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Maine Career and Technical Education Portal
News & Events
Archive: 2009
MCST Students Participate in Craft Championships
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November 20, 2009 - The largest group ever to represent Mid-Coast School of Technology recently attended the 10th Annual Craft Championships. Twenty one students from the Residential Construction program participated in a number of events taking place at the Augusta Civic Center. Instructor Dan Dishner was proud of the attendance and engagement of the MCST students. "I thought all of the students did a good job of participating this year. They were all required to do at least one event.... |
December 2nd 2009
MCST October Students of the Month
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The faculty at the Mid-Coast School of Technology has recognized two outstanding Students of the Month for October from the Auto Technology and PreEngineering programs. The award is based on demonstration of the characteristics of solid attendance, positive attitude, and excellent work ethic. Selected for the October Auto Tech Program honor is Brandon Eugley, a junior from Medomak Valley High School. Instructor Tom Vannah considers Brandon “a great role model for other students. He... |
Early Childhood Students Attend National Workshop
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Written by Danielle Levesque and Ashley Raymond On November 6, students from the Early Childhood Occupations program attended a workshop in Caribou, ME, entitled Weaving the Threads of Literacy. This workshop was presented by the National Head Start Family Literacy Center, and the guest speaker was Kathryn Bell. Participants learned that two of the most important skills to get children ready to read are vocabulary development, and understanding the alphabetic principle. The workshop... |
Teacher Conferences
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Please contact a teacher for a conference today. Thursday Nov. 19 4:00 -7:20 Monday Nov. 23 11:00-2:00 / 4:00 -7:20 Tuesday Nov. 24 11:00 -2:00 |
LRVC Implements PBIS
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Lake Region Vocational Center is in the early phases of adopting PBIS, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports . We want to keep kids in school for as long as we can, thereby seizing the opportunity to instill further learning. PBIS helps students and adults decide which behaviors are appropriate. Under the umbrella of PBIS, students and staff will set expectations for academic, social and personal behaviors. In some instances, appropriate behaviors for various settings will require... |
L.O.C.A.L Garden Community Service
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On Friday, November 13th about 40 students from the Culinary and Construction programs at BRCTC went to the L.O.C.A.L. Garden on a community service trip. The L.O.C.A.L. Garden is RSU #1's district garden where students, teachers, and community members grow organic fruits and vegetables for use in schools. The Culinary and Construction students eagerly raked, turned beds, composted plants gone by, and sealed picnic tables. They organized the garden shed and stowed everything neatly for... |
Did you know that high school juniors and seniors can take tuition- free college courses?
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ON COURSE FOR COLLEGE is a program that allows juniors and seniors to enroll in college courses--tuition free! If you are interested, please see Melissa in the Tech Office or you can speak with your guidance counselor. Central Maine Community College has posted their spring courses being offered in Franklin County and Bryan Wallace, Student Services, will be hosting two Registration Nights at Foster Tech/Mt Blue HS on November 19 and December 8 from 4pm- 6pm. |
Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance(click each list to enlarge)
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Student of the Quarter honorees announced!
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Brunswick High School Emily Bellevue - Food Trades Jason Sinko - Auto Collision Repair Andrew Davis - Firefighting I & II Jimmy Pratt - Outdoor Power Equipment Dominic Oldham - Building Trades Kira Lewis - General Trades Kristal Clark - Pre-Apprenticeship Robert Balfour - Marketing
Mt. Ararat High School Chris Kilbreth - Metal Fabrication/Welding Chelsea Caron - Health Occupations Chris Sylvester - Auto Technology Cameron Wiley - Commercial Art Freeport High... |
150 LRTC students earn 10 hour OSHA safety training card
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150 Lewiston Regional Technical Center students recently completed the 10 hour OSHA industrial safety course which was delivered by the Maine Department of Labor. The training covers a wide range of work place safety related topics such as personal protective equipment, hazardous materials, fire protection, electrical safety, machine guarding and environmental controls. LRTC Assistant Director Peter Gagnon, commented "This program not only provides our students with critical training... |
