region technical high school april newsletter

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Autumn Stimpson. NTHS students are honest, respon- sible, and dependable stu- dent citizens who have made personal commit- ments to excellence. All have agreed to uphold the NTHS standards of conduct. Region Ten Tech- nical High School inducted eight students into the Na- tional Technical Honor So- ciety on March 21, 2012. The National Tech- nical Honor Society (NTHS) recognizes stu- dents for excellence in their chosen occupational field. Region Ten instructors nominate students to the faculty selection committee of David Smith, Terry Brackett, Meg Perry, Jason Darling and Greg Quinlan. The committee bases their selection on several criteria including community ser- vice, involvement in civic organizations and grade point averages of at least a 3.5 (A average) in the stu- dents’ technical programs and a 2.75 (B average) at the sending high school. In a formal induc- tion ceremony held in the Region Ten Restaurant, each student, surrounded by family members and sending school faculty, lighted a candle symbolic of NTHS goals. Joined by Michael Currier, a 2011 inductee. NTHS Head Advi- sor, David Smith, relayed each student’s achieve- ments as instructors pre- sented certificates and pinned the students from their program. Designated Superintendent Shannon Welsh led the group in a pledge to follow the NTHS ideals of Skill, Honesty, Ser- vice, Responsibility, Leader- ship, Citizenship, and Scholarship. Commercial Art In- structor Rik Belanger cre- ated and framed a poster featuring the NTHS logo and motto, which now hangs in the main hallway at Region Ten. We at Region Ten are very proud of inductees; Franzi Chesley, Nathan Guindon, Brandi Hadley, Rachel Henson, Charles Hunnewell, Desiree Sanborn, Brandon Smith, National Technical Honor Society Installs New Members April, 2012 Volume 6 Region Ten Tech Special points of interest: National Technical Honor Society inducts new members Rotary Recognition Ford/AAA Team chosen Students accepted to college Finance Your Future Student Essay Inside this issue: Rotary Recogni- tion 5 College Accep- tances 5 Program Informa- tion 6-9 Maine Marine Troubleshooting Competition 9 Finance Your Fu- ture 9 Visitation Info 10 Student Essay 10 Top Left (clockwise): Rachel Henson, Nathan Guindon, Franzi Chesley, and Brandon Smith REGION TEN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 68 CHURCH ROAD BRUNSWICK, MAINE 04011 EDITOR IN CHIEF: KELLIE GARDNER 729-6622

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Autumn Stimpson. NTHS students are honest, respon-sible, and dependable stu-dent citizens who have made personal commit-ments to excellence. All have agreed to uphold the NTHS standards of conduct.

Region Ten Tech-nical High School inducted eight students into the Na-tional Technical Honor So-ciety on March 21, 2012.

The National Tech-nical Honor Society (NTHS) recognizes stu-dents for excellence in their chosen occupational field. Region Ten instructors nominate students to the faculty selection committee of David Smith, Terry Brackett, Meg Perry, Jason Darling and Greg Quinlan. The committee bases their selection on several criteria including community ser-vice, involvement in civic organizations and grade point averages of at least a 3.5 (A average) in the stu-dents’ technical programs and a 2.75 (B average) at the sending high school.

In a formal induc-tion ceremony held in the Region Ten Restaurant, each student, surrounded by family members and sending school faculty, lighted a candle symbolic of NTHS goals. Joined by Michael Currier, a 2011 inductee.

NTHS Head Advi-sor, David Smith, relayed each student’s achieve-ments as instructors pre-sented certificates and pinned the students from their program. Designated

Superintendent Shannon Welsh led the group in a pledge to follow the NTHS ideals of Skill, Honesty, Ser-vice, Responsibility, Leader-ship, Citizenship, and Scholarship.

Commercial Art In-structor Rik Belanger cre-ated and framed a poster featuring the NTHS logo and motto, which now hangs in the main hallway at Region Ten.

