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March 2012
Special points of
interest:
 Mar. 26-27 FBLA/PBL
State Conference
 Mar. 27-29 North Central Visit
 Mar. 28-29 Wetlands
Education
 Mar. 29– April 1 Skills
USA @ James Rumsey
Tech Talk
RJTC Sending Students to
Compete in State Events
 April 6 IS Day
 April 9-13 Spring Break
 May 8 No School
Election Day
Inside this issue:
Practical Nursing and
HOST
2
Forestry
3
Business and Marketing
Welding Guest Speaker
4
Welding News
5
Building Construction/
CAD
6
Students of the Month
January /February
7
Roane-Jackson Technical
Center has several students
participating in State level
competitions during the week
of March 26. On Saturday,
March 24 students from the
Medical Office class and two
Co-Op students in Mr. Gump’s
Networking Class will be
headed to Morgantown, West
Virginia to compete in the
State FBLA Conference. Josh
Bee will compete in the
Networking Concepts and
Cyber Security categories.
Keri Vicedo will compete in
the Help Desk and Computer
Concepts divisions.
Thursday, March 29, several
students
will
be
going
to the state Skills USA competition. The competition is held
each year at James Rumsey
Career Center. The following
students will b e competing
this year:
Networking– Josh Bee, Keri
Vicedo, Bradley Sticklin, and
Austin Bowen.
CAD– Cole Adcock
Welding– Wes Linkinogger
Jessi Adcock and Travis
Adcock.
ProStart– Kyle Friend, Judd
Dawson, and TJ Welling.
Criminal Justice-Katie
Anderson, Danelle Hodge,
Matt Westfall, Lexis Deming,
and Sarah Bosworth.
North Central Accreditation team set
to visit RJTC this month
Roane-Jackson Technical
Center will be welcoming a
team from the North Central
Association Commission on
Accreditation and School
Improvement during the last
week of March. The NCA
CASI visits every five years
to review the institution and
ensure standards are being
met. RJTC has been continually accredited since 1974.
Team members are scheduled
to arrive in Ripley on Monday
evening, March 26. Their first
visit to the school will be
Tuesday morning where they
will be treated to a welcome
breakfast and a tour of the
school. They will be observing in the classrooms and
interviewing both staff and
students all day Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 27 and
28. The staff has
been preparing
for the visit all year under the
leadership of Melissa Kuhl,
Lea Ann Puckett and
Michelle Ellis. The staff will
be hosting a dinner for the
special guests on Tuesday,
March 27 at 6:00. Comments
addressing any recommendation will be accepted until
5:00 p.m. April 1, 2012.
Tech Talk
Page 2
Practical Nursing Students Win at State Competition
The Practical Nursing department had an
impressive showing at the annual HOSA
competition. It was held at Marshall University in Huntington the weekend of
March the 2nd3rd. Those students taking first
place were: Laura
Bowers
(Extemporaneous
Poster) Jordan
Casto
(Extemporaneous
Writing) Tiffany
Miller (Concepts
of Healthcare) Sherri Sayre (Pathophysiology)
Tricia Walker (Dental Spelling) and Andrea Moore (Medical Spelling). Second
Place winners were: Tim Shamblin and
Jami Dennison (Public Health Emergency
Preparation) Robin Bloom and Amanda
Gates (Forensic Medicine) and Laura
Bowers (Kaiser Current Events Test). The
third place winner was Roxanne Jarrell
(Kaiser Current Events). Congratulations
to all of the PN students who participated
in the event. We are proud of you!
The Practical Nursing Program is
currently taking applications for
the class of 2013. Prospective students must pass an entrance exam
for basic math and reading skills.
The cost of the exam is 40.00.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Employment of LPNs is expected to grow by 21% between 2008 and
2018, much faster than average for all occupations, in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly
population and the general increase in demand for healthcare services.”
The Health
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Health Occupations Class has Busy Year
Mrs.
Young’s
Health
Occupations class
has had a
busy and very productive year.
