Spring 2017 Newsletter

Seeing Careers from Career and Technical Education
Different Angles
ON THE MOVE

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Inside this issue: LEDA Grant Provides
Funding for ATC Reno-
ATC Career Fair 2 vation and Expansion
3
ATC Awards 4 The Lubbock Economic De- This summer, South wiring for fiber optics, ex-
velopment Alliance (LEDA) Plains College will vacate pansion of the welding
Superintendent’s 5 Board voted unanimously to approximately 25,000 technology program and
Roundtable grant $800,000 to the Lub- square feet at the ATC implementation of three
bock Independent School and move to the South new student programs to
Industry Certifica- District (LISD) to assist in Plains College Lubbock the ATC - culinary arts,
tions the cost of renovations at the Center. Lubbock ISD will floral design and law en-
Byron Martin Advanced begin Phase I of the reno- forcement.
Floral Design 6 Technology Center (ATC), vation and expansion,
as well as in the expansion which includes replace- The expansion of the
Teacher Honors 7 of its technical programs. ment of computer cabling, ATC programs will be
available to students in
Teacher of the Year 8 LISD Enters Part- the 2017-2018 school
nership with United year.
State TAFE Contest 9 Supermarkets

FCCLA Students 10

Local Stock Show 11 LISD CTE Programs Show

State Champion at 12 Increasing Enrollment
CHS

Construction Tech- 13 Lubbock ISD's Career Students attending
nology and Technical Education CTE classes at the Byron
(CTE) program an- Martin Advanced Tech-
Culinary Showcase 14 nounced a significant nology Center (ATC) to-
increase in enrollment. tals 2,051 students and
Future Educators 15 This year, 11,756 stu- accounts for 16 percent
Idigi Fest 16 dents were enrolled in of CTE student enroll-
the 143 CTE classes. ment. The number of
Art Month Poster 17 Many students were en- students attending ATC
rolled in multiple CTE classes has increased by
SkillsUSA 18 classes at the high 422.
school level and this
Atkins MS 19 L to R: Briana Soto and does not account for CTE classes provide
20 Margaret at Market Street double block or triple students an opportunity
STEM Challenge block courses. CTE clas- to choose a career path-
Champions 21 Lubbock ISD and United Su- ses makeup 42 percent way in high school, and
permarkets solidified an al- of all classes offered at students are prepared to
Student Ambassa- ready strong partnership with a the high school level. go to work, college or
dors Memorandum of Understand- both, upon graduation
ing. The "Career Opportunity from high school.
Grants Awarded 22 Program" will prepare students
in the Culinary Arts and Floral
Design programs for careers in
the grocery industry and will
serve as a national model for
United's parent company, Al-
bertson's.

Page 2 Top of Page Career and Technical Education

ATC Career Fair & Open House Equals Success

November 16, 2017, was a
very special and busy day at the
Byron Martin Advanced Tech-
nology Center (ATC). The day
began with the Trade and In-
dustrial (T&I) Career Fair made
up of 30 employers from differ-
ent companies in T&I industry
visiting with more than 500 stu-
dents about job opportunities in
their organization. It ended with
an Open House that allowed
parents and the community to
get a peek inside the unique
Lubbock ISD facility. The public
was shown the outstanding,
rigorous, exciting and advanced
learning that takes place every
day at the ATC.

Jeremy Arriaga tells students about the silicon wafers made at X-Fab.

James Salazar, Automotive Technology instructor, visits Exciting Opportunities for Students
with a parent and grandparent about his outstanding
program. CTE prepares students for successful careers
through rigorous academic and work-based learning
programs, promoting instructional partnerships with
business and industry, and increasing awareness of
the career opportunities available to students.

