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Outstanding Senior Students Recognized GACTC News Update Issue 7—May 23, 2018 Inside this issue: Guidance Activities/ 2 Cooperative Education Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Report from Adult & Continuing Education: Outstanding Senior Students Recognized PN Notes 2 Adult Education Notes 3 The 51st Annual Senior Awards Program was held Thursday evening, May 10, in the school cafetorium. Outstanding senior awards were presented to students in twenty-seven programs. Fifty-two other special awards and scholarships were presented. One senior was recognized for having four years of Special Points of perfect attendance. Approximately 300 students, parents, business and Interest: community representatives, and staff members attended. Nearly $35,000 in cash awards were presented to these seniors. It is important to note that many memorial awards are endowed to honor former students or employees of the school. Some of these memorial awards include the Timothy A. Bartek Retirees p. 4 Memorial Scholarship, Joseph J. Schamris Memorial Scholarship, Daniel Clark Memorial Scholarship, Piotr Marciniak Memorial Scholarship, and the Scott Senior Award Winners p. 5 & 6 Garlick Memorial Scholarship. Award Contributors p. 7 Congratulations to the award recipients and to all the seniors from sending schools as they close their high school careers. MSMO Assemblies p. 8 Best wishes for great success to all of you! OUTSTANDING SENIOR 1500 Fourth Avenue Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602 www.gactc.edu Electro Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Middle States Assn. of Enrolled in Colleges & Secondary Schools Electronics Engineering/ Aleah M. Emlet Computer Programming at Altoona Area High School The Pennsylvania College of OUTSTANDING SENIOR Becky Reighard Technology Admin. Asst./Editor OF THE YEAR GACTC Update — Page 2 — May 2018 Guidance Activities Secondary Applications To date, 438 new applications for incoming tenth graders and 131 applications for incoming ninth graders have been received and processed. Counselors’ Activities In the past month, much of the counselors’ time has been devoted to completing scheduling activities, including both regular and special needs students. In addition, counselors have been processing returning students’ scheduling requests and attending IEP meetings as necessary. NOCTI Testing NOCTI performance and written tests were administered to Administrative Office Specialist, Medical Assistant, and Medical Office Specialist students from April 30 – May 2. Attendance Incentive Assembly The end-of-year assembly for the Attendance Incentive Program (Miss School Miss Out) was held on Monday, May 14. The grand prize, a 2010 Ford Focus, was awarded to a student, along with many other prizes (page 8). Students were eligible either through perfect attendance or honor roll status. GACTC Tour Approximately 70 sixth graders from Penn Lincoln Elementary School toured GACTC on May 18. Career Fair Counselor Nicole Taneyhill and Instructors, Katrina Gentsch (Administrative Office Specialist), Nicole Weakland (Cosmetology), and Bill Doutt (Masonry), participated in Ebner Elementary School’s Career Fair on Friday, May 11. Cooperative Education As the end of the school year approaches, twenty-five high school students have met all criteria and are currently participating in Cooperative Education—nearly double the number of students (thirteen) placed at this time last school year. Nine of those twenty-five students received recognition at the Senior Awards banquet. Report from ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION Practical Nursing Notes Current Class Update Enrollment has remained steady this year for the Practical Nursing program. There are 45 students enrolled in the full- time program and 34 students in the part-time, evening/weekend program. The students are assigned to the Presbyterian Home in Hollidaysburg where they are actively participating in quadrant medication administration experiences, which involve administering medication to an entire quadrant of residents under the direct guidance of their instructor. The purpose of this clinical practice is to prepare the students to administer medications to multiple patients for an entire eight-hour shift. The students are also in the process of completing their Pennsylvania State Board Approved Intravenous Therapy Course that will enable them to administer and start IVs. The program has six simulation arms that the students use to perform the needle insertion for an intravenous start and to draw blood. The Pulse of Pennsylvania’s LPN Workforce With an August graduation nearing, GACTC Practical Nursing students will soon be making application for their initial licensure in Pennsylvania. Once an individual is licensed, they are required to renew their license every