We at Region Ten are very proud of inductees; Franzi Chesley, Nathan Guindon, Brandi Hadley, Rachel Henson, Charles Hunnewell, Desiree Sanborn, Brandon Smith,

National Technical Honor Society Installs New Members

April, 2012 Volume 6

Region Ten Tech

Special points of

interest:

National Technical

Honor Society inducts new members

Rotary Recognition

Ford/AAA Team chosen

Students accepted to college

Finance Your Future

Student Essay

Inside this issue:

Rotary Recogni-

tion

5

College Accep-

tances

5

Program Informa-

tion

6-9

Maine Marine

Troubleshooting

Competition

9

Finance Your Fu-

ture

9

Visitation Info 10

Student Essay 10

Top Left (clockwise): Rachel Henson, Nathan Guindon, Franzi Chesley, and Brandon Smith

REGION TEN

TECHNICAL

HIGH SCHOOL

68 CHURCH ROAD

BRUNSWICK, MAINE

04011

EDITOR IN CHIEF:

KELLIE GARDNER

729-6622

Page 2 Region Ten Tech

Franzi lives in Brunswick and is in her second year at Region Ten Tech in the Food Trades program.

Franzi currently works for Want Not Farm in Brunswick and was employed at the Barn Door Café until

its closing late last year. Franzi is an active volunteer with the Maine Maritime Museum, the Seventh

Day Adventist Community Center, the Church of the Brethren Youth Group, Boy Scouts of America’s

Camp Hinds and the Damariscotta Pirate Rendezvous. She has been a member of the Sea Scouts for

three years and is currently the treasurer or ship’s purser. Franzi is a member of the Royal Scottish

Country Dance Society and part of the Maine Scottish Country Dance Demo Team.

Franzi has been named Food Trades Student of the Quarter, and is ServSafe Certified, a national certifi-

cation regarded highly by chefs throughout the country. Franzi has also earned the OSHA 10-Hour

Card, is and has received ServSafe Food Handlers Certification. She has also achieved First Aid and

CPR Certification, and received Youth Leadership Training Certification through the Boy Scouts of

America. Franzi will return to Region Ten Tech for her senior year doing an independent study in Food

Trades on baking and bread making. Upon graduation, Franzi hopes to open her own bakery at Want

Not Farm.

Nathan hails from Brunswick and is in his second year at Region Ten in the Firefighter program. Nathan is the first ever Firefighter III student and teacher assistant. Nathan is employed at Friendly’s in Brunswick and the Topsham Fire Department where he is

an on-call member as both a firefighter and an EMT. Nathan has spent time volunteering with Loaves and Fishes Food Shelter, Hands of Hope, the

Pathway Vineyard Church and a volunteer junior firefighter with the Topsham Fire Department.

Nathan has been an active member of SkillsUSA, being voted the 2010/11 State SkillsUSA Vice President, being promoted to President he is the 2011/12 Sergeant at Arms for State Skill-

sUSA Nathan has competed in SkillsUSA at the State level for the past two years and at-tended the National competition last year as a voting delegate. Nathan has been named Student of the Quarter in Firefighting I & II, was recognized by the Brunswick Rotary, is ProBoard Certified as a Firefighter I & II, is state and nationally certified as

an Emergency Medical Technician, has HAZMAT Certification in Operations and Awareness, is First Aid/ CPR/ AED Certified, has his 10 Hour OSHA card, and received FEMA Certification in Decision Making and Leadership. Nathan will be attending Southern Maine Community College for four years to obtain his Asso-ciates Degree in both Para-medicine and Fire Science. Nathan hopes to be employed by a career department where he can work in wild-lands firefighting.

Brandi lives in Bowdoinham and is a first year student at Region Ten in the Health Occupations – Certified Nursing Assistant Program. Brandi has worked at McDonalds in Topsham for the last three years. Brandi is an active member of the Lighthouse Christian Center where she volunteers her time in the nursery, setting up and running the audio/visual equipment for musical pieces as well as assisting at monthly dinners. Brandi has also been a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters and is hoping to be set up with another Little Sister in the near future. Brandi has been honored as Student of the Quarter in Health Occupations and has been recog-nized by the Brunswick Rotary for her commitment to community service. Brandi received an Excellence in Math Award in 2009 and is certified in the use of a fire extinguisher as well as attaining First Aid/CPR/AED Certification. Brandi is proud of her singing ability as well as her passion for helping others. Brandi hopes to find a job as a C.N.A. in residential care in the Portland/Westbrook area. After a year’s experience Brandi will look into schooling options for becoming a registered nurse.