15 Career Clusters
143 High School CTE classes: 42% of all

high school courses
14 Middle School classes
126 Teachers
26 Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications
Offered and Paid by the District

1,216 Nationally Recognized Industry Certifica-
tions Earned in 2016

26 Classes Offered for SPC College Credit at No
Charge to the Student

859 Students Earned Articulated Credit with
South Plains College

Paid and Unpaid Internships Provide Work-based
Learning Experience

Student Organizations Provide Opportunities to
Compete at the District, State and National level
and teach leadership skills and responsibility

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ATC Students Receive Awards at Annual Reception

For the nineteenth year, stu- Listed above are the South Plains College Scholarship winners, pictured with SPC
dents enrolled in classes at the President Dr. Robin Satterwhite, L to R: Timothy Boomer, Schuyler Holland, Alexi
Byron Martin Advanced Tech- Hernandez, (Jill Berset Tech Prep/CTE scholarship recipient), Kaitlyn Willis, Brook
nology Center (ATC) were rec- Nugent and Damien Milliorn.
ognized for their excellence in
their classes at an awards re- Polly Kiker Memorial Scholarship winners with Kiker's sister, Mary Mills, are (left)
ception. Eight students re- Logan Laws and Simone Dickson.
ceived scholarships and 57
students were named out-
standing students in the ATC
programs.

Six seniors received scholar-
ships from South Plains Col-
lege including: Timothy Boom-
er, Coronado High School;
Schuyler Holland, Monterey
High School; Alexi Hernandez,
Coronado High School; Kaitlyn
Willis, Coronado High School;
Brook Nugent, Talkington
School for Young Women
Leaders and Damien Milliorn,
Monterey High School. Two
students from the Health Sci-
ence program at the ATC, Lo-
gan Laws, Monterey High
School and Simone Dickson,
Estacado High School, re-
ceived Polly Kiker Memorial
Scholarships. Polly Kiker was
an administrator at Estacado
High School and began the
Health Science magnet pro-
gram on that campus

An outstanding student from
each of the programs at the
ATC was selected and pre-
sented plaques made by stu-
dents in the Construction
Technology program. Fifty-
seven students received an
Outstanding Student award.

Click here to see the full list
of winners.

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Superintendent’s Roundtable Meets with Community Representatives

Dr. Berhl Robertson, Jr. visiting with community members about CTE, total student enrollment, partnerships, and new pro-
grams coming to the ATC in 2017-2018.

Community representatives that serve as members of one or more of the Career and Technical Education
(CTE) advisory committees were invited to the Superintendent’s Roundtable meeting to share their com-
ments and ideas this year with Superintendent Berhl Robertson, Jr. Dr. Robertson also gave a district up-
date to those in attendance. There are 165 community representatives that serve on the fifteen CTE advi-
sory committees. The advisors assist with the following:

Development of curriculum to meet the needs of regional employers
Determine resources and equipment for programs
Recruitment of students
Share current trends in business and industry
Determine appropriate industry certifications
Provide student tours of business and industry and classroom presentations
Serve on employer panels for counselors and teachers
Participate in the Internship program by hiring advanced students for their organization

Thank you to each person that serves on our CTE advisory committee. You make a difference.

Total Student Enrollment for CTE Classes--11,961

9 Middle Schools 3,426 students 27% of CTE Enrollment

5 High Schools 6,614 students 56% of CTE Enrollment

Advanced Technology Center 2,051 students 16% of CTE Enrollment

4,980 high school students are in a coherent sequence of CTE courses

The Benefits of CTE

CTE has always evolved in response to economic needs in our communities. Today,
CTE is a major part of the solution to myriad national economic and workforce prob-
lems, such as high school dropout rates, a weakened economy, global competitive-
ness and massive layoffs. —Association for Career and Technical Education

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District Provides Opportunities for Students to
Earn Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications

Students in LISD have the These certifications allow
opportunity to take Nation-
ally Recognized Industry employers to see that the
Certifications before they
graduate high school to students have the
show their expertise in a
particular program area. knowledge and skills needed

to be successful in their job.

Below is a list of CTE certi-

fications students have the

opportunity to earn.

CTE Certifications

American Welding Society (AWS) - SENSE Certification D1.1 Comp TIA A+

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Flash Certification Cosmetology, Operator License (TDLR)

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Illustrator CPR with Automatic External Defibrillator Certification

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Photoshop Certification C-Tech Intro to Ntwk Cabling: Cooper-Based Systems

Adobe Premier Certified Associate - Premier Professional C-Tech Intro to Ntwk Cabling: FiberOptic-Based Systems

ASE Automobile Service Floral Design Certification (TSFA)
ASE Automotive Service Excellence Certification Food Handler’s Certification
ASE Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel 2010 & 2016
ASE A5 Brakes Microsoft Office Specialist - PowerPoint 2010 & 2016
ASE A6 Electronic/Electrical Systems Microsoft Office Specialist - Word 2010 & 2016
ASE Engine Performance Microsoft Office Specialist - Access 2010 & 2016

