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CTE

Administrative Staff

Chip Lucas, Exec. Dir.

Carson Phipps, Coordinator

Pam Gibson, CTP Coordinator

Instructional Management Staff

Kim Brewington, Coordinator

James Colombo, Coordinator

Michelle Davis, Coordinator

Diane West, Admin. Asst.

CTE Support Staff

Angel Platt, Admin. Asst.

Storie Smith, Admin. Asst.

Barbara Britt, Bookkeeper

Angel Platt, Newsletter Editor

Phone: 910-678-2442

Fax: 910-678-2610 Email

http://www.cte.ccs.k12.nc.us

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2013

What’s WORKING in Career

and Technical Education?

Jack Britt High School was awarded the “CTE VoCATS Cup” once again for having the “Highest Overall Proficiency” on Career and Technical Education post-assessments. Shown accepting the cup is the principal of Jack Britt High, Denise Garison (front right-center) and the CTE teachers.

Celebrating CTE Success:

High Proficiency on Post-Assessments

John Griffin Middle School was recognized as the Cumberland County middle school with both the “Most Improved” on and the “Highest Overall Proficiency” on Career and Technical Education Post-Assessments for the 2012-2013 school year.

CTE began the 2013-2014 school year celebrating the success of CTE students and teachers by recognizing student achievement of Post-Assessment scores during the 2012-2013 school year.

What’s WORKING in Career and Technical Education?

Continued Success for High Proficiency on Post-Assessments

November 2013

Four high school teachers were

awarded the Suzannah S. Tucker

Excellence in Teaching Award for

achieving 100% overall proficiency

on CTE Post-Assessments for the

2012-2013 school year.

Pictured from left to right are

Chip Lucas - CTE Executive Direc-

tor, Henrietta Jutson - Technology Education Instructor at Jack Britt High, Charles Walters - Technology

Education Instructor at Jack Britt High, Alexis Newsom - Business Education Instructor at Jack Britt High,

and Jennifer Jones, RN - Health Science Education Instructor at Pine Forest High School.

E.E. Smith High

School was recog-

nized as the “Most

Improved” high

school of CTE Post-

Assessments for the

2012-2013 school

year. Melody

Chalmers, principal

(pictured from left)

and E. E. Smith

teachers accept the

banner.

November 2013

Students Achieve Big During SkillsUSA Leadership

O n September 30th, three students, De’Ja Cromartie, Tara Covas and Kaylee Freda, from the Academy of

Public Safety and Security (AoPSS) of South View High participated in the SkillsUSA Leadership Confer-

ence at Camp Dixie. The conference provides students the opportunity to meet with students from all across

North Carolina.

Students participated in workshops focused on developing better leadership qualities, professionalism, and

parliamentary procedures. They also engaged in various types of competitive events. The AoPSS students

competed as part of a team of seven in the Opening and Closing events.

De’Ja Cromartie was a part of the Mean Green Group, placing second in the Opening and Closing competi-

tion. She is now the Regional Parliamentarian. De’Ja accomplished just what the Leadership camp intended.

She was able to step outside of her comfort zone and reach for new heights. While on her quest to reach for

bigger and better things, De’Ja met many new people and

convinced them that she would be the best candidate for the

position. SkillsUSA looks for- ward to De’Ja fulfilling her

new role with honor and integ- rity, while striving to learn

as much as she can and per- forming her best in the new

position.

Tara Covas’s group placed third in the Opening and Closing

ceremony. Tara went into the camp a very quiet, reserved

young lady and by the time the camp came to a close, she

had made many new friends as well and earned a leadership

pin. The leadership pin required students to know

d i f ferent aspects about SkillsUSA as an organization

and how the organization helps students as a whole and

contributes to the community at large. Acquiring the leader-

ship pin is not an easy task. Tara is to be commended

for reaching that goal and over- coming her shyness. Her

willingness to put herself out there with people she did not know

allowed her to conquer the obstacle of shyness that would have blocked many from reaching such a goal.

The Bodacious Blue Buffaloes that Kaylee Freda was a part of took fifth place in the Opening and Closing

ceremony. Just the fact that Kaylee took a position that required her to speak to a large audience that she

didn’t know was a HUGE step up for Kaylee who is painfully shy. She stated that the three day experience

was a lot of fun and that she can’t wait to do it again next year.

Article submitted by Yolonda Nash - Director, Academy of Public Safety & Security


AOF Demonstrates Their Business Knowledge

F ourteen students from the Douglas Byrd High School Academy of Finance (AOF) traveled to the

University of North Carolina Pembroke to compete in the annual School of Business “Brain Buster

Challenge”. This event is designed to provide

high school students a unique opportunity to

learn more about the University, test their busi-

ness knowledge, tour the UNCP Campus, and

meet faculty from the School of Business.