National Technical Honor Society Inductees, 2012

~Skill~

~Honesty~

Franzi Chesley

Food Trades

Nathan Guindon

Firefighting

Brandi Hadley

C.N.A.

Page 3 Volume 6

Rachel resides in Freeport and is a first year student at Region Ten in the Health Occupations – Certified Nursing Assistant program. This year Rachel took part in the dual enrollment between Central Maine Community College and Region Ten Tech in the Medical Terminology course, earning three college credits. Rachel is an avid volunteer and gives her time to the Freeport Town and Middle School Librar-ies, the Preble Street Resource Center, and the American Red Cross. Rachel was also the lead fund raiser for Freeport Middle School Space Camp, helping to raise over $18,000 dollars. Rachel is a member of the Freeport High School Drama Club and has served as the co-technical manager for the past three years. Rachel has been CPR and First Aid Certified since the fifth grade and this year added AED certification to that list. Rachel is also fire extinguisher certified and is an honor roll student. Rachel is proud of her linguistic ability being fluent in Hebrew, Italian and Spanish. Rachel is also enrolled in Advanced Placement math and science classes and is proud of her ability to care for people. Rachel hopes to secure employment this summer as a Certified Nursing Assistant and work part time through her senior year. After graduation she hopes to attend either the University of Southern Maine or Husson College to become a nurse practitioner.

~Service~

Charles lives in Durham and is a second year student at Region Ten in the Automotive Tech-nology program. Charles works on the family farm in Durham completing yard work, snow removal, agricultural production and maintains work vehicles. Charles is an active volunteer basketball coach for Durham Community School as well as hav-ing played basketball and baseball on school teams. Charles has also donated his time at Re-gion Ten Tech assisting with the Eighth Grade Exploratory program for the past two years. Charles was honored as Student of the Quarter in Automotive Technology and was chosen as a Region Ten Tech 2011 America Legion Dirigo Boy’s State Delegate. Charles has earned his 10 Hour OSHA Card, S/P2 Safety & Pollution Training for Automotive Technology, and Val-voline Certificate of Achievement for successful completion of studies on automotive lubricants. Charles also received an Academic Achievement Award from Brunswick High School and a 2012 American Legion Citizenship Citation. Charles is proud of his ability in sports and his technical savvy in vehicle repair. Charles will attend Central Maine Community College next year to study automotives.

Desiree hails from Freeport and is a second year student at Region Ten Tech. Desiree com-pleted the Health Science Careers program last year and is now enrolled in the Health Occupa-tions – Certified Nursing Assistant program. This year Desiree took part in the dual enrollment between Central Maine Community College and Region Ten Tech in the Medical Terminology course, earning three college credits. Desiree enjoys volunteering and gives of her time as a mentor in the Mentor Program at Freeport High School. She also is the founder of a program titled Trash Patrol that operated from 2002-09, increasing from four to over eighty-five volun-teers. Desiree is a member of the Region Ten Chapter of SkillsUSA and was the 2010/11 sec-retary, taking charge of fund raising. Desiree received a Good Citizenship Award in 2005, and was named Most Helpful in 2007. Desiree is First Aid/CPR/AED Certified as well as Fire Extinguisher Certified. Desiree is most proud of her passion for helping people. Desiree hopes to begin working at Falmouth By The Sea upon receiving her C.N.A. After a year’s experience, she hopes to enroll at Central Maine Community College or Southern Maine Community College to complete her RN.

~Responsibility~

National Technical Honor Society Inductees, 2012

Rachel Henson

C.N.A.

Charles Hunnewell

Auto Tech

Desiree Sanborn

C.N.A.

Page 4 Region Ten Tech

National Technical Honor Society Inductees, 2012

Brandon lives in Brunswick and is in his second year at Region Ten in the Auto Collision Repair Program. Brandon has been employed by McDonalds at Cooks Corner for the last four years in the main-tenance department. Brandon is an active volunteer sharing his time at the Brunswick Soup Kitchen and has partici-pated as a volunteer for the past two years with the Eighth Grade Exploratory Program at Re-gion Ten. Brandon has also played football for the past four years at Brunswick High School. Brandon has been honored twice as Student of the Quarter for Auto Collision Repair and was chosen as a Region Ten Tech 2011 American Legion Dirigo Boys’ State Delegate. Brandon will participate in this year’s Fourth Annual Wind Blade Challenge at the University of Maine Orono. He has received his 10 Hour OSHA Card and is CPR and Fire Extinguisher Cer-tified. Brandon is most proud of his skills on the football field, his ability as a hunter, as well as his ability to complete body work on vehicles and in home construction. Brandon will attend Husson College to study business.

