A-Tech's Multimedia program at Lakeside now has a fully operational news set donated by WJET-TV.

The set was rebuilt by the Construction Technology & Electricity programs.

Pictured (left to right):  Bryan Lopez, Carlitos Rivera, Lucas Eland, Mason Alferez Brown,

Trent Frahm, Katelyn Clason, Javier Munoz, Amariana Bradley, and Katalina Summers.

A-Tech students have been working on rebuilding a TV news anchor set donated by WJET-TV for A-Tech's Multimedia program at Lakeside High School.

The news set had to be delivered to A-Tech in sections due to its size. This meant our Construction Technology students had to determine which pieces to use, how they fit together, and how to best assemble them. Once assembled they collaborated with Electricity students to reassemble the lighting.

When the students had the set fully operational in their lab at A-Tech, they disassembled it, tagged the pieces, loaded it into the trailer, and delivered it to Lakeside, where they reassembled it.



"I am grateful for the opportunity our students had to rebuild the

news set. It presented a unique set of obstacles for the students to overcome and helped them learn to collaborate," said Anthony Warren, Construction Technology instructor. "They were able to utilize some of the different

trade skills that are part of this program. Overall, I am very pleased with all of

their hard work, and I hope that the A-Tech Multimedia program at

Lakeside can use the set for many years to come."

Construction Technology & Electricity students reassembled the news set at Lakeside.

Students in the A-Tech Multimedia program at Lakeside created a time-lapse

video of the news set being reassembled in their lab.

Health Care Academy II - Pharmacy

student Mariano Serrano

Congratulations to Mariano Serrano, a Health Care Academy II - Pharmacy student, on receiving the Lake Erie College Scholarship, which will provide up to $15,000 annually toward his college expenses.

Mariano plans to major in Chemistry while attending Lake Erie College.



"Being a part of the Health Care Academy program has truly opened my eyes to all the steps I need to take to reach my goal of becoming a dentist," said Mariano. "On the first day of my junior year, the Health Care instructors talked to us about the Career Tree posters in our classrooms, and then we completed an assignment mapping out the steps to achieve our career goals."

Engineering Academy and Construction Technology students learned how they can earn free college courses through the opportunities the Tremco RISE program.

Allie Houston, Education and Community Outreach Coordinator at Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI), a subsidiary of Tremco Incorporated, presented the RISE (Roofing Individuals Succeed through Education) program to students in our Software & Application Design, Carpentry, Engineering Academy, and Construction Technology programs. WTI will pay full tuition for employees pursing a bachelor's degree in construction management at the University of Akron.

Clinton Rand worked on creating a district map with mostly "yellow party" members.

Students in Alison Dunn's Government classes are learning

about the house district reapportionment that follows each census.

Students were given a map featuring the "Yellow" and "Purple"

parties and tasked with creating nine districts on the map that would

favor one party, all while maintaining an equal number of

hexagons (representing people) in each district.

"After learning about how the results of the census affect the number of representatives a state may have, students took on the role of the state in crafting new districts. They saw firsthand the various factors that are considered in creating representative districts to reflect the demographics of an area and potentially giving political advantages," said Dunn.

A-Tech’s Adult Career Center is proud to be accredited by the Council On Occupational Education (COE), a nationally-honored seal of excellence for occupational education institutions. The U.S. Secretary of Education identifies COE as a reliable authority on the quality of education offered by institutions.

A-Tech’s Adult Career Center offers more than 31 workforce development programs for adults who are interested in obtaining a skill and/or re-training for career development. Each year, more than 250 adults take advantage of A-Tech’s programs to enhance their skills and earning potential. A-Tech’s Licensed Practical Nursing program is ranked 4th in Ohio, according to practicalnursing.org. The Firefighter, RN, and HVAC programs consistently receive high state certification and licensure exam passage rates. The core values of COE are reflected in A-Tech’s Adult Career Center programs: Trustworthiness, Transparency, Accountability, Commitment, Flexibility, Innovation, Collaboration and Responsiveness. 

To learn more about the programs available, visit www.atech.edu

or call 440-576-6015 x 1040.

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