February, 2020 Inside this issue LCCTC Students Compete in District SkillsUSA SkillsUSA District Competitions ...........1 Over 200 students from school districts and independent schools throughout CTE Excellence Award ..............................2 the region converged on the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center’s Precision Machining Project ..................3 Brownstown, Mount Joy, and Dental Hygiene Clinic Opens ................3 Willow Street campuses February SkillsUSA Feb. 14 Results ........................4 14 to compete in the 2020 District Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter .....................5+ 4 SkillsUSA Competitions. Career and Technology Education students Coming Events brought their best skills, experi- ence, and techniques to bear in March 9 dozens of different competition Mount Joy OAC categories from Automotive Skills March 10 Technology to Criminal Justice, and Brownstown OAC from Job Interview Skills to Dental Assisting. March 17 Willow Street OAC Autumn Myers, from the Milton Hershey School, said that she did her very best March 20 in the Graphic Arts competition. “I was a little nervous but I felt most comfort- Taste of Success Fundraiser able with the Art and Design portion of the competition,” Myers said. “We had artwork and text that we were to develop into a flyer.” She added that taking part March 30 NOCTI Starts in the competition made her feel more confident in her skill level. Rachel Ruth, a Medical Terminology competitor from Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine, in Downingtown, PA, thinks that she did ok in her competition, thanks to some studying and preparation. “I did pretty well in the first part of the competition, but honestly, towards the end there were some terms that I didn’t recognize at all,” she said, laughing. The day of competitions culminated at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology where winners were announced and awards conferred. Many LCCTC students competed in the district-level competitions at Franklin County Career & Technolo- gy Center on January 17. It is common for students from a SkillsUSA-hosting CTC to compete at an adjacent CTC, in order to avoid home team bias and because not all CTCs offer every SkillsUSA competition category. Dr. Stuart Savin, Administrative Director of the LCCTC, praised the students’ achieve- ments. “All of our students should be proud of their performances. The decision to compete in the SkillsUSA competitions is significant. That they are able to perform at such a high level is a testament to our student, their instructors, and our sending districts.” All first place winners at the district level will be moving on to States competitions in Hershey, PA on April 15-17, 2020. See the district results from the Jan. 17 and Feb. 14 competitions at the end of this issue. Congratulations to the winners and to all of the team members for their hard work! Brownstown Campus Honored with 2019 CTE Excellence Award Lancaster County Career & Technology Center’s (LCCTC) Brownstown Campus was honored on February 13, 2020, as one of eight PA Ca- reer and Technical Education (CTE) schools to receive the 2019 Career and Technical Education Excellence Award from the PA Department of Education. The award was presented February 13 during the CTE Celebration dinner that is part of the Pathways to Career Readiness Symposium held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention center. Schools receiving this honor met a particularly demanding challenge during standardized, end-of-program technical assessments. Sev- enty-five percent or more of all the students in these schools scored Advanced during their assessments. LCCTC’s standardized assess- L to R – Dr. Lee Burket – Director, Pennsylvania Department of ments are the NOCTI tests, held in March. NOCTI tests are high-quality Education, Career & Technical Education; Tom Wolfe – LCCTC technical competency assessment products and services for secondary Brownstown Campus Acting Principal, Sam Betancourt – LCCTC and post-secondary educational institutions around the world. Strong Painting/Ceramic Tile & Vinyl Instructor, and Matt Stem – PA Deputy NOCTI scores on the individual level proves that a student demon- Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. strates verifiable mastery of a given skill set, a reliable indicator of employment readiness. Strong NOCTI scores on the institution level shows that a career and technology center is producing students with the skills and knowledge needed to be “job ready”. Administrative Director, Dr. Stuart Savin, praised the faculty for their dedication to their students and their programs and praised the students for their drive toward mastery of their skill sets. “Our students and faculty deserve every accolade we