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March 2010
Tri-County Technical Center Inducts Students into National
Technical Honor Society
Tri-County Technical Center held its induction ceremony for students
becoming members of the National Technical Honor Society on March 25,
2010. This national career/technical student organization encourages
higher scholastic achievement, cultivates a desire for personal
excellence, and helps top students find success in today’s highly
competitive workplace. Students were selected for membership based on
their scholastic achievement, skill development, leadership, honesty,
responsibility, and good character. Twenty-one new members were inducted
into the local chapter. They are: Joseph Adams, a senior at Nokomis HS,
Christina Bowden, a junior at Penquis Valley HS, Ricky Bradeen, a junior
at Penquis Valley HS, Michael Bryant, a senior at Nokomis HS, Katrina
Corbin, a home schooled senior, Andrea Curtis, a senior at Nokomis HS,
Alexander Gray, a home schooled senior, Johann Hanson, a senior at
Piscataquis Community HS, Michael Johnson, a senior at Penquis Valley
HS, Salina Kain, a senior at Piscataquis Community HS, Vanessa Lougee, a
senior at Foxcroft Academy, Hillary Matteson, a senior at Dexter
Regional HS, Catherina Mountain, a senior at Dexter Regional HS, Timothy
Plante, a junior at Foxcroft Academy, Lewis Sanborn, a senior at Penquis
Valley HS, Samuel Scott, a home schooled senior, Brooke Snide, a senior
at Nokomis HS, Irene Sowa, a junior at Nokomis HS, Joshua Stockley, a
senior at Piscataquis HS, Amber Webb, a junior at Piscataquis Community
HS, and Kasee Wilson, a senior at Dexter Regional HS. Assisting in the
candlelighting ceremony were three members who were inducted last year:
Andrew Braley, a senior at Nokomis HS, Ian Maines, a senior at
Piscataquis Community HS, and Matthew Ronco, a senior at Piscataquis
Community HS. Congratulations to each of them for achieving this honor!
Pictured in attached photo front row from left to right: Hillary
Matteson, Amber Webb, Salina Kain, Christina Bowden, Andrea Curtis.
Second row: Joseph Adams, Vanessa Lougee, Andrew Braley, Irene Sowa,
Catherina Mountain, Brooke Snide, Katrina Corbin, Joshua Stockley, Ricky
Bradeen. Back row: Michael Johnson, Michael Bryant, Timothy Plante, Ian
Maines, Matthew Ronco, Kasee Wilson, Johann Hanson, Alexander Gray,
Samuel Scott
Tri-County Technical Center
State SkillsUSA Medalists
Thirty-seven students from
Tri-County Technical Center competed in the State SkillsUSA competition
held at United Technology Center, Eastern Maine Community College,
Penobscot Job Corps and the Bangor DOT on March 11-12, 2010. There were
24 medals won by the students participating.
The students attending TCTC
come from Dexter Regional High School, Foxcroft Academy, Nokomis
Regional High School, Penquis Valley High School, and Piscataquis
Community High School. Congratulations to the following students for a
job well done and for representing Tri-County Technical Center so well:
SkillsUSA Medal Winners:
Sam Scott, Gold medal, 911
Emergency Dispatch – DRHS (home schooled)
Tyler Damon, Gold medal,
Action Skills – PVHS
Ben Woodward, Gold medal,
Automotive Service Technology – DRHS
Andrew Braley, Gold medal,
Crime Scene Investigation – NRHS
Ashlee Lawrence, Gold medal,
Crime Scene Investigation – NRHS
Kady Gould, Gold medal, Crime
Scene Investigation – DRHS
Ian Maines, Gold medal,
Computer Maintenance Technology – PCHS (home schooled)
Salina Kain, Silver medal,
Culinary Arts – PCHS
Amy Macomber, Silver medal,
Basic Health Care Skills – NRHS
Maegan Meagher, Silver medal,
Job Demonstration A – NRHS
Kasee Wilson, Silver medal,
Job Demonstration O – DRHS
Kayla Till, Silver medal,
Medical Terminology – DRHS
Ruth Mower, Silver medal,
Prepared Speech – DRHS
Jeremiah Pitts, Silver medal,
Precision Machining – FA
Adam Malcolm, Silver medal,
Quiz Bowl – NRHS
Keith Richards, Silver medal,
Quiz Bowl – DRHS
Caelan Cook, Silver medal,
Quiz Bowl – DRHS
Alexander Gray, Silver medal,
Quiz Bowl – FA (home schooled)
Matthew Slater, Silver medal,
Quiz Bowl – NRHS
Caleb Johnston, Silver medal,
Technical Computer Applications – FA
Angela Hafenecker, Bronze
medal, Advertising Design – NRHS
Jonathan Gallison, Bronze
medal, Criminal Justice – NRHS
Michael Johnson, Bronze
medal, Job Interview – PVHS
Christian Roderiques, Bronze
medal, Precision Machining – NRHS
SkillsUSA Participants
Katrina Flannery, Advertising
Design – NRHS
Bryant Bjornson, Advertising
Design – DRHS
Johnathan Smith, Carpentry –
PVHS
Irene Sowa, Commercial Baking
– NRHS
Cheyanne Bioski, Criminal
Justice – DRHS
Julia Payne, First Aid/CPR –
NRHS
Katie Knowlton, Health
Knowledge Bowl – FA
Felicia Fortier, Health
Knowledge Bowl – PCHS
Jazzmine Gray, Health
Knowledge Bowl – PCHS
Brooke Snide, Health
Occupations Portfolio – NRHS
Katrina Corbin, Nurse
Assisting – FA- (home schooled)
Maegan Perry, Promotional
Bulletin Board – PVHS
Steven Grady, Promotional
Bulletin Board – DRHS
The gold medal winners from
State SkillsUSA will compete in the National SkillsUSA Conference the
week of June 20-25, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. Congratulations to
all participants who competed at State SkillsUSA. Best wishes to the
gold medal winners competing in Kansas City. If you would like more
information on SkillsUSA, visit their website at
http://www.skillsusa.org
Pictured in “A” photo from
left to right front row: Caelan Cook, Ben Woodward, Kady Gould, Andrew
Braley, Sam Scott
Back row: Keith Richards,
Michael Johnson, Christian Roderiques, Tyler Damon, Alexander Gray, Amy
Macomber, Kayla Till
Pictured in “B” photo from
left to right front row: Caleb Johnston, Angela Hafenecker, Maegan
Meagher, Salina Kain
Back row: Jeremiah Pitts,
Ashlee Lawrence, Jonathan Gallison, Ian
Tri-County Technical Center Students Test Innovative Traps
Students in the Pre-Technical Program (Alternative Energy) at
Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter recently spent the day Ice Fishing
on Lake Wassookeag using the solar powered ice fishing traps that they
constructed. They also used solar energy to cook their lunch out on the
ice. It was not only an educational experience, but a fun way to utilize
solar power as a part of their classroom studies.