ASE Engine Repair Microsoft Expert Office Specialist - Word 2010 & 2016

ASE Heating and Air Conditioning Microsoft Expert Office Specialist - Excel 2010 & 2016
ASE Manual Drive Train and Axles Microsoft Office Specialist - Outlook 2010 & 2016
ASE Mechanical and Electrical Components National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
ASE Painting and Refinishing Nurse Aide, Registered (TX Dept. of Aging and Disability)
ASE Suspension and Steering Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 7 Programmer Certification
AutoCAD Certified Associate ServSafe Certification
AutoDesk Inventor Certified User S/P 2 Safety Training
AutoDesk Maya Certified User Teen Worker Safety OSHA Certification
AutoDesk Revit Architecture Certified Associate Texas Hunter's Education Certification
Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT)

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Floral Design Students Ace State Certification Test

Coronado High School Level 1 Floral Certification students include L to R: Liz Tay, Annabelle Young, Chastity Mejia, Lau-
ren Baumback, Natalie Wolfe, Shelby Hernandez, Gabby Soto, Alyssa Bolen and Kalie Santiago. Not pictured are Zoei

Huntsman and Addi Archer.

Twelve students in Floral Design classes at Coronado High School recently passed the Texas State
Florists' Association's (TSFA) Level 1 Floral Certification Test.

These courses satisfy the Fine Arts credit required for graduation. Students receive weighted credit in
Floral Design and Advanced Floral Design and develop the ability to identify and demonstrate the princi-
ples and techniques related to floral design as well as develop an understanding of the management of
floral enterprises.

Floral Design classes will be moved to the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) next
year, where students from around the district will be able to participate.

CTE Teachers on the Rise

Monterey High School tor represented the student
CTE teachers Jane O'Pry nominators. Lara was nomi-
and Jessica Lara were hon- nated by Megan Holeman.
ored as Teachers on the
Rise sponsored by Mrs.
Baird’s and United Super-
markets. O’Pry was recog-
nized at the weekly pep rally
and MHS student Tripp Ca-

L to R: Megan Holeman, Jane O'Pry with MHS student Tripp Cator
teacher Jessica Lara and

Emma Clifton

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ATC Instructor Named Irons MS Teacher
New Teacher of the Year Received Two Awards

At the Mid-Winter Texas In- Lisa Gilbert, Irons Middle School Business
dustrial Vocational Association and Computer Applications teacher, re-
(TIVA) conference, Byron Mar- ceived two prestigious awards this year in-
tin Advanced Technology Cen- cluding the Warren Shull National Student
ter IT Instructor, Brandon Council Advisor of the Year award present-
Grace, was named "New ed by the Texas Association of Student
Teacher of the Year" for TIVA/ Councils and the Volunteer Coordinator of
Lota Lambda Sigma (ILS) in the Year award from the Volunteer Center of
Texas. Lubbock. Congratulations, Lisa!

Grace is also the District 3 Brandon Grace, New
Director for Skills USA Texas Teacher of the Year!
and is President of Electronics, Congratulations!
Engineering and Information
Technology Teachers of Texas
(E2IT3). He is also on the bal-
lot for Secretary/Treasurer for
TIVA Board of Directors.

MHS Computer Science

Teacher Recognized

Jane O’Pry receives the Aspira- Congratulations to
tions in Computing Educator Monterey High School
Computer Programming
award. teacher, Jane O’Pry, for
receiving the 2017 Na-
tional Center for Women
& Information Technolo-
gy (NCWIT) Aspirations
in Computing Educator
Award. The Educator
Award is conferred upon
educators who have
demonstrated a commit-
ment to encouraging
young women’s aspira-
tions in computing.

Texas Master Florist

Coronado High School Martin Advanced Tech-
Floral Design teacher, Cas-
sie Sanders, pictured on the nology Center next
right, received her Texas
Master Florist certification. year for high school
The Floral Design program
will be offered at the Byron students. Students

taking Floral Design

classes receive weighted

credit and it counts as a

Fine Arts credit.

