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CAPtain’s Update
Interested in becoming a CAPS Business Partner? Contact Kathy McGauvran today [email protected] or 402-390-8333
Upcoming DatesDecember 6—HS, QLI site visitDecember 6—Club CAPS 4-5:30 PMDecember 7—STEM, Acieta Robotics site visitDecember 7—HS, CNA FinalsDecember 9—NMC Scholarship Banquet, recipient- Aya(HS)December 9—Westgate SEM-HS & ET/BSDecember 12—Club CAPS 4-5:30 PM at Metropolitan Community College SouthDecember 13—Club CAPS 4-5:30 PMDecember 15—HS & ET/BS, Union Pacific site visitDecember 15—HS, CNA Board TestingDecember 16—Westgate SEM-HS & ET/BSDecember 19—Club CAPS 4-5:30 PMDecember 20—Club CAPS 4-5:30 PMDecember 21—FinalsDecember 22—FinalsDecember 23—End of Semester 1December 23 - January 6—NO SCHOOL, WINTER BREAK January 9, 2017—SCHOOL RESUMES
Did you know that Westside students have Dual Enrollment & Certification opportunities at both UNO, MCC & NMC?
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Student Spotlight“CAPS is so important and incredible because it provides so many opportunities for everyone at Westside. Everybody is welcomed in such a great manner and made to feel important. With amazing facilitators, CAPS will always be there for you to have field experiences in your career that will help you in the future. In the Health Sciences Strand, I have discovered new jobs and information in the medical field that helped me think of what I want to be in a few years. Also, CAPS never decides or chooses for you under any circumstance”
Ivan, SeniorCAPS HS
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Click here to access the Westside CAPS Newsletter Archive or visit http://westside66.org/new-and-events/district-newsletters/
Please watch for information on our updated website coming soon!
This workforce solution is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.
In the Know
Professional Enrichment
Doc Kallstrom, Rick Bell, and Gregg Ratliff attended the ACTE Conference in Las Vegas
“The conference featured 300+ CTE sessions that cover the complete spectrum of secondary and postsecondary CTE, classroom tools, public policy/regulatory updates, and more......The Association for Career and Technical Educa-tion (ACTE) is the nation’s largest not-for-profit association committed to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers.” (ACTE)
ACTE. acteonline. 06 October 2016. 05 December 2016. <https://www.acteonline.org/general.aspx?id=11056>.
Westside CAPS, with the guidance of the CAPS Network, will be launching a website in the next two weeks. Our hope is that it will provide you with a rich source of information about the CAPS Program, locally and throughout the Network. We also hope that like the Weekly What’s Up Newsletter, you will share it with other people and organizations interested in learning what our CAPS students are engaged in throughout the community. Please take a look when the link arrives in your inbox! If we can be doing more or doing something better with the website or newsletter, let us know. We value your ideas.
~Dawn Nizzi, Program Director
Communication
Tutoring is available to all CAPS students with Jeff Grinvalds and Maria Olvera. This is a great resource to help CAPS students prepare as Finals Week approaches
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Weekly What’s UpDecember 6, 2016
Contact Information: Dawn Nizzi, Program Director, [email protected] Please watch for information on our updated website!
This workforce solution is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.
STEM
Emerging Technology/Business Solutions
Health Science
CAPS ET/BS toured Buildertrend to learn more about the innovative company
Buildertrend Smug Mug Gallery
CAPS students are teaming up with Vanessa Schutte from the DLR Group for a truly historical project. Under the guidance of Vanessa Schutte, Principal Architect, and Joel McWilliams, Project Manager, CAPS students will re-purpose wood trusses from the old Oakdale to build a media desk for Oakdale’s new buildingCAPS students will begin reclaiming the lumber by removing nails, bolts, screws and other metal objects that may be embeddedThe Oakdale Project will kick-off with a Design Contest headed by Vanessa Schutte
CAPS ET/BS continued Coding with Westgate students completing week 4 of the 6-week School Enrichment
ET/BS wk4 SmugMug Gallery
CAPS HS participated in a panel discussion with the UNO Gerontology Staff and College Students
CAPS HS completed week 4 of the 6-week School Enrichment. The Westgate students learned more about the spread of germs, proper hand washing technique, and observed the mold growth in their experimentHS wk4 SmugMug Gallery
CAPS ET/BS Senior, Colton, began an IT Internship with NFM. His first day was conducted digitally
Stay tuned for more details on the Oakdale Project as it develops OAKDALE PROJECT GALLERY
CAPS Faculty Dawn, Doc and Rick, along with Vanessa and Joel, slid through the mud to inspect the materials for the Oakdale Project