Back Row: Sadie Frost (DRHS), Steven Hughes (Instructor at TCTC),
Roland Frost (DRHS), Dale Martin (Ed Tech at PVHS), and Norman Bashaw (DRHS)
Front Row: Dan Perkins(PCHS), Justin Brown (PVHS), Shawn Maloon (PCHS),
and Dylan Woodard (NRHS)]
January 2010
2010 Local SkillsUSA Showcase
On January 20, 2010, Tri-County Technical Center
held the Local Skills Showcase Competition. The following is a list of
the medal winners. Congratulations to all the students who participated
in this year’s competition.
The Gold medal winners will be competing in the
State level SkillsUSA competitions scheduled for March 11 and 12, 2010
in Bangor.
Leadership
Competitions:
Action
Skills Gold
Tyler Damon (PVHS)
Silver Jonathan Foster (NRHS)
Bronze Corey Hesketh (DRHS)) Participants
Skylar Chapman (DRHS)
Joshua Shuman (DRHS)
Extemporaneous Speech Silver
Andrea Curtis (NRHS)
Silver
(PG) David Usher (PVHS)
Bronze Scott Loureiro (NRHS)
Bronze
(PG) Christopher Giles (FA)
Job
Demonstration A Gold Maygan
Meagher (NRHS)
Silver Matthew Ronco (PCHS)
Bronze Skylar Bailey (PCHS) Participants
Samantha Hopkins (NRHS)
Caleb Johnston (FA)
Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Harley Murdoch (PCHS)
Lisa Neville (DRHS)
Allen Sudsbury (NRHS)
David Usher (PVHS)
Job
Demonstration Open Gold Kasee
Wilson (DRHS)
Silver Ashley Collins (NRHS)
Silver
(PG) Christopher Giles (FA)
Bronze Dustin Hartman (DRHS)
Participants Norman Bashaw (DRHS)
Samantha Beatham (PCHS)
Justin Brown (PVHS)
Sarah Davis (PCHS)
Matthew Foster (NRHS)
Cory Hesketh (DRHS)
Tony Littlefield (NRHS)
Dylan Rodgers (FA)
Dusty Shortreed (NRHS)
Brandon Smith (PVHS)
Matthew Taft (NRHS)
Blaine Woodard (NRHS)
Job
Interview Gold
Michael Johnson (PVHS)
Silver Christian Roderiques (NRHS)
Bronze Joshua Stockley (PVHS)
Participants Erica Lippincott (PCHS)
Bryant Bjornson (DRHS)
Andrea Curtis (NRHS)
Prepared
Speech Gold Ruth
Mower (DRHS)
Silver Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Promotional
Bulletin Board Gold Steven Grady (DRHS)
Gold Maegen Perry (PVHS)
Silver Kymber Cookson (PCHS)
Silver Kaitlyn Lerback (FA)
Bronze Timothy Plante (FA)
Bronze Nick Vincent (FA)
Quiz
Bowl Gold
Andrew Braley (NRHS)
Gold Caelan Cook (DRHS)
Gold Alexander Gray (DRHS)
Gold Adam Malcolm (NRHS)
Gold Keith Richards (DRHS
Participant Matthew Slater (NRHS)
Vocational Competitions
Advertising
Design Gold Katrina
Flannery (NRHS)
Silver Angela Hafenecker (DRHS)
Bronze Bryant Bjornson (DRHS)
Participants Nichole Jehnings (PCHS)
Maegen Perry (PVHS)
Timothy Plante (FA)
Automotive
Service Technology Gold Benjamin Woodward (DRHS)
Silver Johann Hanson (PCHS)
Bronze Jesse Watson (NRHS)
Participants Nicholas Clukey (PCHS)
Paul Taylor (DRHS)
Basic
Health Care Gold
Maygan Meagher (NRHS)
Silver Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Bronze Tyler Damon (PVHS)
Carpentry
Gold Johnathan Smith (PVHS)
Silver Matthew Ronco (PCHS)
Bronze Michael Bryant (NRHS)
Participants Samantha Fortier (PCHS)
Devin Gould (NRHS)
Bryan Parents (PCHS)
Commercial
Baking Gold Irene Sowa (NRHS)
Silver Adam Vigue (DRHS)
Bronze Jodie Orff (PCHS)
Participants Charna Reeves (NRHS)
Amber Webb (PCHS)
Commercial
Truck Driving Gold Vanessa Lougee
(FA)
Silver Jordan Day (DRHS)
Bronze Brent Russell (NRHS)
Participants Ashley Collins (NRHS)
Tyler Creighton (PVHS)
Christopher Giles (FA)
Cory Hesketh (DRHS)
Cody Jackson (PCHS)
Sebastian Leeman (NRHS)
Kasee Wilson (DRHS)
Computer
Maintenance Technology Gold Ian Maines (PCHS)
Silver Alexander Gray (DRHS) Bronze Adam
Malcolm (NRHS)
Participants Michael Clark (NRHS)
Caelan Cook (DRHS)
Jonathan Foster (NRHS)
David Usher (PVHS)
Crime Scene
Investigation Gold Andrew Braley (NRHS)
Silver Kady Gould (DRHS)
Bronze Ashlee Lawrence (NRHS)
Participants Catrina Comeau (PVHS)
Michael Johnson (PVHS)
Kaitlyn Lerback (FA)
Kory Smith (NRHS)
Criminal
Justice Gold
Jonathan Gallison (NRHS)
Silver Cheyenne Bioski (DRHS)
Bronze Scott Loureiro (NRHS)
Participants Skylar Chapman (DRHS)
Michael Johnson (PVHS)
Samuel Scott (DRHS)
Joshua Stockley (PCHS)
Tyler Wintle (NRHS)
Culinary
Arts Gold
Salina Kain (PCHS)
Silver Keith Richards (DRHS)
Bronze Skylar Bailey (PCHS)
First
Aid/CPR Gold
Katrina Corbin (FA)
Silver Maygan Meagher (NRHS)
Bronze Catherina Mountain (DRHS)
Particiapants Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Julia Payne (NRHS)
Food and
Beverage Service Gold Samantha
Hopkins (NRHS)
Silver Daniel Enright (NRHS)
Bronze Tiffany Savoy (DRHS)
Health
Knowledge Bowl Gold Katrina
Corbin (FA)
Gold Felicia Fortier (PCHS)
Gold Jazzmine Gray (PCHS)
Gold Catherina Mountain (DRHS)
Silver Maygan Meagher (NRHS)
Silver Kayla Till (DRHS)
Silver Brianna Tweedie (PCHS)
Silver
Danielle Watson (NRHS)
Bronze
Josephine D'Augostine (PCHS)
Bronze Ruth Mower (DRHS)
Bronze Julia Payne (NRHS)
Bronze Sierra Stafford (PCHS)
Participants Katie Brown (PVHS)
Liz Conroy (FA)
Tyler Damon (PVHS)
Jessica Kent-Webber (NRHS)
Katie Knowlton (FA)
Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Jacqueline McClure (NRHS)
Kayla McLoughlin-Webber (NRHS)
Brooke Snide (NRHS)
Ashley Wallace (DRHS)
Health
Occupations Professional Gold Brooke Snide (NRHS)
Portfolio Silver
Ruth Mower (DRHS)
Medical
Terminology Gold Maygan
Meagher (NRHS)
Silver Catherina Mountain (DRHS)
Bronze Ruth Mower (DRHS)
Participants Katie Brown (PVHS)
Liz Conroy (FA)
Katrina Corbin (FA)
Tyler Damon (PVHS)
Josephine D'Augostine (PCHS)
Felicia Fortier (PCHS)
Jazzmine Gray (PCHS)
Jessica Kent-Webber (NRHS)
Katie Knowlton (FA)
Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Jacqueline McClure (NRHS)
Kayla McLoughlin-Webber (NRHS)
Julia Payne (NRHS)
Brooke Snide (NRHS)
Sierra Stafford (PCHS)
Kayla Till (DRHS)
Brianna Tweedie (PCHS)
Ashley Wallace (DRHS)
Danielle Watson (NRHS)
Nurse Assisting Gold
Katrina Corbin (FA)
Silver Maygan Meagher (NRHS)
Bronze Catherina Mountain (DRHS)
Participants Amy Macomber (NRHS)
Julia Payne (NRHS)
Precision
Machining Gold Jeramiah
Pitts (FA)
Silver Christian Roderiques (NRHS)
Bronze Justin Kesteloot (DRHS)
