CTSO’s are a very important

component to CTAE courses.

At NMHS we offer DECA,

FCCLA, FBLA, and HOSA.

CTSO’s:

enable students to achieve

high academic and occu-

pational standards

develop meaningful busi-

ness partnerships

link school-based learning to the

real world of work and family

motivate youth to become better

students and productive citizens

develop school and community

leaders

enhance student self-esteem and

self-confidence

OUR F IRST YEAR : IN REVIEW

New Manchester High School

CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (CTSO)

Starting a new school is an exciting time for teachers and

students. The CTAE teachers at NMHS have one overall goal: to produce high-achieving students who will become successful, productive citizens. CTAE courses are organized into career path-ways. Career Pathways have three or four specialized courses developed to provide students rigorous core ele-ments, performance stand-ards, and skills necessary for success after high school grad-

uation to go straight into the workforce, college/ universi-ty, or the military for addi-tional training. Students at NMHS have eight different

pathways which to choose from in the areas of Broadcast Video, Busi-

ness & Computer Science, Family & Consumer Science, Healthcare, Marketing, & Public Safety. As our enrollment increases, we hope to offer additional pathways to better serve the needs of our students.

Volume 1, Issue 1 April, 2012

CTAE TEACHERS

Cody Bonds, Video Broadcast

Wendy Eidson, Business

Tekmekia Gilchrist, Marketing

Sean Lewis, Business

Molly Peterson, FACS

Regina Shepard, Business

Keith Thompson, Public Safety

Catherine Westbrook, WBL,

CTAE Supervisor

Amy Worthy, Healthcare

C a r e e r , T e c h n i c a l a n d A g r i c u l t u r a l E d u c a t i o n

WORK BASED LEARNING

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Work Based Learning provides

students with opportunities for

instruction in both academic

and occupational skills; guid-

ance in identifying employ-

ment and educational goals;

and career exploration. Stu-

dents have the opportunity to

connect what they learn in

school with work-site applica-

tion to enable a smooth transi-

tion into the workforce or high-

er education.

The Work Based Learning

program at NMHS has stu-

dents in many different path-

ways learning beyond the class-

room walls. Recently, stu-

dents participated in Mock

Interview Day. Students were

able to put their “real world”

skills to use as they participated

in the interview process. Stu-

dents came well prepared with

their resume, portfolio, and

professional dress. Many

guests from the community

came out to interview the stu-

dents which created the atmos-

phere of a real interview. Over-

whelming, the students enjoyed

this activity and were able to

use the comments left by the

interviewer to better prepare for

a real interview.

Marketing Principles is the foundational course for all pathways

in Marketing Education. Marketing Principles addresses all the

ways in which marketing satisfies consumer and business needs

and wants for products and services. The students have devel-

oped an understanding of the functions of marketing and how

these functional areas affect all businesses. They have

learned basic marketing concepts and the role of marketing in

our economy. Students have also developed skills to apply eco-

nomic concepts to marketing, distribution and logistics, market-

ing information management, finance in marketing,

MARKETING

Aspiring Veterinarian, Kenya McGee is

completing an internship at Kay

Animal Hospital.

ware packages: Word, Excel, Ac-

cess, Power Point, and Publisher.

We also reflect on issues that are

current in the business world today.

My students are expected to com-

plete tasks that related to real world

application. They are also encour-

aged to learn to be a leader and

work as an effective team member

when we break into groups. Pro-

jects allow students to see what is

expected of them when they enter

the career world. In Word we learn

to create industry appropriate docu-

BUSINESS & COMPUTER SCIENCE

ments such as letters, flyers, and newslet-

ters. While working in Excel the stu-

dents learn how to create spreadsheets

with formulas. Access allows the student

to create various databases. Publisher is

taught so students can create business

cards, calendars, brochures, and so

much more! We also teach Power Point

and the advantages of using a presenta-

tion when giving a speech or sales

demonstration. This class teaches many

life skills that our students need when

entering the work force! Computer Applications is a class that teaches the

functions required to operate the following soft-

students the opportunity

to learn about nutrition,

food preparation, kitchen

equipment, food and meat

safety, food marketing,

food choices, food labels,

food related diseases, nu-

trition through the

lifespan, and careers relat-

ed to Food and Nutrition.

