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“The road to success is not

easy to navigate, but with hard

work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American

dream.”

-Tommy Hilfiger

“Without labor nothing

prospers.”

-Sophocles

“ The pessimist sees difficulty in

every opportunity.

The optimist sees the opportunity

in every difficulty. ”

-Winston Churchill

Chloe Malone – Digital Media Technology; Gracie Hinton – Teacher Academy; Kayla Lee – Polymer Science; and Allison Maricle – Health Sciences. Back row (l-r): Rodney Hopper – Director at ACTC; Lili Wall – Digital Media Technology; Matthew Lambert – Agriculture and Natural Resources; Jacob Dooley – Teacher Academy; Benjamin Marshall – Polymer Science; T.J. Essary – Automotive Service Technology; Kenny Warren – Automotive Service Technology; Will Poindexter – Polymer Science; Carleigh Holt – Digital Media Technology; Mariah Wooten – Digital Media Technology; Greg Miller – Automotive Service Technology and Abigail Parvin – Marketing. Not pictured are Kaitlyn Box – Health Sciences/Polymer Science and Gabrielle Mardis – Teacher Academy. 2016-2017 NTHS Officers Front row (l-r) Shawna Smith – president; Alexis Holley – vice-president; Lainie Jarman – secretary; Lili Wall – treasurer; and Mariah Wooten – reporter.

The Alcorn Career and Technology Center held its nineteenth annual National Technical Honor Society Induction on Monday night, November 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the Alcorn Education Center board room in Corinth. NTHS membership is America’s highest award in workforce education. Students are selected based on teacher recommendation, good attendance, good character, grades, and alignment for program completion. Rodney Hopper, Alcorn Career and Technology Center Director, began the program by welcoming students and parents. Alexis Holley, NTHS vice-president, led the pledge of allegiance. Jennifer Koon, NTHS co-sponsor, explained the club purpose, official emblem, insignia, colors, motto and slogan and assisted Shawna Smith, NTHS president, with the candle lighting ceremony. Presenting certificates and pins to the students were Tila Johnson, Health Sciences instructor; Nan Nethery, Teacher Academy Instructor; David Nowell, Agriculture and Natural Resource Instructor; Steve Shaw, Digital Media Instructor, Lee Busby, Automotive Instructor; and Rodney Hopper, Director. Joyce Suitor, NTHS co-sponsor, closed the program. Refreshments were served. NTHS Members Pictured in the photo are: front row (l-r ) Cadi Bray – Health Sciences; Brianna Grimes – Health Sciences; Alexis Holley – Health Sciences; Shawna Smith – Health Sciences; Lainie Jarman – Teacher Academy;

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Polymer Science Peyton Jackson

Ag. & Natural Resources

Matthew Lambert

Marketing Brady Spencer

Teacher Academy Samantha Hamlin

Metal Fabrication Bryant Marsh

Construction Jordan Chadwell

Health Sciences Ali Maricle

Career Pathway Experience Kaitlyn Box

Automotive Service Technology

Devon Brady

Digital Media Tech. Kelli Kiddy

Ag. Power & Machinery

Dylan Sanders

The Alcorn Career and Technology Center is pleased to announce that Kaitlyn Box has been named the ACTC Rotary Student of the Month for January 2017. Kaitlyn, the daughter of Kevin and Kristle Box and Jinger Box, is a senior at Kossuth High School. She is a program completer in both the Health Sciences Program and Polymer Science Program at ACTC and was nominated for this honor by her Health Sciences instructor, Mrs. Tila Johnson and Polymer Science instructor, Stephanie Parsons. At the Alcorn Career and Technology Center, Kaitlyn is a member of the HOSA organization, where she serves as president, and the Polymer Science Club, where she currently serves as vice-president. She serves as a Career Delegate for the Alcorn Career and Technology Center and is also the student member for the ACTC administrative and guidance advisory committee. At Kossuth High School, she has been a member of FBLA, FFA, the Spanish Cub and Math and Science Club. Kaitlyn’s community service includes volunteering through the Alcorn County Disaster Drill, making bags for Moms Foundation, volunteering at the Alcorn County Health Fair, Kindergarten Health Fair, pregnancy and infant loss awareness event, Junior Leadership Alcorn, Adopt a Grandparent program and the ACTC Food Drive. After graduation, Kaitlyn plans to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College, where she plans to major in nursing. Upon graduating from NEMCC, her goal is to continue her education, at a university, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Her ultimate goal is to work with pediatric oncology patients.