Participants Brandon Gagne (NRHS)
Matthew Slater (NRHS)
Daniel Sowa (NRHS)
Technical
Related Math Gold Adam Malcolm
(NRHS)
Gold Kasee Wilson (DRHS)
Bronze Ashlee Lawrence (NRHS)
Participants Caelan Cook (DRHS)
Justin Jackson (NRHS)
Sebastian Leeman (NRHS)
Kyle Murphy (PVHS)
Charna Reeves (NRHS)
Kody Roberts (PCHS)
Matthew Ronco (PCHS)
Allen Sudsbury (NRHS)
Terrance Tyler (PCHS)
Adam Vigue (DRHS)
Amber Webb (PCHS)
Technical
Computer Applications Gold Caleb Johnston
(FA)
Silver Lisa Neville (DRHS)
Silver
(PG) David Usher (PVHS)
Tri-County Technical Center Local Food Bank Contribution
Students at Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter completed a two
month-long food drive in January 2010 as part of a community service
project. They collected a total of 922 pounds of food and $58 in
contributions. The food was distributed to the local Food Cupboard in
Dexter. Each of the ten program areas participated and competed to be
the group that brought in the largest number of pounds of food items.
The Health Occupations T1 students gathered the most pounds of food
(208) and will have a pizza party for their efforts!
Special thanks to the crew from the First Free Baptist Church for
picking up and delivering the food to the food cupboard.
[Students in attached picture (left to right): Adam Vigue (DRHS),
Josh Lowell (DRHS), Zach Aubin (NRHS), Christian Roderiques (NRHS),
Andrew Braley (NRHS), Andrea Curtis (NRHS), Chris Giles (FA), and Jon
Foster (NRHS)]
September/October 2009
SUSAN G.KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE
Students
and staff from Tri-County Technical Center recently participated in the
13th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K Run or Walk
to raise funds to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for
all, and energize scientists to find a cure. The TCTC team consisted of
34 participants who walked in Bangor for the cause. TCTC raised over
$1,000 to donate to the event. The funds raised each year are used to
provide education, treatment, and screening to the uninsured and
underinsured in Maine. Funds are also used for grants and to fund
research. Those TCTC people who participated or made a donation
received a distinctive pink lettered TCTC T-shirt made exclusively for
the event. Thank you to all who participated or donated from TCTC.
Photo:
TCTC participants pictured in their pink lettered TCTC T-shirts.
Front:
Cory Hesketh, Jodie Orff, Katrina Corbin, Bryant Bjornson, Jessica
Kent-Webber, Vanessa Cousins
Middle:
Wilfred Murray, Jacqueline McClure, Amy Macomber, Samantha Fortier,
Josephine D’Augustine, Cassie Tardiff, Sierra Stafford, Felicia Fortier
Back: Beth
Weatherbee, Ashley Johnston, Cally Mountain, Ashley Wallace, Brooke
Snide, Kymber Cookson, Nikeshia Saunders, Tim Plante, Katie Brown,
Dallas Reed, Samantha Reed
Not
Pictured: Maygan Meagher, Karen Walsh, Lori Rosebush, John and Alice
Guay, Barbara Herring, Steve Hughes, and Lisa Walker
Open House and Student Led Conferences
Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) held an Open House and Student Led
Conferences on October 28, 2009. The Open House was attended by TCTC
students, their families, and TCTC staff. Over 200 students attended
with their families. The students shared their school portfolios and a
program area skill with their families. The families also had the
opportunity to tour the Center, meet Center staff, view displays of some
of the Center’s Student Organizations, and enjoy refreshments provided
by the students of the Culinary Arts Program. A drawing was held for 20
gift cards for students who attended.
Pictured: Suzanne Cookson (Danielle’s mother), Danielle Watson, TCTC
Health Occupations student, Sarah Cookson (Danielle’s sister), and
Carlene Davis (Danielle’s grandmother) are reviewing Danielle’s Career
Portfolio.
DEXTER- Health Occupations Students from
Tri-County Technical Center are making a difference one Benefit Walk at
a Time. On Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 they took part in the
Womancare Race to End Domestic Violence held in Guilford raising $150.00
in donations and the Heartwise Walk that took place in Dover-Foxcroft
raising $146.00 in donations. We would like to thank all who
participated and or made financial donations to both of these benefit
walks.
TCTC Students in Woman Care Walk
Front Row: Beth Weatherbee (Instructor),
Vanessa Cousins, Katie Brown, Sierra Stafford, Felicia Fortier, Brianna
Tweedie & Denise Fortier. Back Row: Jazzmine Gray and Kiesha
Gourley (Alumnus)
TCTC Students in Heartwise Walk
Front Row: Vanessa Cousins, Sierra
Stafford, Jodie Orff ( Culinary Arts Student). Back Row: Beth Weatherbee
(Instructor), Keisha Gourley (Alumnus), Brianna Tweedie, Felicia
Fortier, Katie Brown, & Rochelle Hicks.
May 2009
Joshua Conroy Selected as CTE Student of the Year
at Tri-County Technical Center
Joshua Conroy has been selected as the Career and Technical Education
Student of the Year at Tri-County Technical Center. He is a senior at
Foxcroft Academy and is completing his first year of training in the
Criminal Justice Program and his first year in the Commercial Truck
Driving Program at TCTC. Josh has been the Vice Chairperson of the TCTC
Student Leadership Team, a member of the National Technical Honor
Society, holds 2 part-time jobs, and participates in football and
baseball at FA.
Josh was honored at a dinner and ceremony at Kennebec Valley
Community College in Waterville on May 2, 2008. This is a statewide
recognition and other CTE students and their families from schools
across Maine joined him at the event.
Josh won a gold medal in the Crime Scene Investigation competition at
the state SkillsUSA competitions in Bangor in March and will be going
along with his teammates to Kansas City, Missouri in June to compete in
the National SkillsUSA competitions.
Josh plans to pursue a career in the field of law enforcement and to
attend University of Maine in Presque Isle, ME in the fall for Criminal
Justice.
