifications students receive as a part of their program of study. The Advisory Board will be working closely with our CTE instructors as to what certifications they look for in entry level employees. We will be meeting with CTE Instructors to set goals to increase the number of certifications students earn and how this approach will change what is taught in the CTE Classroom. Several of our business partners have visited CTE Classrooms across the district to provide feedback about the programs that we offer. Their insight and experience is crucial in ensuring that we stay on the cutting edge of Career and Technical Education. We are looking forward to their continued support and feedback. We are looking forward to a very active spring as we have students competing across the state for an opportunity to represent GPISD in National Competitions. The CTE Instructors are working diligently to prepare our students to be the most outstanding students across the United States. Leslee Shepherd How CTE Education is making a difference! Expanding Competition! Grand Prairie High School Center for Law and Public Safety takes on a new challenge this year as they compete in mock trial competitions. The Center for Law and Public Safety at Grand Prairie High School is an outstanding program of choice in GPISD. Two attorneys and a group of core content teachers work with approximately 100 students preparing them for careers in Law Enforcement. Students have had the opportunity this year to hear from area legal experts, tour police facilities and participate in mock trials. Next year, the students will be moving into a renovated wing at GPHS specifically designed to promote this outstanding program. We are looking forward to job shadowing and internship opportunities for our students during the 2012-2013 school year Through scholarships, internships, certification and CTSO membership, CTE students are given assistance to take education to the next step through outstanding scholarship opportunities. Baylor Medical Center at Irving, Texas Trust Credit Union in Grand Prairie, Soroptimist International of Grand Prairie and Methodist Dallas Medical Center have partnered with our CTE Department creating scholarship opportunities for graduating GPISD seniors this year. For the first time in GPISD, we will be offering scholarship opportunities specifically for CTE students. We have established 8 scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year totaling close to $15,000. Students have applyed for these scholarships through the GPISD Education Foundation. Selections for scholarship recipients occurred during April. The Advisory Board will award the scholarships to each student and parent at our Scholarship Breakfast on May 10, 2012. Students are also able to apply for additional scholarships through their CTSO and through NTHS (National Technical Honor Society). Students receiving certifications through their pathway are showing business partners their commitment. This has been opening the door for more scholarship opportunities as we go forward. Please visit http://www.gpisd.org/Departments/ CareerandTechnicalEducation. New Partnerships Please Welcome New Partners • HOLT CATERPILAR to GPISD • The City of Grand Prairie Police • National Autobody • Grand Prairie Ford • The Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce • Motheral Printing • Expert Car Audio • Burt Grant Salon Every new partnership means opportunities for our students in GPISD. These partnerships create internships – both paid and unpaid, scholarship opportunities, employment after high school, etc. We sincerely appreciate all of our partners and their support of CTE in GPISD. On the fast track: Dubiski School of Transportation New partnerships, equipment, staffing and opportunities take the Dubiski Career HS School of Transportation onto the fast track of career education. New partnerships include Holt Caterpillar, Grand Praire Ford and National Autobody. Students from the Auto Collision Program under the guidance of Keith Crossland restore a dragster owned by Mr. Swigert. The dragster was featured in the atrium at Dubiski HS. Students learned custom airbrush techniques. Industry professionals came in during class time and showed students new ways to do custom paint work. NEW The CTE Department is proud to introduce the new Sports Health Science Pathway at South Grand Prairie High School for the 2012-2013 school year. The goals of the program are to: • Provide practical experience to students to enable them to graduate college and be workforce ready. • Provide culturally enriched, economically competitive, technologically advanced, environmentally aware and productive citizens. • Provide an enriching academic environment focused on the 7 Up Coming Events In CTE Department Growing the seeds of greatness! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SkillsUSA Students Attending Mo Ranch For Leadership Training 11 SLT students, 1 from each pathway at Dubiski Career High School will attend SkillsUSA leadership training at Mo Ranch in Hunt, Texas June 3rd - June 7th. HOSA to attend National Contest 2 Health Science students will be traveling to Florida this June to compete at the national level. Students will be competing in Medical Math and Veterinary Science BPA Headed to Nationals Business Professionals of America will be competing at the national level. 18 students will travel to Chicago, Illinois on April 24th. physical, physiological, psychological and functional adaptations to humans. Students will also learn to critically think and apply their knowledge as it relates to human bioenergetics, nutrition, movement and learning. Students will gain a greater understanding of the scientific principles needed to optimize sports performance and improve functionality and quality of life. We will begin the new year with approximately 100 students participating in this new pathway. The potential for growth is outstanding. To find out more information about Career and Technical Education go to Grand Prairie Independent School District or visit our web site at http://www.gpisd.org/Departments/CareerandTechnicalEducation SkillsUSA travels to Kansas City for National Competition 6 Students and 2 voting delegates will travel to Kansas City this June. Students will be competing in Occupational Health and Safety, Graphic Communication and Screen Printing. Scholarship Breakfast The first Career and Technology Scholarship Breakfast will be held May 10th at Dubiski Career High School. Over $15,000 in scholarships will be awarded to students in CTE Programs. Partner Appreciation Luncheon We are thankful to our business partners. Dubiski Career High School’s Marketplace will be this years’ site for the Partner Appreciation Luncheon scheduled on May 22nd • 11:30 - 1:00 Summer Camp Dubiski Career High School will be the host of this years’ summer camp during the month of June. Four separate camps will be offered. Details may be viewed at www.gpisd.org BPA DECA Marketing Jennifer Pulgarin and Kevin Huerta will be participating in the 66th DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) April 27th – May 2nd. The conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ICDC is the highlight of the DECA year. Fourteen thousand high school students, advisors, businesspersons and alumni gather for several days of DECA excitement. Most participants at ICDC compete in one of DECA’s competitive events. The top competitors in each event are recognized for their outstanding achievements. In addition to the competitive events, many students and advisors participate in a variety of leadership and career advancing academies. Jennifer and Kevin have been chosen to represent Dubiski Career High School at just such an academy: The Senior Management Institute. The Business Professionals of America chapter at Dubiski has hit a new high this year. Pictured: Recipients of the Northwood University Business Club Scholarship ($4,000): Christi Phothirath and Jennifer Pulgarin The Senior Management Institute (SMI) engages high school seniors in activities designed to prepare them to transition from high school to college and the business world. Participants will develop teamwork, group dynamics, decisionmaking skills and a mission statement. A highlight of this institute is the Executive Mentor Program where students interact in small groups with high-profile executives from DECA’s National Advisory Board and other top companies including business icon George Zimmer, CEO and the Founder of Men’s Wearhouse. TAFE District Results First Students to represent GPISD in TAFE Student Organization History was made February 12th – 14th when senior Courtney Lynch, junior Jessica Medrano of Grand Prairie High and senior Banosha Chualan of South Grand Prairie High were the first Grand Prairie ISD students to represent the district at the state conference of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE - pronounced taffy) the newest Career and Technical Student Organization. Courtney Lynch advanced to state with her gold win, while Jessica Medrano and Banosha Chualan advanced with their silver place in the Education Leadership Fundamental Contest at the Region X TAFE Conference in November. They currently have the record of 64 students competing on the regional level, 36 students that traveled to Dallas to compete on the state level, and a wonderful total of 18 students traveling to Chicago next week to compete on the National level. They have been choosen for Leadership Academy, Internships and Torch Awards. To add to these accomplishments, they are also one of the