ACT UPDATE Issue 38 July 2005.pub
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ACT UPDATE Issue 38 July 2005.pub
Summer 2005 Issue 38 Agriculture & FFA Programs Shine District Student Pictured in National FFA Magazine Debbie Alwin (PHS AG) tells us that in a recent edition of the National FFA Magazine, New Horizons, Stephenie Baal was pictured in a story about her and six other FFA members from around the country. Students Advance to University of Florida Ag Program Mike Buckley is very proud to announce that we currently have three students in the Agriculture Education program at The University of Florida: Jesse Cummings, LRHS; Rachel Scheidt, SEHS for three years; and Matthew Dettloff, SEHS. WOW!! Agriculture & FFA Shining Stars Congratulations to Southeast High and Palmetto High FFA Chapters for taking Second and Fourth Places (respectively) in the 2005 State Senior Vegetable CDE. Congratulations go out also to Nolan Middle School’s FFA for placing in the regional Dairy Competition! Congratulations to Haile Middle’s FFA Chapter for placing with a team score of 763 at the Livestock Competition in the spring! Lakewood Ranch's FFA Dairy Management team placed ninth in the State. Great job, teams and coaches! Congratulations go out to the PHS Horse Judging team for placing 7th in the State at the preliminary and moving on to the State Finals. Keep up the great work! Congratulations to Debbie Alwin for being nominated for the Teacher Turn the Key Award for the Florida Asso- Inside this issue: ciation of Agriculture Educators! Business, FBLA, & Congratulations to Palmetto and Southeast High Schools for earning the FFA 2005 Premier Chapter Award. Health Care & HOSA News DECA………….……... 2 FACS & FCCA….…... 4 Tech & TSA…………. 5 Construction Tech & FBA………….…….. 7 Students Receive Certifications DCT…………….…….. 8 Lincoln Middle Magnet School’s health teacher Marie Chirico certified 210 sixth grade students as babysitters, and students also completed American Red Cross certification. During the second semester approximately 200 seventh graders were certified in Dog/Cat CPR/First Aid. The students put together a booklet on animal care and safety which will be given to elementary students. Adult Ed & SkillsUSA…….……... 9 ACT News…………... 9 HOSA Shining Stars e som Awe Marie Chirico reports on the HOSA results from Regionals at MTI in February: Medical Spelling: First Place--Angele Maraj; Second Place--Natalie Weiffenbach; Third Place-Evan Hoopingarner; Fourth Place--Nate Planitz. Medical Terminology: First Place--Pedro Limas; Second Place--Austin Praught; Third Place--Samantha Simon; Fourth Place--Jordan Hoopingardner; Fifth Place-Elston Brown. Writing: First Place--Natalie Weiffenbach; Second Place--Austin Praught; Third Place--Nerissa Fay; Fourth Place--Kacy Wennbreg Career Health Display: First Place--Angele Maraj and Aubrey Hawkins; Second Place--Samantha Simon and Lindsey Price; Third Place--Kacy Wennbreg and Tiffany Kemp; Fourth Place--Pedro Limas and Elston Brown. HOSA Creed: First Place--Tiffany Kemp; Second Place--Geena Gregory; Third Place--Samantha Ruffing. Prepared Speaking: First Place--Angele Maraj; Second Place--Cassandra Moyers; Third Place--Kacy Wennbreg; Fourth Place--Lindsey Price. First Aid/ Rescue Breathing: First Place--Nerissa Fay; Second Place--Aubrey Hawkins; Third Place--Jordan Hoopingarner; Fourth Place--Alyssa Brown; Fifth Place-Elston Brown. Job Seeking Skills: First Place--Evan Hoopingarner; Second Place--Geena Gregory; Third Place--Nate Planitz; Fourth Place--Aubrey Hawkins; Fifth Place--Austin Praught. Health Poster: First Place--Samantha Simon; Second Place--Samantha Ruffing; Third Place--Cassandra Moyers; Fourth Place--Alyssa Brown. Getting Down To Business: Business Technology, FBLA, & DECA FBLA Shining Stars Great Job!! Lil Maddox and Bonnie Condor (BHS) took student J.P. Pinheiro to FBLA Nationals in Orlando in June. J.P. won Second Place in Networking Concepts at FBLA State competition. Congratulations! Bayshore High’s multimedia team was one of the ten finalists at the Florida FBLA–PBL 2005 State Leadership Conference! LRHS competed in the District 18 FBLA competition at DaySpring in Parrish. First Place trophies were awarded to five students, Second Place to four students, Third Place to one student, a Fourth Place ribbon to one student, and Fifth Place ribbons to two students. The first through fourth place winners, with the exception of Multimedia, went to State competition in Orlando. Congratulations to the following students and their advisors, Lori Kish and Judy Bodmer. Page 2 Banking & Financial: Melissa Thompson, First Place Business Law: Sarah Croome, First Place Computer Applications: Kayleigh