Pictured left to right: Dale Gerald, Commercial Truck Driving
Instructor at TCTC, Vicki Kimball, CTD Educational Technician at TCTC,
Josh Conroy, CTE Student of the Year, Steven Spaulding, Criminal Justice
Instructor at TCTC
Career and Technical Education Truck Driving
Competition
On May 1st, 2009 Tri-County
Technical Center’s Commercial Truck Driving Program attended the State
Vocational Truck Driving Competition in Westbrook, Maine. Competitors
were from Region 3 Vocational Center in Lincoln,
St. Croix Regional Technical Center in Calais,
Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, and Westbrook
Regional Vocational Center. The nine students from TCTC who competed
were: Jared Bowman (NRHS), Billy Pelkey (NRHS),
Justin Cleaves (PCHS), James Cleaves (PCHS), Kris Foss (PVHS), Brad
Brown (PVHS), Chris McCleary (PVHS), Randy Adams (DRHS), and Craig
Carver. The winners were: First Place – Chris Perry (WRVC),
Second Place – Kris Foss (TCTC), Third Place – Tylor Libby (WRVC),
and Fourth Place – Billy Pelkey (TCTC). All the competitors
performed well over a very tough course. TCTC truck driving students
also had the highest overall combined top three scores to bring home the
overall Championship trophy for the school!! Congratulations TCTC!!
Pictured: Billy Pelkey 4th
Place winner, Chris McCleary holding the Overall Trophy, Kris Foss 2nd
Place winner
March 2009
Tri-County
Technical Center
State SkillsUSA Medalists
Twenty-nine students from
Tri-County Technical Center competed in the State SkillsUSA competition
held at United Technology Center, Eastern Maine Community College,
Penobscot Job Corps and the Bangor DOT on March 12-13, 2009. There were
12 medals won by the students participating.
The students attending TCTC
come from Dexter Regional High School, Foxcroft Academy, Nokomis
Regional High School, Penquis Valley High School, and Piscataquis
Community High School. Congratulations to the following students for a
job well done and for representing Tri-County Technical Center so well:
SkillsUSA Medal Winners:
Courtney Castonguay, Gold medal, Basic Health Care Skills - NRHS
Ian Maines, Gold
medal, Computer Maintenance Technology - PCHS
Andrew
Braley, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation - NRHS
Will
Clukey, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation - PCHS
Joshua
Conroy, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation - FA
Katherine Weeks, Gold medal, Criminal Justice - DRHS
Jeffrey Harrison, Silver medal, Criminal Justice - FA
Jessica Downing, Silver
medal, Health Career Portfolio - DRHS
Anna Payne, Silver
medal, Nurse Assisting - NRHS
Alexis Mitchell, Bronze
medal, CPR/First Aid - DRHS
Katie Mower, Bronze
medal, Health Knowledge Bowl - NRHS
Taylor Rayl, Bronze
medal, Health Knowledge Bowl - NRHS
Lauren Surprenant, Bronze
medal, Health Knowledge Bowl -NRHS
Leah Wallace, Bronze
medal, Health Knowledge Bowl - FA
Adam Malcolm, Bronze
medal, Related Technical Math - NRHS
SkillsUSA
Participants
Brittany Bioski, Action
Skills - DRHS
Josie Byron, Advertising
Design - FA
David Usher, Advertising
Design - PVHS
Christopher Pike, Automotive
Technology - PCHS
Thomas Spearin, Carpentry -
DRHS
Ashley Bishop, Commercial
Baking - NRHS
Salina Kain, Culinary Arts - PCHS
Stanley Prophete,
Extemporaneous Speech - NRHS
Jenny
Comeau, Health Career Portfolio - PVHS
Brandon Curtis, Job Demo A -
DRHS
Tyler Stewart, Job Demo Open
- PCHS
Danielle Schaefer, Job
Interview - NRHS
Adam Brewer, Precision
Machining - PVHS
Christian Roderiques,
Precision Machining - NRHS
The six gold medal winners
from State SkillsUSA will compete in the National SkillsUSA Conference
the week of June 22-26, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Congratulations to all participants who competed at State SkillsUSA.
Best wishes to the gold medal winners competing in Kansas City. If you
would like more information on SkillsUSA, visit their website at
http://www.skillsusa.org
Pictured in “A” photo from
left to right: Leah Wallace, Jeffrey Harrison, Joshua Conroy, Andrew
Braley
Pictured in “B” photo from
left to right front row: Adam Malcolm, Ian Maines, Will Clukey, Kathryn
Weeks
Back row: Alexis Mitchell,
Taylor Rayl, Jessica Downing, Courtney Castonguay, Lauren Surprenant,
Katie Mower, Anna Payne
On January 21, 2009, Tri-County Technical
Center held the Local Skills Showcase Competition.
Click here to see a
list of the medal winners. Congratulations to all the students who
participated in this year’s competition.
Tri-County Technical Center Inducts Students into National
Technical Honor Society
Tri-County Technical Center held its induction ceremony for students
becoming members of the National Technical Honor Society on February 25,
2009. This national career/technical student organization encourages
higher scholastic achievement, cultivates a desire for personal
excellence and helps top students find success in today’s highly
competitive workplace. Students were selected for membership based on
their scholastic achievement, skill development, leadership, honesty,
responsibility, and good character. Eighteen new members were inducted
into the local chapter. They are: Whitney Batchelder, a senior at
Nokomis High School, Andrew Braley, a junior at Nokomis HS, Nicholas
Clukey, a junior at Piscataquis Community High School, Joshua Conroy, a
senior at Foxcroft Academy, Jessica Downing, a senior at Nokomis HS,
Kristopher Foss, a senior at Penquis Valley High School, Gerald Gould, a
senior at Nokomis HS, Joshua Hopkins, a senior at Nokomis HS, Meranda
Hunt, a junior at Piscataquis Community HS, Ian Maines, a junior at
Piscataquis Community HS, Sarah Moulton, a senior at Nokomis HS, Katie
Mower, a senior at Nokomis HS, Jennifer Panciera, a junior at
Piscataquis Community HS, Anna Payne, a senior at Nokomis HS,
Christopher Pike, a senior at Piscataquis Community HS, Matthew Ronco, a
junior at Piscataquis Community HS, Lauren Surprenant, a senior at
Nokomis HS, and Kurtis White, a senior at Nokomis HS . Assisting in the
candlelighting ceremony was one member inducted last year: Adam Brewer,
a senior at Penquis Valley HS.
Pictured in attached photo front row from left to right: Anna Payne ,
Katie Mower Lauren Surprenant, Jessica Downing
Second row: Adam Brewer, Meranda Hunt, Whitney Batchelder, Jennifer
Panciera, Sarah Moulton
Back row: Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Braley, Nicholas Clukey, Matthew
Ronco, Christopher Pike, Gerald Gould , Ian Maines, Kurtis White, Joshua
Conroy, Kristopher Foss
November
2008
Tri-County Technical Center
Totally Trades
Girls from
Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) attended “Totally Trades,” a workshop
for high school girls, on November 7, 2008 held at United Technologies
Center (UTC) in Bangor. The workshop offered opportunities for girls to
explore and build skills during hands-on workshops in various trades and
technologies. The expo was designed to introduce women and girls to the
trades and the potential these careers hold for women in the state of
Maine. The day long program included workshops and demonstrations on a
wide range of skills, from welding, machine tool and crane operation to
bridge construction, firefighting, masonry, and many more
non-traditional occupations for women to explore! The day provided
opportunities to meet women in a variety of fields, gather information
about career possibilities, watch a Fashion
Show-“Tradeswomen on the Move,” and participate in a Bridge Building
Competition.
