Mission Statement
The mission of the Lapeer County Intermediate School District is to promote, initiate, and implement educational and support services for its constituent local districts; engage in cooperative programs with other entities; and plan, implement, and carry out programs that promote the educational, career, and service needs of the population.
Past Events 2009-2010
Advisory Committee Dinner
Advanced Health Occupations
•Advanced Health Occupation students visited the University of Michigan Medical Center learning about ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation). They were doing research for their upcoming HOSA competition. They will be competing in the Health Education event. ECMO is essentially a cardiac, lung bypass machine that patients are placed on when there is virtually no hope of survival.
•On November 11th the Advance Health Occupations class was able to witness a live total knee replacement through a videoconference. This was powerful learning experience as this experience allows for them to ask questions and interact via videoconference with surgeons and medical personnel in a real hospital operating room.
Agriscience
•Lapeer County FFA Banquet Awards Winners
•More than 400 hundred people turned out for Lapeer County's Farmology, including our program. For more information view the provided links. •FFA Press Release •News Clip
Collision Repair
•Barren Institute of Technology paid a visit to our Collision Repair program. A recent graduate from the college preformed an airbrushing demonstration for the students. This gave the students an opportunity to see, first hand, the quality of work students acquire from the college and the chance to ask questions about the programs offered. •Barren Institute of Arts Demo
Computer Aided Design
Projects that were done by by Students. •3D Design and Animation
Computer Networking
•Congratulations to Dakota Linson and Jon Zielinski, both Lapeer West students, for advancing to Round 2 of the Cisco 2010 NetRiders Skills Challenge! This team of students from our Computer Networking program was one of the top 10 highest-scoring teams from across the state of Michigan in Round 1, which took place on March 24th. Way to go and best of luck in Round 2!
• Beginning March 18th our Marketing & Entrepreneurship and Computer Networking programs are having businessmen from Village Printing go into their programs to teach the Junior Achievement Entrepreneurship Program. They will be visiting the programs every Thursday for the next seven weeks. The curriculum is very interactive and begins with ideas and new product generation and will continue until each section of a business plan is covered.
• The Computer Networking program attended the North American International Auto Show’s Automotive Education Day on January 20, 2010. 29 students attended the field trip. Technology plays a major role in today’s automobiles. Students were able to make the connection between the technology they are learning about in the classroom and how it relates as a career field within the automotive industry. Three of our students, Matthew Shafer, Fiore Bertoni III, and Garret Meier were interviewed by WNEM Channel 5. Click here to view the full news story: http://www.wnem.com/video/22286971/index.html
Construction Trades
•On December 10th Oakland Technical Campus Northwest held its annual Holiday Invitational carpentry and masonry competition. Construction Trades took a team of three carpenters who worked together and competed against 13 other teams from Southeast Michigan. They had about four hours to build a small garden shed and ended up taking first place. Instructor Rob Shadley said, "I am very proud of them and they did a great job representing Lapeer Ed-Tech and the Construction Technology program."
Culinary Arts
• On December 9th we prepared a 4-course meal for 100, served and cleared. This Christmas Buffet allowed the students to learn the industry in “real-time” experience. Upon arriving, the students went straight to work. The customers were already seated and waiting for service, even before the students arrived. They work hosting, buffet service, table service, bake sale, food runner and rounds person. Every student had one specific job that was required, under the scrutiny of the community. At the end of the day, they were both proud, and tired.
• Ten teams went down to Macomb for the Gingerbread competition and they received two gold medals, five silver and three bronze. It was a very stiff competition this year with Romeo and Anchor Bay competing against them. Also, a silent auction was held for the Gingerbread Houses at English Gardens on Hall Road located next to Partridge Creek Mall. All proceeds went to benefit Forgotten Harvest Food Bank. The competition on December 3rd in Caro, went to benefit Big Brother/Big Sister foundation. Competition results will be posted. Also, a past student, Brandon D’Arca came in for a fruit carving demonstration. Brandon has worked with Food Networks own Ray Dewey, and really did a great job. Fruit carving, because it is meticulous, is not for everyone, but some of the students really showed interest and are practicing at home. Two Ed-Tech culinary graduates are scheduled to appear in Michigan Restaurant Magazine in the next couple of months.