Law & Public Safety Isaac Rorie

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The Career and Technical Education Organizations at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center recently sponsored a canned food drive for the needy of our area. The food drive took place during the month of October and we had a friendly competition to see which organization could bring in the most amount of food. FFA brought in the most food items and was the winner of the ACTC community service trophy. Can totals were as follows:

FFA 1162

TSA 278

Educators Rising 275

HOSA 243

DECA 217

SkillsUSA 213

Total: 2,388

. Many thanks to all of these CTE organizations for their contributions. The food was delivered to the AMEN (Alcorn Ministering to Emergency Needs) Food Pantry on October 28, 2016.

Emily Essary of Business Fundamentals/Marketing was the winner of the attendance prize drawing for two Malco movie tickets. The drawing was conducted after the first nine weeks, from among all students who had perfect attendance. All students with perfect attendance were awarded cards for a free yogurt from Gooseberry Frozen Yogurt. Many thanks to Malco and Gooseberry Frozen Yogurt for helping us to promote good attendance in school and the workplace. Pictured, below, are Emily Essary (left) and her Business Fundamentals/Marketing instructor, Diane Daughtry.

Sgt. Edwards and SFC Webb of the U.S. Army visited the ACTC campus on December 6. They spoke to students concerning career options in the U.S. Army. Any student or parent seeking more information should contact SFC Nicholas A. Webb at (662) 286-6355 or email at [email protected].

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Each year , the Alcorn Career and Technology Center celebrates Red Ribbon Week to promote the future of a drug free workforce. Several activities were planned throughout the week of October 24-28, 2016. Monday of this special week was a day to distribute red ribbons, decorate the school and learn about the purpose of Red Ribbon Week. Tuesday was “Give Drugs the Boot” day. Wednesday was “We Mustache You to Be Drug Free” day. Thursday was “Pack the Pick-up” day. and Friday was “Wear Red” day.

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MCEF Student of the Month

The following was read about our ACTC Director, Mr. Rodney Hopper when he recently received the 2016 Alliance Agricultural Stewardship Award: For over 30 years, this recipient has promoted agriculture in our community and helped cultivate agriculture’s legacy through education and leadership. He is a native of Tippah County and has been a fixture in the agricultural and education community, here in Alcorn County, since 1982. Many, many Alcorn Countians can credit their knowledge of agriculture, welding, and leadership principles to his patient guidance and instruction. After getting his 4 children though High School at Kossuth, he moved to the Alcorn Career and Technology Center as the Ag Mechanics instructor, influencing a new generation of students from across the county. He also worked with Caterpillar to identify specific skill sets needed. He later became the Assistant Director and is now the Vocational Director, where he continues to promote Agriculture and Vocational programs. He is also retired from the Army National Guard as a Lt. Colonel. He received his Ag Education degree from Mississippi State University and his Master’s Degree from the University of North Alabama. He is married to Lisha Hinton Hopper and they have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. It is our pleasure to present this year’s Alliance Agricultural Stewardship Award to Mr. Rodney Hopper. Below, Mr. Hopper (left) receives the award from Alliance CEO, Brian McCullen.

The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation has recognized Ethan Davis as their North District Student of the Month for November. Winners are chosen based on grades, attendance, discipline in class, outstanding achievements, leadership abilities, and post-graduation plans. All will compete for student of the year honors at the foundation’s annual awards program next April. “We congratulate our student of the month winners for being such excellent representatives of high school career tech programs in Mississippi,” said Mike Barkett, MCEF president. “We’re proud of each of them for helping ensure our state has a highly skilled workforce to support the state’s growing construction and manufacturing industries.” Ethan is a model student, with no discipline history and works hard in the classroom and shop. He is a junior at Biggersville High School and is working toward the completion of the Construction program, under the instruction of Tim Bradley, at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. He has been an ACTC Student of the Quarter and is a SkillsUSA member. In 2016, he was the SkillsUSA Regional and State Champion in the masonry competition. As the State Champion, Ethan represented the state of Mississippi in Louisville, Kentucky, summer of 2016, at the SkillsUSA National Masonry Career Development Event. He plans to attend Northeast MS Community College after graduation. MCEF is a non-profit educational foundation that provides NCCER craft training and credentialing in more than 100 career and technical programs across the state. The foundation’s mission is to train individuals for the construction and manufacturing industries in Mississippi.

