Career & Technical

Education Newsletter

3-15-2016 Issue 3

Roberston County CTE Supervisor– Mark Gregory 800 MS Couts Blvd.

Springfield, Tn. 37172

Phone– 615-384-3516

Email– mark.gregory@rcstn.net

TENNESSEE REGIONAL HOSA COMPETITION

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On January 29th 2016 students from

JBHS participated in the upper

middle Tennessee regional HOSA

competition. Congratulations to

Kaitlyn Henson for placing 2nd in

the Extemporaneous Health Poster

competition and to MeLeigha Hes-

ter for placing 3rd in the Researched

Persuasive Speaking competition.

These ladies will advance to the

state HOSA competition in Nash-

ville. (by Ashley Corbin)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 1– JBHS– Tn HOSA Regional Competition Page 2– JBHS– Tn HOSA Regional Competition

SHS– Criminal Justice class stages a crime scene

Page 3– SHS– Regional FBLA Competition Page 4– WHHHS– 36th Annual Tn. FFA Legislative Breakfast

and HOSA raises money for lymphoma and the leukemia society

Page 5– JBHS– FCCLA Star Events Competition in Hendersonville Page 6– SHS– State CNA test can now be taken at SHS for nurs-

ing students

Page 7– SHS– FCCLA takes 1st place at District Competition Page 8– GHS– CTE Night at GHS is a huge success

Page 9– GHS– FCA takes trip to AO Smith Water Products Page 10– ERHS– FFA regional winners will be competing at the

State Competition on March 20th

Page 11– SHS– Automotive Technology Dept. at SHS has 3 ATECH

simulator/trainers Page 12- SHS– Digital Arts and Design Lego League

Page 13– SHS- Autism Awareness Month is in April

SHS STUDENTS INVESTIGATE A STAGED CRIME SCENE

TENNESSEE REGIONAL HOSA COMPETITION

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Students in Medical Therapeutics at JBHS had the opportunity to visit the Springfield Pediatric

Therapy clinic. At the clinic, the students were exposed to Physical, Occupational, and Speech

therapy. They were given the opportunity to participate in the therapy with the patients and

learn more about the occupations. A therapist from each field spoke to the students and an-

swered any questions about the field and education requirements for the profession. They were

able to experience, first hand, how patients in each therapy field interact with their therapist

through games, tasks, reading writing, and various other methods. After a busy morning at the

clinic the students enjoyed lunch at Ichiban in Springfield. (by Ashley Corbin)

S pringfield High School teachers Mr. Harrison and Mr. Poore staged a crime scene for the

Criminal Justice students to investigate and try to solve. The class labeled the details like

fingerprints and blood splatter for analysis. They questioned the 12 engineering students out of

Mr. Poore’s Technological Design class for possible suspects. By Friday Feb. 26th they hope to

charge a suspect with the crime. The Criminal Justice teacher, Mr. Harrison said he hopes to

take the suspect to trial later on in the semester. The staged crime scene was inspired by the

Netflix documentary series, (Making a Murderer). Please click here for the WSMV Channel 4

story.

REGIONAL FBLA COMPETITION

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The Regional FBLA Competition was held Thursday, February 18th in Clarksville, Tennes-

see. Springfield High School and Robertson County were represented well! Matter of fact,

Robertson County swept all five of the Personal Finance awards, three of which were SHS stu-

dents. Springfield had 13 winners. All of the following students advance to State Competition

in Chattanooga along with those whose competition goes straight to state. Congratulations to

all the winners: (by Brandy Baucom)

Jacob Shelton 3rd in Acct 1

Caleb Lessman 2nd in Acct 2

Jared Jones 1st in Business Calculations

Griffin Dove 3rd place Business Calculations

Logan Binkley 4th Economics

Amanda Shoup 2nd Healthcare Management

Anighya Crocker 1st Impromptu Speaking

Robert Creek 2nd Impromptu Speaking

Lizbeth Martinez 1st Insurance &Risk Management

Zach Petitt 3rd Job Interview

Luke Petitt 1st Personal Finance

Caleb Binkley 3rd Personal Finance

JB West 5th Personal Finance

WHHHS RAISES MONEY FOR LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA SOCIETY

36th ANNUAL TENNESSEE FFA LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST

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The White House Heritage FFA was recently invited to attend the 36th Annual Tennessee FFA

Legislative Breakfast in celebration of National FFA Week. Members enjoyed breakfast with

multiple legislators. Afterwards, they attended a meeting of the Civil Justice committee, toured

the Senate chamber, and had personal meetings with Representative Sabi Kumar and Senator

Kerry Roberts. FFA members in attendance were: Anna Barrow, Kat Gaddis, Jessi Laemont,

Lucas Wells, Caitlyn Dryden, Maranda Hulsey, and Calae Jackson. (by Michelle Page)

During the week of

February 1st to Febru-

ary 5th HOSA sold

"Blood Tags" for Lym-

phoma and the Leuke-

mia Society. We raised

$135.00. Females wore

red on 2/5 for "Go Red"

Day for the American

Heart Association.

(by Amber Presley)

FCCLA STAR EVENTS COMPETITION

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Four students from Jo Byrns High School competed in the FCCLA STAR Events competition

in Hendersonville, TN. Ashley Arnold and Hannah Barnett competed in the Food Innovations

competition. Shelby Batson and Meleigha Hester competed in the Environmental Ambassadors

competition.

In the Food Innovations competition students were required to invent a recipe with ten grams of

fiber per serving. Then the recipe was prepared, tested with a focus group and revised. Stu-

dents also had to create a 3-D model of food packaging and prepare a marketing plan to market

their food. Ashley and Hannah earned a silver medal and will be representing Jo Byrns at the

FCCLA State STAR events competition in March.

In the Environmental Ambassadors competition students were required to plan and carry out a

project that benefits the environment. Shelby and Meleigha started a paper recycling project at

school. They collected more than 400 pounds of paper to be recycled. They presented their

project in the competition by preparing a display with recycling facts and information and pic-

tures made throughout the year of the recycling program. They earned a gold medal and will

also be representing Jo Byrns at the FCCLA STAR events competition. ( by Jill Ashworth)

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STATE CNA TEST CAN NOW BE TAKEN AT SHS

The Nursing Education students at Springfield High

School will now be able to take their state CNA test

at Springfield High. This is a more convenient loca-

tion for the students as well as a familiar environ-

ment. The students will be taking their written and

skills test in the classroom in which they have prac-

ticed all year. They will be using the same equip-

ment and supplies that they have been using for

training. This should help to increase the students'

confidence and success rate. (by Melanie Holt)

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SHS FCCLA TAKES 1ST PLACE AT DISTRICT COMPETITION

On February 23, two SHS students, Riley Buck and Lizbeth Martinez, competed in the FCCLA

District 4 Star events competition at Long Hollow Baptist Church. The students won first place

in their event, Illustrated Talk. The two students presented an oral presentation concerning a

topic related to Family and Consumer Sciences to a panel of judges. The girls decided that

families not spending quality time together was a major issue facing the family today and chose

to bring awareness to the problem. Through a skit complete with costumes, statistics, visuals,

and discussion with fellow students, Riley and Liz created a program, Family Communication

Innovation, which was presented to several groups prior to the competition, to promote aware-

ness and encourage families to do more positive things together. The full program was pre-

sented to the panel of judges the day of the competition. Riley and Liz will travel to Chatta-

nooga to represent Springfield High School at the State Star Events competition the end of

March. (by Brooke Head)

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION NIGHT AT GHS IS A HUGE SUCCESS

GHS sponsored its first CTE night. It was held on February 29th at GHS. This mission was to

showcase the CTE classes being offered at GHS. A great turnout by the community made the

event a huge success as incoming freshman were given a preview of what classes might interest

them when selecting their elective focus. Congratulations to all involved, especially the CTE

teachers who put forth great effort in setting up their booths, donating their time, and enlisting

students' help. Thanks to Mrs. Risher, Mrs. Wallace and Dr. Osborne for orchestrating the

night's events. The first annual event was overwhelmingly successful! (by Blaise Miranda)

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TSA TAKES TRIP TO ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING PLANT

Mr. Miranda's TSA club went on a field trip to AO Smith Water Products in Ashland City. The

Engineering Manufacturing plant is the world headquarters for the parent company. It sits on 75

acres and employs 1000 men and women. The company designs and manufactures both resi-

dential and commercial water heaters. On an average day, the production line produces 1500

water heaters that are shipped world wide. After a Q&A session, the students boarded a tram

which toured the inside of the facility. Afterward, the TSA group had lunch at the Riverview

Restaurant across the river. Many thanks to our bus driver Renee Dorris! A good day for all!

