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2018-2019 School Year
Volume 4, I ssue 2
Southern Alamance High School
“I want to change peoples’ lives and help them
reach their goals.” “I want to learn different
ways to teach and help (children) love going to
school.” These are just a couple of quotes from
Jacey’s internship journal as she writes weekly
about her “friends”, the kindergarteners in Ms.
DeCoteau’s class at Alexander Wilson
Elementary. Jacey’s senior year is culminating
in a work-based learning experience in which
she is applying skills she already possesses and
learning new ones daily.
CTE Connection Your Career and Technical Education News,
Connecting Students to Future Careers
Contents
Career Development: 1 SAHS Interns Twitter & website 2 connections Business & Marketing 2 Highlights Curriculum Fair, 8th 3 Grade & Junior Parent Night CTE Course Spotlight - 3 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
New Staff 4
Pam Smith
Career Development Coordinator
Upcoming Events
2/15 - CAP application deadline
2/18 - SAHS Registration Fair, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
2/28 – ARMC Job Shadowing
3/20 – Reality of Money
3/21 – Job Shadowing
4/3 - WorkKeys testing
4/11 – ASVAB testing
5/10 – Senior Job Fair
5/31 – Awards Day
6/15 - Graduation
need to know”. She is dedicated to doing all
this while also helping each student find their
own gifts to “shine and stand out”, and taking
care to let each “know they are loved and
very special.”
Ms. DeCoteau says Jacey is an “AWESOME
intern…who does anything that is asked of
her..and always goes above and beyond.”
Jacey describes the internship as “the best
experience of my life.” I’m pretty sure her
“friends” in Ms. DeCoteau’s class feel the
same way!
The internship has
helped reinforce
Jacey’s career goals
of becoming a teacher
while motivating her
to “connect with each
and every student”,
and “teach them
everything they
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Also, check out our CTE Department page, which has general info and links to each of our CTE teacher webpages! Let us know
what you’d like to see as we continue to update our page.
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We all know that feeling of remorse or regret, that feeling of “Could-a, would-a, should-a”, and it definitely
applies to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint! It’s very likely that this will be that class you will reference in the
future, when saying you use what you learned here every day of your life!
Most students will say they know how to use a computer, but very few know how to manipulate text to create
stunningly impressive documents and presentations. Ask yourself:
Can you create a bullet and customize it in a particular shape?
Can you create a hanging indent for those college research papers?
Can you utilize fonts and formats to create a resume that will WOW! a prospective employer or
scholarship reviewer?
And once you have that job, can you create an impactful presentation with speaker’s notes that just might
highlight your skills for that next raise or promotion?
If your answer to any of those bulleted items is in question, then you most certainly will benefit
from Microsoft Word and PowerPoint! Additional benefits of this course:
It carries an option for Honors Credit weight.
Students will have the opportunity to become certified as a Microsoft Office
Specialist in Word and PowerPoint (MOS), an industry credential that is portable
(and looks great on a résumé!)
Students credentialing in all areas may earn an exam exemption AND college credit!
Course Description:
Students will learn the latest version of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to create, enhance,
customize and share documents, presentations, and publications. Digital-based classroom
learning promotes computer skills with an objective mastery performance test from Certiport.
If students pass MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) certification, they earn exam exemption and
potentially articulated college credit. Of course, these credentials enhance college applications
and job resumes.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE THIS ON YOUR COURSE REQUEST FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!
CTE Course Spotlight - Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
CTE Connection Volume 4, Issue 2
SAHS hosted a Curriculum Fair on February 18 in the Auditorium in conjunction with 8th grade parent night and Junior Parent night. Information flowed as parents and students met with current SAHS students and staff to learn about the many offerings through curricular, extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Students were also able to begin registering for next year’s classes!
New Staff
Southern Alamance
High School
631 Southern High School Road
Graham, NC 27253
Phone:
(336) 570-6400
E-mail:
We’re on the Web! CDC site address
http://www.abss.k12.nc.us/Domain/2800
CTE Dept site address
http://www.abss.k12.nc.us/domain/5336
I have taught Health Science at the high school level for
three years, though I have been a nurse for 27 years. I
married my high school sweet heart and have three amazing
children. When I’m not in the classroom, I love spending
time with my family, cooking, traveling, sports, and reading.
Apart from that, I am always on a quest to meet new people
and learn about their language and culture.
Greetings! My name is
Elizabeth Napolitano and I will
be teaching Health Science
1 & 2. I am glad to welcome
students into my classroom this
spring at Southern Alamance
High School. I graduated from
Arizona State University with a
major in Psychology and then
earned my master’s degree in
education with an emphasis in
Teaching and Learning from
Liberty University.