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Maine Career and Technical Education Portal
News & Events
Archive: December 2009
Student Built Firefighting Building Helps Students Train
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December 23, 2009 A recent collaboration between programs at the Mid-coast School of Technology has resulted in the construction of a building built by students to be used by students. MCST started the 2009-10 school year with a brand new program. The Fire Fighting Program is well on its way of being a very successful and popular program. With the help of the Residential Construction students they now have a new training facility. |
December 23rd 2009
CAR DIRTY?????
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LRVC students enrolled in the Diversified Occupations Program learn a variety of skills. One of our newest endeavors is "Auto Recon." We are not limited to just cars. You can bring in a car, truck, van, boat, motorcycle, atv, snowmobile, mobile home, camper, etc. Call and make an appointment. The kids do such a good job, that we are booked months in advance!!! |
MCST November Students of the Month
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Two students recognized at Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland, Maine: The faculty at the Mid-Coast School of Technology has recognized two outstanding Students of the Month for November from the Small Engine Repair and Technical Communications programs. The award is based on demonstration of the characteristics of solid attendance, positive attitude, and excellent work ethic. Selected for the November Small Engine Repair Program honor is Aaron Keating, a junior from Medomak... |
Student survey sheds light on Bath's outdoor illumination
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The Forecaster By Alex Lear
Dec 09, 2009 10:41 am BATH — Cindy Cygan's Geographic Information System class is nearing the end of a two-year project for the city, gathering data about Bath's approximately 850 street lights. The Bath Regional Career and Technical Center teacher explained that the study is meant to determine if there are areas of the city with more than enough light, where energy can be reduced, or where lighting is insufficient. Along with light locations,... |
Region Ten Kicks Off Food Drive
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Maine Vocational Region Ten Skills USA Chapter has chosen the Brunswick Area Food Bank as their Community Service Project this year. Each month a different program is in charge of collecting non perishable and personal items to donate to the food bank. This month Chef Ellen Turcotte and her Food Trades students collected 70 items/71 lb. Auto Technology will provide goods for the month of December. |
SCRTC Students Participate in Community Service Project
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SCRTC Students Participate in Community Service Project
Recently, students and instructors from the Truck Driving, Welding, and Building Trades programs came to the aid of the city of Calais by volunteering their time to help out at the Calais Waterfront Walkway. They spent several days working on setting railway ties, and filling and tapping down earth on the sides of the walkway. See below for some pictures of the project. Building Trades Welding Truck Driving |
Early Childhood Education and Learning Center Open House
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Early Childhood Education and Learning Center OPEN HOUSE On October 28th, the St. Croix Regional Technical Center held an open house to recognize and thank all those who helped us achieve our goal of constructing a state of the art Early Childhood Education and Learning Center. The major monetary contributors of the project were: The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation ($50,000), The Libra Foundation ($25,000), and The Maine Community Foundation ($7,500). Due to the generosity of these... |
Macbook Deployment
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The Computer Technologies I and II students at BRCTC recently deployed more than 700 Macbook computers to students of Morse High School. The majority of the deployment took place over a stretch of four days, with one grade receiving their laptops each day. The deployment sessions were planned by members of the Computer Information Services team for RSU1 and students from Computer Technologies II. The implementation was then executed by these staff and students, with the assistance of... |
Gingerbread Houses
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The Culinary Arts class at Region III created a bunch of great gingerbread houses this year! The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce requested that the houses be created and displayed throughout the area. |
Building Trades begins construction of Energy Efficient Home.
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Building Trades Students begin assembling the outer walls for the superinsulated ranch style home they are building this year. As the clearing and preparation of the site for the new sub-division winds down the next phase begins. Sebago Technics will locate and layout the foundation for the first of four homes to be built in the subdivision. Heavy Equipment Operations students will dig the foundation hole. Utilizing new technology for foundation material the foundation will be... |