November 7-11 marked HOSA
week and both the morning
(Jackson County) and afternoon
(Roane County) classes kept a
busy schedule. Jackson Co.
students were at Ripley High on
Tuesday, November 8 performing blood pressure readings and
Body Mass Index. They also
offered smokeless tobacco education. Wednesday they went to
Eldercare and participated in
resident activities and made
beds. Thursday they conducted
a fund raiser for Juvenile Diabetes Research.
Roane County students were at
Roane General Hospital on
Tuesday. They assisted with
lunch and afternoon activities.
On Wednesday they went to
Miletree and helped with lunch
and spent time visiting with
residents.
In addition to the HOSA week
activities, the class has also
planned a blood drive which
will take place at the center on
May 10. Students have worked
with Mr. Brian Adams of the
American Red Cross on this
endeavor.
Finally, the students would like
to take the opportunity to thank
the community for their support
in the fund raiser they have
been working on this year.
With the help of the community, students were able to raise
$500.00 for Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation. They
received a merit award at the
State HOSA Leadership conference for their efforts. According to the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation over 80
people each day in the U.S. are
diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Occupation
class attended the
Hosa State
Competition
held on
March 2-3
2012. The
competition
was held in
Huntington,
WV, at Marshall University.
Tracy Barnhouse, a PostSecondary student won first
place in Dental Terminology.
Tracy will have the opportunity to compete in the national competition held in
Orlando,
Florida.
Tech Talk
Page 3
Forestry Students Help with Ravenswood FFA Fund Raiser
Students in the morning Forestry class are donating two
chainsaw carvings for the
Ravenswood High School
FFA organization to use in a
charitable fund raiser. The
Ravenswood FFA is working
to raise money to send money
to help in the tornado relief
efforts in the Midwest. In
addition to the carving raffle
they are having a 50/50 drawing and a car wash.
Below L-R: Luke Mahan
and Brandon Pauley pose
with their finish carvings.
Above and Left:
First year Forestry
student Luke
Mahan, and second
year, Brandon
Pauley work on the
chainsaw carvings to
be donated for
raffle.
To purchase a ticket for a
chance to win one of these
unique carvings, contact
Tara Tatalavich at RvHS.
304-273-9301.
Wetlands Class Offered on Site
Take advantage of the
beautiful spring temperatures by visiting
the
Center ‘s
“Touch the Earth”
Narrative Nature Trail.
The area offers 6
different hiking trails
with several points of
interest. A map with
the trails and indigenous species is
available in the main
office.
On March 28-29 Mr. John
Fichtner and his Forestry and
Grounds Maintenance classes
will host Mr. Tom Biebighauser
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in Kentucky. Mr.
Biebighauser will be teaching
the fundamentals of Wetlands
construction as well as the
importance of Wetlands to
wildlife management. In addition to RJTC students, the event
is drawing adults from around
the country. For more information on this opportunity contact
Mr. Fichtner at RJTC.
In the spring, at the end
of the day, you should
smell like dirt .
~Margaret Atwood
Tech Talk
Page 4
DECA Students Attend State
Conference in Charleston
Students representing RJTC
competed with over 150 students from West Virginia in the
2012 DECA State Career Development Conference. DECA
is a co-curricular organization
for business and marketing students. Students have the opportunity to practice what they
learn in their high school business and marketing classes.
Marketing courses are offered
through Roane-Jackson Technical Center and taught at Ripley
High School. Business, Career
& Work Skills Training courses
are taught at Roane-Jackson
Technical Center. The advisors
for the 2011-12 Roane-Jackson
Technical Center DECA organization are Stacy Parsons and
Luke Parsons. Participants are:
Natasha Rhodes, Laura Conant,
Jessica Hunter (First Place Pub-
lic Service Announcement);
David Tibbals(First Place
Sports & Entertainment Management Series); Trenton Boggess (First Place Quick Serve
Restaurant Management);
Amanda McGreavy( First Place
Automotive Services); Patty
Crockett (Second Place Hotel &
Lodging Management); Cody
Sanders (Second Place Principles of Hospitality & Tourism);
James Dobbs, Caleb Casto,
Andy Mellert(Second Place
Public Service Announcement);
Josh Chancey, Jacob Haynes
(Hospitality Team Decision
Making); Nick Coon, Tyler
Kidd (Finalist Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making); Erin Thompson(Finalist
Financial Literacy Pormotion
Plan).