Congratulations,

Ethan!

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Submitted by: Reggie Anderson, Law & Public Safety Instructor The second nine weeks of Law and Public Safety is off to a miraculous start. We have been extremely busy and have accomplished all of our goals for the nine weeks, so far. First year students began this nine weeks finishing up the dangers of workplace hazards. During our discussions of these hazards, we discovered how dangerous it truly is when the workplace is unsafe. Next we began discussing what each Amendment was and the rights it guarantees to the American Citizen. Next, we began studying the History of Law and spent quite a while learning where things originated from. We are currently studying the Legal System in the United States. Second year students began the nine weeks by covering the Emergency Medical Services’ and just started a project on the wildfires taking place in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, Tennessee. First and Second year students teamed up with Health Science on November 29, 2016, and traveled to Rosco Turner Airport. We participated in the Alcorn County, MS disaster drill and acted as victims of a plane crash. This included traveling in an Ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, MS. We, then, were seen as if we were real patients of a plane crash. This was an amazing thing to participate in and is very helpful when testing emergency personnel’s abilities to perform their required tasks. We would like to say thanks to Magnolia Regional Health Center, Corinth Fire Department, Alcorn County EMA, Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department and a special thanks to Mike Lutz and staff with Magnolia EMS for letting us participate in the disaster drill.

Through the cooperation of the Career and Technical Education Department, the Alcorn Career and Technology Center is organizing adult evening classes. These classes are being conducted to provide training for persons so they may be gainfully employed and to retrain and upgrade those already employed. Provided sufficient interest is shown, the following non-credit courses will be offered.

Microsoft Office Applications Introduction to Sewing

Basic Welding Combination/Pipe Welding ATV Maintenance/Repair

Introduction to Spanish (CEU) Basic Photography

Lawn/Garden Equipment Repair Photo Shop

Medical Terminology Introduction to Lumber Grading

Introduction to Computers (CEU) Basic Machine Shop

Introduction to Industrial Maintenance Basic Carpentry and Woodworking

Introduction to Greenhouse Operations

Any person 16 years of age or older and not enrolled in a high school curriculum is eligible to enroll. Registration will be held at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center beginning January 9, 2017. A minimum of 12 people will be needed in order for classes to develop.

Laboratory fees will be charged, but will vary depending on the nature of the course taken. Please visit the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s website at http://actc.alcorn.k12.ms.us/ for more information concerning beginning dates for classes and fees or stop by ACTC to pick up a brochure.

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Submitted by: Baylee Parmely, 1st Block DMT Student As this semester comes to an end, the students of Digital Media think of ways to show our Christmas spirit. The holidays are coming up, and we are excited for the long break. However, our work is not done just yet. There are projects that need a little Christmas cheer. Over the past two months, first year students have learned a lot and are excited to move on to the next chapter of Digital Media. Most of the projects they have completed have been hands-on in Photoshop. There were really neat cloning projects in which students had to take pictures of themselves in different positions and use layer mask to set them up in Photoshop. Christmas cards and projects are in the process of being completed. Students were to take a Christmas song or story and turn it into a believable Photoshop project. First year have done incredible work, and second year students, while working on their own projects, have been there to help and guide them along. Movies, movies, movies. They’re being produced like crazy in Digital Media! A few notable ones would be the Halloween and 30-second commercial movies. The acting in the Halloween movies was done well enough to give you chills. 30-second commercials are harder than you’d think. There were many great ideas included in the commercials. Both of these movies had guidelines that the students met exceptionally well. Second year students are currently working on their own Christmas movies in which they had to take an existing Christmas production and put their own twist on it. Some of them have already completed their work. The talent in these students is obvious in their films. This semester has gone by fast in Digital Media, but we’re thankful for the opportunities this class has given us. The creativity in those around me is palpable. We’re excited for all the new things we will learn and experience next spring. Below: DMT 2nd year students, Logan Hughes and Isaiah Windom, are shown editing video on their Halloween movie.

The Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s Chapter of the Technology Student Association recently held officer elections. Congratulations to the following students who were elected to office for 2016-2017. President—Logan Null Vice-President—Carleigh Holt Secretary—Mariah Wooten Treasurer—Lili Wall Reporter—Emily Sides Sergeant at Arms—Greg Miller

Submitted by: Tim Bradley, Construction Instructor

The Construction class has been working on their Core Curriculum and Performance Profiles this second nine weeks. They have built picture frames, bird houses, a pine table, and even a Christmas tree for the hallway bulletin board. All of the students have been actively participating in improving their skills. We are using our Performance Profiles to see which students will be representing ACTC in our Regional SkillsUSA Competition in January 2017. I am looking forward to another great showing at SkillsUSA Competition, this year.

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Submitted by: Shawna Smith, HOSA Journalist We are halfway through our Health Sciences class and have already accomplished so much. The second year students got to explore the Magnolia Funeral Home during our Death and Dying Unit. We learned the processes for caring for the deceased and their families. Healthcare doesn’t stop at death. We’ve also had a host of guest speakers. These include Karla Newcomb with Camellia Hospice and Home Health and Zola Burgess with Mid South Transplant. Each of the second year students have also mastered their vital sign skills. We completed our Human Growth and Development Unit with a fun project “All About Me Box.” We are well underway with our shadowing experiences and have gotten to spend time with many professionals in the healthcare related fields. The first year students are well on their way into Human A&P. They have learned the body divisions, body positions as well as mastering personal care skills. They are currently completing the Integumentary Unit, complete with making “edible skin.”

The classes, as a whole, continue to participate in community service events. HOSA successfully hosted our annual blood drive, here, in our classroom. They recently participated in the annual disaster drill for Alcorn County Emergency personnel. We also chose to celebrate HOSA Week by collecting stuffed animals for the County Emergency Services. The students are now getting ready to compete in numerous events and highlight their knowledge. This will take place at the District level at Delta State University in February.

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in Indianapolis. The team, led by advisor Brad Gilmore, was awarded a Bronze emblem. Members also competed for individual awards with 168 other participants. Sarah Mitchell received a Bronze emblem, Ben Spencer received a Bronze emblem, Alex Rowland received a Bronze emblem, and Ali Mann received a Bronze emblem. The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the livestock evaluation event are sponsored by Bayer. Bayer Animal Health is honored to be the sponsor of the 2016 Livestock Evaluation CDE. We are committed to the livestock business and cherish the opportunity to contribute to its future leaders. The National FFA Livestock CDE is a competitive event that tests the student's ability to select and evaluate livestock. Event components include eight evaluation classes of beef, sheep, swine, and goats; oral placement reasons on four classes; and a written exam on livestock production. A team activity, utilizing reproductive and marketing information, demonstrates the teams livestock selection ability. Each team in the event competed at local and state levels for the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo. This event, held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, is one of many educational activities at the national convention in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Pictured below: Mr. Gillmore, Ben Spencer, Alex Rowland, Sarah Mitchell and Ali Mann The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 649,355 student members as part of 7,859 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Indianapolis—Kayla Mercer of the Kossuth FFA was one of 46 participants in the National FFA Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. The participant, led by advisor Brad Gillmore, was awarded a Silver emblem. The top four individuals received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the extemporaneous public speaking event are sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The American Farm Bureau Federation is proud to sponsor the National FFA Organization and its members as they pursue their mission of premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. The National FFA Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE is designed to recognize outstanding FFA members for their ability to prepare and present a factual speech on a specific agricultural issue in a well thought out and logical manner. Members select one topic from a choice of categories, have thirty minutes to prepare a four to six minute speech, and respond to five minutes of questions following delivery. This event, held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, is one of many educational activities at the National FFA Convention & Expo in which FFA members practice the lessons learned in agricultural education classes. Pictured below: Mr. Gillmore, Kayla Mercer, and American Farm Bureau Federation Sponsors

Members of the Kossuth FFA Chapter in Mississippi were among 43 teams participating in the National FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention and Expo

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Teaching is a career that does make a difference in the world, even though you might not feel it on a daily basis. Because learning takes time, seeing the effects of your efforts requires patience. Still, there are everyday victories. The Teacher Academy students of the Alcorn Career and Technology Center are experiencing this firsthand. They are helping students deal successfully with conflict on the playground, encouraging a struggling student pass a tough test, and assisting reluctant readers as they strengthen their comprehension skills.

