Alief Career and Technical Education FEBRUARY 18, 2013 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2. Meet the New Certified Nurse Aides! T

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1 Alief ISD Alief Career and Technical Education FEBRUARY 18, 2013 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 Meet the New Certified Nurse Aides! T en Alief CTE students completed the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) program. Pictured at left are five of the seven students who have received the state certification which allows them to pursue a job as a Certified Nurse Aide. The program is a 96 hour program combining classroom instruction and clinical practice in a nursing facility. To receive the certification, the students completed a skills performance in a nursing facility and a 60 question written examination. They had to successfully complete the skills performance to take the written examination. In this program, Alief CTE students attend classes at Alief and at Houston Community College Bissonnet facility. The spring class of CNA students has begun their journey to their CNA certification. They will sit for their examination in May. Holub Students Explore Careers on the Go S tudents in Ms. Jefferson s Exploring Careers class at Holub Middle School have been assisting the CTE department with the impending pilot for the Careers on the Go I-Pad program. The CTE department has provided ten I-Pads that store career e-books, Achieve Texas magazines, KUDER resources, as well as other beneficial information that will use technology to provide resources to students. The I-Pads will rotate to all of the district middle schools in the spring semester and will be available for classes to use. The 7 th and 8 th grade students have been completing lessons and activities that are geared towards their career focus and future goals. The technologically-savvy students are providing feedback on the ease of use of the electronic device, as well as the relevancy of the content and the interest of the prepared lessons. The information gathered from the students will then be integrated to make this program both engaging and successful. Remember February is CTE MONTH Check out our displays In the Administration Building

2 ALIEF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Page 2 CTE Students Speak at Elementary Career Days CTE seniors in advanced level programs spoke to elementary students recently at Boone Career Day. The high school seniors told students about the CTE programs in high school that they are studying. The programs of Culinary Arts, Engineering, Health Science and Automotive Technology were represented by the students. CTE students are scheduled to go to several other elementary Career Days in February. Horticulture students learn caregiving of plants Students spin the Wheel of Fortune at the Reality Fair Principles Students Get a Dose of Reality Learning to live with a budget is the goal of the CU4 Reality Fairs held at Elsik and Hastings Ninth Grade Centers. Students from Alief s Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance classes from Taylor, Kerr, Elsik and Hastings Ninth Grade Centers participated in the fairs held in November and December The CU 4 Reality Fair is a fun and exciting simulation of spending and budgeting based on career choices and lifestyle decisions. After studying budgeting in their classroom, students choose a career. When they attend the fair, students are given a salary for that career. They then plan a monthly budget. At the fair, students use their salary to purchase housing, transportation, and other items such as electronics, clothing and pets. During the fairs, community volunteers are on hand to help students select the items based on their salary. They also have simulated credit counseling. This event is an initiative of Texas Credit Union League and is being sponsored by Peoples Trust Credit Union and Shared Resources Credit Union. Culinary Students Win Top Prize Students in CTE s Culinary Arts program recently participated in the first annual Soup er Bowl cook off sponsored by the Houston Westchase Rotary Club. The culinary students battled against nine other teams in the competition and fared exceptionally well with their chicken tortilla soup entry by taking home the first place title. The event was held at the Quillan Center in Houston and the proceeds from the event benefitted the Houston Westchase Rotary, WHAM (West Houston Assistance Ministries), as well as provided scholarship money for deserving Alief ISD students.

3 Page 3 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 Hastings Accounting Team Wins Big at UIL Alief CTE students who are a part of the Hastings Accounting Team won big at a recent UIL competition. The Hastings Accounting Team competed in the Klein Forest Invitational Meet on Saturday, January 26, The team finished with an outstanding showing, nearly making a clean sweep in the contest. The students have all participated in CTE s Accounting class. 1 st Place Individual Ling Chen 1 st Place Team: Ling Chen Luis Vazquez 2 nd Place Individual Luis Vazquez Katherine Martinez 4 th Place Individual Katherine Martinez 11 th Place Individual Christopher Tran 5 th Place Individual Arthur Watkins 12 th Place Individual Chante Gilbert 8 th Place Individual Richard Vargas BPA Places at Regional Competition T he Hastings Chapter of Business Professionals of America proudly announces their Regional Conference winners, who will compete at State Conference in March. All the students are in CTE s Practicum in Business Management class. Congratulations to the following State Qualifiers: 1 st place Fundamental Word Processing: Victoria Coto 1 st place Administrative Support Team: Victoria Coto, Caitlin Roberts, Stuart Sayre, Jenny Tran 2 nd place Advanced Word Processing: Gustavo Osorio 2 nd place Fundamental Spreadsheets: Stuart Sayre 2 nd place Basic Office Systems and Procedures: Jenny Tran 2 nd place Advanced Office Systems and Procedures: Ashley Duncan 2 nd place Graphic Design and Promotion: Luis DeLira 2 nd place Integrated Office: Karen Buenrostro 3 rd place Medical Office Systems and Procedures: Emily Bennett Pharmacy Technician students practice how to properly prepare intravenous medications DID you KNOW? 65 Hastings, Elsik, and Taylor Career Preparation and Practicum in Business Management students have earned the National Professional Certification in Customer Service