seven schools nationally selected to be in the running for a $10,000 competition, called Act Out Loud, to encourage safe teen driving throughout the United States. It is this chapter’s third year in operation and they have more than surpassed our expectations. Congratulations! Community Job Fair Engineering Program Creates Rocket Science of 6,000 - 10,000ft. These students have to Advance Engineering Design is the 3rd level of the Engineering pathway sequence of study. These students participate in the Systems Go curriculum which involves rocket design. The students in this program learn the physics involved with rocketry design. They construct threesmall rockets throughout the course. They improve on their rockets by understanding stability, integrity, and design. The students build an understanding for center of pressure and center of mass and how it improves the rocket’s stability. The students also use a simulation rocket design software called Rocksims. They can replicate their actual rocket in Rocksims and it calculates their desired outcome. Then from Rocksims they can build to scale using raw materials and fabricating their wings with balsa wood. The 3 small rockets reach altitudes of 600ft. As a culmination project, selected students will build a 10ft rocket utilizing all of the knowledge and resources they used for the previous small rockets. These rockets reach altitudes calculate the design of their nose, air frame, recovery, and propulsion. They must meet the problem of getting their rocket to reach 1 mile (5280ft.) while carrying a payload of 1 pound. The Senior Practicum is the last level of the Engineering pathway sequence of study. These students prepared a presentation to propose a rocket design for a Transonic (speed of sound) rocket that they will construct. They presented their proposals to Lockheed Martin’s Quality Progam Managers. These rockets will not only break the sound barrier but also reach heights of 13,000ft. Both of these rockets will be launched in the Fredericksburg rocket launch on May 5th. Dubiski Automotive Blazes a Trail Through the newly created partnership with the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce & Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas, Dubiski Career High School will be the host site for the job fair featuring businesses for the Paragon Outlet Mall opening August 2012. On May 4th, over 40 businesses will be recruiting during the fair from 3pm to 7pm. Students from the campus will be assisting with the project. The outlet mall will bring a great shopping venue and employment opportunity to Grand Prairie and opportunies for high school students. What’s Your Career Plan? Grand Prairie ISD Programs of Study are designed to assist students with long-term and custom education plans to meet the ever-evolving changes of the work place. Having an education plan enables students to continually evaluate the steps necessary for college and career readiness in their desired field. Programs of Study include opportunities for industry based certifications and college credit through Advance Technical Credit and Dual Credit courses. Job Fair to help the Grand Prairie Community In addition to admirably representing the district as state finalists, the future educators participated in informative sessions and served as voting delegates. All three students serve as student- interns in the Ready, Set, Teach! Join The Fun! Join The Success! Career & Technical Education supports and guides all students, whether they need or want to go straight to work following graduation or if they are headed to a 2-year or 4-year college. The purpose of the career plans is to maximize students’ career potential. In order to get a more clear idea of their future, students and parents can speak to the Campus Counselors for more information, or access the programs of study on the website at: http://www.gpisd.org/Departments/ CareerandTechnicalEducation. Members of the School of Transportation traveled to the Hot Rodder’s of Tomorrow Engine Building Challenge on Saturday April 14th to compete in the Region 4 National Qualifier’s meet in Fort Worth Texas. Sixteen teams competed from Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma. Two teams traveled from Dubiski Career High School. One team of five juniors and one team of five sophomores. Both teams won TOP 10. $10,000.00 in scholarships were awarded to the students at Dubiski Career High School. This was the first time teams from GPISD entered in this competition. The teams representing Dubiski were Team Team Royal Purple (Sophomores) David Mendoz Noe Pedraza Julian Ramirez Victor Rosas Luis Flores Team Dee-Zee (Juniors) Daniel Alvarez Marco Martinez Jose Sanchez Spencer Voisard J. Rey HIRACHETA Other students attending the event were: Jose Rangel, Juan