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SkillsUSA Georgia News 2007-2008 | |
SkillsUSA GA Expo 2008 and Awards EventsSkillsUSA Georgia SLSC Champions :SkillsUSA Georgia SLSC Champions List * |
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Champions Magazine Cover: SkillsUSA Champion Brooke McLemore of Harris County High School
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Chris Martin in Dubai
Chris Martin, 2007 SkillsUSA Georgia Pin Design Winner and graduate from Union Grove High School is preparing to spend a month in Dubai. Chris was a member of SkillsUSA for four years and was on the Quiz Bowl team in 2005 that placed second in the nation. This summer he will be the drafter with of a team of architects from Rosser International, a world renowned architecture company with offices located in Atlanta. Chris visited Rosser International for the first time last February during a Job Shadow Day and from that opportunity Rosser offered Chris an internship for last summer. Chris worked for them during the school year and while on breaks as he studied at Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Architecture. Chris recently was offered a second summer internship with Rosser and found out a few days ago that he would be part of the team that will be in Dubai working on the Ferrari theme park. A link to the theme park is http://www.gizmag.com/ferrari-theme-park-underway/8306/ (Chris is pictured second from right with his SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Quiz Bowl Team) |
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Kendrick HS Community Outreach Program
The Kendrick High School SkillsUSA chapter has been holding free computer training classes for the community called Click Into the Future. The project started on March 12 with training classes for children at the Mildred L. Terry Library. SkillsUSA members showed them how to set up email accounts, work in PowerPoint and search the internet. On Saturday, March 29, SkillsUSA members held adult training classes at the Mildred L. Terry Library. Zia Green demonstrated how to use Microsoft Word. Jelisa Bass and Terry Lamb gave tips on how to use search engines. Tiera Farley helped the attendees setup an email account or showed the ones with an account how to manage them properly. Each attendee was awarded a certificate of participation. The chapter is planning to hold training classes in April for middle school students. They will bused to Kendrick High School and have the opportunity to work in the graphic communications lab. This project is a great way for SkillsUSA members to promote career and technical education programs offered at Kendrick High School. Check with the Mildred L. Terry Library for future training classes. For more information about SkillsUSA and career and technical education, contact Ms. Cheryl C. Rees at crees@mcsdga.net or 706-565-2977.
Photo: Freshmen, Jelisa Bass, assists Ms. Velva Brown with her Microsoft Word assignment during the Clicking Into the Future computer training.
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Financial Literacy at No Cost
During monthly PTA meetings, the DeKalb High School of Technology North SkillsUSA Community Service Committee held a series of workshops on “Financial Literacy at No Cost”. Seminars were presented to parents and the community during the months of January through March, 2008. The major goal of the SkillsUSA community service project is to provide parents and the community information on banking and credit thereby reducing the number of bankruptcy and foreclosure cases and increasing their credit scores. These seminars will be ongoing by providing additional seminars on insurance and car buying. |
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Dekalb HS of Technology North visits the Capitol
Pictured above are DeKalb High School of Technology North SkillsUSA members with State Representatives Pamela Stevenson and Stan Watson. These students attended the State Legislative Breakfast on February 13 and served as pages. Students are: Caressa Smith, John Corley, Latise McCord and Eve Ragge.
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Region Contest Results 2007:*Files marked with asterisk are available in Adobe PDF format. Users must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view or print this file. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free software program available from the Adobe Website.
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Harris County Community Outreach
In response to concerns from parents and educators, Harris County High School Healthcare Science SkillsUSA students recently planned a very important project at Harris County Carver Middle School. The concern involved the threat of MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) and other germs that might cause infection. The students along with their advisor, Phyllis Johnson, coordinated the implementation of “Infection Protection,” a program designed to promote proper hand hygiene and to teach students about the spread of infection. Over seventy five high school students were trained to present the program at the middle school. The lead healthcare student teachers had to ensure that the other “student teachers” were prepared with everything they needed to teach the program. Demonstrations and activities such as “silent hand-washing,” skits, and glitter germ were used to convey the information to the middle school students. The students were given handouts about the chain of infection, proper hand-washing, and the use of hand sanitizer. At the completion of the program, over 1100 middle school students received the training. Parents and teachers have reported that the middle school students are now more diligent about washing their hands.
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DHS Students Return to Elementary SchoolSkillsUSA and the upper level Video Production classes at Dalton High School have received a grant from the United Way of Northwest Georgia to implement a MLK project. The MLK Day of Service grant is an annual grant given to groups to use for expenses related to the project activities. Three components make up the project: a service project, service learning, and intergenerational dialogue.