Pictured in Front:
Brittany Bioski, Morgan Burton; in Back: Tammy Newell, Britney Tata,
Samantha Laurent, Kiana Hamilton, Phylicia Gilbert, Meranda Hunt,
Kathryn Weeks, Desiree Sutherland, Whitney Batchelder, Taylor Campbell.
Plumbing Certificate Program
Tri-County Technical
Center (TCTC), in conjunction with Washington County Technical College,
will offer a Plumbing Technology Certificate program through Penquis
Higher Education Center of Eastern Maine Community College. The course
will start in January, 2009, and will be held at TCTC. The Plumbing
Technology Certificate program is a two-year, part-time certification
which will be held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. It will prepare
students to assemble, maintain, and repair plumbing systems in
accordance with the Maine State Plumbing Code. Through classroom
instruction, students will learn design, layout, and installation
theory. Working in a shop using a simulated house layout, students will
acquire the skills necessary to perform basic plumbing operations.
Instruction will also include related work in mathematics,
communications, soldering, water pumps, and electrical applications.
Graduates of this program will be eligible to take the State of Maine
Journeyman’s Plumbing Examination. For further information please call
the Penquis Higher Education Center at l-800-590-2942 or 564-2942.
October 2008
Open House and Student Led Conferences
Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) held an
Open House and Student Led Conferences on October 29, 2008. The Open
House was attended by TCTC students, their families, and TCTC staff.
Over 170 students attended with their families. The students shared
their school portfolios and a program area skill with their families.
The families also had the opportunity to tour the Center, meet Center
staff, view displays of some of the Center’s Student Organizations, and
enjoy refreshments provided by the students of the Culinary Arts
Program. A drawing was held for 20 gift cards for students who attended.
Pictured: Keegan Glidden, TCTC Automotive
Technology student, Mr. Pelletier, Automotive Technology Instructor,
Keegan’s mother, Nadine Glidden, and his two sisters.
Tri-County Technical Center Career Exploration Fair
Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) held a
Career Exploration Fair on October 9, 2008. The Fair was attended by
TCTC students, local area businesses, local agencies, and colleges. The
over 40 businesses, agencies, and colleges attending made TCTC students
aware of employment prospects and college opportunities. A raffle was
held for three gift cards for students asking relevant questions of the
representatives. A Job Fair is being planned for next spring.
Pictured: Josh Conroy, TCTC Commercial
Truck Driving and Criminal Justice student, and Thelma Regan,
representative of the Penquis Adult Education Center
HEARTWISE
WALK
Health Occupation students from Tri-County
Technical Center have been hard at work learning about disease
prevention including heart disease. This year students were able to
participate in the Heartwise walk while raising awareness of and
financial donations for this local cardiac rehabilitation program
offered through Mayo Regional Hospital.
Pictured: Elizabeth Baillargeon, Tiffany
Higgins, Vanessa Cousins, Jessica Downing and in the front Beth
Weatherbee (Health Occupations Instructor).
May 2008
Tri-County Technical Center Computer Systems
Students Receive Computer Certifications
The Tri-County Technical
Center would like to congratulate the following students from the
Computer Systems program on passing one or more computer certification
exams on May 20, 2009. Trey Pomerleau and John Poulin both became
Microsoft Certified Professional in Windows Vista. Shawn Smith passed
the CompTIA Network+ certification. Joe Murphy and Mark Brann passed
both exams required for the CompTIA A+ certification. Kyle Sylvia, Josh
Pelletier, Matt Carrillo, Danielle McKenney, Robbie Tompkins, and David
Pratt each passed the CompTIA IT Technician exam. The Microsoft
Certified Professional in Windows Vista, CompTIA A+, and Network+
certifications are internationally recognized certifications that test
one’s knowledge of computer hardware, operating systems, and networking
capabilities. Congratulations on a job well done!
Pictured in photo 1: Shawn
Smith (NRHS), Mark Brann (NRHS), Josh Pelletier(PCHS), Kyle Sylvia (PCHS),
Matt Carrillo (PVHS), and Danielle McKenney (NRHS)
Pictured in photo 2: Robbie
Tompkins (PCHS), David Pratt (PCHS), John Poulin (NRHS), Trey Pomerleau
(PCHS), Joe Murphy (NRHS)
Michael Woodbury
Selected as CTE Student of the Year
at
Tri-County Technical Center
Michael Woodbury has been
selected as the Career and Technical Education Student of the Year at
Tri-County Technical Center. He is a senior at Nokomis Regional High and
is completing his second year of training in the Criminal Justice
Program at TCTC. Michael has been the Chairperson of the TCTC Student
Leadership Team, the Reporter for the SkillsUSA State Officer Team, a
lieutenant in the Criminal Justice Class, the varsity soccer captain at
Nokomis, the Battalion Commander of the Nokomis JROTC program, and the
commander of the JROTC Raider Team. He is also a part of the National
Color Guard Team that competes in Daytona, FL, each year.
Michael was honored at a dinner and ceremony at Kennebec Valley
Community College in Waterville on May 3, 2008. This is a statewide
recognition and other CTE students and their families from schools
across Maine joined him at the event.
Michael won a gold medal in
the Crime Scene Investigation competition at the state SkillsUSA
competitions in Bangor in March and will be going along with his
teammates to Kansas City, Missouri in June to compete in the National
SkillsUSA competitions.
Michael plans to become a
Marine in the United States Armed Forces, and to attend Husson College
in Bangor, ME, for Criminal Justice and Psychology and participate in
their Army ROTC program.
Pictured left to right:
Steven Spaulding, Criminal Justice Instructor at TCTC and Michael
Woodbury, CTE Student of the Year
GRAPHIC DESIGN &
COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS AT TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER RECEIVE
CERTIFICATION
Four students at Tri-County Technical
Center (TCTC) recently passed the National Adobe Visual Communications
Certification exam! This accomplishment entitles them to be an “Adobe
Certified Associate” - a student with validated entry-level skills
required to plan, design, build, and maintain information using
different forms of digital media such as Adobe Photoshop CS3. Possessing
this certification will give these students an edge in most any industry
that requires the knowledge of digital media tasks. The standards these
students possess will help them connect with colleges and can result in
earning college credit. The certification can be taken anywhere -
college, out of state and even to the workplace.
Congratulations!!
Pictured: Jason Robinson (Post-Grad Dexter
Regional High School), Michael Johnson (Dexter Regional High School),
Britney Fourtier (Piscataquis Community High School), Kelsie Bird
(Nokomis High School)
Commercial
Truck Driving Competition
On Thursday May
8th and Friday May 9th, 12 students from the Commercial Truck Driving
Program at Tri-County Technical Center participated in the Career &
Technical Education Truck Driving Competition held at the Westbrook
Regional Vocational Center in Westbrook, ME. These students competed
against three other Maine Technical/Vocational Center Truck Driving
Programs - Region 3 Technical Center located in Lincoln, St. Croix
Regional Vocational Center located in Calais, and Westbrook Regional
Vocational Center located in Westbrook.
