Our new school year is off to a great start. Thank you to all the families who attended Open House.
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SkillsUSA
All of us here at Stafford want to give a big thank you to John Bixby. John has been a faculty advisor for SkillsUSA for at least ten years. Without his dedication and extra work, our students would not have had chances to compete at the state level, move on to the national level, and experience all kinds of wonderful learning opportunities. We look forward to all the help and guidance our students will get from the new co-advisor Tony Bosnich. Melissa Patterson continues to be an advisor for this club and we extend many thanks to her as well!
First Assembly
Our first assembly was held early last week to welcome and welcome back our students. We introduced staff with photos. Expectations were reviewed. President’s Volunteer Service Award winners were recognized as well. We have hit the ground running!
NTHS Induction
On May 11, 2017 the newest members of the National Technical Center were inducted. The ceremony includes a recogniton of each inductee by the program instructor, a candle lighting ceremony, a rose ceremony and a delicious buffet after. The buffet was prepared by students in the Culinary Arts program.
We are very proud of our students.
Medal Winners
Stafford Tech Center: SkillsUSA 2017 Total: 52 medals (13 Gold, 19 Silver, 20 Bronze)
Gold
Plumbing – Darin Alt (FH, Electrical/Plumbing)
Electrical Wiring – Eli Gignoux (RHS, Leadership/Elec & Plumbing)
Team Works – Trevor Quigley (OV, Electrical/Plumbing) and Logan Withington (MR, Electrical/Plumbing)
Welding – Steven Betit (Poultney, Power Mechanics/Welding)
Extemporaneous Speaking – Dylan Beebe (MR, Digital Arts)
Technical Drafting – Nathaniel Whipple (MR, STEM)
Crime Scene Investigation – Faith Springer (FH, Public Safety), Hunter Lanfear (MR, Public Safety), Lexi Sadakierski (OV, Public Safety)
Job Skill Demo A – Kiana Porter (OV, Health Careers)
Cosmetology – Hilary Dubois (FH, Cosmetology)
Photography – Grace Euber (OV, Digital Arts)
Silver
Plumbing – James Mars (Poultney, Electrical/Plumbing)
Team Works – Jared Disorda (OV, Electrical/Plumbing) and Noah Smith (OV, Electrical/Plumbing)
Additive Manufacturing – Noah Logan (RHS, STEM) and Lindsey Hewes (Poultney, STEM)
Related Technical Math – Ryan Ward (MR, STEM)
Auto Refinishing Technology – Samantha Butler (FH, Auto R/C)
Promotional Bulletin Board – Grace Euber (OV, Digital Arts), Sky-lyn Mead (Poultney, Digital Arts), and Brooke Otto (FH, Digital Arts)
Pin Design – Alea Valente (RHS, Digital Arts)
Action Skills – Andrew Cassidy (FH, Public Safety)
Basic Health Care – Kiana Porter (OV, Health Careers)
3D Visualization and Animation – Brooke Otto (FH, Digital Arts) and Jon Urbani (RHS, STEM)
Gorilla Communications – Kiana Porter (OV, Health Careers), Harrison Steever (MR, Leadership/Video), Dylan Beebe (MR, Digital Arts), Francis Grabowski (WR, Leadership/Elec&Plumbing)
Bronze
Plumbing – Francis Grabowski (WR, Leadership/Elec & Plumbing)
Electrical Wiring – Glen Mandel (RHS, Electrical/Plumbing)
Cabinetmaking – Zac Kasuba (Poultney, Construction Tech)
Culinary Arts – Eric Morton (RHS, Culinary)
Related Technical Math – Allie Lynch (WR, STEM)
Collision Repair – Samantha Butler (FH, Auto R/C)
Job Interview – Laura Jones (FH, Health Careers)
Technical Drafting – Alex Blackwood (FH, STEM)
Action Skills – Justin Hill (RHS, Construction Tech)
Criminal Justice – John Greene (MR, Public Safety)
Basic Health Care – Britney Foss (FH, Health Careers)
Job Skill Demo A – Britney Foss (FH, Health Careers)
TV Video Production – Harrison Steever (MR, Leadership/Video) and Ryan Worcester (MR, Video)
Advertising Design – Sky-lyn Mead (Poultney, Digital Arts)
Prepared Speech – Harrison Steever (MR, Leadership/Video)
Gorilla Communications – Justin Hill (RHS, Construction Tech), Noah Smith (OV, Electrical/Plumbing), Ryan Ward (MR, STEM), Andrew Cassidy (FH, Public Safety)
Winter Carnival
Our Winter Carnival was a great success! Many students tried skiing or snowboarding for the very first time. Others were off and going the minute they got off the bus. Some students swam, or worked out, and even others chose to stay inside and visit, or work on a jigsaw puzzle. There was something for everyone. A huge thank you from the Stafford community to Pico, and to Melissa Patterson who puts SO much work into this great day.
Thank you Mayor Louras!
Rutland City’s Mayor, Chris Louras, signed a proclamation declaring February Career Technical Education Month in the city of Rutland. We thank him for recognizing our school, and the benefit we bring to the community.
College Visits
Part of the experience at Stafford is visiting colleges. Recently Culinary Arts and Forestry programs visited Paul Smiths College in New York.
Partnership with the Sheriff’s Office
For the annual Halloween Parade Stafford’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice and Construction Technology program partnered with Rutland County Sheriff’s Office. With the support from the sheriff, and support from students, Vince and Larry (the crash test dummies) and MacGruff the Crime dog were able to take part in the parade.
Visitors!
Poultney 8th grade “Pathways” class visited 6 different programs on October 11th. Here students work on some basil in the Culinary Arts Program.