Childcare and Business
Students Pair for Community
Project
Students from two programs at
Roane-Jackson Technical Center
worked collaboratively to put
together gift bags which will be
distributed during Jackson
County pre-school
screening. Career & Work
Skills Training students and
Child Development students
worked together using supplies
donated by local businesses and
agencies for this community
service project. The Practical
Nursing students will participate
in the screening process the
week of March 19, 2012. This
project allows students to work
together and provide a valuable
service to the community.
Local artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty came to RoaneJackson Technical Center campus on Tuesday,
March 6 to speak with welding students and visit
the shop. Fetty has been working with metal for
over 30 years, developing a world-wide reputation for his retail and commission work. Mr.
Fetty’s portfolio includes architecture, large
sculpture, and smaller pieces for home décor.
During his time at the Center he was able to
Students filling goodie bags for preschoolers. Left front to Back: Cyndall Stephenson, Tasha Hackney,
Kelsi Powell. Right, Front to Back: Maria Fletcher, Jessica Hunter, Laura Conant, Natasha Rhodes, and
Courtney Snyder.
speak with the students about the alternative opportunities for the welding and metal working
trade. Mr. Cheuvront hopes to take students to
visit Mr. Fetty’s forge, located at the Chestnut
Ridge Artist Colony, which Fetty founded. For
more information about Jeff Fetty Designs and
the Chestnut Ridge Artist colony visit:
jefffetttdesigns.com or
chestnutridgeartistcolony.org
Local
Artist
visits RJTC
Welding
classes
Page 5
Welding
Students
Fabricate
Equipment
With the many projects built each year
by the Welding
Program at RoaneJackson Technical
Center comes the
need for specialized
Contribution by
equipment. This
Jessi Adcock
machinery can be
extremely costly, so the program tries to
manage expenses by building or fabricating
machinery when possible. The most recent
project is a pipe roller that was built by
Jessi Adcock with the help of fellow stu-
dents Lewis Yates and Andrew Tidd.
The need for this machine arose last fall as
the students began working on the annual
Cedar Lakes Winterfest display. The design
for the poinsettia flower display required
pipe be rolled to create a frame for the
lights. There was not a piece of equipment
to do this, so Mr. Cheuvront, the welding
instructor, decided to make one with the
help of Mr. Sheppard’s CAD class.
Chris Manly (CAD), made detailed patterns
for the project using a photograph of a pipe
roller from an equipment store.
The patterns were then turned over to Jessi
Left: Chris Manley and Jessi
Adcock with the pipe roller.
Chris made patterns in CAD
and Jessi fabricated the piece
in welding class.
Right: Dozer that Wes Linkinogger will be taking to Skills.
Wes recycled materials from
the scrap dumpster for the
piece. Below: Finished pipe
roller.
Below: Fetty begins his presentation with an explanation of his
work.
Above: A small display of Fetty’s work.
Left: A signature
piece by Fetty.
Above: Fetty answers
questions at the conclusion of his visual
presentation.
Above: Students from
Welding class.
Adcock and she built the machine from the
drawings.
The pipe roller is a wonderful addition to
the Welding Department. It allows students
to roll pipe up to 1 ¾ “ in diameter. Complete circles can be made and because the
rollers are interchangeable, different materials like square tubing can be rolled. The
machine would have cost at least $300 on
the retail market. The skilled students at
RJTC were able to produce it for only
around $20 in materials.
Welding Department
Sending Several
Students to Skills USA
Contribution by Jessi Adcock
Wes Linkninogger
is representing RJTC in
Ornamental Welding for the
2012 State Skills USA Competition. Wes, a senior at Roane
County High School, built a
scale model dozer that was
chosen from a group of ornamental projects completed by
welding students at the Center. A
certified welder, Wes has
worked on countless other projects not only at RJTC, but also
repairs for the public and the
Roane County School bus garage.
