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The STEM Academy moves into its new home!
A little over three weeks ago our STEM Academy moved into its new home. The newly renovated lab space offers the program much needed expansion room; allowing the program to utilize both an advanced 21st century classroom environment and flexible open work space. The lab also gives Stafford the space to partner with our local FIRST robotics team. The FRC IBOTS team 2370 currently meets Thursday evenings in our STEM lab.
Recently STCN even broadcasted the weekly Rutland Update live from the lab. Check out the video and pictures below. Don’t miss our open house on March 5th starting at 5:00pm. It will be a great opportunity to explore the new lab and enter for some great raffles prizes.
The Stafford Report: Spotlight on Video Communications
Join us as we spend some time with Video Communications instructor, Curt Casper, and one of his students, Anthony Sherburne. Curt is in his second year at Stafford and shares some exciting changes he’s made to his program. Anthony offers his unique student perspective as a third year students.
Stafford Takes Third Place at the NECI Culinary Classic!
On Friday, November 14th nine teams from throughout the state competed in the seventh annual NECI Culinary Classic at City Hall in Montpelier! First place went to St. Johnsbury Academy, second to Northwest Technical Center, and a tie for third between Stafford Technical Center and Southwest Vermont Career Development Center. Teams of three students each had 90 minutes to prepare three different dishes: a white bean and vegetable soup, seared chicken breast with beurre blanc, herb risotto, and broccoli, and a crepe prepared using a seasonal mystery basket.
This is the first time Stafford placed in this competition. Our competitors, Alyssa Czarnecki, Hunter Jakob, and Isabelle Hardina, each won a knife kit and a $1,000 scholarship to NECI.
Stafford Welcomes Maple Village
A great visit to the Bellezza Salon was topped off with a fabulous lunch at our Dollhouse Restaurant. It is the second year that Bellezza and the Dollhouse have welcomed Maple Village. We hope to see everyone again next year! Call today to schedule your visit. Bellezza Salon: 802-770-1055. Dollhouse Restaurant: 802-770-1041.
Help for Haiti
On Friday, January 29th Stafford Technical Center’s Health Careers, Human Services, and Hospitality students held a bake sale to benefit the earthquake victims of Haiti.
The students in Health Careers initiated the idea of this fundraiser. Students and staff brought in homemade treats and sold them in Campus Common Grounds (Stafford School Store) and also during STC and Rutland High School lunch periods. Two hundred dollars was raised for this cause. A special thanks to all who contributed to its success.
Students Team Up with Local Architect on Teen Center
Caption of Photo: Front-L-R: Chad Johnson and John Pluta-Stafford Technical Center Students and in rear, Architect Mark McManus.
An exciting collaboration between the Slate Valley Teen Center in Fair Haven and Stafford Technical Center (STC) has begun to develop as students from STC’s Architecture Engineering Design (AED) Program worked on the proposed teen center location under the supervision of architect, Mark McManus, of Middletown Springs. STC second year students Chad Johnson and John Pluta, both from Mill River Union High School, spent time measuring, recording, and sketching the existing assembly space above the Fair Haven Municipal Offices. This space originally housed the local high school, but has been unused for approximately 50 years. The space boasts high ceilings, wood wainscoting, and tall windows, which bring in lots of natural light and wonderful views of the town green. The Stafford AED students will have the opportunity to work on “as built” drawings which will be used in the development of a design for the center.This project has enabled the Stafford students to utlize their program skills in a “real world” application.
The proposed teen center will serve eleven surrounding towns and two high schools, Fair Haven Union High School and Poultney High School.
DECA OFFICERS INSTALLED
On November 18, 2009 students, parents, friends and staff gathered to participate in the induction of new members to the Stafford Technical Center Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) chapter. DECA supports skill development in marketing, entrepreneurship, sales, customer service, leadership and a host of additional business and managerial techniques which provide a direct pathway for students who intend to pursue post-secondary study or immediate employment in the world of business.
The following students were inducted to the STC DECA Chapter for the 2009-2010 school year:
Kati Messer, MRUHS- President
Christina Campo, PRHS-Vice-President
Brianna Allen, MRUHS-Secretary
Alison McLellan, PRHS- Treasurer
Stephanie Colton, RHS-Parliamentarian
Officers in training:
Kayla Buckley, WRHS-President
Ashley Carroll, RHS-Vice President
Josh Marcille, WRHS-Secretary
Brent White, MRUHS-Treasurer
New members include: Antonia Briggs, Aimee DuBray, Courtney Mumford, (All RHS Students) Emily Patch, MRUHS Ashley Webster, WRHS
Heritage Family Credit Union donates prizes for Financial Literacy
The Heritage Family Credit Union donated a Wii Fit System, Nintendo DS, and an MP3 player that were given away on June 5th to students in Stafford Technical Center’s Hospitality & Entreprenuership program. The student’s names were entered throughout the year for every financial literacy test they passed. The curriculum is free through the National Endowment for financial education. The Heritage Family Credit Union supports the teaching of financial literacy to high school students. Their generous donation served as motiviation for students to score well on their financial tests.
These students names were drawn for the following prizes:
Wii Fit System: Stephen Bassett (Otter Valley Union High School)
Nintendo DS: Alison McLellan (Proctor High School)
MP3 Player: Jenna Pelkey (Otter Valley Union High School)
Stafford would like to thank the Heritage Family Credit Union for their generosity and for supporting financial literacy. We also extend our gratitude to Katrina Kessop who has done a tremendous job as our “resident teller” at our STC Heritage Credit Union Branch. Kessop instructs the Hospitality and Entreprenuership students how to properly handle money and assist customers with credit union transactions.