Business Professionals of America and Graber Elementary
Community Service Project
The Business Professionals of America organization at Hutchinson High School is planning on doing a fundraiser activity at Graber Elementary School. This is a way for the high school and elementary school to work together for the betterment of the community. It also exposes both schools to the importance of giving back and helping people in need.
After a meeting with the Business Professionals of America organization, Lora Randolf (counselor), and Grade Representatives at Graber Elementary we came to an agreement about the following community service project:
We are having the Graber students collect money on behalf of the March of Dimes, which uses the funds to “save babies”. The students in the club will be leaders / facilitators for the elementary school students.
At the Kick Off Date – April 14th the club wants to speak to all the classes, explaining the mission and purpose of the March of Dimes and what the students will be doing to raise money. They will also be presenting hands on materials so that the students can understand more clearly.
Each student will be receiving a little bank to collect money; they can use this to collect money from family members, neighbors and friends. We will chart the class progress throughout the weeks on a bulletin board in the school. The Club will count the money raised on Wednesdays and Fridays. (Teachers will collect the money on these days and the club will count.)
The fundraiser will last about 2 weeks. This activity is planned to beginning April 14th and ending April 25th. Their goal for this 2 week fundraiser is around $500.00
For the students’ efforts, on May 2nd the Business Professionals of America Club will be sponsoring a movie day with drinks and popcorn for the whole school.
Contact Info:
Brian McFall- Business Professionals of America Sponsor
mcfallb@usd308.com
665-4578
Results from District G FCCLA STAR Events Competition held at Newton on February 13, 2008
Applied Technology Silver Medal
Ashley Legates (12)
Erica Dunigan (12)
Jonathan Hinck (11)
Chapter Service Project Display Silver Medal
Janelle Carey (12)
Job Interview Bronze Medal
Richard Moorman (12)
Based on total points received, these students qualified for State which will be April 3rd at the Marriott Hotel in Wichita.
State contest winners advance to the national competition in Orlando, Florida July 13-17, 2008.
Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference was held in Wichita, KS February 15-16, 2008.
Baylee Alfaro - 5th place - Human Resource Management
Scott Matthews - 2nd place - Computer Security Concepts
2nd place - Cisco Network Administration
Josh Meredith - 1st place - Microsoft Network Administration
1st place - Cisco Network Adminisration
Todd Murphy, Trent Heim - 2nd place Network Design Team
These students qualify to compete at the National Conference being held in Reno, Nevada on May 6-10, 2008.
New Facility Progress: The building design for the new Career and Technical Education Academy has been substantially approved. Currently the district is starting to accept bids for construction. At this time the district expects to break ground sometime late February or early March.
Recently the Auto Mechanics program received NATEF recertification. The program is taught by Chuck Ebmeier and Virgil Tucker who are both Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Certified. For this recertification the program must meet criteria in 8 areas. Those 8 areas are Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission, Standard Transmission and Drive Train, Electrical, Drivability, Air Conditioning, Breaks, Steering Suspension.
The Auto Body program taught by Blaine Murphy and Brad Yoder has been approved as a member of the I-CAR® Industry Training AllianceSM. Blaine attended an Instructor qualification workshop in Chicago this last August. Both instructors attend a variety of I-CAR sponsored workshops to receive the needed training to maintain this alliance.
The Pre-Engineering Program is planning to expand its course offerings to four of the nine courses provided by Project Lead the Way. These courses include: Principles of Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, and Civil Engineering and Architecture. Instructor Steve Bowman spends about 2 weeks each summer receiving the needed training to add these courses to the program.
The business department added a new instructor beginning August 2007. Brian McFall teaches the Business Technology & Internship courses as well as Word Processing and Desktop Publishing. Students in the Business Technology & Internship Program combine school and a part-time business related job to gain added experience in the Business world. Brian is a graduate of Fort Hays State University. Welcome Brian!!
