Northeast Technology Center Students Receive Lioness Scholarships

NTC State Park Cleanup Day

Northeast Technology Center "Go Green with Light Display"

Northeast Technology Center Honored for TAA Student Training

Northeast Technology Center Students Receive Lioness Scholarships

Two Afton-Campus Northeast Technology Center (NTC) students were recently awarded Lioness Scholarships.  The Miami Lioness organization gives two scholarship award checks in the spring and two in the fall. Karen Bailey of Commerce and Casey Welch of Grove, both Practical Nursing students from Afton NTC, were this fall’s scholarship winners. They each received $250 scholarships and were presented checks by Liz Stanley, acting Miami Lioness President.

Miami Lioness is a community service organization that seeks to raise scholarship money for return-to-learn students. These are students that have been out of school and are returning to further their educations.

PIC 1 – (left to right) – Liz Stanley, acting Miami Lioness President; Karen Bailey, Practical Nursing student from Commerce and Liz Stanley presenting Karen Bailey with scholarship check.

PIC2 – Casey Welch, Practical Nursing student from Grove (with Lioness Scholarship Award check).

Northeast Technology Center "Go Green with Light Display"
 
Afton-Campus Northeast Technology Center (NTC) students recently created an incredible Christmas lights display for the Park of Lights at the Twin Bridge State Park in Fairland, Oklahoma. Students from several NTC classes joined together to create the display; it was truly a school-wide project.

The electrical class wired the lights, carpentry students helped build the structure, and the diesel students helped install the display.  The welding students assisted with their skills as well, and the computer class made banners to illustrate the theme. The NTC students used the theme “Helping the North Pole Go Green” for their project.

The light display featured the North Pole using solar panels and wind generators to “Go Green” and betters the environment. The NTC “Helping the North Pole Go Green” Christmas display will be one of over twenty displays at this year’s Park of Lights.

The Park of Lights can be currently viewed from 6 to 9pm.

Northeast Technology Center Honored for TAA Student Training

Kansas-Campus Northeast Technology Center (NTC) continues to provide training to individuals affected by layoffs. The training is in accordance with the Trade Adjustment Act (TAA). 

Nine TAA participants are currently receiving training at NTC Kansas Campus.  The TAA participants are working on completing their Career Majors in Construction, Business, Management, and Administration, Health Careers, Manufacturing, and Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.   TAA students continued their training during the summer by assisting instructors with high-school students during Summer Camp and attending ten hours of OSHA training where ten TAA participants received their “OSHA Blue Card.”  The group continued training in July as ten TAA students took the LEAN 101 course – a structured approach to help drive value to the customer through flow improvement and waste elimination. Finally, ten TAA participants also took the 5S course to learn organization improvement techniques. 

NTC-Kansas was recently recognized as an “Extraordinary Workforce Partner” as a result of the NTC Kansas Campus providing training for the TAA participants and NTC’s partnership with Workforce Arkansas and Oklahoma. Northeast Technology Center – Kansas Campus was honored at the annual Board of Directors’ meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Certified Development Company in Harrison, Arkansas. Dedra Edwards, because of her hard work with TAA participants and Workforce Arkansas officials, represented NTC Kansas to receive a plaque and convey NTC’s success story about the TAA training offered to participants. 

The Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, as part of the Employment and Training Administration’s Office of National Response, works in partnership with state and local agencies to enable American workers affected by international trade to rejoin the workforce by providing them with the means to attain competitive and marketable skills for today’s increasingly competitive work environment.

1st picture – “Northeast Tech Annual Meeting1” (pictured from left to right) Joe Dillard, Chairman of the Northwest Arkansas Certified Development Company (NWACDC) Board,  Dedra Edwards, NTC and  Terry Baker, Chair of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board (AWIB).

2nd picture – “Northeast Tech2” (from left to right) Rose Sparrow, Northwest Arkansas Certified Development Co., Siloam Springs, AR , Dedra Edwards, NTC, and Carole Shaver, NWACDC, Rogers, AR.

NTC State Park Cleanup Day

Northeast Technology Center (NTC) Culinary Arts Students had a clean-up day and cook out at Bernice State Park on November 9.  Students chose to help at the park as part of their FCCLA student organization  Community Service Project. 

Park officials keep the area in very clean condition, so there wasn’t much trash to pick up; however,  students did get a chance to learn about how trash thrown in the lake drifts to the shore.  Students picked up limbs and trash that had washed up on the shore. 

Students walked the nature trail and enjoyed various outside activities.  They learned how to build a campfire in a safe and proper manner and hosted a cookout for participants, consisting of hot dogs and marshmallows.

The next planned event is a Naturalist Day consisting of a wildlife expert, activities and games to help local grade school students understand the importance of being a good citizen. 

PICTURE INCLUDED

Pictured left to right: Jared Perryman - Grove, Brittany Powell – Vinita, Mrs. Perryman (Instructor), Shawna Moore, Laken Owens – Wyandotte,  Eric Nelson – 5 Star Academy, Carl Brewer, and Robbie Brafford – Afton

Eighth Graders “Map Their Futures” at NTC 

On November 21, area eighth graders met at the Kansas-Campus Northeast Technology Center (NTC) to “Map their futures.” They participated in an interactive learning simulation to experience life in the real world of careers and finances.  

First, the students arrived at the NTC campus and went over their “Explore” test results – a test put out by ACT for eighth graders to gauge their college readiness and career interests. NTC representatives explained to them high school plans of study and college entrance requirements. 

Next, the students took the results of the “Explore” test and used it to choose a desired career and salary. Then the fun began – students took their chosen career and salary to the “reality room.” In this room, booths were set up to represent housing, transportation, family, leisure, and other expenses. Volunteers from the NTC business class manned the booths and gave the eighth graders spending choices. The students spent their paychecks to see if they had enough money to live on at the end of each month. 

The simulation was definitely an eye-opening experience for participants. Approximately 250 eighth graders attended from Kansas, Colcord, Jay, and Moseley.