The driving and operating skills of these young men were tested by
taking a written general knowledge test similar to the State of Maine
permit test, a very detailed pre-trip inspection test, and an obstacle
course. The obstacle course had them driving a tractor trailer truck
through narrow tennis balls, making hard right and left turns, as well
as alley docking and parallel parking. These twelve young men
represented their school in an exceptional manner, and were able to
present their newly learned skills so well that they brought home three
trophies. The 1st place trophy was earned by Charles Longmuir and the
2nd place trophy was earned by Tyler Jakins. They are both Seniors at
Nokomis Regional High School. The Instructors; Mr. Dale Gerald and his
asst. Instructor Mrs. Vicki Kimball, were presented with the overall
trophy which is awarded to the school whose students earned the greatest
number of points.
The students were treated to an evening of pizza and bowling at WestPort
Lanes in Portland and stayed overnight at the Howard Johnson’s Plaza
Hotel also located in Portland. After a big hearty breakfast the
students went on to compete in a very strong way, and left for home with
big smiles, great trophies, and well deserved pride in themselves.
Pictured in photo: Dale Gerald, CTD Instructor, Charles Longmuir, 1st
place winner, Vicki Kimball, CTD Asst. Instructor, Tyler Jakins, 2nd
place winner
February 2008
Tri-County Technical Center
Food Bank Contribution
[Students in attached picture (left to right): Alexis Merritt from
Penquis Valley High School and Robert Laurent from Nokomis High School]
Students at Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter completed a two
month-long food drive in January 2008 as part of their community service
project for SkillsUSA. They collected a total of 528 pounds of food. The
food was distributed to the First Free Baptist Church Food Cupboard in
Dexter. Each of the nine program areas participated and competed to be
the group that brought in the largest number of pounds of food items.
The Building Trades students gathered the most pounds of food (154.5)
and will have a pizza party for their efforts!
Special thanks to Doug Vigue and his crew for picking up and delivering
the food to the food cupboard.
January
2008
Local Skills Showcase
Competition
On January 23, 2008,
Tri-County Technical Center held the Local Skills Showcase Competition.
The following is a list of the medal winners. Congratulations to all the
students who participated in this year's competition. The Gold medal
winners will be competing in the State level SkillsUSA competitions
scheduled for March 13 and 14, 2008 in Bangor.
Leadership Competitions:
Action Skills Gold Corey Hesketh (DRHS)
Silver Krickett Libby (PCHS
Bronze Brittany Bioski,
(DRHS) Participants Roman Riendeau (DRHS)
Jason Richardson (PCHS)
Jared Pina (DRHS)
Extemporaneous Speech
Gold John (JC) White (NRHS)
Silver Fred Street (PCHS)
Bronze Erica Lippincott
(PVHS)
Prepared Speech Silver
Alexis Merritt (PVHS)
Bronze Phylicia Gilbert
(PCHS
Job Demonstration A Gold Ashley Richardson (DRHS)
Silver Israel Dorman
(DRHS)
Bronze Britney Fortier (PCHS)
Participants Evan Beaudry (DRHS)
Kelsie Bird (NRHS)
David Usher (PVHS)
Job Demonstration Open Gold Michael Woodbury (NRHS)
Silver Tayler Emerson (NRHS)
Bronze Ryan Richardson (PCHS)
Quiz Bowl Gold Kelsie
Bird (NRHS)
Gold Keith Gardner
(DRHS)
Gold Brittany Fortier (PCHS)
Gold Michael Johnson
(DRHS)
Gold Ben Jones (PVHS)
Participants Jason Robinson
(DRHS-PG)
Michael Woodbury (NRHS)
Job Interview Gold
Dillon Adams (HOME/PCHS)
Silver Christopher
Whittington (NRHS)
Bronze Suzanne Johnson (PVHS)
Participants Erica
Lippincott (PVHS)
Alexis Merritt (PVHS)
Vocational Competitions
Automotive Service
Technology Gold Timothy Arsenault (NRHS)
Silver James Watson (PCHS)
Bronze Kyle Gero (PVHS)
Participants Randy Adams (PVHS)
Drew Bellatty (NRHS)
Katrina Berry (NRHS)
Justin Bussey (NRHS)
Lauren Green (PCHS)
Rosh Hayden (NRHS)
Derek Ketcham (NRHS)
Jesse Merritt (PVHS)
Advertising Design Gold Jeffrey White (DRHS)
Silver Jordan Conway
(DRHS)
Bronze Kelsey Bird (NRHS)
Participants Brittany
Fortier (PCHS)
Michael John son (DRHS)
Alexis Merritt (PVHS)
Jason Robinson (DRHS-PG)
Technical Related Math Gold John Poulin (NRHS)
Silver David Sinclair
(DRHS)
Bronze Ashley Watson (PCHS)
Participants Matthew
Carillo (PVHS)
Tammy Newall (PVHS)
Danielle Schaefer (NRHS)
Shawn Smith (NRHS)
Carpentry Gold Davis
Sinclair (DRHS)
Silver Suzanne Johnson (PVHS)
Bronze Ryan Beard (PCHS)
Participants Israel Dorman
(DRHS)
Charles Libby (PCHS)
Jeremy Sawtelle (FA)
Computer Maintenance
Technology Gold John Poulin (NRHS)
Silver Dillon Adams (PCHS)
Bronze Robert Tompkins (PCHS)
Participants Trey Pomerleau
(HOME/PCHS)
Mark Brann (NRHS)
Joseph Murphy (NRHS)
Commercial Baking Gold
Ann Newall (PVHS)
Silver Ashley Bishop (NRHS)
Bronze Danielle Schaefer
(NRHS)
Participants Philip Walls (PVHS)
Samantha Hopkins (NRHS)
Culinary Arts Gold John
(JC) White (NRHS)
Silver Evan Beaudry
(DRHS)
Bronze Robert Laurent (NRHS)
Participants Brittany White
(NRHS)
Crime Scene Investigation Gold Michael Woodbury (NRHS)
Silver Tayler Emerson (NRHS)
Bronze William Clukey (PCHS)
Participants Aaron
Fairbrother (HOME/DRHS)
Jordan Holmes (NRHS)
Benjamin Jones (NRHS)
Jeffrey Shibles (NRHS)
Jessica Thomas (PCHS)
Ashley Watson (PCHS
Criminal Justice Gold Jeremy Elderkin (PCHS)
Silver Jared Pina (DRHS)
Bronze Chaz Chastenay
Participants Jeffrey
Shibles (NRHS)
Frederick Street (PCHS)
First Aid/CPR Gold
Ashley Richardson (DRHS)
Silver Kristen Northup (PCHS)
Bronze Megan Corkran
(DRHS)
Particiapants Tiffany
Higgins
Nurse Assisting Gold
Keisha Gourley (PCHS)
Silver Kezzie Webber (NRHS)
Bronze Alicia Norris (NRHS)
Participants Felicia
Boutilier (FA)
Health Career Display Gold Jana Kenney (DRHS)
Ashley Richardson (DRHS)
Silver Alicia Norris (NRHS)
Kezzie Webber (NRHS)
Bronze Jason Richardson
(PCHS)
Participants Felicia
Boutilier (FA)
Megan Corkran (DRHS)
Keisha Gourley (PCHS)
Crystal Hathorn (PVHS)
Tiffany Higgins (DRHS)
Kristin Northup (PCHS)
Precision Machining Gold Kurtis Murphy (NRHS)
Silver Ethan Santos
(HOME/PCHS)
Bronze Daniel Haggert
(DRHS)
Commercial Truck Driving
Gold <name withheld>
Silver Jake Laweryson (PCHS)
Bronze Matt Ward (PCHS)
Participants James Lawler (NRHS)
Nathaniel Blockler (FA)
Tyler Jakins (NRHS)
Tri-County Technical Center Signs Dual Enrollment Agreement with
Central Maine Community College
Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter is pleased to announce that it
has signed a Dual Enrollment Agreement with Central Maine Community
College located in Auburn, ME. Dual Enrollment is a program that
provides an opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to enroll in
college courses while they are still in high school. Students may
receive high school and college credit for completed classes. In
order to reach a Dual Enrollment Agreement, instructors from TCTC meet
with instructors from a community college to compare curriculum, program
standards, and identify common areas that exist. Both parties
eventually sign a formal Dual Enrollment Agreement. The students
in the TCTC Health Occupations program can now choose to complete a
college course in Medical Terminology, MET 111, by successfully
completing the college's course requirements at TCTC. The students
will earn three college credits from CMCC. TCTC's long term goal
is to have all of its programs approved by community colleges and award
college credit upon successful completion of the course.