4 ALIEF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Page 4 Flour babies made by ENGC Principles of Human Services students FBLA Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapters from Hastings, Kerr and Taylor High School competed recently in the FBLA district competition at Cypress-Creek High School. The Alief CTE students competed in a variety of business related competitions. Hastings had 29 students compete and 6 of those students placed in individual events. Taylor sent 2 students with one of those placing in her event. Kerr sent 63 students and returned with 45 team or individual awards. The chapters will now send students to the state competition to be held in March in Dallas. Hospitality Students Tour Toyota Center CTE students in ENGC s Principles of Hospitality and Tourism class took a tour of the Toyota Center where they were able to view and learn about various areas of the arena including luxurious private lounges, VIP restaurant for suite-holders, concessions, and the opposing team locker room. The Alief CTE students toured the facility to learn about the hospitality industry. The tour also gave students the opportunity to view the secure areas of the building that are only frequented by Toyota Center staff & notable guests. The class had previously studied both recreation/leisure and food/beverage establishments in class. Architectural Design Workshop & Scholarship Event Two CTE Architectural Design students from Hastings and two students from Elsik participated in the Introductory Workshop for the Michael G. Meyers Architectural Design & Scholarship Competition at Kirksey Architecture firm in Houston. At the event, students had the opportunity to be mentored by a Houston architect. The students were introduced to the design process, made a model and presentation board based on a case study and presented their product. Students were mixed with students from different high schools and worked in groups of 6-7 with their architect mentor. The Hastings students are Andy Quintanilla and Chris Perez. The Elsik students are Phollie Landicho and Joseph Saul Ajucum. The students will compete in a series of events leading up to the announcement of scholarship and awards winners in April. The Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition is an annual high school student competition that awards $10,000 in college scholarships each year. It is an ideas competition with an emphasis on creative problem solving and graphic presentation.

5 Page 5 Students Place at San Antonio Livestock Show Olle Shines in Competition O n Saturday, February 9, 2013, Olle Middle School competed in the Mousetrap Race Car competition sponsored by SECME (Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering) and GCTAME (Gulf Coast Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering). Demunn Davis won 1 st place in 7 th grade Science. He will represent Olle Middle School and Houston in the State Competition scheduled for April 6, 2013 at Texas A & M University. Alyanna Smith won 3 rd place in 8 th Grade Science. C ongratulations to Elsik seniors Charlotte Sturm, who placed 6th with her Texas Longhorn heifer, and Joe Cavazos, who placed 4th with his Beef Master heifer at the San Antonio Livestock Show. The next big show for the students is the Houston Livestock Show in March. The Engineering and Math and Science teams are sponsored by OMS CTE teachers Halcyon Sutton (SECME Coordinator), Hellana Haymond (Career Portals in STEM), and Walter Kimbrough (Gateway to Technology). Elementary Students Get Career Program Alief CTE Department is sponsoring a pilot career program for elementary students. The program, Kuder Galaxy, provides career informa on in a fun way for students. Kuder Galaxy is being piloted in 18 elementary schools and 3 Intermediate schools. The computer based program simplifies career awareness into Play, Watch, Do and Training for Kuder Galaxy Explore. It also facilitates the development of fundamental reading, wri ng and math skills. Currently, students in grades 7 12 use Kuder Navigator, the corresponding high school career program. Alief provides each student a life long free account in Kuder Navigator star ng in the 7 th grade. ALIEF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Career and Technical Education 4250 Cook Road Houston, TX (281) Ext Director Bill Marshall Coordinator Kimberly Crow Program Manager Gaile Howland -Ext Student Development Specialists Julie Perrin - Ext Teresa Toliver - Ext Delisha Simon - Ext Campus Career Advisors Bea Garza - Elsik Ext Diana Burciaga - Hastings Ext Diana Trim - Taylor Ext Visit us at Human Resource students learn about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from guest speaker Joe Bontke