Melchor, Abel Ixcajo, Marvin Aquillon, Joshua Mendez, Oscar Ramirez, Issac Castillo, Jason Almarez, & Kevin Nachampassak Students are able to explore CTE Education through four camps offered this summer. See page 7 The assoc The must be an hour servi This indu stude as co Cong and p How SkillsUSA has a different twist on leadership Career & Technical Education Course Offerings within GPISD • Animation and Gaming • Architecture and Contruction • Automotive Collision Repair • Automotive Technology • Business, Marketing and Finance • Child Development • Cosmetology • Court Systems • Culinary Arts • Engineering • Enterpreureship • Fashion Design • Graphic Communications & Printing • Health Science Technology • Human Growth & Development • Information Technology / Computer Maintenance • Interior Design • Law Enforcement • Media Technology • Photo Journalism • Photography • Principles of Law • Ready, Set, Teach • Sports Marketing • Sports Medicine • Web Technology • Welding With 11 pathways at Dubiski Career High School, the SkillsUSA leadership team is created with one SLT (Student Leadership Team member) from each pathway. These students are heading out on an exciting journey. Six boys and five girls - one from each pathway make up the SkillsUSA Leadership team. These students will experience several unique opportunities to bond them together and teach them how to lead each pathway to carry on successful SkillsUSA Chapters. The students will attend two leadership camps to prepare them for the 2012-2013 school year. The first camp will be the Summer Leadership Training camp organized by the State SkillsUSA office June 3rd - 7th at Mo Ranch in Hunt, Texas. Students will attend classes, participate in ropes courses and create lasting friendships and connections with other students from across Texas in a variety of pathways. During this camp, students will also prepare for the Washington Leadership Training Camp (WLTI) held in Washington, DC this September. During WLTI students will have the opportunity to visit the Capitol and speak with their representatives about Career and Technical Education and the impact it is having on their lives. The SLT’s will be sharing their experiences with community members. Health Science The Health Science Technology students at Dubiski Career High School are immersed in a multi-faceted Health careers course of study for four years. The freshman and sophomore years are dedicated to learning the basics of the healthcare system. During the second semester in the sophomore year they receive their healthcare provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification and continue working in the smart hospital. During the junior year, these students have clinical rotations in up to 27 different areas of Baylor Medical Center in Irving. These students learn the necessary skills during their sophomore and junior years while honing their craft in our Dubiski School of Health Science Smart Hospital. In this patient simulator laboratory, the students learn to properly perform patient hygiene, follow privacy laws and properly drape and perform basic nursing procedures on our “patients”. Every student is able to perform these skills prior to entering the Practicum class and working with patients and staff at Baylor. Their senior year is spent doing another year of internship at Baylor, becoming EMT certified or becoming Pharmacy Technician/IV technician certified. EMT students obtain clinical hours with Grand Prairie Fire Department MICU’s (ambulances) as well as Methodist Hospital and gain real world skills prior to taking their National Certification Test. Pharmacy Technician students learn how to formulate and compound medications and properly dispense them to their patients. This allows them to have a positive outlook on the job market upon graduation. Using these skills, they can either have a good job in a growing industry or help pay for expenses while going to college. CAREER QUEST SUMMER CAMP FUTURE QUEST June 18-21 Cost: $20/day Current Grades 6-7 Animation Architecture Auto Collision Auto Technology Computer Maintenance Construction Sciences Culinary Arts Engineering Graphic Arts Health Sciences REGISTRATION DEADLINE Time: 9:00 - 2:30 Check-in: 8:45 - 8:55 Programs Offered: All CTE Classes Interior Design Photography Cosmetology Law & Public Safety Sports Medicine MAY 11, 2012 STUDENTS WILL BE ISSUED A CAMP I.D. THAT MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES CAREER QUEST Students will attend two classes. Lunch will be provided Time: 8:30 - 2:30 between classes. All classes are centered around hands-on June 18-21 Cost: $35/day Check-In Time: 8:15 activities with an emphasis on FUN and will give students a chance to explore career pathways. Each class will create some Current Grades 8-9 type of