WHAT'S INSIDE West Sound Education Consortium Do You Know About Tech Prep? ..........................................2 BUILD SKILLS NOW FOR OPPORTUNITIES TOMORROW!Consortium Defined ...............................................................3 HIGH SCHOOL & BEYOND 2017 High School & Beyond Planning ..........................................3 Tech Prep Saves Parents’ Money ...........................................9 Bainbridge School District Bainbridge Island School District Career Experience Programs.................................................5 Human Body Systems Now at Bainbridge High School ..6 Bremerton School District Bremerton Middle School Students Are Learning Career Skills through Sustainable Architecture ..............................7 Bremerton Fire Department Partners with Bremerton High School’s Health Classes .................................................8 Microsoft “TEALS” Program Partners with Bremerton High School ..............................................................................9 STEM Knights Experience Army Tech .............................15 Jobs for America’s Graduates National Student Leadership Academy .............................19 Bremerton School District Students at Mountain View Middle School: Learning to be Medical Detectives! .......22 Central Kitsap School District Central Kitsap High School Students Attend the Area 7 DECA Competition ..............................10 North Kitsap School District Shout Out to AWESOME Kingston Middle School CTE Students ..............................................10 South Kitsap School District New AP Computer Science Principles Class at South Kitsap High School ................................................................11 “There be Drones Here!!!” ...................................................14 The WOLF BATTALION - A Banner Year in 2016 .........16 South Kitsap High School Students Elected to FCCLA State Office.............................................18 SKTV on Cable and On-Line ..............................................21 West Sound Tech Choose Your Own Adventure! ............................................11 The World of Collision Repair Technology ......................12 West Sound Tech Students Give Back to Both the Local and Global Community ............................20 Explore Your Future Event ..................................................22 Olympic College Student Clubs at Olympic College— Go High-Tech or Old School! ................................................4 Career and Technical Education Teaching Certification Program Offered at Olympic College ...................................4 Career Pathways Help Students Map Out Their Future ...5 EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS Olympic College Has a Film School? Tell Me More…...21 2 2017 OPTIONS — It’s Your Future Do You Know About Tech Prep? Tech Prep is an opportunity for stu- identify appropriate career pathways. dents, in grades 9 – 12, to earn free col- This, in turn, increases career and occu- lege credit while enrolled in their Career pational awareness and readiness, prior to and Technical Education (CTE) classes. the student leaving the K-12 system. When CTE courses at the high school Aside from gaining occupational skills are aligned with similar college courses, and related work experience, students and faculty agree that the core competen- may be able to earn industry certifica- cies match, an articulation agreement is tions and choose to enter the workforce signed. Students who take these articu- directly after school. Prior college credit lated CTE courses can choose to register can equate to higher pay for competi- for Tech Prep credit. As they complete the tive employment or a promotion if a class and earn a “B” or better, they will career pathway includes the military. Or, receive credits for the equivalent college students may decide to continue their course. This offers multiple benefits to the education. The college credits they earn student. through Tech Prep can be applied to Tech Prep is beneficial to all students, future certificates or degrees, either at including the students that may not be the community college or university set- planning on college, and/or might even be tings, enabling the student to enter more New Skills for a Better Career in danger of dropping out. Tech Prep CTE smoothly into post-secondary education. specifically has the advantage of offering Because they earn the credits, students Enroll in a Professional Workfirst a “hands-on” educational approach in lieu are less likely to participate in duplicative or Technical Program. of more traditional methods of teaching (and more costly!) coursework. and learning. By connecting the working Interested in Tech Prep? Check out the You may be elgibile for world with the learning experience, stu- Washington State Tech Prep website at