Pictured in photo students enrolled in the course from left to right:
Crystal Hathorn, Kristen Northup, Beth Weatherbee (HO instructor TCTC),
Walter Ridlon (Tech Prep EMCC), Chris Whittington, Jana Kenney, not
pictured: Ashley Richardson, Kezzie Webber, Alicia Norris, Jason
Richardson and Felicia Boutilier
December
2007
Commercial Truck Driving Students
Wrap Gifts
The Commercial Truck Driving students at
Tri-County Technical Center recently wrapped Christmas presents which
were given to the Cub Scouts of Pack 61 and their siblings at the Pack's
Christmas party. Pack 61 meets in Guilford. The young men from the
Commercial Truck Driving program were very excited to participate in
this community service project. They were very proud of their part in
helping these children have a special Christmas.
Pictured from left to right: Adam Robinson (NHS), Nathan Peters (PVHS),
and James Lawler (NHS).
Congratulations Jeffrey White!
On Tuesday, December 11,
2007, the Town of Exeter recognized Jeffrey White, a student in the
Graphic Design & Communications program at Tri-County Technical Center
in Dexter, for his outstanding work in creating a first-ever newsletter
for the Town of Exeter. Pictured from left to right is Stephen Colbath,
Selectman, Jeffrey White, Student and James Crane, Selectman. Jeffrey is
holding the framed newsletter that the town gave him as a gift.
Tri-County Technical Center Receives Grant
Tri-County Technical
Center (TCTC) has received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational
Alliance Program to support the school's curriculum. Roberta Vivas,
manager of the Dexter A.E. Robinson, presented the check to Michael
Woodbury, Student Leadership Chair at TCTC, and Nick Vafiades, director
of TCTC. Four thousand grants are available to schools across the
country, served by Exxon or Mobil.
"The Tri-County Technical Center works hard to
make learning interesting, fun and exciting to students," said Vivas. "I
know the importance of the much needed funds to help create the
incentive and drive these students show in their work. Many students
here are award winners."
Picture left to right: Roberta Vivas,
Michael Woodbury, Nicholas Vafiades
April 2007
Jeffrey White, a Junior from Dexter Regional High
School has been named the winner of two recent design contests in the
Graphic Design & Communications program at Tri-County Technical Center.
Pictured below is Jeffrey with his Dexter Regional
High School Student Planner design and his Graphic Design &
Communications logo design. The Dexter Regional High School planner
design will be used on the 2007-08 student planners and the Graphic
Design & Communications logo will be printed on t-shirts!
Congratulations Jeffrey!
March 2007
Tri-County
Technical Center
State
SkillsUSA and HOSA Medalists
Twenty-nine
students from Tri-County Technical Center competed in the SkillsUSA
competition and thirteen students competed in the Health Occupations
Students of America (HOSA) competitions held at United Technology
Center, Eastern Maine Community College, Penobscot Job Corps and the
Bangor DOT on March 8-9, 2007. Of the students participating, there
were 28 medals won.
The
students attending TCTC come from Dexter Regional High School, Foxcroft
Academy, Nokomis Regional High School, Penquis Valley High School, and
Piscataquis Community High School. Congratulations to the following
students for a job well done and for representing Tri-County Technical
Center so well:
SkillsUSA Medal Winners:
Chris Glidden, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation- DRHS
James Simonds, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation - NRHS
Mike Woodbury, Gold medal, Crime Scene Investigation - NRHS
Tom Panciera, Gold medal, Criminal Justice - PCHS
Kyle Lemieux, Gold medal, Culinary Arts - DRHS
Tyler Cookson, Gold medal, Job Demo B - NRHS
Ryan Richardson, Silver medal, Criminal Justice - PCHS
John
Gillis, Bronze medal, Quiz Bowl - DRHS
Dustin
Kent, Bronze medal, Quiz Bowl - NRHS
Greg
Mitchell, Bronze medal, Quiz Bowl - DRHS
David
Olmstead, Bronze medal, Quiz Bowl - PVHS
Fred
Street, Bronze medal, Quiz Bowl - PCHS
Staci
Larry, Bronze medal, Nurse Assisting - NRHS
SkillsUSA Participants
Matthew
McDaniel, Action Skills - NRHS
Britney
Fortier, Advertising Design - PCHS
Jason
Robinson, Advertising Design - DRHS
RoseAnna
Stewart, Advertising Design - DRHS
Nathan
Redmond, Automotive Technology - DRHS
Marcel
Rasokat, Carpentry - DRHS
Jade
Bennett, Commercial Baking - DRHS
Dillon
Adams, Computer Maintenance Technology - Home School/PCHS
Kristin
Rogers, CPR/First Aid - PCHS
Chaz Viens,
Firefighting - PCHS
Allan
Gallup, Job Interview - DRHS
Tayler
Emerson, Job Demo A - NRHS
Dillon
Conley, Precision Machining - PVHS
Phillip
Hopkins, Precision Machining - NRHS
Mallory
Chadbourne, Technical Math - FA
Dustin
Kokotovich, Technical Math - NRHS
HOSA
Medal Winners:
Christina DeLeon, Gold medal, Health Education - DRHS
Chris Eastman, Gold medal, Health Education - DRHS
Melinda Johndro, Gold medal, Health Education - NRHS
Carol Wing, Gold medal, Health Education - DRHS
Kathryn Green, Gold medal, Nurse Assisting - NRHS
Staci Larry, Gold medal, Outstanding HOSA Chapter - NRHS
Tricia Cossar, Gold medal, Outstanding HOSA Chapter - NRHS
Tricia Cossar, Gold medal, Physical Therapy - NRHS
Staci Larry, Silver medal, Job Seeking - NRHS
Melinda
Laweryson, Bronze medal, Extemporaneous Health Poster - PCHS
Sarah
Driscoll, Bronze medal, Health Career Display - PVHS
Brittany
Desrochers, Bronze medal, Health Career Display - PVHS
Kristin
Rogers, Bronze medal, Job Interview - PCHS
TCTC HOSA Chapter, Gold medal, Banner
TCTC HOSA Chapter, Gold medal, Name Tag
HOSA Participants
Christina
DeLeon, Medical Terminology - DRHS
Amy Ferry,
Nutrition Knowledge Test - NRHS
Vanessa
Cousins, Prepared Poster - SeDeMoCha Middle School
The gold
medal winners from SkillsUSA will compete in the National SkillsUSA
Conference the week of June 26-29, 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The gold medal winners from HOSA will compete in the National HOSA
Conference the week of June 20-23, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.