product that students may take with them. Students will visit two area job sites in the pathways listed below. A sack lunch will be provided between each visit. This field trip gives students an overview of each June 18-21 Time: 8:30 - 2:30 pathway that is offered at GPISD. COLLEGE QUEST student leadership Cost: $35/day Check-In Time: 8:15 Current Grades 10-11 Students will visit two area Colleges / Universities in the DFW area. A sack lunch will be provide between the two. Northwood University University of Dallas UNT @ Dallas TWU - Denton UNT @ Denton North Lake College Mt. View College El Centro UTA Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Business Management Health Sciences Engineering & Architecture Hospitality & Tourism Information Technology Law & Public Safety Audio Visual Production ADVENTURE QUEST June 12-14 Current Grades 4-5 Cost: $15/day Half Day Program-- Times: 9:00 - 11:30 & 12:30 - 3:00 Daily Fee includes snacks, activities & instruction Engineering Construction Science Photography Animation Robotics Culinary Arts Health Sciences Law & Public Safety Interior Design Sports Medicine Cosmetology LOCATION: DUBISKI CAREER HIGH SCHOOL TO REGISTER: 1. Go to www.gpisd.org > Departments > Career & Technical Education 2. Complete the “Online Registration”, “Student Release” & “Emergency Information” forms for Summer Camp. 3. Print the forms out and 4. Hand deliver forms and payment (cash, money order or cashiers check) to the receptionist, Cori Smrcina, at DCHS. Note: Money Orders or Cashier Checks must include a drivers license number and a phone number. Questions: Contact Diane Day at (972) 343-7935 or by email: [email protected] It is the policy of Grand Prairie ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or handicap in its CTE programs or activities this month’s success story This was the first year for students to attend the SkillsUSA Legislative Day in Austin, Texas. Students Franciso Uscanga, Patrick Ervin, Ashford Sonii and Anthony Villalobos were chapereoned by Ken Sterling (Architecture) and Rick Elmore (Automotive Transportation) for an action packed trip to the Capitol. Students joined others from across Texas to experience a day on the Capitol floor. Students participated in mock bills and debated Career and Technical Education with their peers. Students visited with Mark Dalton, Chief of Staff, for Rodney Anderson, State Representative, District 106 and discussed the need to continue state support of the programs that these students see as a building block to their future. Visit www.skillsusatx.org for more information. blood donor programs: students leading students: Leadership in transition! Through the votes of 96 voting delegates from across north Texas, Estefany Sibrian, a Cosmetology student, wins the majority vote in the District 6 SkillsUSA run for District Office and begins her term as the District Parliamentarian. Estefany will be traveling to Mo Ranch with 11 SLT’s Members from Dubiski Career High School. These students will continue their training in Washington DC in September as they attend the Washington Leadership Training Camp through SkillsUSA “Congratulations Estefany, and Good Luck to all of our Student Leadership Team!” Three times a year the Health Science Department at Dubiski Career High School sponsors blood drives. During the last two blood drives, they donated over 500 pints of blood to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Carter Blood Care commented that the results from the last blood drive far exceeded the amount of blood they anticipated receiving. Dubiski Jaguars have an amazing desire to help others!! HOSA Student Headed to nationals!! For the first time, HOSA students will be competing at the National Level in Orlando, Florida this June. Andrew Pham will compete in Medical Math along with Jaylie Vergara-Coll who will compete in Veterinary Science! Good Luck! adobe PHOTOSHOP ACA CERTIFICATION Adobe Photoshop is often used for funny photo manipulation that can be found on the internet. Students in Graphic Communications take this a little more seriously. Thirty six students passed the Adobe Photoshop ACA Certification Tests offered through Certiport Testing Centers. This test is an industry standard that is used to test the knowledge of industry professionals using the Adobe Photoshop Software. Students received a certificate and will proudly add this to their portfolio and resume. “Awesome Job Graphics Department!” inside next issue: • National Contest Results • A word from the Advisory Committee • Growth in CTSO’s Programs Across the District • Meet the SLT Leadership Team for SkillsUSA • Media Tech takes on Shattered Dreams Career & Technical Education Department (972) 343-7935 • New CTE Programs across the ISD • CTSO Membership Numbers • Action Team Plan