•Culinary Arts program choreographed a dance that demonstrates different aspects of food safety. Kyle Loudermilk and Laura Roberts, from our Digital Media Arts program, directed and produced the piece for the Culinary Arts class. Click the link below to veiw their work.
DECA
• DECA District 7 Competition was officially held on January 16th. Fourteen of the Marketing & Entrepreneurship students from the Lapeer Ed-Tech Chapter took an online marketing test relating to their field of study on December 8, 2009. Then on January 16th the students went down to Chippewa Valley H.S. to complete a role play with a judge. They were given a scenario and a limited amount of time to review it and then met with a judge to explain their solution to the problem presented. Four student earned seven medals and will be going on to State competition in March. Clifford Healy, Dryden received an overall medal in sports & Entertainment marketing, Zach Turnbull received a medal for his role play and an overall all medal in Business Services Marketing and Amy Kaltz & Taryn Rubino received team role play medals and team over all medals for Hospitality Services Team Decision Making. We are very proud of them. Along with our district winners Samantha Thompson and Miranda Sanborn will be attending States for their written event: The Chapter Awards Project.
Digital Media Arts
•Digital Media Arts production students directed and produced a short news package containing current news going on around our Ed-Tech Center. Click the link below to view their work.
•On Friday, March 19, our class toured the Channel 4 news station in Detroit, where they had the opportunity to watch a live news production. The students also visited the College of Creative Studies and participated in an Ad Design workshop. Their afternoon ended with a wonderful lunch at the Hard Rock Café. Photos
• On Friday, March 26th, Juniors from our class went to Flint for a Tour of the ABC 12 studios and the Communications & Journalism Department of the University of Michigan-Flint. Photos
• Students sold heart shaped suckers to help with the relief effort in Haiti. The campaign was called Hearts for Haiti. The suckers were 50 cents a piece. The entire 50 cents was donated to the relief efforts. Students raised $76.76 for the American Red Cross.
•Graphic Design and Digital Imaging Projects
•Culinary Arts program choreographed a dance that demonstrates different aspects of food safety. Kyle Loudermilk and Laura Roberts, from our Digital Media Arts program, directed and produced the piece for the Culinary Arts class. Click the link below to veiw their work.
•Bryanna Harp, a 2010 North Branch graduate and second year Digital Media Arts student, created the t-shirt design that was chosen for the 2010 Eastern Michigan Fair. Fair board members, including Ian Kempf, the Fairground Manager (pictured along with Bryanna and Mrs. Holladay, DMA teacher), choose the design from the twenty-five submitted. Bryanna received four complimentary passes to the fair, along with t-shirts printed with her design for her family.
Careers in Education
•Teens ‘n’ Tots Preschool Program hosted a Trike A-Thon on Thursday, April 15th. Judy Mattila, Preschool Instructor organized the event with the help of Ed-Tech’s Careers in Education students. The preschoolers rode their bikes around a course and were reinforced the four safety rules by our Careers in Education Students. This event raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Trike-A-Thon
•Our Teens n' Tots Preschool program held their first annual Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Careers in Education students organized and ran events such as trycicle races and hockey games for the preschool student to participate in. At the end of the day each preschoolers recieved a gold medal for their participation.Olympics
•On December 17th Chris Cringle himself stopped by to visit our Teens 'n Tots preschoolers. Children had the chance to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what was on their wish list. No one walked away empty handed. All preschoolers received a gift and a candy cane. This wonderful event is sure to put anyone in the holiday spirit.
Health Occupations
• On December 9th our Health Occupations program helped The American Red Cross run a blood drive here at our Ed-Tech Center. Mrs. Hill, our Health Occupations instructor, has been part of this event for nine years. The students use this experience as a chance to earn community service, which is a requirement for class, and to gain much needed experience practicing compassion.