can offer,” he said. “This recognition is a testament not only to their deter- mination. It is also praise for the parents and sending school districts to raise up such remarkable young people.” James Brunken, Principal of the LCCTC Willow Street Campus, was Brownstown Campus’ principal during assessments in 2019. He said that the success that the students achieved was a team effort made possible by the dedication of an exceptional LCCTC instructional staff, IU13 support staff, and our business and industry partners. “We also recognize the hard work of the students, their families, and their sending districts, because without them this would not be made possible,” Brunken said. Brownstown faculty members were unanimous in placing the campus’ testing success firmly at the feet of the students. Inter- active Media and Web Design Instructor, Jamie Redcay, said that his program was new so 2019 was the first time it undertook assessment testing. “What struck me was that the students really reach beyond the specific skills tested in NOCTI. They have a drive to develop a mastery of those fundamental skills and use them as a springboard to more advanced techniques,” Redcay said. Commercial Art Instructor Christiaan Baird said, “The wonderful thing about the NOCTI exam is not just the value it might have on a resume, but it’s also a record of proof in the leap of student skills from the beginning of their programs to the end. They don’t just learn about their field, they show that they can do the job before they leave.” Precision Machining Class Project in Regional Contest The Precision Machining Class of 2018-2019 built a whimsical toy as a group project based on a series of common, real-world applications. That project has been entered into this year’s Phillips Machinist Cutting Edge Parts Competition. The competition allows anyone to download an app online and vote for their favorite entry. All of last year’s students participated in some way on the cooperative team project. Each student was assigned at least one responsibility and was required to manufacture 13 units of a component, in an effort to mimic a real-world workplace setting. The 2018-2019 students involved with the project were: Austin Ayers – Conestoga Valley SD Peyton Baker – Cocalico SD William (Buck) Critchfield – Cocalico SD Hunter Hornig – Lampeter-Strasburg SD Katelynn Lewis – Solanco SD McKenna Maher – Lancaser Catholic/Donegal SD Rebekah Mang – Manheim Central Nicholas Morgan – Warwick SD William Nolt – Hempfield SD Amos Smucker – Cocalico SD Maxwell Wetzel – Elizabethtown SD Cameron Yoder – Pequea Valley SD Precision Machining Instructor Kyle Young said that the students made 13 complete assemblies, each consisting of about 15 com- ponents. He said that everything was designed to replicate a real-world workplace project, including incorporating a planning schedule and delivery deadline. He said that this project used many of the skills the students had practiced already, as well as some additional challenging tasks. “I designed the marble machine with my motto of ‘tools you can use or toys you can play with’ in mind,” explained Young. He added that he and the students created the project with no knowledge of the current competition. He said a representative from Haas Automation invited them to submit an entry. The project now proceeds to the next phase of the contest - a judging panel. The official results should be released on March 1. Dental Hygiene Clinic Opens The Lancaster County CTC Dental Hygiene Clinic is open and re- ceiving patients! The new clinic opened on February 4 and chairs were filled with patients. Our Dental Hygiene program students methodically provided services for patients under the watch of a supervising dentist. The clinic is available to individuals by appointment – Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 4:30 pm and Friday morn- ings from 8 to 11:30 am, from now until April 24. The clinic will resume in the fall semester. Please call 717-464-7050 x7126 for information or to make an appoint- ment. Honor Roll Announced for 2nd Marking Period Lancaster County Career & Technology Center has announced its Honor Roll for the second marking period of the 2019-20 school year. Students named to the Honor Roll must maintain a grade of 90 or above. Please see the full list at the end of this issue. Congratulations to all of our Honor Roll Students! SkillsUSA District Competition February 14, 2020 at LCCTC Contest Name Campus Program Sending District Place Advertising Design Mackenzie Smith BT Commercial Art Elizabethtown 3rd Architectural Drafting Luke Gehlert BT Architectural Cocalico 2nd CAD/Design Architectural Drafting Jared Martin BT Architectural Conestoga Valley 1st CAD/Design Cabinet Making Dylan Zimmerman BT Cabinet Making Elanco 4th Cabinet Making Tyler Stauffer BT