Stafford Technical Center

Stafford Inducts 20 students into National Technical Honor Society

pbolgioni — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:09:41 +0000

Stafford Technical Center inducted 20 students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 10th, 2011 during a candlelight ceremony in the Dollhouse Restaurant. The mission of NTHS is to honor outstanding student achievement in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, and help to create strong partnerships with business and industry. These students exemplify the core values of NTHS which are leadership, citizenship, service, honesty, responsibility, skill, and scholarship. Stafford is very proud of these accomplished young people.

Stafford also inducted Local Business Owner and Rutland County Legislator, James McNeil as a Role Model and Honorary Member. McNeil who with his brother John, owns McNeil and Reedy, a Fine Men’s Apparel Shop, has been an outstanding supporter of Stafford Technical Center. His contributions include helping the the Hospitality & Entrepreneurship Students prepare for their DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) competitions, and he has also presided at awards ceremonies on a moment’s notice. His commitment goes above and beyond.

Photo of Inductees

First Row Seated: L-R: Ashlie Whittemore-Health Careers (Otter Valley), Nupur Naik-Health Careers (RHS), Gabrielle Vest-Cosmetology Allyson Bradley-Cosmetology (Proctor) and Teresa Isabelle-Hospitality & Entrepreneurship (Proctor)

Second Row: L-R: Brad Cram-Auto Technology (Otter Valley), Emily Booska-Human Services (Otter Valley), Tamika Piper-Digital Arts (Otter Valley), Kristi Denko-Construction Technology (Proctor), and Cassie Ciejko-Culinary (Fair Haven)

Third Row: L-R: Christian Loomis-Electrical/Plumbing (Poultney), Kimberly Walsh-Cosmetology (Otter Valley), Irene Simons-Cosmetology (Home School), Haley Dow-Cosmetology (West Rutland), and Katie Perry-Digital Arts (Otter Valley)

Fourth Row: L-R: Colby Champine-Electrical/Plumbing (Otter Valley), Joshua Stiles-Auto Technology (Poultney), Jackson Smith-Hospitality & Entrepreneurship (Otter Valley), Aaron Hildebrand-Public Safety (Rutland Area Christian School), and Rachel Ray-Digital Arts (RHS)

Last Row: L-R: Jaron Mullan-Electrical/Plumbing (Proctor), Molly Nickerson-Human Services (RHS), and Angela Jeffrey-Human Services (Otter Valley)

Children’s Center Preschool Registration

lcillo — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:54:49 +0000

Stafford Children’s Center is a state licensed developmental preschool program with a number of attributes including low child to teacher ratio, monthly field trips, plus nutritious meals and snacks. Available Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information call (802) 770-1033 or (802) 770-1042.
See below for registration and informational flyer.

Preschool Registration

Children’s Center Informational Flyer

Stafford Children’s Center Has Openings for Fall 2012

pbolgioni — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:39:16 +0000

Stafford’s Children’s Center, which is part of the Human Services Program at Stafford Technical Center, has openings available for children ages 3-5 years, in the fall of 2012. They will be expanding their days and hours to Monday-Friday ,7:30am-4:00pm. Stafford Children’s Center is a state licensed developmental preschool program with a number of attributes including low child to teacher ratio, monthly field trips, plus nutritious meals and snacks. For more information call (802) 770-1033 or (802) 770-1042. See below for registration and informational flyer.

Preschool Registration

Children’s Center Informational Flyer

STC Hospitality and Entrepreneurship students took the National Financial Capability Challenge in April

pbolgioni — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:45:35 +0000

The National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school aged youth across the United States so they can take control over their financial futures. It challenges high school teachers and other educators to teach the basics of personal finance to their students, and rewards students, educators, schools, and states for their participation and their success.

Stafford Technical Center Hospitality and Entrepreneurship students Breeauna Frazier and Nick Sweet, both from RHS, scored in the top 20% of 84,000 students who took the test nation-wide. Rob Peterson, also of RHS, placed in the top 10% of the nation. Congratulations to these students for their achievements in Financial Literacy.

SKILLED AND MOTIVATED

pbolgioni — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:07:02 +0000

Photo by Dave Warrender, Video and Multimedia Instructor

Attached Photo: L-R: Front Row seated: Brandon Tift (Fair Haven), Kristi Denko (Proctor) and Colby Champine (Otter Valley), Middle Row: Sierra Gregroire (Fair Haven), Tamika Piper (Otter Valley), Anya Smith (RHS), Cody Hooker (RHS), Tyler Bathalon (West Rutland), and Shania Brown (Fair Haven), Top Row: Gavin Gearwar (Otter Valley), Joshua Frasier (Otter Valley), Christian Loomis (Poultney) and Jaron Mullan (Proctor)

Stafford Technical Center is to proud to announce that 13 of their students were awarded medals at the 2012 Vermont SkillsUSA Competition held on April 5th in Burlington, Vermont. SkillsUSA is a national non-profit organziation serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trades, technical, and skills service occupations including health occupations. Stafford students competed on a statewide level and those who received the highest honor of “Gold” are qualified to participate in the National Competition held in June in Kansas City, Missouri.