~Leadership~

Autumn Stimpson lives in Brunswick and is in her first year at Region Ten in the Health Occu-pations – Health Science Careers program. This year Autumn took part in the dual enrollment between Central Maine Community College and Region Ten Tech in the Medical Terminology course, earning three college credits. Autumn is an avid volunteer who gives of her time at the Coastal Humane Society. Autumn spent last year assisting with the Riverview Foundation Excel Program working with young stu-dents on after-school activities. Autumn is a member of SkillsUSA and recently competed for the first time at the State competition in Medical Terminology and Abbreviations. Autumn was honored as Student of the Quarter for Health Occupations, is First Aid/CPR/AED and Fire Extinguisher Certified. Autumn is proud of her abilities in Medical Terminology and has enjoyed her first year at Region Ten. Autumn hopes to return to Region Ten for her senior year to complete the Certified Nursing Assistant course if her academic schedule allows. She would like to attend college either in West Virginia or the University of Maine Fort Kent to complete her RN.

~Citizenship~

~Scholarship~

Autumn Stimpson

Brandi Hadley Desiree Sanborn

Charles Hunnewell

Congratulations NTHS Students

Brandon Smith

Auto Body

Autumn Stimpson

Health Occupations

Page 5 Volume 6

We are preparing to release the Region Ten video to local access television stations! Be watching for it! Char-

lie Hudson of Wiscasset produced the video, which does a terrific job of describing the work we do here at Re-

gion Ten. Many students are shown working in their programs or are interviewed, but no student is identified

by name, address, or by sending school. Please let us know if you do not want your child to be included.

Celebrating Eighty Degrees with a Fireman’s Muster

Region Ten fire-fighting students decided to hold a fireman’s muster Thursday, March 22 to cele-brate the July weather. The students were having so much fun, they invited other programs to join them. Early Childhood De-velopment and General Trades students were shown what to do, and even instruc-tors Mrs. Perry and Mr. Dar-ling gave it a whirl.

Region Ten Tech Promotional Video gets TV Time

Students Recognized by Brunswick Rotary

Olivia Bowie of Brunswick High School and Ashley Card of Mt. Ararat High School were hon-ored by the Brunswick Rotary in March for their commitment to community service. Olivia Bowie is a Fire-fighting I & II student at Region Ten Tech. She has been a junior firefighter with Durham Fire and Rescue for the past year and a half, and also volunteers with the Durham Fire House Auxiliary helping create fund raisers. Olivia also assists with the bean sup-pers at the Durham Masonic Hall. Olivia volunteers her time with the Region Ten Eighth Grade Ex-ploratory Program. Ashley Card is a Certified Nursing Assistant student at Re-gion Ten Tech. She has been a volunteer at West Harpswell

School and Harpswell Commu-nity School since 2004. Ash-ley also assists in fund raising activities for St. Charles Church and participated in Girl Scouts from Daisy’s to Junior. Both girls are current members of Region Ten Skills/USA and competed at the state level in March.

Olivia Bowie (left) and Ashley Card

Congratulations!

The following students deserve congratu-lations - they have been accepted to col-lege!

Audrey Sawyer - UMFK Amber Allisot - SMCC

Becky Champagne - UMO Sara Cornish - SMCC Nikki Bessett - SMCC Mike Cifella - CMCC

Wyatt McClarey - SMCC Troy Frey - EMCC

Dylan Mansfield - SMCC Amber Staples - SMCC Blake Bodwell - UMO

Brandon Smith - Husson College Lauren Collucci - SMCC Cortney Mickles - SMCC

Shayann Hamilton - SMCC Ismael Thadal - Emanuel College

Ashley White - UMF Macie Cantrell - SMCC

Ben Whitmore - UTI Brandon Weeks - CMCC

Charles Hunnewell - CMCC

Page 6 Region Ten Tech

The Building Trades program is hard at work completing the stor-age shed at the new Har-riet Beecher Stowe school in Brunswick. The pro-gram is also finishing the 16’x22’ modular for In-structor Brackett’s former CTE teacher. The Building Trades students are now learning how to layout wood stairs, and are in the process of building a set of stairs for retired

