Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Welcome to a New School Year!
It is hard to believe that we are well into a new school year. We have just finished our first 4 1/2 weeks of classes with progress reports coming out next week. It is amazing how many great things are already happening at Area 31 Career Programs.
Le Gallery, the student run restaurant at the Career Center, opened last week with crowds at every lunch shift. The menu items included such hits as BBQ pork chops, stir fry veggies, and Philly cheese steak sandwiches. Students manning the front line donned black coats and chef hats and a generous supply of customer service.
The Building Trades classes are completing two decks on their previous houses located off 10th Street on Pershing. The project served as a warm up for their big project for the year in which they build a house from the ground up.
The Collision and Repair Technology class has already been on a field trip this year as they went to O'Reilly Raceway Park to see the recent 56th annual Mac Tools U. S. Nationals September 3. Students got up close and personal with cars and drivers, and some even got pictures taken in real race cars.
Finally, our Early Childhood Education (ECE) students are already working with students at both the Ben Davis High School Preschool and Chapelwood Elementary School. ECE students present lessons at the preschool, and when they travel across to Chapelwood, they work with specific teachers in a wide range of activities.
Whew! And that is just for starters! Stay tuned for more updates on the many things going on at Area 31 Career Programs at Ben Davis High School.
Dream: Reach your potential!
Le Gallery, the student run restaurant at the Career Center, opened last week with crowds at every lunch shift. The menu items included such hits as BBQ pork chops, stir fry veggies, and Philly cheese steak sandwiches. Students manning the front line donned black coats and chef hats and a generous supply of customer service.
The Building Trades classes are completing two decks on their previous houses located off 10th Street on Pershing. The project served as a warm up for their big project for the year in which they build a house from the ground up.
The Collision and Repair Technology class has already been on a field trip this year as they went to O'Reilly Raceway Park to see the recent 56th annual Mac Tools U. S. Nationals September 3. Students got up close and personal with cars and drivers, and some even got pictures taken in real race cars.
Finally, our Early Childhood Education (ECE) students are already working with students at both the Ben Davis High School Preschool and Chapelwood Elementary School. ECE students present lessons at the preschool, and when they travel across to Chapelwood, they work with specific teachers in a wide range of activities.
Whew! And that is just for starters! Stay tuned for more updates on the many things going on at Area 31 Career Programs at Ben Davis High School.
Dream: Reach your potential!
Monday, June 21, 2010
SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference UPDATE!!!!
It is hard to believe, students from Area 31 Career Programs again winging their way to Kansas City, MO to compete in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills 2010 Conference. These six students will be representing Area 31 as they compete along with more than 5,400 contestants in 91 separate events (2009 data).
This is a magnificent event that is a multi-million dollar extravaganza that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football fields. Area 31 students will be competing in the following events:
- Kiara Horn - Job Skills Demonstration A - demonstrating a rubber dental dam
- Tamara Augustin - Medical Terminology - test on over 350 medical terms
- Kyle Bandy, Brady Baue, and Jacob Boodt - Crime Scene Investigation - complete crime scene investigation including the following: survey crime scene, collect evidence, process evidence, and write a report.
Students from all over the United States will greet, meet, and compete forming new friendships and network with experts and educators in the all fields of study. Beginning with an Indiana "get-to-know-you" dinner to the ending Indiana celebration, students will be busy preparing for their contests and viewing all of the multitude of vendor booths and post-secondary institutions.
Keep track of all of the excitement at this website and through Twitter. Right now the students are boarding their flight to Kansas City, scheduled to arrive around 7:00 a.m. As reports come in, we will post new information.
Keep posted!
Debbie Montgomery, Department Chairperson
This is a magnificent event that is a multi-million dollar extravaganza that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football fields. Area 31 students will be competing in the following events:
- Kiara Horn - Job Skills Demonstration A - demonstrating a rubber dental dam
- Tamara Augustin - Medical Terminology - test on over 350 medical terms
- Kyle Bandy, Brady Baue, and Jacob Boodt - Crime Scene Investigation - complete crime scene investigation including the following: survey crime scene, collect evidence, process evidence, and write a report.
Students from all over the United States will greet, meet, and compete forming new friendships and network with experts and educators in the all fields of study. Beginning with an Indiana "get-to-know-you" dinner to the ending Indiana celebration, students will be busy preparing for their contests and viewing all of the multitude of vendor booths and post-secondary institutions.
Keep track of all of the excitement at this website and through Twitter. Right now the students are boarding their flight to Kansas City, scheduled to arrive around 7:00 a.m. As reports come in, we will post new information.
Keep posted!
Debbie Montgomery, Department Chairperson