HOSA
•Advanced Health Occupations Program participated in a HOSA competition Saturday, February 6th at Bay Arenac in Bay City. Five students from the program received medals - Kevin Johnston received a gold medal in Nurse assistant; Maribel Hernadez received a Bronze medal in Nurse Assistance; Brie Magrum received a Gold medal in Rescue Breathing/First aid; Ashley Guerrero and Chelsea Parrott received a Bronze medal in Health Education and Marhiya Sawatzke received a Silver medal in Personal Care. States will take place in Traverse City on April 15th and 16th. •Photo Gallery
• HOSA regional results from Saturday, February 6th at Bay Arenac in Bay City are Jordan Ging, who won a gold medal for Personal Care and Dominique Sweeney who won a Bronze medal for Personal Care.
Nursing Assistant- Richard Whitehead, Jessica Medaugh, Jacquelyn Owen and Nicole Martin.
Health Career Poster- Ellen Martin and Hailey Gutierrez
Medical Photography- Jessie Bryant, Brooke Streber, Lydia Neumeyer and Stephanie Jacobs
Extemporaneous Health Poster LeeAnn Johnson
Extemporaneous Writing- Kayla Schocke
Persuasive Speaking- Samantha Glisman
Best of Luck to all of our students who will be competing at the State competition in Traverse City.
• Our Health Occupations and Advanced Health Occupations programs participated in the HOSA states competition on April 15, 16, and 17 in Traverse City. The following students received medals:
Kevin Johnston – Gold – Nursing Assistant
Jordan Ging – Silver – Personal Care
Both will be going to HOSA Nationals in Orlando, Florida in June. Best of luck to Kevin and Jordan at Nationals. Other students who placed in the top eight are Dominque Sweeney for Personal Care and Richard Whiehead for Nursing assistant.
Public Safety
• Our program had the opportunity to use Drunk Goggles that simulate an intoxication level between .08 and .15. Students for the program drove a Diesel electric go-cart between the cones with and without the goggles to do a comparison.Drunk Goggles
• A current Digital Media Art student, Bryan Gray, put together a news package about a tactical training demonstration that took place in our program. SGT. James Wilson demonstrated to the students how to handle certain situations. Tactical Training News Package
• Students from our program participated in a demonstration on proper use and handling of a police baton. Mr. Hammond, our Public Safety instructor, had the students dress in padded protective gear, the red suit, and practice techniques that would prevent injury and reduce liability for the police department. Red Suit - Baton Tactics
• Students have the opportunity to learn about extricating patients from crumpled cars. They also learn that safe operation of cutters and spreaders is the most important lesson while doing so. With the help of Attica Township Fire Department, the students gain experience using fire hoses too. Fire Hose Practice
• The students learn just how awkward fire fighting gear is during their annual Turnout Gear Football game. Turnout Gear Football Game
• Police officers have to learn Defensive Tactics in order to protect themselves and the public. They provide a demonstration for the students on proper self defense tactics, when and how to execute such maneuvers.
• Public Safety students have the opportunity to help county emergency services practice for emergencies by being “victims” of a natural disaster. Defensive Tactics Demonstration and Natural Disaster Emergencies
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
• Beginning March 18th our Marketing & Entrepreneurship and Computer Networking programs are having businessmen from Village Printing go into their programs to teach the Junior Achievement Entrepreneurship Program. They will be visiting the programs every Thursday for the next seven weeks. The curriculum is very interactive and begins with ideas and new product generation and will continue until each section of a business plan is covered.
•Nick Richmond from North Branch and Laura Mikolowski from Imlay City, both students from our program, scored in the top 20th percentile out of 76,000 students who participated nationwide in the National Financial Capability Challenge. This challenge is put on by the National Department of Education and the Department of Treasury. Congratulations!