Building Trades-

Auto Collision Repair seniors took part in the school-wide OSHA training and received a Ten Hour OSHA Card. Auto Collision

Repair students will be able to use their card for college credit having re-cently developed a dual enrollment with Northern Maine Community Col-

Auto Collision Repair

Automotive Technology

will both represent Region Ten at New England Drag-way in Epping N.H. on May 11th and 12th. The team will be troubleshoot-ing problems on new 2012 Ford Fusions.

The winners will compete a the national competition in Dearborn, Michigan in June.

Automotive Tech-nology is proud to an-nounce the qualifying team for the 2012 Ford/AAA Maine State Compe-tition; Charles Hunnewell and Adam DeFio. Charles, a sec-ond year Auto Tech stu-dent, and Adam, a first year Auto Tech student, Charles Hunnewell (left) and Adam Difio

Region Ten Custodian, Roger Ran-court. Students would like to thank Hancock Lumber company, Church

Road, Brunswick, for the generous dona-tion of twelve pairs of rubber pull-over boots which students will use while pouring concrete.

Good

Luck at

Ford/

AAA

Charles

and

Adam!

lege (NMCC). Region Ten Auto Collision stu-dents earned one college credit at NMCC at no cost to them.

Auto Collision is proud to announce that second year student Brandon Smith was in-ducted into the National Technical Honor Society, won a bronze metal in the SkillsUSA state confer-ence recently held in Ban-gor, and was recently accepted to Husson Col-lege.

From left: Brandon Smith, Roger

Patterson, Robert Pelletier, Adam

Thibeault, Steven Wyman all re-

ceived college credit for their Ten

Hour OSHA cards.

Above: students work to finish the roof at the storage building for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School

From left above: Ryan Brooks

and Jason Perry learn to operate

the Region Ten John Deere Trac-

tor

Page 7 Volume 6

Food Trades students will travel to Southern Maine Community College on April 12 to spend the day in the Culi-nary Arts program shadowing the cook-ing and baking classes The Region 10 Cafe has closed for the season after a very productive and successful experience. Thank you for the great support from all the folks in our sending school communities and be-yond.

Food Trades

The Firefighting I & II program recently visited the Bath Fire Department. Students were given a tour of the Bath facility, had the opportunity to speak with Bath firefighters, and even got to climb the new aerial ladder.

Firefighting I & II

The Region Ten Café thanks you

all for your patronage and

support - we had a great year!

General Trades

The General Trades program is still selling Adirondack Chairs - $65 for an un-finished chair, $75 for the finish of your choice and only an additional $20 for a matching foot stool. Side-by-side chairs with a shared table are going for $130. The students are also making bird houses to priced to sell at only $5! Students are

now learning how to operate the school’s John Deere tractor in anticipation of helping clean the yard for Spring. The tractor is one of the highlights of the General Trades program and students are excited.

Adirondack

Chairs for sale -

starting at only

$65

Health Occupations

The CNA students have switched clinical sites and are now learning new skills and their way around a new facility. They continue to progress very success-fully in offering compassionate, quality care to the patients in Parkview Hospital and Horizon’s Living Center. Students will begin to prepare to take the CNA state certifi-cation exam on May 8

th.

The Exploring Health Occupations class has had the pleasure of having a Sonographer from Mid Coast Hospital visit and talk about her work as well as a Chiropractor who adjusted Mrs. Liguori to demonstrate what occurs during a visit to his office. The class is now discussing medical ethics and will debate two controversial issues as part of the legal and ethical responsibilities of Healthcare profession-als. code of ethics related to their chosen health care field.

Left: Desiree Sanborn, Alexandra

Daniel, Karrina Harriman, Mackenzie Wardach

Are you inter-

ested in becom-

ing a certified

Firefighter?

Talk to your

guidance

counselor!

Page 8 Region Ten Tech

Spring fooled us with a burst of nice weather this month. The preschool children and student teachers were so excited to get back out-side to the playground again. We have incorpo-rated two new child size wheel barrows, which we will use for spring clean-up around the yard. We also have six new bicycle helmets which will rein-force the important idea of safety practices for bike riding.