Robertson, Third Place, and Krystalle Fiore, Fifth Place International Business: Andrea Morley, First Place Introduction to Business: Kaylin Hudson, Second Place, and Karina Diaz, Fifth Place Introduction to Business Communications: Shalee McNall, Fifth Place Job Interview: Sara Douglas, Fourth Place Marketing: Matt Rector, First Place, and Tommy Barth, Second Place Multimedia Presentation: Ryan Freel, Second Place Technology Concepts: Trevor Sinz, First Place, and Ryan Reed, Second Place DECA Shining Stars Bob Jenkins reported that Lakewood Ranch High School did well at the DECA District Finals last year at the Edison Mall in Ft. Myers. First Place--Madison Bishop, Quick Serve Restaurant Management Third Place--Annie Lam, Full Serve Restaurant Management Fourth Place--Matt Rector, Food Marketing Management and Holliey Herrick, Quick Serve Restaurant Management Sixth Place--George Mroaris, Food Marketing Management Madison Bishop advanced to state competition to finish in third place for Florida in the Quick Serve Restaurant Management Event at the State DECA Conference in Orlando. She qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. Annie Lam, Erin Zimmerman, and Holliey Herrick finished in a tie for Fifth Place in the Quiz Bowl Way at State DECA. To GO!! More DECA Shining Stars! Melissa Gagnon shares LRHS's results from DECA district competition in Port Charlotte: Extemporaneous Speaking: First Place--Zach Putnal; Third Place--Monica Velez Prepared Speaking: First Place--Christan Roberts; Fifth Place--Brittani Speziali Photography (Black & White): First Place-Angelina Calderon; Second Place--Janell Mozina Interview Skills: Second Place--Chelsea Poncin Sales Demonstration: Third Place--Michael Chan Accounting: First Place--Kerry-Anne Laing; Second Place--Ashlyn Gueits Automotive Technician: Fifth Place--C.J. Aimino; Sixth Place--Blake Wanecski Business Communications: First Place--Monica Velez; Second Place--Bradee Ward Business Law: First Place--Christan Roberts; Second Place--Brian Ahlstrand; Third Place--Pavel Soshnikov Child Care: First Place--Jeanna Merriken; Second Place--Kelli Taylor; Fourth Place--Jessica Martin; Fifth Place--Tiffany Ba; Sixth Place--Angelina Calderon Computer Concepts: Third Place--Joe Pinto; Fourth Place--Ryan Serica Customer Service: Second Place--Ashley Bishop; Fourth Place--Justin Robbins Hospitality: First Place--Jana Duchene; Fourth Place --Katie Schubring; Fifth Place--Danielle Moore; Sixth Place--Lynley Collins Human Resource/Employability Skills: First Place --Michael Chan Law Enforcement: Fifth Place--Taylor Harrell Medical Office Procedures: First Place--Kelly Johnson; Sixth Place--Charli Beauchamp Occupational Math: First Place--Michael Hall; Second Place--Meagan Parrish; Fourth Place--Olivia Dinkel Parliamentary Procedure: Second Place--Steven Kosto; Third Place--Zach Putnal; Fifth Place--Wayne Cline Graphics Design: Second Place--Tessa Lanham; Fourth Place--Marie Giangreco; Fifth Place--Danielle Moore; Sixth Place--Erin Lanham P h ot o gr ap hy ( C ol o r ) : Fi f t h P l a c e --C h a r l i Beauchamp; Sixth Place--Olivia Dinkel Desktop Publishing: Fifth Place--Jeanna Merriken; Sixth Place--Ryan Serica Word Processing: Fourth Place--Joe Pinto Entrepreneurship Team: Fourth Place--Lynley Collins, Katie Schubring, and Bradee Ward Business Academy Students Experience 7 Habits Workshop BHS Business Academy students and staff enjoyed a motivating workshop when speakers from the Covey organization presented The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Accounting Students Land Local Jobs Janet Dominis reports that Progressive Employer Services, Nelco Companies, and Washington Mutual have recently hired Bayshore High accounting students. Once they work with the first students and see how successful they are, they ask for more! Job Shadowing Experiences Southeast High’s Mary Thompson and Mary Beth Poncin coordinated and oversaw field trips to Bealls Cor- Page 3 poration and Chris Craft, Inc. on National Job Shadow Day. Along with Thompson’s Marketing and Poncin’s Administrative Office Technology students, Cindy Rees’ Web Design students and Randy Funderburke’s Digital Publishing students were able to observe and interview employees in the areas in which they are studying. Administrators Donna Timmons and Scott Cooper also supervised on the field trip. Microsoft Certifications Awarded Mr. Griggy (PHS), a Master Instructor for Microsoft Office 2000, reports that the following students passed the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam: Word Core: Jacob Britt, Adam Danzinger and Kelly West Excel: Brenda Carranza, Kala Cobb, Adam Danziger, Jacob Coffman, Joshua Mitchell, Richard