two years. In conjunction with the biennial license renewal, a survey is conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Health Planning Division of Plan Development on the characteristics and distribution of the LPN workforce within the Commonwealth. Results of this survey reveal that the average age of an LPN working in Blair County is 42 years old and that 63% of the 674 respondents are over the age of 40. These statistics support the labor shortage prediction for LPN’s in the Pennsylvania workforce over the next 20 years. But nearing retirement isn’t the only explanation for the Continued on Page 3 GACTC Update — Page 3 — May 2018 Report from ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION Practical Nursing Notes ... Cont’d multitude of job openings; as many as 20% of respondents reported that they are continuing their nursing education with 64% of them in an associate degree program attaining eventual licensure as a Registered Nurse. Another factor responsible for the projected 20% increased need for practical nurses in the state is the expanding role of the LPN working with vulnerable populations in community settings such as ventilator-dependent children in the home, prisons, co-dependent patients, families in urgent care, and end of life patients. Practical Nursing Student Activities This month, Kim Ciccarella, Placement Specialist, will assist the students in developing a resume in preparation for our annual Health Care Industry Job Fair. Over 30 prospective employers are expected to attend the event which will be held June 21, 2018, in the GACTC cafetorium. The expanding role of the LPN has attracted not only long-term care facilities, hospitals, and clinics, but industries such as prisons, dialysis clinics, and school districts. Representatives from colleges will also attend to provide information on advanced placement for the practical nurse into their RN programs. During the month of May, the Practical Nursing students celebrated Cinco de Mayo by preparing Mexican foods and learning how to communicate with patients in Spanish; and on May 9, three days before the birthday of Florence Nightingale, they received a GACTC Practical Nursing t-shirt and had cake and ice cream to celebrate Nurse’s week (pictured right). American Cancer Society Spring Carnival GACTC PN students gave up studying on Saturday in order to represent our school Relay for Life team at the American Cancer Society Spring Carnival which was held May 5 at Hollidaysburg American Legion Park. The beautiful weather may have been responsible for a huge turnout, but the nursing students were responsible for making lots of children happy as they played a variety of games and had the opportunity to win lots of prizes. Projected 2018 Enrollment The program continues to accept applications for both the full-time and part-time programs that will begin fall of 2018. We have received over 100 applications for the available 54 full-time and 35 part-time openings. Our next pre-entrance exam will be administered on June 11. The selection process is very competitive; therefore, it is important that individuals score well on the exam. The Adult Community Education Center continues to hold preparatory classes to assist prospective students in the achievement of successful exam scores. The Practical Nursing program at GACTC also accepts transfer students from other programs and those who were not successful in registered nursing programs. Continuing Education Notes SkillsUSA One adult student placed at the state competition for SkillsUSA that was held in Hershey, PA, in April. Brittany Trinkley competed in the Customer Service category and placed second. Brittany is currently enrolled in the Administrative Office Specialist program and was also a graduate of the Emergency Services program when in high school. 2018-2019 Academic Year Interviews are continuing for all applicants for the upcoming school year. An open house for potential adult students will be held on June 20 from noon – 6:00 p.m. Interested individuals can tour the programs, meet with instructors, and begin the application process. Graduation On May 16 a graduation luncheon program was held for 60 graduates from the various Adult Education Programs. Dr. Doriann Lavery, who started her career as a Medical Assistant, continued schooling and became a doctor, was the guest speaker. Several students plan to further their education by taking advantage of the articulation between the GACTC and St. Francis University. They will be able to transfer 27 credits towards an associate degree. In addition, multiple students have already accepted full-time positions within their areas of study. GACTC Update — Page 4— May 2018 Employee Spotlight — RETIREES Dr. Donna Miller is retiring as Executive Director of the GACTC, a position she has held for three years.
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