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News & Media 0708 News & Media 2007-2008 Nurse Aide Students Compete at the HOSA State Leadership Conference
by Karla Reyes
I am Karla Reyes, your region five H.O.S.A. (Health Occupations Students of America) reporter and also a student in the Nursing Aide class here at C.A.T.E.C. Katie Shifflett, Heather Falwell, Kim Pompper, Daisy Hipolito and I attended the H.O.S.A. State Leadership Conference on February 29th through March 2nd in Richmond, Virginia. We competed in events such as Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Skills, Job Seeking Skills and Extemporaneous Poster. As Voting Delegates, Heather Falwell and I helped to select the newest leaders for H.O.S.A. for the upcoming year. Daisy Hipolito and Kim Pompper were Courtesy Corps members who assisted fellow students with directions and monitored the dress code policy. Katie Shifflett won 5th place in the Home Health Aide Competition. It was such a great experience for all of us. There were over nine hundred students from all over Virginia. There was also a very elegant banquet on Saturday night where H.O.S.A. recognized and gave scholarships to outstanding students. I really enjoyed meeting other students from all over Virginia with the same interests as mine. This event motivated me. I was amazed to see how many students out there want to become something in the medical field. Competing with thirty students in a classroom really was a challenge but it gave me the chance to show everybody the best of my skills. I recommend this leadership conference for the future health occupation students over at CATEC.
Karla is an Albemarle High School senior in Ms. Kisha Woodson’s Nurse
Click here to view some pictues of the event.
CATEC focuses on Entrepreneurship for
March session of Guest Lecture Series
One of our new initiatives at CATEC this year has been to infuse entrepreneurship into our programs, so the March session of the Guest Lecture Series will focus on Entrepreneurship. On March 26th, the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will host an Entrepreneur Panel Discussion for high school students and community members in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area.
CATEC began sponsoring these programs last year as an opportunity to expose students to exciting career opportunities. CATEC students can attend the sessions, which will take place in the Charlottesville Public Access studio, as can other Albemarle and Charlottesville students who register with their counselors. Not only is this a wonderful opportunity to hear about exciting career choices, but it also gives the CATEC TV Video Production students the hands-on practical experience of filming, taping, editing and producing the shows which are aired on Charlottesville Public Access TV. The TV Video students also create CD copies of the presentations to send back to the base school counselors and career specialists.
District Skills USA Competition
On Monday, February 18th, CATEC hosted the District VI SkillsUSA competitions. Students from CATEC, Valley Vocational Technical Education Center, Massanutten Technical Center, Turner Ashby High School, Broadway High School and Greene County Technical Center was on hand to compete in a variety of Leadership and Trade competitions. CATEC came away from the event with five 1st place, two 2nd place and four 3rd place wins. A special thanks goes to all the judges in each trade area that devoted their time and talents. Thanks to Volvo of Charlottesville, Jim Price Chevrolet and Colonial Auto Center, Auto Technology competitors got to compete on 2008 model vehicles.
Brendon Guss Computer Maintenance 1st
Sean Voss Culinary Arts 1st
Gideon McMullin Food Prep Assistant 1st
Peter Reijmers Job Skill Demo B 1st
Chad Baber Masonry 1st
Daisy Dejesus Masonry 2nd
Matthew Oakerson Computer Maintenance 2nd PG
Richard Friend Masonry 3rd
Chris Richardson Carpentry 3rd
Keedra Terrell Collision Repair 3rd
Molly Schlothauer Commercial Baking 3rd
Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center Proudly
Announces New Courses for 2008
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) announced today that the school will be offering several new programs for the 2008 academic year. To address the growing need for health care workers, students in the Charlottesville area may now enroll in courses to become Pharmacy Technicians and Dental Assistants in addition to the pre-existing Nurse Aide, and EMT programs. These courses offer required content for licensure and are also designed to prepare students for two- or four-year post-secondary education.
CATEC is also excited to announce its partnership with the Charlottesville-based Music Resource Center (MRC) in the offering of a new Music Industry Technology course. The new course, which has no prerequisites, will provide students with practical experience in music recording, composing, arranging, and studio time utilizing current technologies.
“CATEC has a tradition of nurturing creative instructional programs,” says CATEC Director Darah Bonham. “The Music Industry Technology program is a natural addition that is proving to be of great interest to students. We are fortunate to have formed a successful relationship with the MRC, allowing us to offer this new course.”
The new courses will incorporate CATEC’s curriculum-wide goal of teaching 21st century skills and technologies to every student regardless of program interest. In addition to the core content of each program, students will have access to innovative technology tools, gain experience with business planning, and be exposed to entrepreneurship opportunities.
For more information, please contact Darah Bonham at dbonham@k12albemarle.org or at (434) 973-4461.
CATEC presents Guest Lecture Series to highlight career paths and opportunities
CATEC focuses on Architecture and Construction for the February session of the Guest Lecture Series. On February 26th and February 27th, the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will host its fifth session of the Guest Lecture Series for high school students and community members in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Featured speakers include the following: Charles Hendricks AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED AP, The Gaines Group; Jason Campbell, Sylvia Rigsby, Albemarle Heating and Air - Commercial and Residential Sales Engineer; Josh Williamson, Fran Burke, Ed Stelter, Faulconer Construction - Project Management, Estimating and Operations and Elizabeth Nisos, Mountain Masonry. To see the complete schedule, click here.