Students tested in individual and team events

based on the business related areas of

Accounting, Business Law, Business Planning,

Economics, Management, Marketing Principals,

and current events. The AoF team had three

first place finishes along with many second and

third place finishes.

Congratulations go to John Branham - first place

in Business Law, Taqi Harmon - first place in

Economics, and Brandon Smith - first place in

Marketing Principles giving the academy three out of seven first place finishes.

Article submitted by Dell Godwin,, AOF Director and Tracy Hill, AOF Instructor


November 2013

John Branham

Taqi Harmon

Brandon Smith

Douglas Byrd High School, Academy of Finance Students

November 2013

EMS to the Rescue

T he Academy of Emergency Medical Science (AOEMS) at Pine Forest High School partnered

with firefighters from “C” shift of the City of Fayetteville Fire Station #19 in an enrichment

activity designed to reinforce the clinical competency of body mechanics. Students demonstrated

their understanding of this skill by using a backboard to immobilize and move a “victim” without

causing further injury to the spine. Captain Students enrolled in the Academy’s Health Science

curriculum have an opportunity to pursue clinical internships that can lead to certification in Emer-

gency Medical Technician – Basic, Certified Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, and Veterinary

Assisting.

Article submitted by Michelle Quinn, RN

EMS Academy Director


Tiffany McIntosh, Jonathan Moore, Asia French, and Savannah

Kassner demonstrate their team building skills as they work

together to strap their classmate, Alexandra Reese to a back-

board.

Mark Ake and Lieutenant Bill Lamm guide Aerin Bullington

and Macharia Hamilton with their lifting technique.

November 2013

Students and Teachers Earn Professional Certifications


N orth Carolina students and teachers have earned more than 100,000 professional certifications

through the Microsoft IT Academy (MSITA) program that was implemented in 2011. North Carolina

was the first state in the country to pioneer the program offering it in every public high school. During a

recent press release, Dr. June Atkinson, NC State Superintendent commended students, instructors, program

leaders, partners, and stakeholders in this considerable accomplishment.

“The Microsoft IT Academy program has enabled students across the state to refine their technology

skills so they are better prepared to enter college or the workplace. Thanks to this partnership, our

state is a national leader in providing students and teachers the opportunity to earn industry-

recognized professional certifications, boost their resumes and become more competitive for jobs in

today’s economy.”

MSITA implements digital access to instructional curriculum and industry-recognized Microsoft certifications

empowering students to learn and master Microsoft Office programs. Students

enrolled in the program can take two courses, one offers Microsoft

Word and PowerPoint, and the other offers Excel and Access.

In order to attain an Microsoft Office Specialist

(MOS) certification a student is required to

pass an exam adminis- tered through the

official Certiport testing center. Students

receiving certification must score a

minimum of 700 out of 1000 points. The test

itself is 50 minutes long and involves

completing production tasks such as generat-

ing spreadsheets, alter- ing Word documents,

etc. Fifty-one thousand NC students are currently

enrolled in these courses. The skills acquired through

the academy are an inherent part of the STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math- ematics) curriculum that is a

major focus in education today.

Venita Jenkins of the Fayetteville Observer interviewed students and instructors at Gray’s Creek High and Jack

Britt High to capture their perspective of the MSITA program. Logan McLean, senior at Jack Britt, said “The

certifications will boost my college applications and make me more marketable when I enter the workforce.

Pretty much any job you go into, you are required to use a computer. If you know how to use these

programs, you’re ahead of everyone else.”

November 2013


Kerry Humphrey, Business Finance and Technology Instructor, at Jack Britt, feels that it is a great opportunity

that Microsoft is willing to partner with school systems to provide a program that teaches life skills which will

carry students through high school, college, and a career.

Davis Ray, junior at Gray’s Creek passed all four Microsoft Office Certification tests and is now a certified

Microsoft Office Specialist. He plans on pursuing a career in cybercrime or cyber intelligence where he can play

an important role in thwarting off terrorists.

More than 2,500 CCS students and teachers have earned certifications through the program. There

were 162 certifications earned during the first year of the MSITA program and the number increased to more

than 1,500 during the 2012-2013 school-year. “The fact that we have more technology in the schools makes

the program readily available,” Superintendent Dr. Frank Till said. “This allows our young people, at an early

age, to have skills that will make them employable when they leave school. They are able to earn income and

open doors for themselves.”

During the 2013 DPI CTE Summer Conference Professional Development, Jack Britt High was recognized for

earning 1,040 MOS certifications during the 2012-2013 school-year. They ranked the highest in the state for

MOS certifications. Gray’s Creek High was recognized for earning 17 Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)

certifications ranking them in second place for the highest MTA certifications in the state.