The high school student teachers have put on their observation hats

and have been busy re-cording observations of preschool children en-gaged in different activi-ties. Students are using the Main Early Learning

Early Childhood Development

Zackery shows his understanding of

color pattern and size sequencing

Teekin says “Whee!”

Guidelines, which is a tool used to measure growth and development in eight different developmental areas. Student teachers are required to document evidence of this growth through written observa-tions, but they are also using supporting evi-dence with the use of photographs and col-lected art work. The project is

long and laborious, but the finished portfolios will be an in-depth and multi-dimensional look at the preschool childrens’ growth. The student teachers will present their MELG Portfolios to the families of the chil-dren to share the hard work they invested into capturing and document-ing the childrens’ devel-opment. This month, stu-dents are preparing to take their NOCTI exam, which is a pre-requisite to getting national certifi-cation. Best of luck to all

Becca demonstrates knowledge of

shapes and how they fit together

students! Early Childhood students will be taking a filed trip to Central Maine Community College on April 12. Student will have a tour of the cam-pus and get the opportu-nity to talk with instruc-tors and college student in the education pro-gram. The class will end their visit with lunch in the student center.

Sam works with Anna to match opposites

Check out what our

Community Pre-

schoolers are

learning!

The Auto Collision Repair teams of Roger Patterson/Brandon Smith and Cody Jones/Sawyer Hanna have been busy forming the shape of the blades from their design. The teams re-ceived hands on experi-ence throughout the vac-uum infusion process. Working with Reid Potter and Cory Cass at Harbor

Technologies in Bruns-wick, the teams applied the fiberglass cloth, bagged and sealed vac-uum and feed lines, then witnessing the impregna-tion of the resin, once hardened, revealing their composite design. The teams are now working on mounting and positioning their blade to hubs where they will apply their Auto

Collision Repair knowl-edge painting and finish-ing. Once the actual wind blade is completed, the students will prepare a presentation of their de-sign and their process as part of the competition. The fourth annual Wind blade Competition will be held April 27, 2012 at the University of Maine Orono.

Wind Blade Challenge, 2012

From left: Sawyer Hanna and

Cody Jones work on the vacuum

infusion process at Harbor Tech-

nologies in Brunswick.

Many thanks to Reid potter and

Cory Cass for teaching our stu-

dents the art of composites.

Page 9 Volume 6

A team of two Outdoor Power students, Senior Troy Frey and Sopho-more Jesse Mitchell, attended the first ever Maine Marine Trouble-shooting Competi-tion held at the Maine Boat Build-ers Show in Portland on Saturday March 17, 2012. The competition consisted of a hands-on electrical troubleshooting component and a written test challenged the cogni-tive knowledge of all con-testants. A total of six teams, from Maine Tech-nical Centers competed for trophies, awards and prizes. The competition was sponsored by Univer-sal Technical Institute

(UTI/MMI) and Portland Yacht Service. The Region Ten

team took third place, an excel-lent result, espe-cially for a pro-gram

that specializes in motor-cycle/ATV and snowmo-bile technology! A repre-sentative form the Maine Deptment of Labor con-gratulated each student and handed out the tro-phies and prizes. This was a great day for all in attendance as students were able to meet ant mingle with peo-ple from the industry - building connections that will help students find em-ployment.

Outdoor Power

SkillsUSA Advisor Susan Taylor and Com-mercial Art Teacher Rik Belanger accompanied eighteen students to the Maine State Champion Skill-sUSA competition held in Bangor Maine. Students competed in Advertising Design, State T-shirt De-sign, State Lapel Pin Design, Auto Refinishing, Colli-sion Repair, Welding Sculpture, Masonry, Early Childhood Development, Food and Beverage Ser-vice, Nursing Assisting, Medical Terminology, Per-sonal Protection Procedure, Courtesy Corps, Fire Fighting, and Vital Signs. Our winning students are: Ally McCarthy, Gold Medal State T-shirt Design. Garrett Erb, Silver Medal Advertising Design. Bran-don Smith, Bronze Medal in Auto Refinishing. Congratulations to all students who partici-pated, we are proud of you!!!

