CTE HAPPENINGS In Yadkin County Schools

Winter 2016-2017

New CTE Course Offerings…

Beginning in 2017-2018, Adobe Digital Video will be added to the course offerings at the high schools. The Adobe Digital Video course teaches students how to edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro. This course is considered a completer course for CTE and may be taken after the completion of Adobe Visual course. Robotics I and Robotics II will be offered at Forbush High School beginning in the fall of the 2017-2018 school year. The Robotics I course focuses on engineering design and classroom safety, engineering physics, computer programming, electrical and electronic systems and mechanical systems. Utilizing a team approach, students build a radio controlled robot during this course. The second level robotics course focuses on an introduction to electronics, mechanical properties, computer programming, industrial robotic arms and advanced mechanics. With a team, student will collaborate to build a robot to operate under operational control, with fully functional locomotive system, a fully functional collection system, a fully functional delivery system, and will compete in a “Bucket Battle”. The second level course is considered a completer course for CTE. See your guidance department for questions regarding registering for these courses.

CTE Month® is a public awareness campaign that takes

place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the

achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs

across the country.

THANKS TO EACH OF YOU, WHO BY YOUR HARD WORK

AND DEDICATION, MAKE OUR LOCAL CTE PROGRAMS AND

THEREFORE OUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL!

HOSA Happenings…

Several members of the Forbush High School HOSA chapter and four members of the

Starmount HOSA chapter participated in District 7 competition on December 10, 2016.

Forbush had a 1st place winner---Emily Post for Prepared Speaking!

Other students from Forbush who placed are as follows:

Monserrat Andrade Extemporaneous Poster 2nd Place

Olivia Davis Medical Math 2nd Place

Mirana Lyon Medical Math 4th Place

Grecia Navaro Extemporaneous Poster 3rd Place

Caroline Owens Medical Photography 2nd Place

Michaela Stone Sports Medicine 4th Place

The following were recognized for being in the top 10 for their event:

Jacob Brendle (Research Speaking), Anna Doub (Sports Medicine), Alexis Hobson (Research

Speaking), Gracie Hutchens (Career Health Display), Faith Keaton (Career Health Display),

Cassandra Lopez-Diaz (KT-Growth), Emily Marcincavage (Sports Medicine), Brenda Palacios

(Nursing Assistant)

Starmount had a 1st place winner---Marlee Pardue for Nursing Assistant!

The other student who placed from Starmount is…

Lyndsay Zolnierowicz Human Growth & Development 3rd Place

Congratulations to all these students for their accomplishments!

More HOSA news…

The Starmount HOSA chapter raised $130 for our Christmas Family. President

Haley Hayes and VP Savannah Putman headed this project and purchased needed

food and other items.

Forbush High School’s chapter of FCCLA did a #Paws4theCause to

raise money for supplies for the Yadkin County Animal Shelter.

Members raised over $1,200 and were able to purchase 925 lbs. of

food, 11 bags of cat litter, 70 packages of treats, and over 100 toys.

FCCLA member delivered the supplies and the Animal Shelter

workers were amazed and appreciative of the donations.

DECA District Competition Results

Congratulations to the following members of the Forbush High School DECA chapter for

their accomplishments during the district DECA competitions on November 30, 2016.

Anna Kathryn Kilby – 1st Place – Apparel & Accessories Marketing

Sierra Winters – 2nd Place – Quick Serve Restaurant Management

The following students won a top test medallion for their achievements:

Anna Kathryn Kilby (Apparel & Accessories Marketing), Sierra Winters (Quick Serve

Restaurant Management), Jamie Beamguard (Quick Serve Restaurant Management), Jake

Baity (Sports and Entertainment Marketing) and Mallory Fobes (Principles of Marketing).

All members that attended also earned the proficiency award.

FCCLA Community Service

Those who received the ASK Certification are Michael

Reinhart, Nathaniel Trivette, Claire Maske, Raghan

Money, Landon Baity and Adam Houston. Alyssa Hicks,

Houston Nicks and Dillon Draughn are not pictured.

Credential # Obtained Adobe Design Specialist 8

Adobe Dreamweaver 4

Adobe Illustrator 13

Adobe InDesign 8

Adobe Photoshop 17

CPR 23

First Aid 24

OSHA – Health Care 8

National Health Science Assessment 15

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MOS Word 53

MOS PowerPoint 57

MOS Excel 31

MOS Word Expert 7

ServSafe 5

S/P2 Mechanical Safety 27

S/P2 Mechanical Pollution Prevention 26

Seven students received the EverFi

Certification during first semester. This

certification demonstrates evidence of

personal financial literacy skills.

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One of the most recently offered certifications in Yadkin County is the ASK Business

Institute’s Fundamentals of Marketing Concepts certification. The Starmount High School

marketing department had 9 students to receive this credential. This certification means

that students understand key marketing concepts. These concepts include: business

administration, business communication, distribution, interpersonal skills, market-based

economics, marketing, professional development, and selling. These students take the

study of business and marketing seriously and by passing this test it indicates potential for

a successful business career. “I am very proud of these students. They worked extremely

hard to gain this certification. This certification is a testament to their work ethics and the

knowledge gained in the marketing classroom. This certification can be used to gain

employment and will be very impressive on their resumes and college applications,” says

Melanie Matthews, Marketing Teacher at Starmount High School.

Students in many CTE courses are given the

opportunity to obtain a credential(s) related

to their field of study. These credentials add

a positive piece to the student’s resume’.

This table shows teacher-reported numbers

for the first semester of this year.