Students in the introduc-

tory class have prepared

fruit pizza, homemade

salsa and chips, raspberry

oat bars, macaroni and

cheese, buffalo chicken

dip, shrimp fried rice,

homemade p izza ,

homemade biscuits,

strawberry shortcake,

and many more recipes.

Students have not only

learned how to prepare

food, and but also what

food to eat to keep their

bodies healthy!

Our pathway has sup-

The Food, Nutrition and

Wellness Pathway at New

Manchester High School

is off to an exciting start!

This pathway has given

FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE

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film. The project will use the

video editing program Ado-

be Premiere Pro and utilize

all of the most common post

-production techniques such

as Color Correction, Chro-

ma Key, Audio Balancing,

Screen Overlays and Titling.

The footage is about the

“haunted” New Manchester

Students in Broad-

cast Video have the privilege

to work with state of the art

equipment and the latest

software programs. Cur-

rently students are working

on a project where they are

taking 16 minutes of raw

footage and editing it into a

complete 4-6 minute short

Library. The students will be

creating fun special effects

such as a ghost!

V IDEO BROADCAST

PUBLIC SAFETY

Students in Mr. Thompson’s Public Safety class

learn the basics of fingerprint development. The techniques

and materials used are the same as used at real crimes

scenes and on popular CSI television shows. In this exer-

cise, fingerprints are found on a test medium. The students

then use fingerprint powder and special tape to lift the

prints. The students then evaluate the prints and determine

their suitability for submission to the AFIS system, had

they been collected at a real crime scene.

ported NMHS by helping pre-

pare the food served in hospital-

ity rooms during sporting

events at our school.

BUSINESS : INTERACTIVE MEDIA Page 4

HEALTHCARE SCIENCE

Healthcare Science courses are for students wishing to

pursue a career in the Healthcare Industry. Students re-

ceive initial exposure to skills and attitudes applicable to

the healthcare industry. The concepts of health, wellness,

and preventative care are evaluated, as well as, ethical

and legal responsibilities of today’s healthcare provider.

Fundamental health care skills development is initiated

including medical terminology, microbiology, and basic

life support.

Recently students have been learning how to apply the

Anatomy that they learn in Applications to the Physiolo-

gy that is taught in General Medicine.

SCHOOL STORE: THE JAG SPOT

Students in Marketing and Work Based Learning help to run the

school store: The Jag Spot. The school store offers school sup-

plies, balloons, cappuccino, hot chocolate and frosty fruit drinks.

CTSO’s @ NMHS

New Manchester’s CTSO’s were very ac-

tive this year. Each organization attended

their Fall Motivational Rally, Leadership

Seminars, and our Regional Meetings. We

worked together to participate in a Toy

Drive before Christmas break. We collect-

ed toys for Toys for Tots. In February, we

celebrated CTAE Week!

We had teacher apprecia-

tion day, held a winter coat

drive, dress for success day,

and participated in a break-

fast social. We also attend-

ed a meeting at the Mayor’s

Office and Commissioner’s

Office for CTAE Month.

We are excited about mem-

bership growth and plan-

ning for our 2012-2013 year

to be filled with more events

and activities.

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C a r e e r , T e c h n i c a l a n d

A g r i c u l t u r a l E d u c a t i o n

2011-12 CTAE DASHBOARD

NMHS CTAE

Programs

Total # of

Courses

2011-2012

Broadcast Video 2

Business & Computer Science 6

Family & Consumer Science 3

Healthcare Science 4

Law & Justice 2

Marketing 3

Work-Based Learning 1

TOTAL 21

NMHS Population 2011-2012

Traditional 1308

Night School 17

Ombudsman 15

PLC 8

Project Graduation 3

TOTAL 1351

New Manchester High School

4925 Hwy 92/166 ~ Douglasville, GA 30135 ~ 770-651-2700

Constance Craft, Principal Catherine Westbrook, CTAE Supervisor

Career Technical Student Organizations

Total Members

DECA FBLA FCCLA HOSA

42 21 70 81