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2017 Lubbock ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year

L to R: Charlotte Sessom, ATC Coordinator; Carol Alonzo, Carol Alonzo, Audio/Video Production instructor at
Lubbock ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year, and Kenneth LISD TV was named the Byron Martin Advanced Tech-
Dixon, LISD TV Coordinator nology Center (ATC) Teacher of the Year by her col-
leagues at the ATC. As one of the 18 secondary cam-
Advisors Guide CTE pus teachers of the year, it was announced that Alonzo
Student Ambassadors and four other teachers were named as finalists for the
District secondary teacher of the year. On May 11, Mrs.
Six CTE teachers, pictured to the Alonzo was selected as the Lubbock ISD Secondary
right, were selected to be advisors for Teacher of the Year. She has been in her current posi-
the CTE Student Ambassadors pro- tion since 2010, but began her career at LISD-TV as a
gram this year. The teachers de- student in 1986.
signed a training session for the am-
bassadors and accompanied them to Kenneth Dixon, Coordinator for LISD-TV, wrote the
elementary and middle school career following in Carol’s application, “Carol’s passion for her
fairs, high school open houses, students is obvious as we talk daily about how to make
presentations and more. This year’s the program better. Carol has a way of creating a rela-
program was an outstanding success tionship with every one of her students. She not only
because of these teachers. teaches, but she guides and advocates for her students.
Without a doubt, Carol is one of the top teachers in the
Lubbock Independent School District. She truly lives out
the district's mission of Every Child, Every Day.”

Shannon Gray Named L to R: Randall Hust, Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
SkillsUSA District 3 Advisor of Construction Technology teacher, Kenneth Navarro, Estacado High
School Business and DIM teacher, Elizabeth Murray-Seaman, ATC
the Year Ready Set Teach teacher, Sean Hightower, Monterey High School Agri-
culture teacher, Natalie Osuna, Lubbock High School Culinary Arts
teacher and Gencie Houy, Coronado High School Interior Design and
Fashion Design teacher

DYK: Forty-three percent of young workers with licenses and cer-

tificates earn more than those with an associate degree; 27 percent
of young workers with licenses and certificates earn more than those
with a bachelor’s degree; and 31 percent of young workers with as-
sociate degrees earn more than those with a bachelor’s degree.
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce,

Valuing Certificates, Presentation, 2009)

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Four Lubbock ISD Students Win at State TAFE Contest

Four students in the Ready, Set, Teach program L to R: Roxanne Rodriguez, Katelyn Maldonado and
won state Texas Association of Future Educators Abbi Rodriguez
(TAFE) competitions and earned a trip to the national
competition Educators Rising - Future Educators of Shown above with her award is Ade-
America in Phoenix, Arizona in June 2017. ly Jurado

The winners are: Abbi Rodriguez, Lubbock High UIL Team Sets New Record
School senior, Job Interview; Lubbock High School
seniors Roxanne Rodriguez and Katelyn Maldonado, LHS Computer Sci-
Children's Literature K-3; and Adely Jurado, Coro- ence team set a new
nado High School senior, Exploring Careers in Sup- LHS record scoring
port Services. almost 1,000 points.
They finished 1st
Ready, Set Teach courses at the Byron Martin Ad- place in District, 1st
vanced Technology Center (ATC) offer LISD high place in Regionals
school juniors and seniors an opportunity to experi- and 4th place in
ence being a teacher in elementary classrooms with a State. Congratula-
mentor teacher. Students gain background tions!
knowledge of child and adolescent development as
well as principles of effective teaching and training
practices.

HOSA Students Qualify for State

Twenty-three Lubbock The students that won
ISD Health Science stu- 1st – 3rd place at the Ar-
dents competed against
more than 500 students ea competition were:
in the Area 4 Health Oc-
cupation Students of Kaitlyn William, Coro-
America (HOSA) Spring
Leadership Conference nado HS and Logan
in Canyon, Texas, Janu-
ary 20-21, 2017. Six stu- Laws, Lubbock HS,
dents advanced to the
HOSA State conference Community Emergency
in Corpus Christi, March
31-April 2, 2017. Response Team

(CERT) Ahryana Lusk,

Monterey HS, Prepared

Speaking Veronica

O’Brian and Tamara

Awinja, Talkington YWL,

Medical Spelling Cha-

yan Manna, Lubbock

HS, Pathology.