SkillsUSA

Back row (left to right): Joey Richardson, Nick Fortin, Ally McCarthy, Martin

Goglino, Brandon Smith, Cody Gonyea, Garrett Erb, Derek Jefferson, Nick Mitchell, Karrina Harriman, Ashley Card, Shawana LaPointe, Autumn Stimp-son, Jessica Abbott, Jon Menard, Allison Stimpson, Olivia Bowie

Finance Your Future

Explore financing your future….graduation isn’t that far away! Join us for an eye opening experience and learn how to navigate your options and build a blueprint for your future. You will have an opportunity to speak with two college students about lessons learned from their first year of col-lege. Each participant will receive a portfolio with valuable information, a completion certificate

and snacks. This class will also qualify you for the Senior Girl Scout Fi-nancing My Future Badge. Classes will be three consecutive Mon-day nights; April 30, may 7, and May 14 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Region Ten Technical High School, 68 Church Road. Advanced regis-tration is required - please call Renee at 319-2411 or Heather at 1-888-922-4763. Or you can email

Renee at [email protected] Class is $6.00

Renee Behm-LeBlanc (left), and

Mary Moore, Director of Guid-

ance at Brunswick High School

help students plan for the future

Join us at Region

Ten Technical

High School for

Financing

Your Future

April 30, May 7,

and May 14

4:00 - 6:00 PM

319-2411 F.M.I.

Student Essay - by Sam Curtis, Second Year OPE Student

Knowledge and Skills for a Lifetime...

r10tech.org

HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL OUTDOOR POWER STUDENT

By Sam Curtis

In every school in the world teachers want their students to be successful. In order to be a successful Outdoor Power student you need to know a few easy steps. There are five steps that I will explain in this essay about how to be a successful Out-door Power student. The first step in being a successful Outdoor Power student is to dress for suc-cess. To do this you need to wear pants, not shorts, preferably jeans. You must not wear long sleeves at the drill press or grinding wheel. You can’t wear sweatshirts with strings on them at the grinding wheel or drill press. Always wear boots, and, if boots aren’t available, then sneakers are accepted. Absolutely no open toed shoes! Wear gloves when needed. Lastly, always wear your safety glasses 100% of the time in the shop. The next step to being a successful Outdoor Power student is to show up on time. The first part of this step is to make sure you have a reliable vehicle to get to school or ride the bus. Next, if you go to get lunch between school and Region 10, make it quick or bring a lunch from your sending school or home. If you’re driving and giving others a ride, only wait for them so long; don’t be late because of someone else. Lastly, don’t go the long way to Region 10 and don’t run your errands on the way there; it’s not the time for that. Third step in being a success is to always do your work. In the classroom, do tests and assignments and pay attention. In the shop, get a project and focus on it, in-stead of just wandering around trying to look busy. Always finish a project before start-ing a new one. Take the necessary steps to finish a project instead of just leaving it half done at the end of the year. One of the most important steps to being an excellent Outdoor Power student is to clean up the shop at the end of the day. First, you need to clean up the tools that you used and put them back in your box where they belong. Next, you need to put your box back in the line up. Then, take all the tools you got from the tool room back. Clean any spills with paper towels. Lastly, you need to help and clean all of the other areas in the shop such as the sink, tire machine, the floors, and any other areas that may have got-ten dirty. Lastly, to be an excellent Outdoor Power student you need to respect your teacher. Don’t give him any guff or back talk. Make sure you respect them and what they ask you to do. Never interrupt or do things to make them mad. In order to be a great Outdoor Power student you need to know these five steps: dress for success, show up on time, do your work, clean up the shop at the end of the day, and respect your teacher. If you follow these five easy steps you will be an outstanding Outdoor Power student.

Do you know someone who would

be a successful Region Ten Tech

student, or would you like to be a

Region Ten Tech student?

Talk to your guidance counselor

today - programs are filling up!

Schedule your Region Ten visit soon! At Region Ten Tech, students learn skills they can take directly to the work-force, col-lege, or a technical in-stitute. Most programs offer industry-recognized licenses and certifications as well as an opportunity to earn college credits

while in high school. Enrollment for the 2012-13 school year is happening now. If you are interested in a Region Ten program, stop by your guidance office and sign up for a visit - you must visit to be accepted into a pro-

gram. We’re waiting

to meet you!

Plan a visit Now

for Enrollment

Next Year