Volume 15, Issue 2

February, 2013

Walker Career Center Teaching Today, Training For A Lifetime

Business Education Family and Consumer Sciences

Engineering and Technology Education

Career and Technical

Education Programs

Architectural Drafting

Auto Collision Repair Technology

Auto Service Technology

Commercial and Digital Photography

Computer Networking Technology

Construction Technology

Cosmetology

Culinary Arts and Hospitality

Dental Assisting

Early Childhood Education

Education Professions

Electronics & Computer Technology

Finance Academy

Graphic Imaging Technology

Health Careers

Precision Tool Technology

Project Lead the Way

Pre-Engineering

Biomedical Sciences

Radio Broadcasting

Video Production

Welding Technology

For Information on Walker Career Center

programs, call 532-6150

www.warren.k12.in.us

Serving students from:

Warren Central High School

Greenfield Central High School

New Palestine High School

Mt. Vernon High School

Morristown High School

Triton Central High School

Highest Honor at VEX Tournament What can keep students occupied for a weekend? VEX Robotics! Team 829A

consisting of Mailika States, senior, and Ellie Honious, junior, driver/controller and

student coaches Gabriel Shelton, freshman, and Nick Pinco, senior, won the top award

at the Indianapolis VEX City Championships at Banker's Life on January 19-20,

2013. The Excellence Award was the highest honor of the championships and was

presented by VEX Robotics and Mayor Ballard. This award is presented to a team

who is not only great competitors, but one who goes out of their way to help others.

This team also qualified to compete in the World Championships in April in

Anaheim, California.

Walker Career Center also had three additional teams compete in the

tournament. 8290A representing Warren Central High School, 829B and 829C

representing Walker Career Center.

All Warren/Walker Robotics team members were instrumental in the success

of the first City of Indianapolis VEX Robotics Championship. In addition to

competing in the tournament, team members served as referees, field reset, field

control, DJ, and provided technical support to the rookie teams throughout the

tournament. It was gracious professionalism at its best!

Congratulations to Randy Decker, Jason Daniels, students, mentors and

parents. Together they made it a great experience for all involved.

SkillsUSA Regional Competition Results

For two weekends in February, students from Walker Career Center competed in SkillsUSA regional contests. SkillsUSA is a student organization for those students enrolled in Career and Technical Education classes and promotes skill and leadership development. The regional competitions were held at various sites around Indianapolis. Students at Walker Career Center displayed great skill and those placing in the top five for their competition will advance to the state competition held at Walker Career Center in April. The following students placed in their regional competition. Student Contest Teacher Amelia Allison Nails Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Joe Beyers Job Skills Demo Carol Rice William Bowman Welding Ricky Ferguson Savion Brown Culinary Arts Carol Rice Hannah Davis Dental Assisting Candy Ryan Michael DeMichieli Welding Ricky Ferguson Chaniqua Dennis Nails Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Melissa Fitch Culinary Arts Carol Rice Brad Frye Auto Service Dale Bupp/Nathan Criswell Tieshia Gamble Dental Assisting Candy Ryan Jakobi Gillespie Carpentry Dave Garvey/Vince Guerrini Caitlin Gillon Dental Assisting Candy Ryan Jose Hernandez Auto Collision Kevin Cannaday Nicole Hodges Nails Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Tyler Honeycutt Computer Maintenance Randy Decker Ashley Hutton Esthetics Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Queshala Irby Commercial Baking Carol Rice Mikaila Jones Cosmetology Elsie Butler/Deb Conte German Lopez Auto Service Dale Bupp/Nathan Criswell Erin Miller Cosmetology Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Niante Orr Esthetics Elsie Butler/Deb Conte Elvia Sanchez Cosmetology Elsie Butler/Deb Conte

Front Row (left to right) Mikaila

Jones, Tieshia Gamble, Elvia

Sanchez, Niante Orr

Second Row (left to right) Hanna

Davis, Jose Hernandez, German

Lopez, Brad Frye

Back Row (left to right) Chaniqua

Dennis, William Bowman, Michael

DeMichieli

Not all students who competed are

pictured.

Nanoline Nationals The Nanoline Contest allowed Walker engineering students to put their technical skills to test.

The team created a design using nanoNavigator software to build a working automation system. What

is Nanoline? It is an intelligent and compact controller that automates multiple basic tasks. Our

students built an automatic hot dog cooker. It was fully automated using VEX and Phoenix

components. After winning the regional contest, the students were transported to Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania via Charter bus, all expenses paid, to compete in the national contest. The Walker Nano

Team placed 2nd out of 22 teams who competed! The contest was sponsored by Phoenix Contact who

is a leading developer of industrial electronic technology and STEM initiatives. Congratulations to

Warren Central/Walker Career Center Engineering students: Alex Rogers, Astrid Hunt, LaShawn Lee,

Michael Linares, Carlos Trujillo, Jordan Britain and their teachers, Jim Hanson and Tim Tarplee.

(Left picture- left to right-front) Carlos Trujillo, Astrid Hunt, and Alex Rogers

(Left picture- left to right-back) Michael Linares, LaShawn Lee and Jordan Britain

CareerFest 2013 On February 7th, Warren Central High School and Walker Career Center packed the house with representatives

from the high school departments, employers, apprenticeships, military branches and postsecondary schools. The

evening is an annual event and is full of information and fun for all who attend. Below is a peek at this year’s

event.

100% of the cost of this publication is paid for by funds awarded through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Warren Central High School and

Walker Career Center do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap in its educational programs, services, and employment practices.

Editor and Layout: Mrs. Cindy Frey; Printing by: Mr. Dave Prevost and Ms. Billie Jo Haeberle

Women in Engineering Walker Career Center hosted 60 eighth grade girls from Stonybrook, Creston and Raymond

Park who were identified with a talent for Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math (STEM). The

girls were invited to a breakfast at the Threshold Restaurant and catered by the Culinary Arts students

and sponsored by Rolls Royce. Students were divided into groups and joined by a female engineer who

shared with them what life was like as an engineer. Women engineers from Rolls Royce and RW

Armstrong answered questions from the students and shared information about the world of engineering

during breakfast. The morning was informational for both the students and the engineers.

Students were then invited to join the Walker Career Center Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

teachers and other PLTW students in a week long Gateway to Engineering camp geared toward girls

during the first week of spring break. The week will be full of fun activities that promote the

development of engineering fundamentals.