Logan Laws, LHS, (left) and Kaitlyn William, CHS, competed L to R: John Shin, Phyllis
in the Community Emergency Response Team at Area HOSA Zhang and Shao-Lon Yeh,
and earned a trip to the state competition.
not pictured Jake Watts

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FCCLA Students Place at Region and State

Coronado High School Fashion Design students L to R: Lubbock ISD students in Family, Career and
Addison Hurst, Ally Hurst and Vanessa Ramirez. The stu- Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) partici-
dents are shown with the outfits they designed and made for pated and won numerous awards in Region I
the FCCLA Regional Conference. FCCLA conference and one student, Ally Hurst,
place 5th at the State FCCLA competition with her
Lubbock High School students Gage Curry, sec- Fashion Design apparel.
ond place in Illustrated Talk, and Jackson Gaut, first
place in Job Interview also received awards. Avery Coronado High School FCCLA members placed
Guel was elected to the Region I Leadership team in the following categories:
and Culinary Arts student Seth Fraga received a
$500.00 scholarship from the Excalibur Culinary Fashion Design
Program. 1st Place: Addison Hurst
2nd Place: Ally Hurst

Career Investigations
5th Place: Jonathan Lavato

Mystery Basket (Culinary)
3rd Place: Devon Hocog
5th Place: Victoria Johnson
6th Place: Blythe Brock

Culinary Arts
2nd Place Team: Matt Everett, Briana Soto and
Tristen Rios
5th Place Team: Josie Hopkins, Mercedes Arcos
and Anna Guajardo.

CTE Students Advance to National SkillsUSA Contest

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students
from ten CTE programs competed at the SkillsUSA
Texas state competition last weekend in Corpus
Christi and returned with multiple awards.

Lubbock High School student, Michael Esparza,
and Coronado High School student, Santana Cruz,
won gold medals in Mobile Electronics Installation
and Residential Installation and Maintenance, re-
spectively. They will compete at the national contest
in June in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the third con-
secutive year a Lubbock ISD student has won the
state competition in Mobile Electronics Installation.
Last year's winner, Harley McGuigan, won gold at
the national competition.

Click here for a list of additional winners.

SkillsUSA Best in Texas winners L to R: Santana Cruz
and Michael Esparza

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Students Participate in Annual Ag Students Help U
Local Stock Show Can Share Food Drive

L to R: Brianna Matlock, CHS senior, Grand Champion; Ethan Mamawal, MHS Agriculture students, teachers and ad-
CHS sophomore, Showmanship Champion and Monterey HS senior, Re- ministrators have helped with the South
gan Johnson, Reserve Champion. Back row L to R: Jill Berset, Career and Plains Food Bank, U Can Share food drive for
Technical Education (CTE) Director, Coronado HS Principal, Dr. Jerry many years. Pictured organizing the barrels
above L to R: Ryan Gamez, Jalen Benton,
Adams and Monterey HS Principal, Jack Purkeypile. Victoria Castillo, Staten Rush, Mrs. Hastings,
Arron Johnson, Principal Jack Purkeypile,

Josh Campo and Isaiha Peralta.

The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources program hosted Tierra Neubaum in Fashion Design at Lub-
the annual Local Stock Show at the Lubbock ISD Ag Farm. bock HS with student, (left) Raina Darty and
More than 100 Coronado and Monterey FFA ag students teacher, (right) Dr. Maria Teresa Leos-
showed rabbits, lambs, goats, swine and a steer for competi-
tion. The winners of this show advanced to the county stock Duemer
show.

Career and Technical Education Month

February was designated by the Association of Career and
Technical Education (ACTE) as "CTE Month."

During the month, numerous activities took place including
many Fox 34 “Look Around Lubbock” segments with Tierra
Newbaum, highlighting CTE programs.

High school and middle school CTE teachers coordinated
CTE Month activities for their school and also thanked their
school counselors during Counselor Appreciation Week.

Lubbock High School tweeted exciting events about CTE
courses to students, teachers and administrators while Coro-
nado HS students assembled and distributed stress balls for all
teachers.

Click here to view the videos produced by Fox Look Around
Lubbock promoting CTE programs in our district.