Submitted by: Nan Nethery, Teacher Academy Instructor Teacher Academy students provided activities at the Alcorn School District Reading Fair for the students as they awaited judging. A puppet show that depicted a character education lesson was presented to students K-6th grades. A mini lesson on the importance of friendship was also shared with the students. A friendly competition was demonstrated between students as small groups built a team tower using marshmallows and toothpicks. Fun was definitely had by all involved. Each of the activities was overseen by the Teacher Academy students under the directorship of Nan Nethery.

Teacher Academy students attended the Educator’s Rising Northern District Fall Conference on October 6, 2017 in Oxford, MS. Special speakers shared information about TED Talks, Children’s Literature, as well as, the significance teachers have in the classroom. A spokesperson (pictured below: Molly Mullins) from each chapter spoke to the entire group about events and activities being conducted at their schools. Students were also informed of the upcoming events concerning Educator’s Rising State and National Conferences.

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Submitted by: Diane Daughtry, Business Fundamentals/Marketing Instructor ACTC DECA celebrated NATIONAL DECA week November 14 – 20. Tuesday night of this week the students held a DECA meeting at Pizza Grocery. DECA President, Anthony Morrison, conducted the meeting with Dawson Robertson serving as the Chaplain for the night. The students enjoyed delicious food and great fellowship. GO Dawgs! ACTC DECA attended the Mississippi State vs Samford football game on October 29th on the MSU campus in Starkville. It was Homecoming for MSU, and the DECA members enjoyed the fanfare of tailgating, the Maroon Band, the Homecoming coronation, and an exciting football game. Thanks to our ACTC FFA for letting our chapter join them on this trip. Marketing and Business Fundamental students have spent part of this quarter learning the importance of display to gain attention for their products or businesses. They have been developing skills to implement the display concept of AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire,

Action). One concept they have been exploring is how colors work together to create a message. One of their favorite activities was to create a color wheel from the three primary colors, then to expound by developing color schemes to create particular feelings. Students have also been creating displays throughout the classroom and Career Center. The students pictured below developed the fall display for the ACTC foyer. Marketing and Business Fundamentals students recently completed a unit on Career Development. This unit included several skills students would need to acquire a job. Pictured below is students participating in a mock interview scenario.

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Submitted by: Stephanie Parsons, Polymer Science Instructor Polymer Science: The Core of the Cookie Matter… Who ever knew making a cookie could be not only tasty but also a valuable STEM learning experience? Cookie dough can be massed, measured and cooked... by the way, cooking is chemistry in action… Baked cookies can be massed, measured and eaten. Vernier calipers are handy for measuring the little spheres as well as the flattened cylinders. Calculating the volume of each is not so bad when you know the results will lead to the tasty treat. With mass and volume measurements in hand, calculating the density of each is not far-fetched. We determined the 3-dimensional shapes and researched the volume formulas for each. We learned how to use our thermoforming center safely and set the required oven temps in Celsius, converting from Fahrenheit. We researched the natural polymers found in cookies and learned to set the timers and work together to ensure each person had a turn using devices successfully… and then we ate!

If it Seems Right, it Must Be… We have been super busy this term! Developmental Industries of Corinth opened their doors to Polymer Science and gave us a tremendous opportunity to see manufacturing processes at work. We learned firsthand from Jonathan Rider, CAO, Shane Weathers, PM, and Todd Hight, GM, how a product is brought from idea to market in an extremely short amount of time, using teamwork and powerful software such as SolidWorks. Polymer Science has had SolidWorks in our classroom for quite some time, but we have used ProDesktop instead for its ease of tutorials use. The employment opportunities for SolidWorks now outweighs any reasons not to use it in our classroom, and just like every other amazing skill we incorporate in Polymer Science at ACTC, we are putting it in. The first set of students to visit DI, Jonathan Rider, CAO, graciously demonstrated and explained the excitement of product research and development. DI technicians demonstrated the DI designed and manufactured Roof Seamer in action. Students were fascinated by what they saw. “The best part of our visit to DI was seeing the roof seamer in action.” said Colby Lizana, as well as many other students. Virtual parts testing, following parts design, and rendered designs that can pass for photographs, are all advanced SolidWorks user skill sets. Our students can benefit greatly by learning these skills and mastering these concepts. Thanks to DI for the motivational visit. We are all very appreciative and look forward to working with them again in the near future.