Congratulations to all participants who competed at State SkillsUSA and
HOSA. Best wishes to the gold medal winners competing in Kansas City
and Orlando.
If you
would like more information on SkillsUSA or HOSA, visit their websites
at
http://www.skillsusa.org or
http://www.hosa.org
September 2006
AE Robinson Grant to TCTC
Left-right on photo: Leilani Cyr, SkillsUSA Advisor; Roberta Vivas,
Manager Dexter A.E. Robinson; Nick Vafiades, Director; and Beth
Weatherbee, HOSA Advisor.
April 2006
Twelve
secondary students from Tri-County Technical Center and one junior
member from SeDoMoCha Middle School, all members of Health Occupations
Students of America (HOSA) competed in the State HOSA competition held
at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on April 13 and 14.
All thirteen students participating brought home a medal.
The students attending TCTC come from Dexter Regional High School,
Foxcroft Academy, Nokomis Regional High School, Penquis Valley High
School, and Piscatiquis Community High School. Congratulations to the
following students for a job well done and for representing Tri-County
Technical Center so well:
Medal
Winners:
Chelsea
Mucciarone, Gold medal, Speaking Skills
Katie
McKusick, Gold medal, Job Seeking Skills
Vanessa
Cousins, Gold medal, Prepared Poster
Jessica
Willey and Heidi Orff, Gold medals, Health Career Display on
Physical Therapy
Kayla
Bailey and Katie McKusick, Gold medal, Outstanding HOSA Chapter
Brittany
Gould, Heather Householder, Chelsea Mucciarone, and Ashley Richardson,
Gold medals, Health Education
Entire HOSA
Chapter, Gold medal, Banner
Entire HOSA
Chapter, Gold medal, Nametag
Brandy
Boutilier, Silver medal, Medical Terminology
Vanessa
Cousins, Silver medal, HOSA Creed Presentation
Rachael
Poulin, Silver medal, Chapter Newsletter
Jessica
Willey, Bronze medal, Physical Therapy
Two Person
team, consisting of Megan Knowles and Natasha Langley, Bronze
medal, Career Health Display on EMT-Paramedic
Kayla
Bailey, participation in National Recognition Program
Natasha
Langley, participation in Nurse Assisting
Heidi Orff,
participation in Medical Terminology
This year's
State HOSA conference was dedicated to Mrs. Barbara Herring, an Ed Tech
III at TCTC, for her outstanding contributions she has made over the
last five years. Ms. Beth Weatherbee, the Diversified Health
Occupations instructor at TCTC, received the State HOSA Advisor of the
Year Award and the Honorary HOSA Life Member Award. She will be
recognized at the National Conference in Anaheim, CA this year for her
hard work, time, and dedication. The gold medal winners will compete in
the National HOSA Conference the week of June 18, 2006 in Anaheim,
California. Congratulations to all participants who competed at the
State HOSA Conference and best wishes to the gold medal winners.
Pictured: Front row - Vanessa Cousins, Sedomocha; Heidi Orff, PCHS;
Chelsey Mucciarone , NRHS; Megan Knowles, PVHS; Ms. Beth
Weatherbee, TCTC Health Occupations Instructor/HOSA Advisor; Ms. Barbara
Herring, TCTC Ed. Tech. III; Back row - Ashley Richardson, PCHS;
Jessica Willey, DRHS; Brittany Gould, NRHS; Heather Householder, NRHS;
Natasha Langley, DRHS; Katie McKusick, PCHS; Kayla Bailey, PVHS; Ashley
Williams, 2005 Nurse Assisting Gold Medalist.
March 2006
Twenty-six students from Tri-County Technical
Center competed in the Skills/USA competition held at United Technology
Center, Eastern Maine Community College, and Penobscot Job Corp. on
March 10, 2006. Of the twenty-six students participating, there were 16
medal winners.
Click here for more on this competition.
January 2006
Tri-County Technical Center Food Bank Contribution
Students at Tri-County Technical Center in
Dexter completed a month-long food drive in January 2006. They
collected 1,647.5 pounds of food. The food was distributed to the First
Baptist Food Cupboard in Dexter. Each of the nine program areas
participated and competed to be the group that brought in the largest
number of pounds of food items. The Health Occupations students
gathered the most pounds of food (651) and will have a pizza party for
their efforts! The second place collectors were the Computer Systems
Repair students with 391 pounds of food.
Special thanks to Pastor William Walters
and his crew for picking up and delivering the food to the food
cupboard.
January 2006
The students in the Graphic Design & Communications
program at Tri-County Technical Center recently had a logo design
contest. Pictured here is Kayla Richards, a Junior from Piscataquis
Community High School with her winning design. Congratulations Kayla!
The students in the Graphic Design & Communications
program at Tri-County Technical Center recently competed in the Local
SkillsUSA Advertising Design competition. Pictured below are the
students with their winning designs. They will compete at the State
level in March. Congratulations all!
Pictured left to right, Taso Petridis, Senior from
Nokomis Regional High; Silver Medal, Kevin Ripley, Gold Medal and Kayla
Richards, both Juniors from Piscataquis Community High School.
November 2005
The ABC
Craft Championships were held at the Augusta Civic Center on November
18, 2005. The purpose of this event is to expose students from all
across the state to the building trades profession. The event showcased
welding skills, pipe fitting, electrical, plumbing, construction, and
many other skills. The Building Trades program at TCTC participated in
the event by having student participants construct bird houses. The
Automotives program from TCTC also attended the event. Several TCTC
students participated by completing demonstrations in a variety of the
skills showcased. In one competition, students formed teams of 4 and
competed in a bridge building competition. Students had to construct a
small bridge using only popsicle sticks and a hot glue gun. Several
high schools participated along with UMO Engineering students. The TCTC
team of Mike Tripodi, Nick Smith, David Tozier, and Luke Pomerleau took
1ST PLACE in this competition, beating out engineering
students from the University of Maine who were awarded 2nd
place. Our TCTC first place team constructed a simple trestle bridge
that held 58 pounds. The TCTC team of Andrey Karachev, Loyd Willard,
Patrick Peterson, and Doug Bierschwale took 3rd place. |