CATEC began sponsoring these programs last year as an opportunity to expose students to exciting career opportunities. CATEC students can attend the sessions, which will take place in the Charlottesville Public Access studio from 1:30 – 3:15 p.m., as can other Albemarle and Charlottesville students who register with their counselors. Not only is this a wonderful opportunity to hear about exciting career choices, but it also gives the CATEC TV Video Production students the hands-on practical experience of filming, taping, editing and producing the shows which are aired on Charlottesville Public Access TV. The TV Video students also create CD copies of the presentations to send back to the base school counselors and career specialists. Future Guest Lecture Series presentations include the following career areas: March 26 – Entrepreneurship Panel April 29 & 30 – Information Technology For more information or to sign up for any of the above sessions, please contact Debbie Gannon at dgannon@k12albemarle.org Culinary Arts Program Receives GrantCulinary Program Receives $2,500 Grant
As part of SkillsUSA's $2,500 Timberland grant opportunity, the Culinary Arts class submitted a community service project titled "One year of Blessing, Caring, and Thanksgiving to people in need, a commitment that never ends." The class project began in November 2007, and will be complete in December 2008. The first objective was to fully engage 28 CATEC Culinary Arts I and II year students in Community Based Service Learning by providing quality food, quality service, and care by exposing
students to real life situations involving people in need and to provide opportunities that involve various competencies, hands on learning, student creativity and class teamwork. The second objective was to expose the community to the many talents and gifts that our students possess. The Culinary Arts program is the recipient of the $2,500 grant under the Highest Impact/Involvement category. Bob Bressan is to be commended for his efforts in providing excellent learning opportunities for our students and sharing an appreciation for the needs of others in our community. “Our Trip to the Solar Decathlon”
By Carly Dobmeier On October 18, the Carpentry II class took a trip to the Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. There were 20 solar-powered houses designed and built by 20 different colleges from around the world. The colleges brought their energy-efficient houses to compete in the decathlon in various contests, such as energy use and aesthetics. I didn’t get to see all of the houses, but many used some of the same techniques to save energy.
Solar panels were a given to be used on the houses. A lot of foam and recycled insulation were also used to control and moderate temperature. A few houses used different plants on their roofs to provide more insulation and to control water run-off. The wood in some of the houses consisted of bamboo or cork, both of which are renewable resources. I also saw many different ways to filter water and reuse it in the same house. Most of the houses were small and made great use of space. The whole thing was really cool. I could see living in a house like that some day.
Carly Dobmeier, is a Home-Schooled senior in Mr. Ritter’s Carpentry class.
To learn more about the Solar Decathlon visit their website at www.solardecathlon.org.
By Heather Falwell
On Tuesday, October 9, the morning Nurse Aide Program took a field trip to Cale Elementary School. Our classroom objective was to teach the kindergarteners to wash their hands the proper way and why and how it was important to keep their hands clean during the upcoming cold and flu season. Our CATEC class of eleven people split into five groups consisting of two to three people in each classroom teaching 15+ children. It was a very productive thirty minutes in the classes. We taught the kids a valuable lesson and in return they taught us a lesson as well. We all had fun while on our field trip and it was one of our first bonding opportunities as a class. We would love to further our community projects with the younger children in order to help them learn important lessons. The morning Nurse Aide class is also going to be involved in community projects in the upcoming two months. We plan to go back out into the community and teach the younger school levels about good hygiene and how to take care of yourself. It will be a life changing event for some in our community and that is our goal, to reach out to them.
Heather Falwell is a student in Mrs. Kisha Woodson’s Nurse Aide class.
CATEC Students Compete at the State Fair
On Monday, October 1st, CATEC sent 70 students to the Virginia State Fair in Richmond to compete in the Skills USA competitions. Students tested their skills against students from all over the state. Competitions included cake decorating, knife skills, masonry, automotive technology, nail design, manikin comb-out, total fashion and manikin fantasy comb-out.
All the participants received ribbons, and the top three finishers in each area also received various prizes, including scholarship money, tools, shirts, and plaques. The following students were among the top finishers in their respective competitions: Masonry 1st Place Team – Daisy DeJesus (AHS) and Chad Baber (WAHS) 5th Place Team – Richard Friend (Adult) and Tommy Herrington (WAHS) Culinary Arts Knife Skills – 2nd Place – Jennifer Steward (CHS) Prizes included a $1,500 scholarship to Stratford University 9th Place – Cameron Crest (AHS) Cosmetology Nails – 1st Place Overall – Veronica DeSalvetteria (Adult) Model Anahi Hernandez (Adult) 6th Place Overall – Lucinda Riley Adult) Model Jeronda Jackson (MHS) Manikin Comb-out – 1st Round - Jongah Yi (Adult) Fantasy Comb-out – 3rd Place Overall – Kitty Stewart (AHS) 2nd Place Round – Erika Harris (CHS) 3rd Place Round – Kitty Stewart (AHS) 6th Place Round – Diana Franco (CHS) 7th Place Round – Kat Keisler-Davis (WAHS) CATEC Open House / Auction of student built “green” home
1300 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch style, modular home.
The students of CATEC's Carpentry Program have constructed last year’s home following the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines for sustainably built homes. Following these guidelines leads towards the construction of a more energy efficient, and environmentally friendly building. Several “Green” features of last year’s house include the following:
§ Hardi-plank Siding
§ Standing Seam Metal Roof
§ Non-toxic Cellulose Wall Insulation
§ Low VOC Caulks and Adhesives
§ Low E Argon-filled Windows
§ Energy Star Light Fixtures
On Saturday, September 15th, the CATEC "green" home was auctioned off to the highest bidder. The new homeowner was thrilled by her purchase and looks forward to getting her new home.
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