Stewart, Jordan Varnadore, Dominique Walker, and Rocio Gonzalea FBLA State Leadership Conference Successes Category Student School Banking & Financial Systems Banking & Financial Systems Business Math - ML Business Math - ML FBLA Principles & Proc. - ML Intro. to Computers - ML Keyboarding Applications - ML Multimedia Presentation Networking Concepts Programming: Visual Basic Proofreading & Editing - ML Public Speaking - ML Web Page Creation - ML Melissa Thompson Phillip Musin Brittany Achin Alex Yu Nicole Mason Matthew Dibble Thashea Miles Sam Capto, Tim Holmes Joao Paulo Pinheiro Chris Banach Clarece Polke Rick Rosenbluth Clint Colcolding Lakewood Ranch High School Bayshore High School Johnson Middle School Palmetto Middle School Haile Middle School Lincoln Middle School Lincoln Middle School Bayshore High School Bayshore High School Southeast High School Lincoln Middle School Haile Middle School Lincoln Middle School Place 4 5 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 Awe s o me Succeeding In Family & Consumer Science & FCCLA FCCLA Wins Gold at State!! Manatee County had an exceptional showing! The following students were awarded GOLD medals: FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) had its State Leadership Conference April 1316 in Orlando. This is a national vocational student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences for both middle and high school students. This organization helps build leaders and addresses important personal, family, work, and societal issues. During the conference, students who won their District proficiency events competition continued to compete at the State level. These Proficiency events are a series of competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in individual and team events. Bayshore High--Karen Rider for Florida Writes Senior Poetry; Jackie King, Storytelling Senior Braden River Middle--Candice Ford, Fashion Construction Junior; Ashley Rain, Florida Writes Junior Short Story; and Sydney Yoder, Florida Writes Junior Poetry King Middle--Rebecca Fortson, Storytelling Junior Lakewood Ranch--Katie Colbert, Sarah Kersting, and Dannielle Temperco, Focus on Children Occupational Manatee High--Katie Hoyle for Florida Writes Occupational Short Story. She also was our outgoing State Secretary. Anja Fortune was installed as our incoming State Secretary for 2005-2006. Page 4 FCCLA Shining Stars Congratulations to the following schools and FCCLA Advisers. Those indicated by an (*) went on to compete at State. W!! WO Event Applied Technology Category Senior School Manatee High* Medal Bronze Chapter Service Display Coping with Life Occupational Junior Early Childhood Senior Occupational Occupational Decorative Centerpiece Junior Lakewood Ranch* Braden River* King Middle Bayshore High Lakewood Ranch* Palmetto High* Cape Coral High Braden River* King Middle Harllee Middle Gold Gold Silver Silver Gold Silver Silver Gold Gold Silver Southeast High King Middle* Braden River* Braden River* Bayshore High* Manatee High* Braden River* Manatee High* Lakewood Ranch* Braden River* Palmetto High* Manatee High* King Middle* Braden River Bayshore High* Palmetto High* Lakewood Ranch Bronze Bronze Gold Gold Silver Gold Gold Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Silver Fashion Construction FCCLA Writes-short Story Poetry Focus on Children Impromptu Speaking Interpersonal Relationship Job Interview Storytelling Senior Single-Junior Coordinated-Jr. Junior Senior Occupational Junior Senior Division Occupational Junior Occupational Occupational Junior Senior Occupational Technology & TSA TSA— —Preparing for Tomorrow Manatee TSA Reaches New Heights The Technology Student Association, more commonly called TSA, is a DOE required co-curricular component for all Technology Education programs. Four years ago Manatee County did not participate in any TSA State events. Three years ago was our first State Conference, and at that point we had no First Place winners. Last year our district had 11 First Place winners. This year our district boasts 61 First Place winners plus a First Place TEAM award. All total we had 129 student awards in gold, silver, or bronze--a new state record! The next closest districts were Polk County with 84 and then Brevard and Dade Counties with 54 each. The First Place Page 5 winners went on to the national competitions in Chicago this summer. Congratulations Manatee TSA! Technology Shining Stars YES!! Bayshore High participated in the TECHcite Competition on April 12, 2005, at Freedom Elementary School. Awards and results are: Animated Graphic Design: First Place--Robert Stief & Arthur Bythrov, Algebra–Ms. Flammang; Second Place --Jesse Thompson, Web