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Business Management and Administration

State Champion at CHS Crowned Computer
Applications
Congratulations to these L to R: Kendall Brown, Seena Firouzbakht, Brent
CHS students who competed Chamberlain, teacher, Adan Rubio and Abigail New- L to R: Jordan Olivas, Alex
in the State Academic UIL con- Dugan and Maggie Garcia
test in Accounting. In District, ton
Regional, and State competi- Alex Dugan finished 8th
tion these students set records place in State and 1st place
and earned top spots this year. in District and Regionals.
These students finished 2nd Jordan Olivas finished 4th
place with the 2nd highest place in State and 3rd place
team score in the state. Senna in District and Regionals.
Firouzbakht finished 1st place Maggie Garcia was a State
in Accounting and was named Alternate and finished 2nd
your State Champion. Con- place in District and 4th
gratulations to these outstand- place in Regionals.
ing students and teacher.

Click here to view more re-
sults.

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Architecture and Construction

Courses marked are offered only at the ATC

Construction Technology Builds 16th Home

Lubbock ISD students in
the Construction Technolo-
gy class at the ATC built
their 16th Habitat for Hu-
manity house this year in
the back parking lot of the
ATC. Since its inception,
the Lubbock ISD has part-
nered with Habitat for Hu-
manity and more than 800
Construction Technology
students have constructed
16 houses for families in
need of a home.





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ATC Students Win Awards at SPC Idigi Fest

Five Lubbock ISD Digital Art students show off their med- The South Plains College (SPC) Design Communica-
als from the 8th Annual South Plains College Idigi Fest. tions Club, DeComm, hosted the 8th Annual Idigi Fest,
L to R: Hope Sherman (LHS), Mark Casares (LHS), Han- a digital arts festival, and 120 students in digital art clas-
nah McLaren (MHS), Zoe Rodriguez (CHS) and Kiara ses at the ATC entered artwork in the festival competi-
tion.
McMillin (LHS). 
Students received 27 gold, 50 silver and 31 bronze
medals. The students are enrolled in ATC classes that
include Digital Graphic Illustration, Commercial Photog-
raphy, Animation and 3-D Graphic Modeling and Anima-
tion.

Six Lubbock ISD students each received a $500
scholarship to SPC for their outstanding artwork:
Schuyler Holland, Marcus Gamboa and Damien Milliorn
from Monterey High School, Carson Sanford and Timo-
thy Boomer from Coronado High School and Angelica
Cuellar from Estacado High School.

LISD-TV Students Win
Award at Global Contest

A/V Students Excel in Video Contest Twelve LISD-TV A/V students won 4th place in Crazy 8s TV
scripted sitcom pilot contest at the 2017 National Student
Coronado High School senior, Katy Zimmer- Television Network Conference in Anaheim, California, this
man, placed second in the high school category spring. LISD TV, Audio/Video Production students back row,
for her video entry in the statewide “Take Care of L to R: Zac Dixon, Kalli Williams, Andrew Gonzales, Trevin
Texas” video contest. Griffin, Chloe Bradley, Beam Kridrum, Emily Shafer and Ma-
son Carroll; front row, L to R: Hennessy East, Meagan Rus-
Zimmerman and Kalli Williams, junior at Monte-
rey HS, both advanced to the finals in the “Take sell, Katy Zimmerman, and Alexis Garcia.  
Care of Texas” video contest. They were two of
six to be selected from across the state.

Zimmerman won a $1500 scholarship for her
video about taking care of Texas air and water. It
can be viewed here.

LISD-TV Wins Star Award
at TSPRA Conference

LISD-TV received a Star
Award for best video docu-
mentary in the mid-sized
district category at the
Texas School Public Rela-
tions Association (TSPRA)
Conference this week.

Station manager Ken-
neth Dixon, shown in pho-
to, accepted the award for
a documentary about the
30th anniversary of LISD-
TV. He credited A/V Pro-
duction Instructor/Staff
Producer, Carol Alonzo,
for her work on the project.