Jessi Adcock is the representative for the Job Skills Demonstration Division. Jessi will be
giving a demonstration on the
proper technique for an openbutt weld using the SMAW
welding process. Jessi’s projects
have included design and con-
struction of the 2011 light display for the Cedar Lakes Winterfest competition and construction of the pipe roller needed to
complete that project. Jessi is a
first year welding student and a
junior at Ripley High School.
Travis Adcock will be representing the Center in the Welding
Division of the competition.
Travis has certified in SMAW,
plate welding, SMAW pipe, and
GTAW pipe (stick-plate, stickpipe, tig-pipe). Travis is a second year welding student and a
senior at Ripley High School. He
plans to attend West Virginia
Tech in the fall and study
Engineering. Good Luck Wes,
Jessi, and Travis!
Tech Talk
Page 6
Building Construction
Students in the Building Construction class recently worked
on a project for a local Ripley Elementary teacher. The students constructed the cube pictured above as a creative tool
for the classroom. Elementary students will be allowed to
use the cube for play or quiet time to read.
It was one of those
March days when the
sun shines hot and the
wind blows cold: When
it is summer in the
light, and winter in the
shade.
~Charles Dickens
Progress on
Construction
Project
Above: Before and After photos of the house. Student
Jacob Boggs overlooks the grounds from the scaffolding.
Mr. James’ students are working to complete the home they
have been building this school year. Rainy weather has been a
hurdle at times, but the unseasonably warm winter enabled the
students to work through most of the season. The on-site construction gives students the opportunity to see every aspect of
the building process while completing two years in the program. The home will be sold when the final touches are complete .
Left: Josh Ferrell
with the 3D printer
and several samples
designed by students
in the class.
Computer Aided Drafting
Mr. Sheppard’s CAD students recently worked with
Hardman’s of Spencer to
prepare for their annual
Home Show at the Heritage
Park Community Building in
Downtown Spencer. The
event was held on Saturday,
March 17. The show featured
several store suppliers with
products such as cabinetry
and flooring materials. The
CAD class designed and produced Hardman’s key chains
for distribution. Student Josh
Ferrell of Roane County
High School served as a
representative for the program at the show and set up
the printer for display. He
also had several prototype
pieces for customers to
inspect.
Above: Student Kaden Linkinogger looks over
his handy work inside the house.
Right: Josh gives a
Hardman’s Keychain to
a customer at the Home
Show.
Science has never drummed up quite as
effective a tranquilizing agent as a
sunny spring day. ~W. Earl Hall
Tech Talk
Page 7
Students of the Month
January
February
Post–Secondary Student
RJTC Post-Secondary Student
of the Month is Valerie
of the Month was awarded
Spurlock. Valerie is the wife
to Mr. Terry Gump’s Netof Joe Spurlock and the
working student, Keri
mother of two. She is enrolled
Vicedo. Keri is in her secin the Medical Office Program
taught by Lea Ann Puckett.
ond year with Mr. Gump and currently
Valerie plans to seek employment in the mediworks as a co-op student with Roane
cal field upon completion of the program.
County Schools.
Secondary Student of the
month for January was
Kyle Thompson. He is a
student in Mr. Rick
Cheuvront’s Welding
class and in Robin Lance’s English 12. He
is currently working in a co-op position in
the community.
RJTC Secondary Student of
the Month is Lyndsay Anthony of Given. She is the
daughter of Monica Lanham
and John Anthony. Lyndsay is
enrolled in the Health Occupations Program taught by
Donita Young. Lyndsay is a junior at Ripley
High School. She plans to attend college after
graduation.
Spring is when you
feel like whistling
even with a shoe
full of slush.
~Doug Larson
Visit us on the web to
learn more about our programs.
www.roanejacksontechnicalcenter.com
Don’t forget to register now for classes offered
this fall. Practical Nursing and Medical Office
are both still accepting students. Let our
knowledgeable and experienced staff
prepare you for a career in the rapidly
expanding medical field!