assitance with: Basic Food and dents can better visualize the value of the sers.techprepwa.org and search for your Employment Training course content for future use. Individual school’s Tech Prep class offerings. Tuition interests and abilities are used to help Books Supplies Worker Retraining Work Opportunities Your Kitsap County and Childcare Expenses Dairy Queens Support Professional and Technical Degrees Youth Education Accounting Homeland Security/ Administrative Office Emergency Management Support Human Services/ Business Management Chemical Dependency Business Technology Medical Assisting Computer Information Billing and Coding Systems and Receptionist Cosmetology Manufacturing Composites Culinary Arts Nursing and Health Care Digital Filmmaking Organizational Leadership/ BREMERTON - 5000 Kitsap Way • 360-373-5854 Digital Media Resource Management OPEN: Sun - Th urs: 10:30am - 10:00pm • Fri - Sat: 10:30am - 11:00pm Early Childhood Education Physical Therapy Assistant POULSBO - 18945 Hwy 305 • 360-697-2992 Electronics Technical Design OPEN: Sun - Th urs: 10:30am - 10:00pm • Fri - Sat: 10:30am - 11:00pm Engineering Technician Welding SILVERDALE - 9500 Ridgetop Blvd NW • 360-613-0610 Fashion Marketing OPEN: Sun - Th urs: 10:00am - 10:30pm • Fri - Sat: 10:00am - 11:00pm www.dairyqueen.com www.dqcakes.com Your Kitsap County Dairy Queens Are Locally Owned & Operated Olympic College is an equal opportunity institution. Learn more at: olympic.edu/nondiscrimination-title-ix 2017 OPTIONS — It’s Your Future 3 West Sound Education Consortium: A regional partnership of education and business The West Sound Education Consortium’s professional- and activities that promote high academic performance and ous academics, career awareness and exploration, work- technical education initiative is an approach to learning practical learning. based learning and post-secondary education options. that acknowledges that students learn best when they Through various district level programs, the West Sound Students are exposed to real-world situations, while building learn by doing. Education Consortium exposes students to a wide range of strong reading, writing, math and problem solving skills. Whether students are planning to attend college, get academic and career areas. We prepare students in the West Sound region for the post-secondary training or enter the workplace after high At the core of professional-technical education are rigor- future by providing them with the tools, skills and education school, professional-technical education teaches strategies they need to succeed. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Ofce of the Superintendent Ofce of the Superintendent Ofce of the Superintendent 8489 Madison Ave. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 18360 Caldart Ave NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 700 S. First St., Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 206-842-4714 360-396-3001 360-426-1687 CTE Director CTE Director CTE Director 9330 NE High School Rd., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 18360 Caldart Ave NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 3737 N. Shelton Springs Rd., Shelton, WA 98584 206-780-0433 FAX: 206-780-1260 360-396-3040 Phone: 360-426-4471 www.bisd303.org www.nkschools.org www.sheltonschools.org BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH MASON SCHOOL DISTRICT SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT Ofce of the Superintendent Ofce of the Superintendent Ofce of the Superintendent 2689 Hoover Ave. SE, Pt. Orchard, WA 98366 134 Marion Avenue N, Bremerton, WA 98312 71 E Campus Dr., Belfair WA, 98528 360-874-7000 360-473-1000 Phone: 360-277-2300 CTE Director CTE Director CTE Director 134 Marion Avenue N, Bremerton, WA 98312 2689 Hoover Ave. SE, Pt. Orchard, WA 98366 22900 NE State Route 3, Belfair, WA 98528 360-473-1018 360-874-7053 360-277-2294 www.bremertonschools.org www.skitsap.wednet.edu www.nmsd.wednet.edu CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT WEST SOUND TECHNICAL SKILLS CENTER OLYMPIC COLLEGE Ofce of the Superintendent Ofce of the Director Jenne-Wright Building Ofce of the President 101 National Ave. N, Bremerton, WA 98312 9210 Silverdale Way NW Mailing Address for all campuses is: 360-473-0556 FAX: 360-478-5090 P. O. Box 8, Silverdale, WA 98383 1600 Chester Ave., Bremerton, WA 98337 www.bremertonschools.org/wstsc 360-662-1610 360-792-6050 CTE Director www.olympic.edu Jenne-Wright Building 9210 Silverdale Way NW WSEC Options is published annually by Sound Publishing Inc. P. O. Box 8, Silverdale, WA 98383 360-662-1603 Art Director - John Rodriguez www.ckschools.org High School & Beyond Planning igh school students in the State of Plan how they can use this learning in their future. Course: HWashington have a unique oppor- All students will have an individualized An instructional