Design–Ms. Condor; Third Place-Chris Guth, Business Academy. Digital Imaging/Video Editing: First Place--Jeremy Rollins & Lauren Thurmond, Business Academy and Fine and Performing Arts Academy, respectively; Second Place --Eduard Demacek, Fine and Performing Arts Academy; Third Place--Tommy Cuervo, Business Academy and Fine and Performing Arts Academy. Internet Applications: First Place--Sarah Claussen, Web Design–Ms. Condor; Second Place--Aaron Martens, Business Academy; Third Place--John DiVello, Business Academy. Multimedia Applications: First Place--Sam Caputo, Business Academy. Non-Multimedia Applications: First Place--Rachel Koszewski. Teacher Awards: Sally Spehr was awarded First Place in Digital Imaging/Video Editing. Jeannie Galindo, Business Academy social studies, took First Place in Internet Applications. Information Technology TESTOUT Challenge Shining Stars Manatee High business students participated in the national TESTOUT Challenge, which recognizes excellence in the field of Information Technology. MHS business teacher Dave Zeller reports that student Sean Basci was among the nation’s top five in the Network+ category, James Wolfe was in the nation’s top 25 in the A+ category, and all other First Place winners were in the nation’s top 50. With only one of these students leaving MHS this year, next year promises to be a super one! https://www.testout.com/portal/Login.aspx Page 6 Tech Teachers Battle at UCF Tech Ed teachers and TSA Advisors Greg McGrew (LRHS), Justin Devine (BRMS), and Gil Berlue, (BRHS) learned new ways to apply their imagination and sense of adventure at a recent Battle Bots IQ Teacher Training. The event was hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida on June 20 -24. http://robotcamp.ucf.edu Digital Imaging, Sound, and Video Fundamentals Offered at Bayshore Bayshore is the only high school in the county to offer New Media and Digital Imaging and Sound and Video Fundamentals. Students have learned how to use iMovie, eZedia, Photoshop 7.0, Garage Band, iTunes, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, PowerPoint, Keynote, Notetaker, and School Page. They have also mastered compression of movies to QuickTime and DV format as well as creating DVDs using iDVD. TSA Car Show featured in The Herald From Heather Boynton’s article in The Herald on March 6, 2005 Towards the end of last school year almost 80 domestic, classic, and import automobiles lined up for the Lakewood Ranch High School Technology Student Association's car show. In addition to showcasing car models, including 2005 Saline and Roush Mustangs, the show also featured a sound system contest whose winner would be determined by a decibel meter placed on the contestants' stereos. The car show was organized by faculty member Greg McGrew and student Justin McGowan to raise money for students to attend the Florida TSA State Conference. All the students who worked at the car show are members of the association hoping to go to the competition. Construction Technology & FBA— FBA—Building Better, Smarter CTC Honored by Chamber of Commerce Construction Technology Careers (CTC) was awarded the District Wide Partner distinction by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce during its 15th Annual Business/Education Partnership Awards Breakfast on May 27. CTC was chosen from a field of 17 category nominees, based on its effective facilitation of career exploration programs with multiple schools in the Manatee County School District. The Manatee Adult, Career, and Technical Education (ACT) Department nominated CTC for the award. This was the second award CTC has received this year, as the Workforce Board awarded CTC the Theodore Small Award in March. CTC Earns National Award The Construction Technology Careers initiative recently received a Theodore Small Award at the National Association of Workforce Boards conference in Washington, D.C. Four workforce boards were honored for innovation and excellence. CTC is a unique and growing pre-apprentice program that recruits high school juniors and seniors into the construction trades. Students attend part of the day at their high school and the other part at Manatee Technical Institute. CTC is a partnership among 36 construction companies and trade associations, two school boards, and the Suncoast Workforce Board. We are very proud of CTC! CTC programs are under the leadership of Dave Sell, MTI; Bud Elkin, Palmetto High School; Ray Weiland, Southeast High School; and Paul O’Neal, Manatee High School. Congratulations! MHS Construction Technology Students Remember Fallen Friend The pilot ESE Construction Technology Program at MHS was buzzing last year with news of a lost friend. Schoolmates and