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ATC Student EHS Students Compete in SkillsUSA
Designs Youth
Art Month Poster

John Fredenburg, Lubbock EHS students participate in Felony Traffic Stop and Building Inspection competi-
High School senior, in Pat tions through SkillsUSA. Pictured L to R: Tony Chavez, teacher, Victor Ibarra,
Fritz’s 3D Graphic Modeling Maria Reyes, Eliseo Valdez, Adam Sauceda, Josh Herrera and Lubbock ISD Po-
and Animation class at the By- lice Officer Grams. Grams was instrumental in working with the students in their
ron Martin ATC designed this techniques for the competitions.
year’s Youth Art Month poster.
The poster was used to pro- Estacado High School’s Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Securi-
mote the showing of student art ty program with new teacher, Tony Chavez, is a popular program at
during March at the Lubbock EHS and students may enroll in these classes: Principles of Law, Law
Municipal Garden and Arts Enforcement I and II, Court Systems and the Internship in Law pro-
Center. gram. The Forensic Science class in this pathway is offered at each
high school. Next year, during the 2017-18 school year, classes in the
program will be offered for Coronado, Lubbock, Monterey and Talking-
ton High School students at the ATC. Estacado HS will continue to
offer this program on its campus.

Lubbock ISD Students and Teacher Win NCWIT Awards

Monterey High School NCWIT winners front row, L to Jasmine Lucero, Lubbock High School, 2nd year
R: Alexis Mills, Rachel Clifton, Emma Clifton, NCWIT winner. Jasmine will a lead a summer
Kalli Williams and Alegra Reyna. camp for girls in grades 4-8 at AspireIT.
Back row, L to R: Mrs. O'Pry, Maureen Gloria, Tiana
Shobe and Emily Martinez. These female students
won awards at the National Center for Women in In-
formation Technology (NCWIT) Summit at West Texas
A&M University.



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Atkins MS Wins STEM Two LISD Robotics
Challenge at Texas Tech TEAMS Advance to State

Two Lubbock ISD robotics teams advanced to
the state competition at the BEST (Boosting Engi-
neering, Science and Technology) robotics com-
petition at Monterey High School last weekend.

Evans Middle School students in Nathan
Haltom's Industrial Technology and Gateway to
Technology classes placed fifth out of 19 high
school and middle school teams in the competi-
tion.

The Monterey HS robotics team also advanced
to state.

L to R: (in Atkins jackets) Idaly Arellano, Santos Bustamante, Evans MS BEST Robotics team members with teacher
Francisco Berdeja and others pictured are Texas Tech Universi- Nathan Haltom (back row), L to R: Braden Chilcutt, Daniel
ty engineering students Williams, Elijjah Abston, Patrick Codd, Kate Buchanan,
and Liam Meeks dressed the part for this year’s theme,
Atkins Middle School 6th grade Project Lead The
Way (PLTW) and Society of Hispanic Professional En- “Bet the Farm.”
gineers junior chapter members participated in a STEM
challenge at Texas Tech University. Engineering stu-
dents from Tech mentored students and spoke to them
about careers in engineering. The picture shows the
STEM challenge winning team!

Smylie Wilson Participates
in Annual Engineering Fair

The world of engineering is all about solving prob-
lems. Students in Derrick Ramsey’s Engineering
classes at Smylie Wilson Middle School solved nu-
merous problems when they designed and built pro-
jects for the 3rd Annual Engineering Fair.

The student’s projects including such items as:
simple machines, bridges, a Sterling engine, a hy-
draulic arm with syringes and more. Three years
ago 27 students participated in the Engineering Fair
and this year more than 90 students demonstrated
their projects to family, friends and Smylie MS staff
and teachers.

Students from College of Engineering at Texas
Tech University served as judges and visited with the
middle school students about what problem solving
techniques they used to complete their project.

Smylie Wilson MS students L to R: Elijah
Cruz-Pena and Chandler Zachart-Soto
checked out a gear for their project.

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O.L. Slaton Middle School STEM Cavazos MS Students Demon-
Challenge Champions strate “Spin Art” at Fair

Cavazos Middle School students in the
Technology Education classes at Cavazos
Middle School demonstrated “Spin Art” at the
South Plains Fair to raise money for their Ro-
botics program. The students were actively
involved in creating the artwork for the South
Plains Fair customers by peddling the bike to
make the vinyl records turn while squeezing
paint on the records to fashion a colorful de-
sign. They also raised $200 for their Robotics
program.