T he FCCLA student organization chapter at Douglas Byrd High launched a food drive for the Urban

Ministry of Fayetteville in response to a radio broadcast message ascertained by Keeoctae Matthews,

FCCLA advisor. The group discussed the request for help from the Urban Ministry and researched the

organization to become more knowledgeable about it and how the communi-

ty benefits from the ministry’s services. They proceeded to contact the

organization to determine their guidelines and procedures for donations.

After gathering all their research and information, the FCCLA group agreed to

hold a two week long food drive with a goal of 500 items donated. They

organized with marketing materials creating signs, flyers, posters, and a

ConnectEd call to parents from Principal Dan Krumanocker. They were smart

to pair the food drive with the Byrd Homecoming football game. Not quite

meeting their goal of 500 items by the end of the two weeks, they extended

the drive through the end of October. Keep up the good work Eagles and you

will soon meet your goal.

For more information on how you can help the Fayetteville Urban Ministry, see their website: FayUrMin.org

Article submitted by Shanique Morgan, Family and Consumer Science Instructor

Eagles Support Their Community

http://www.fayurbmin.org/

November 2013


Career Academy Spotlight

The Academy of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (AOANS) at Cape Fear High School is one of ten CTE

Career Academies operating in Cumberland County Schools. Cape Fear High possesses the largest Agricul-

ture Education program in North Carolina. The academy offers a challenging academic curriculum for

students interested in agriculture, biotechnology, and related areas with a focus on animal science, biotech-

nology, environmental natural resources, and horticulture. Students learn how agriculture is more than plant-

ing and harvesting. They learn about the science and the business of agriculture and how to achieve a solid

career in the field of agriculture and natural sciences. Through partnerships with Fayetteville Technical

Community College and Sampson Community College, students have the opportunity to earn college

and high school credit simultaneously as well as industry-recognized certifications in Horticulture Technol-

ogy. Young people interested in becoming biologists, chemists, veterinarians or environmental engineers

should look into the AOANS as a possible high school track. Contact Sue Rupert the academy director for

more information.

Colt’s FFA Revitalize the Nature Trail

C ape Fear High School (CFHS) received the “FFA Living to Serve CSX Environmental Grant”

for the second year in a row. The $2,000 grant is designated to revitalize the CFHS campus nature

trail. As a result of the 2012-2013 grant, the school was able to participate in a formal controlled

burn of the nature trail during March, 2013. This was the first

time for any Cumberland County school to be able to undergo a

controlled burn. Due to extensive undergrowth on the trail, the

Forestry Service scheduled and carried out the burn. This year

Cape Fear High

will hold a Clean-

Up day to spruce

up the campus as

well as work on

revitalizing the na-

ture trail. Agricul-

ture Mechanics students built a fence, benches and a sign for

the nature trail with distributions from the 2012-2013 grant.

Cape Fear High students and staff along with students from

Mac Williams Middle School, their families, and local commu-

nity members are invited to come out and participate in this annual event. The “Clean Up Cape Fear

Day” will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 8:00 am till noon.

Article submitted by Sue Rupert, Director - Academy of Agriculture & Natural Sciences

What’s WORKING in Career and Technical Education? Page 8

November 2013

Tigers Give Their Best!

After a long summer, South View High Tigers came back to school ready to give their best! On September 20th,

Health Science Education students and instructors provided a community service outreach opportunity by host-

ing a blood drive providing a way for the community to give the gift of life through blood donation. The stu-

dents teamed up with the Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Group to plan and carry out the drive which was a

great success.

Blood donation is an integral part of the health and well-being of your community. The need is constant, and

there is no substitute for volunteer blood donations. Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from

generous donors. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and each donation can help save up to

three lives. It only takes about 15 minutes to donate blood and it is a simple four-step process: registration,

medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments. Information you give to the American Red Cross

during the donation process is confidential. It may not be released without your permission except as directed

by law.

Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded. The

average adult has about 10 pints of blood in his body. Roughly 1 pint is given during a donation. All donated

blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be released to

hospitals. Although an estimated 38% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate, less than 10% actually do

each year. The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.

More than 1.6 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year. Many of them will need blood, some-

times daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.

A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

Every year thousands of student leaders across the country organize American Red Cross blood drives at their

schools. In fact, almost 20 percent of the millions of donations made each year come from high school and

college blood drives. South View High will host their next Blood Drive on November 22nd and they

hope to see you there.

Here are some helpful tips for preparing yourself for donating:

Drink plenty of water so you are well-hydrated before donating.

Bring a donor card, driver's license or two other forms of ID with you to verify your age.

Have a healthy meal before you donate and try to avoid fatty foods.

Wear clothing with sleeves that can be raised above the elbow.

If you are taking any medications, bring a list of those with you.

Article submitted by Dawn Lewis, RN - Health Science Education Instructor

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