friends of a young man that was killed on a motorcycle as well as the student who owned the bike asked construction teacher Paul O’Neal if the program would help build a memorial to place at the site of the accident. Most of the students in all three periods went right to work to brainstorm on ideas. The final product will be finished and placed at the sight. To complete the project, students drew from the various technical programs offered at Manatee High School including those from Mr. Orr and Mr. Fintel. Palmetto Construction— Construction—Business is Booming Palmetto High construction classes have either sold or are under contract for picnic tables and sheds, with gross sales at around $15,400 for the year. In other related news, Bud Elkin is working with Glenda Eaton to make great things happen with EMH/ TMH students. Students participate in hands-on projects, learning the basics of construction technology. Under the artful guidance of Seth Wilkins, a senior from Mr. Elkin’s Construction Tech. class, the students built pencil box holders and a scale model of a shed. They are learning the basics about different equipment and materials needed for construction. Several students worked with Bud’s fourth class period building an 8’ x 8’ shed. The goal is to sell the shed to pay for the investment in materials. Running Heavy Equipment at Construction Career Days Ray Weiland’s SEHS construction class went to South County Career Center to take part in the sixth annual Construction Career Days. Students were given the rare opportunity to run some heavy equipment and learn about the roadway construction industry. Construction Technologies Student Awarded Scholarship Adam Sherman, a recent graduate of Southeast High School and student in the Construction Technologies pro- Page 7 gram for four years was awarded the first Lloyd Williams Scholarship for $500. He plans to pursue construction related classes at MCC in the fall. The scholarship was established in June 2004 by the Home Builders Association of Manatee County to assist individuals in the pursuit of educational or vocational training in the areas of construction management, building construction, and the building trades. Moylan with Bruce Williams Homes, the builder sponsor for MHS, were both on hand to support their company’s schools. The Home Builders Association of Manatee County partnered with the county to establish the FBA chapters in October last year. Future Builders of America Attends International Builders’ Show Saturday, May 14, the MTI and Southeast High Chapters of Manatee’s Future Builders of America participated in the volunteer workday at Habitat, at Manatee’s Village of the Palms site. A total of eight students and two instructors, together with two representatives from the Manatee HBA, worked the site from 7:30 a.m. to noon. FBA Chapters are encouraged to participate in community service projects, and the Habitat workday was an excellent fit. Manatee County had 22 students and instructors attended the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando. Four chapters attended: Manatee High School, Palmetto High School, Southeast High School, and Manatee Technical Institute. Alan Anderson with Neal Communities, the builder sponsor for SEHS, and Randy Future Builders of America Volunteer at Habitat Diversified Career Technology— Technology—Working Hard on the Future at Gre !! Job DCT Shining Stars Palmetto High DCT under the leadership of Bob Spahr took six students to the CECF State Leadership Conference. The following students won State Awards: Kevin Seger--Third Place, Automotive Technology Jennifer Lewis--Third Place, Child Care; Third Place, Recruiting Poster Tiffany Smith--Second Place, Law Enforcement; Third Place, Sales Demonstration. She also won a $750.00 scholarship. Melissa Merrill was elected Vice President of the Career Education Clubs of Florida and the Business Professionals of America. Page 8 Film Festival Awards Bob Spahr reports that a winning entry by Amanda Harris and Melissa McMurtry captured a glass trophy at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (FLIFF). State Conference Presenters Congratulations to Julie Tillett and Mike Ingram (PHS ESE/OJT Instructors) who were presenters at the State Conference (VISIONS) on Career Development and Transition in Jacksonville last year. Adult Education & SkillsUSA Shine SkillsUSA Shining Stars Mary Ann Kaufman is pleased to announce that Bayshore High School placed #1 and #3 at SkillsUSA Championship Region 4 competition in TV Production. Bayshore is the first high school in Manatee County to participate in SkillsUSA. First Place winners--Trevor Beanes and John Paul Cahill; Third Place winners--Omar