The Medical Skills class had the opportunity to listen to a traveling nurse discuss her career working with kidney dialysis.
Our Agriculture program is part of the Classroom to Cafeteria project, which gives students the opportunity to grow fresh produce for school cafeterias, and encourages students to eat healthy and buy local produce.
Great job students, and thank you Agriculture Education Instructor Jeremy Greene and WCS Child Nutrition Director Hollie Best for helping make this opportunity possible!
Why is Career Technical Education (CTE) so important? Research has revealed that students enrolled in CTE look forward to coming to school, have higher attendance rates, do better in their academic courses, and have increased levels of competence and confidence leading to improved mental health. Each week, we will be highlighting students from our various programs so they can share just how important their CTE program is to them.
Our Emergency and Firefighting recently learned how to perform CPR and use an AED.
The afternoon Welding class worked on using the oxygen acetylene cutting torch and their 6010 uphill welding this week.
The Medical Skills students spent time practicing with the mechanical lift during their clinicals. Also a big congratulations to this class as they just finished up their clinical rotation. Next stop, CNA testing! 🎓🏥🩺🩹🩻
The Electrical Program spent some time outside working on Solar Panels.
Why is Career Technical Education (CTE) so important? Research has revealed that students enrolled in CTE look forward to coming to school, have higher attendance rates, do better in their academic courses, and have increased levels of competence and confidence leading to improved mental health. Each week, we will be highlighting students from our various programs so they can share just how important their CTE program is to them.
Our Pre- Engineering students learned the physics behind balancing by constructing a balance beam this week.
Our Sports Medicine class got a bike for exercise!
Sports Medicine students recently learned how to take blood pressure.
Our Cosmetology students recently worked with their first few clients of this school year!
Mr. Cottrille's morning Automotive classes recently assisted the Wood County Sheriff's department in assembling bicycles for children in the community.
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Every year at this time we must fulfill a requirement of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) of 1986. It is our responsibility to notify in writing, parents/legal guardian, school staff and employee organizations of the availability of the Asbestos Management Plan for each facility. Please find the notification information for your facility on Wood County Schools' web page.
Carpentry students learned how to use a level to determine elevation in class today.
Check out this week's edition of "Why CTE"!
Reminder, there is no school for students on Thursday, Oct. 26 (Parent-Teacher Conferences) or Friday, Oct. 27 (Professional Learning Day). Classes resume as normal on Monday, Oct. 30.
REMINDER: Parent-Teacher conferences will be held Thursday, Oct. 26. Contact individual schools for schedules or to make an appointment.
Why is Career Technical Education (CTE) so important? Research has revealed that students enrolled in CTE look forward to coming to school, have higher attendance rates, do better in their academic courses, and have increased levels of competence and confidence leading to improved mental health. Each week, we will be highlighting students from our various programs so they can share just how important their CTE program is to them