L to R: Mr. Sharp, O.L. Slaton Project Lead the Way (PLTW) STEM
teacher, Texas Tech student assistant, R.J. Cunneutubby (holding
the Dwyer Cup), Dr. Jerry Dwyer, Victoria Silva and Anthony Cox.

A week-long summer camp turned out to be much more Cavazos Middle School students L to R: Mireya Cavazos,
than middle school students expected. During the 3rd Itzal Huerta-Mendieta and Erin Gonzales demonstrating
Annual LISD/Texas Tech University Summer STEM Chal-
lenge students from each of LISD’s middle schools built a "Spin Art" at the South Plains Fair
hover craft then raced it across the Coronado High
School cafeteria. In this Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing and Math (STEM) challenge students were given ran-
dom materials and were provided plywood, tarps, duct
tape and leaf blowers to use in building their craft. The
purpose of the challenge is to teach students to problem
solve and to introduce them to physics, laws of motion
and more. Congratulations to O.L. Slaton Middle School
STEM students for winning the 3rd Annual Summer STEM
Challenge.

Evans FCCLA Students Win Awards

This year, students in Evans Middle School Skills for
Living classes participated in the Family, Career and
Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Area compe-
tition. The students placed first in the National Pro-
grams in Action - Student Body competition and for
their project, Benefits of Breakfast.

These students and their sponsor, Ivanka Boling, also
participated in the State FCCLA competition in Dallas,
Texas, April 7-9, 2017.

Pictured above: Evans MS students Makayla Puryer,
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Grant Awarded Monsanto Donates to
MHS Robotics Program

CTE STAFF Front row L to R: Martin Aguirre, Workforce The Monsanto Company recently made a $5,000
Solutions South Plains Chief Executive Of- donation to the Monterey High School Robotics
Jill Berset ficer, Andres Alcantar, Texas Workforce program. Pictured at the check presentation
Director Commission (TWC) Chairman and Commis- are: Jill Berset, Lubbock ISD CTE director; Gail
(806) 219-2803 sioner, Jill Berset, Lubbock ISD CTE Director Holdridge, MHS counselor; Darran Jones, Mon-
[email protected] and John Osborne, Lubbock Economic De- santo; and Project Lead the Way and Robotics
Lisa Dudding velopment Alliance (LEDA) Chief Executive teachers at MHS Scott Houy and Tim Glover.
Coordinator Officer. Also pictured are representatives
(806) 219-2807 from other school districts. Lubbock ISD campuses to interview students for jobs and
[email protected] will receive a $20,000 grant to renovate a they have found that we provide a pipeline of
Sandra Hester portion of the Byron Martin Advanced Tech- students that are prepared to enter the work-
CCR Specialist nology Center. force right out of high school. Thank you to
(806) 219-2816 all that participate.
[email protected] Director’s Corner
Diana Caudillo We have been given a great opportunity to
Secretary CTE had another amazing year. I am expand our CTE programs with the move of
(806) 219-2834 so proud of all that has been accom- South Plains College into their own building.
[email protected] plished. Our teachers are so passionate The growth of programs at the ATC will pro-
about providing opportunities for our stu- vide numerous new programs and space for
Byron Martin dents as evidenced by all of the great high growth programs. The investment by
Advanced Technology Center stories shared in this newsletter. LEDA to assist in remodeling and purchasing
3201 Avenue Q of equipment will provide labs needed to pre-
Lubbock, TX 79411 Our student organizations are teaching pare students for careers and college. United
leadership skills and showcasing the tal- Supermarkets continues their support for our
ents of our students. More than 150 stu- culinary and floral design programs and we
dents competed at the state level this are looking at additional programs that can
year in TAFE, SKILLS, HOSA, FFA, and provide a direct pipeline to meet their employ-
FCCLA. I appreciate all of the work it ment needs.
takes to prepare students for these high
stake competitions. We also have sever- Our CTE staff is also doing amazing work
al students moving on to national compe- to support teachers in the classroom, assist
titions this summer. The time and dedi- in industry certifications, help students earn
cation of these students and their spon- college credit, and more. Thanks to every-
sors is greatly appreciated. one for another successful year!

We also have wonderful support from
our business and community as evi-
denced by our strong advisory commit-
tees. Committees meet twice per year
and help us provide input on the needs
of our local employers, industry certifica-
tions, and labor market demand. Several
businesses are coming straight to our

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