You will never know all there is to know about Polymers! One thing Polymer Science students can say is they heard it all that day at SCP Polymers of Booneville Mississippi. Unbeknownst to students, “I didn’t know there was that much to know about polymers!” said Trinity Heavener and her fourth block classmates.

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Polymers knowledge is a wide and deep sea of information. It would take several lifetimes to learn all there is to know about them. Robotic arms, regrind, exploding polymers, quality control, crystalline polymers, amorphous polymers, barrel heaters, thermosets, thermoplastics, VOCs, hygroscopic polymers, non-Newtonian, runners, sprues, you name it… we heard it all at SCP. Our extremely knowledgeable tour guide is Grant Helton, VP and GM. Grant’s extensive knowledge of synthetic polymer molecular properties was mind-opening. It was an excellent experience we look forward to repeating in the near future. Injection Molding is the primary manufacturing focus at this facility. This manufacturing process is the foundation to your world of inexpensive and durable plastic products. Every part of the keyboard keys and buttons you press as well as the body and cap of the pen you are writing with are injection molded. Bud Hanna, President and owner of SCP, presented to first year students, comparing the two major categories of plastics. The excitement, energy and love for what each does was evident in their presentations to us. We were welcomed by Judy Caples, OM, and went on to enjoy a thoroughly informative visit. We must go back to see more and learn more!

Who would ever guess that there’s glitter in plywood? Well… there is. Should things go wrong, plywood manufacturers use specific glitter colors to identify the plywood manufacturer. Based on glitter color, defects can be traced directly back to whoever made the plywood! How awesome is that? Polymer Science students visited Timber Products of Corinth and got a thorough education in wood and wood products. The most prolific natural polymer on the planet, cellulose found in wood and paper products is extremely strong and durable when combined into composite materials. For example, think of plywood and cardboard when you think of strong cellulose products. David Mitchell, PM, shared his extensive knowledge of wood and wood products with us. We learned about the many products TP offers including diversified services such as their transfer trucking division. Different wood cuts such as tangential, radial and rotary cuts all provide a different look and quality veneer. Students found all there was to see and learn very interesting and especially enjoyed the company pets. Different trees provide different appearances but every tree can have a distinctive heart. I bet you didn’t know that. The heartwood provides the distinctive color of the wood and the sapwood which is around the heartwood is always white regardless of the tree type. We will visit TP again as soon as we can and focus on a specific part of this plywood composite manufacturing process, meantime we have to absorb all we have learned and apply it to our daily lives and our polymer science training. Thank you TP!

Newsletter compiled by:

Jennifer Koon,

Alcorn CTE Counselor The Alcorn Career and Technology Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national

origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts

and other designated youth groups. Inquiries should be directed to the Alcorn School District

Superintendent at P.O. Box 1420, Corinth, MS 38835, (662) 286-5591.

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Polymer Science Classes Visit Local Industries While visiting local industries this fall, we have learned much to enhance our experience of this incredible subject; all our industry visits have been mind-opening. We couldn’t have made better choices than we did and the education we have received has been awesome. DI opened our minds to the power of SolidWorks, the properties of materials and the power of a team positively moving together in the same direction. SCP taught us polymer molecular knowledge as well as polymer process manufacturing knowledge from the standpoint of an extremely experienced polymer manufacturer. TP showed us there are amazing manufacturing possibilities when it comes to the most prolific polymer on the planet. We are grateful and look forward to visiting these partners in education who are giving back to their local community in positive ways. The Hour of Code has arrived… An international event with over 144,000 groups signed up to participate in an activity designed to inspire young and old of every persuasion to get their hands, fingertips and brains into the logical world of coding. This introductory experience can be as easy or as difficult as you would like it to be. Students, teachers and all ages in-between love apps, so why not get the gist of how they are able to do what they can do. It’s so easy even a toddler can do it. Don’t pass up the opportunity. We’ve tried it in Polymer Science and we think it’s pretty good! For more information about the Hour of Code, do an internet search for Hour of Code and the how to web site @hourofcode.org will pop up! Enjoy!

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