(by Blaise Miranda)

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REGIONAL WINNERS TO COMPETE AT THE STATE FFA CONVENTION

Students in FFA have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) as part of their course work.

This is when students work outside of school in a field related to Agriculture. This could be a

job, hobby, or family work. Many of our students at East Robertson High school have an SAE

ranging in Vegetable Production, Specialty Crop Production, Equine Science, Diversified Agri-

culture, Diversified Crop Production, Turf Grass Management, Landscape Management, and

Fruit Production.

This year we submitted two winning applications. These applications take a lot of work

to complete and we start filling them out in November. If the students keep good records, this

process becomes easier but they have to fill in nine questions about their SAE which essentially

would be like writing three pages if done correctly.

Will Gregory and Trey Hinton won in

their proficiency areas at the regional level.

Will in Turf Grass Management where he

mows several yards for people in the commu-

nity and has since the ninth grade. Will has

invested time and money into his proficiency

with the help of his mother and father, Mr.

Mark Gregory and Mrs. Polly Gregory. Will

invested money into a new zero turn mower

to make him more efficient and be able to

mow more yards, while he also keeps his

own mower maintained.

Trey Hinton won in Fruit Production.

While Trey and his family do have a farm,

his main focus is his acre of strawberries.

Trey grows and sells different varieties of strawber-

ries. This has included marketing his product, hiring

workers to help pick strawberries, maintaining the va-

rieties and weeds in his strawberry crop, and studying

fertilization and pH of his soils every year. Trey has

devoted the last four years of high school to maintain-

ing his SAE at a high rate. Trey has received help

from his father, Mr. Tracy Hinton, who has supported

Trey in all endeavors of his SAE.

Will and Trey will compete at the State FFA Conven-

tion on March 20-23 in Gatlinburg, TN

(by Will Elliott)

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MOVING TOWARD 21ST CENTURY EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE

Through collaboration between Mark Gregory, Program Supervisor, and Charles (Trey) Baker,

instructor, the Automotive Technology Department at Springfield High School recently ac-

quired three ATECH simulator/trainers which provide hands-on instruction in general automo-

tive maintenance. Today’s vehicles have become increasingly sophisticated and computerized

with many added electronic features. The trainers replicate a vehicle’s Electrical, Starting, and

Charging Systems components. Students are able to troubleshoot and diagnose in a lab setting

before moving to an actual vehicle. Each trainer presents the live operation and study of vehi-

cle operations. The trainers allow

for many more students to have

practical experience and opera-

tional understanding while gain-

ing skills that transfer to the ca-

reer field.

The need for highly trained auto-

motive technicians proficient in

today’s technology increases ex-

ponentially every year. Salaries

tend to increase as the field becomes more specialized. It is the goal of Springfield High

School’s Automotive Technology program to meet the needs of our community by graduating

young men and women who see the excitement in this vocational field. We urge our commu-

nity partners to continue to support our mission as we seek to provide competent professionals

who remain in our community as service providers. (by Charles Baker)

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DIGITAL ARTS AND DESIGN LEGO LEAGUE

For the second half of the 2015-16 school year, Springfield High Schools Digital Arts & Design

has hosted the 4th period enrichment club, “Lego League”. In Lego League four teams compete

weekly to meet a randomly selected challenge, by way of the best design built entirely out of

Legos. Each team has the same Lego cache and four team members.

The students sketch out their ideas and then work together to bring it to life. They have really

risen to the challenge and come up with some wonderful designs, but “Team We Tried” has

dominated week after week with the exception of the Spacecraft challenge which was aptly won

by “Team Rocket”. Go Lego League! (by Danielle Richards)

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DIGITAL JACKETS HAVE BIG PLANS FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

It is estimated that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed as falling on the Autism Spectrum. The Digi-

tal Jackets of Springfield High School have big plans for the month of April in honor of Autism

Awareness, including creating educational materials, a dress-up contest, guest speakers and

more. Don’t forget to Light It Up Blue on April 2nd! (by Danielle Richards)

DIGITAL JACKETS AUTISM LOGO