Collard and Francisco Pineros. Congratulations to all of the MTI students and instructors for their success at the Florida SkillsUSA State Conference! In total MTI won 84 medals in 31 contests! The First Place winners went on to the National SkillsUSA conference June 20–25, 2005 in Kansas City. Thanks also to Michelle Meluch who coordinates SkillsUSA. Adult Education Shining Stars Way To GO!! MTI’s Kathleen Quinlan was named Teacher of the Year for the Governor’s Family Literacy Initiative and was featured in the June 14th issue of the Bradenton Herald. MTI had 47 volunteers during the 2004–2005 school year. The volunteer tutors helped over 80 students with one-on-one instruction. Two volunteer tutors and their students took part in the Florida Literacy Coalition's Florida's Adult Writing Campaign. MTI qualified for 10 President's Volunteer Service Awards. Kim Bland was awarded a $1000 grant from the Florida Dental Health Foundation to develop brochures and/or purchase items to help promote the new Dental Aide program at MTI. MTI is number one again! Two Automotive Technology teams went to the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition on Friday, April 15. Of the ten teams competing to “debug” the 2005 Ford autos, one team placed fourth and the other team is the number one troubleshooting team in the State of Florida! Congratulations to Chris Brooks, Chris Cummings, Willie Braswell, and Riley Hudson and instructors Mr. Trumbo and Mr. DeNoon. In June, Chris Brooks, Chris Cummings, and Cecil Trumbo went to Washington, D.C. to compete against other state winners. MTI is building an award-winning Medical Assistant program. They are in the process of gaining AAMA accreditation. SEHS drafting teacher Steve Kozak reports that former student Alex Klotz, now a drafting student at MTI, received third best in the Florida SkillsUSA Drafting competition. Educators From Singapore Travel To MTI The College of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) from Singapore sent a delegation to MTI on March 2 to see first-hand classroom demonstrations of the human patient simulators. The team desired to gain insight into how the teaching device enhances the training process for nursing, paramedic and EMT students. The MTI stop was the first of two school site visits during the delegation’s United States tour. The group also visited Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ACT News WOW!! ACT Shining Stars Congratulations to Carol Lewis, Coordinator, Career and Technical Education Advisory Councils, for being selected as Chairperson of Junior Leadership Manatee for the upcoming year! 3D Printer We were one of the first districts in the State to get the 3D Printer! If you need something printed contact Engineering Design instructors Myron Dennis or Bob Williams at MTI. A similar EMS ZPrinter 310 was shown in action on the CBS drama CSI-New York this past season. You should be able to view it from your computer from this link: http://www.ems-usa.com/links.html. Page 9 Educational Opportunities Gold Seal Information The College of Education at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida has started a four-year baccalaureate program in technology education. The program is based on the Standards for Technological Literacy and prepares educators for certification in technology education in grades 6-12. Interested students may contact the college at: To ensure that students have the courses needed to qualify for the Florida Gold Seal Scholarship, please take a minute to check out this web site: Dr. Thomas Loveland Loveland.Thomas@spcollege.edu (727) 341-4296. http://nwrdc.fsu.edu/fnbpcm02 It’s easy to use and will help everyone understand what works and does not. Value of Vocational Education Dr. Cantrell says, “Check out this article that appeared in the January 9 edition of USAToday about the value of vocational education.” The article is titled, A smart path — that isn't 'college. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/ editorials/2005-01-09-college-edit_x.htm School District of Manatee County 215 Manatee Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34205 (941) 708-8770 x2227 fax (941) 708-8686 www.manatee.k12.fl.us Adult Career and Technical Education is the branch of academics that links the world of education to the world of work. ACT UPDATE delivers the department’s latest news, events, and “ shining st ar s” —accol ad es o f achievement in career and technical education. Got news, events, or comments to include in the next ACT UPDATE? Email Doug Wagner or Trish Litton via First Class mail, or from outside the district’s system, send to: wagnerd@fc.manatee.k12.fl.us littont@fc.manatee.k12.fl.us