For the service project, students from the SkillsUSA organization led groups from the Westwood School After-School-Program in games and activities. These games promoted unity and respect. The students also talked about diversity. Rosy Chavez, Jeremy Pryor, Erika Figueroa, Janet Figueroa, Cecy Sanchez, Alexis Gonzalez, and Jesse Warren help lead and participated in the fun with the elementary students. SkillsUSA sponsors Nancy Hallsworth, Ross Meslin, and Melanie Patrick were also in attendance and helped to organize the event. Another part of the MLK project was a student-produced video. Video students produced a DVD to distribute to all Dalton Public Schools about volunteering. The video was based on a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. that says, “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.” The 5 ½ minute video features students from the high school telling about how volunteering is valuable to themselves and the community and how anybody can be a volunteer.
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Monroe High School SkillsUSA join the Southwest Georgia Food Bank
Monroe High School SkillsUSA join the Southwest Georgia Food Bank in collecting canned good donations.
The Food Bank of Southwest Georgia held its annual canned food drive on November 14, 15, and 16. Monroe High School SkillsUSA members volunteered to help collect and box items for the needy. Students also donated 75 cans as a group. Students The following students assisted:
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Dekalb HS of Technology North Celebrates Veterans Day
SkillsUSA members at DeKalb High School of Technology North celebrated Veterans Day on November 9, 2007 by having Lt. Col. Twala Mathis of the U.S. Army speak during a Veterans Day Assembly. Lt. Col. Mathis is the first African American female to command a recruiting battalion on the east coast and the second African American female to command a recruiting battalion in the nation. She gave the students valuable information and commended veterans for contributing to freedom and the American way of life in the United States. Lt. Col. Mathis was presented the SkillsUSA American Spirit Award for her accomplishments.
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Dekalb HS of Technology North Winter Retreat
SkillsUSA Winter Retreat In the month of December, DeKalb High School of Technology North SkillsUSA had its first annual SkillsUSA Winter Retreat for new members at the FFA Camp in Covington, Georgia. SkillsUSA members that attended the Fall Leadership Conference in October presented workshops in team-building, leadership development and SkillsUSA awareness. John Corley and Jerome Kendrick presented a workshop in team building that included activities whereby they had to use each others’ strength and cooperation to complete a task. Eve Ragge gave information on the value, purpose and goals of SkillsUSA. Latise McCord’s workshop covered the three types and characteristics of leaders. Advisors presented additional workshops on peer meditation and developing decision-making skills. |
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Kendrick HS Conducts Operation Cards4HerosKendrick HS Conducts Operation Cards4Heros
The Kendrick High School SkillsUSA chapter conducted Operation Cards4Heroes from November 9-December 4, 2007. Chapter members collected Christmas cards that were sent to troops deployed overseas. Laketa Lewis, junior, and LeArmie James, senior, created holiday cards and printed them in their graphic communications class. Students were asked to sign the cards or make cards during lunch on November 9 in honor of Veterans Day. Many students and faculty members also brought in cards. On Saturday, December 1, the SkillsUSA chapter setup a table at Hollywood Connection where they made cards and had customers sign cards. The chapter collected 1814 cards that were sent to the troops. People in the community shared addresses of loved ones that are deployed. Cards were also sent to the SkillsUSA’s adopted platoon from Fort Benning that chapter members have been sending care packages to since they were deployed in March.
Liz Gasper, daughter Liberty, and cousin Conner came out to show support for the SkillsUSA project. They made cards for Liz’s husband who is deployed and a member of Kendrick SkillsUSA’s adopted platoon.
SkillsUSA members collected cards and signatures from Hollywood Connection’s customers on December 1.
Children and adults were eager to stop by sign a card of make their own card.
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Wilcox SkillsUSA Adopts a Mile with GeorgiaWilcox SkillsUSA Chapter voted to join the state in helping clean up our highways and environment. Georgia's Adopt-A-Highway program allows citizens to volunteer to remove litter from state roadsides. This is one way for young people to help promote civic responsibility and pride. Wilcox SkillsUSA selected their mile on Hwy 280 west of Rochelle. The first clean up was held Saturday Nov. 12. In addition to the current members of Wilcox SkillsUSA, Miss Rebecca Owens, Past-President of Wilcox SkillsUSA helped in the collection of trash.
Members of Wiilcox SkillsUSA
Top collectors of trash-left-right: Kristin Friel, Kayla Rhodes, Advisor, Maxine Peebles, and Ashley Ledford. |
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