• NAIAS: The Marketing & Entrepreneurship program attended the 2010 North American International Auto Show on February 20th so they could personally experience the marketing concepts utilized by the automobile manufactures. They have learned about products, placement and promotion in class and the auto show allowed them the opportunity to see them in action on a first hand basis.
Skills
• The Lapeer County Ed Tech Center sent 70 student competitors to the 2010 SkillsUSA Michigan State Conference held at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing, April 16-18, 2010. Career and technical students from all over the state gathered to compete in 75 contest areas, where top qualifiers earned the opportunity to advance to the 2010 National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 21-26, 2010, in Kansas City, MO. Lapeer County Ed Tech Center students brought home 33 medals for their performance at the state conference, including 13 first place finishers. Ten student qualifiers will be moving on to compete at the National Conference. •SkillsUSA State Winners
• Justin Hellebuyck from our CAD Program has won the honors of having his pin design placed on the program cover at the State Convention. Check it out at http://www.miskillsusa.org/.
•Three of our students from Culinary Arts Program will be competing in the SkillsUSA Comercial Baking contest in April. Colin Hile, from Lapeer East and Brittany Goodroe from North Branch are heading to states. Catie Cross, a junior from North Branch, placed in the top ten in regionals. Congratulations and good luck!!!!
• Welding and Machining Technology program traveled to Delta Community College to compete in SkillsUSA Regional Contest on Friday, February 26th. Eighteen students competed in six different categories: Precision Machining, Overall Welding, Stick Welding, Gas Welding, MIG Welding, and TIG Welding. There were approximately six schools from the region that participated in the contest, and these schools brought their best and top students. The competition was very tough, and demanding.At the end of the day, top three students in each category were awarded 1st place Gold, 2nd place Silver, and 3rd place Bronze, and earned to right to move on to states. The following students have won:
Precision Machining: Mason DeBolt of Dryden, 3rd place Bronze
Overall Welding: Sean Murray of Imaly City, 2nd place Silver Dan Howe of Almont, 3rd place Bronze
Stick Welding: Kaleb Parsch of Imlay City, 1st place Gold
MIG Welding: Sean Forrest of Imlay City, 1st place Gold Robert Smith of Quest, 2nd place Silver Luke Woolner of Lapeer West, 3rd place Bronze
TIG Welding: Tyler McLeish of Quest, 1st place Gold Aaron Geschke of Almont, 2nd place Silver
I would like to congratulate my top three place winners on their success thus far, and wish them the best of luck at States. States will be held in Lansing Aril 16th thru 18th. I would also like to recognize all of my SkillsUSA students that have participated for their hard work and effort, and congratulate them on making it this far. I would also like to thank all of the parents for their support in this student organization.
• Our SkillsUSA students from Computer Networking Program competed in their local competitions the week of February 15th. We would like to congratulate our winners.
- 1st Place – Evan Byrne, a pre-engineering student from Lapeer East
- 2nd Place – Chris Harris, an Almont Senior
- 3rd Place – Clint Farley, an Imlay City Senior
- 1st Place – Zach Miller, a Dryden Senior
- 2nd Place – Theo Orr, a North Branch Senior
- 3rd Place – Ethan Oberlee, a North Branch Junior
The Internetworking finalists will move on to the Regional Competition, being held February 26th at Delta College. The Computer Maintenance Technology competition is being sent directly to states.
• On Saturday, February 27, three students from Construction TradesI, competed in the SKILLS USA, HVAC competitions held at Bay Arenac Career Center. Cory Uren of Lapeer East and Wade Pietszyk also of Lapeer East competed in the heating portion of the competition. The competition was extremely close with only seven points determining the winner. Cory Uren finished in first place with a gold medal with Wade Pietszyk a close second. A Bay Arenac student finished third rounding out the field of competitors moving on to Lansing for state competition. Our third student Eric O’Conner an Almont senior competed in the Sheet Metal portion of the competition. With one of the best fittings of the competition, Eric O’Conner finished with a silver medal for second place. All three students will move on to state finals in April with hopes of being the best in the state. Congratulations to them and Good Luck in Lansing. Photos