The following students received medals in their competitions:

GOLD

Photography (Gold): Tamika Piper-Otter Valley Union High School, Cabinetmaking (Gold): Brandon Tifft-Fair Haven Union High School, Team Works Team #1 (Gold): Tyler Bathalon-West Rutland High School and Christian Loomis-Poultney High School, Gorilla Communications Skills (Gold): Kristi Denko-Proctor High School, Shania Brown-Fair Haven Union High School, Gavin Gearwar-Otter Valley Union High School, and Cody Hooker-Rutland High School

SILVER

Prepared Speech (Silver): Kristi Denko-Proctor High School, Medical Math (Silver): Anya Smith-Rutland High School, Team Works Team #2 (Silver): Colby Champine-Otter Valley Union High School and Joshua Frasier-Otter Valley Union High School, Plumbing (Silver): Jaron Mullan-Proctor High School

BRONZE

Food and Beverage Service (Bronze): Sierra Gregoire-Fair Haven Union High School

*Those Medalists traveling to Kansas City in June are Tyler Bathalon, Christian Loomis, Tamika Piper, and Brandon Tifft

Stafford students distinguish themselves at FCCLA Conference

pbolgioni — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:03:08 +0000

Front Row – Mary-Catherine Molaski (Otter Valley), Beth Clark (Otter Valley), Nikki Greenier (Mill River), AngelaJeffrey (Otter Valley), Emily Booska (Otter Valley), Morgan Vincent (RHS) and Morgan Ballard (Mill River)

Back Row – Malarie Allen (Mill River), Tia Gibbs (Mill River), Amber Thornton (Otter Valley) and Molly Nickerson (RHS)

The Stafford Technical Center chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America attended the New Hampshire State FCCLA Spring Leadership Conference on March 29 and 30, 2012. Members attended workshops, had some fun meeting and interacting with other FCCLA members and competed in STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition.) FCCLA is a national student organization that helps students become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

The results of the competitions are:

Bronze Medal – Malarie Allen (Mill River) – Chapter Service Project

Bronze Medal – Beth Clark (Otter Valley), Nicole Greenier ( Mill River), and Mary-Catherine Molaski (Otter Valley) – Illustrated Talk

Silver Medal – Morgan Ballard (Mill River) and Amber Thornton (Otter Valley) – Applied Technology

Silver Medal – Tia Gibbs ( Mill River) and Morgan Vincent (Rutland High School)– Chapter Showcase

Gold Medal – Emily Booska (Otter Valley), Angela Jeffrey (Otter Valley), and Molly Nickerson (Rutland High School) – Focus on Children

Emily Booska, Angela Jeffrey and Molly Nickerson will represent the state of Vermont at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL in July.

Freedom Foundation honors Stafford Instructor with Leavey Award

pbolgioni — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:09:53 +0000

Cheryl Niedzwiecki, Hospitality & Entrepreneurship Instructor for Stafford Technical Center, was the recent recipient of the Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education on March 17 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Niedzwiecki was one of 15 educators in the United States to receive this prestigious award and the only educator from New England to be recognized. The award, established in 1977 by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation honors outstanding elementary, middle, high school and college teachers who inspire students to gain a better understanding and appreciation of the free enterprise system. These educators act as role models for others to teach students to create value for society through innovative and sustainable ways. The award also included $7500 that Mrs. Niedzwiecki will use to purchase equipment for her program.

She received this honor for her “Entreprenuership and the Triple Bottom Line” which was implemented by the students in Stafford’s Hospitality and Entreprenuership Program. People, the planet, and profit represent the triple bottom line and are seen as goals to be achieved by individuals and corporations. The students put these components into practice with the daily operation of the school based enterprise, Campus Common Grounds (school store) which serves over 1200 students and sells food and clothing items. The “people’ bottom line was met through community service which included a fundraiser for the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund. The “planet” bottom line was met by being the first and only school based business recognized as “green” by the Vermont Business and Environmental Partnership. In terms of “profit”, this past school year Campus Common Grounds made nearly $16,000. But “profit’ is not only about money-the students also realized a profit from the experience and knowledge gained by running a business.

Stafford Students Shine at Vermont DECA Career and Development Conference

pbolgioni — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:54:10 +0000

Photo: Left-Right

Bottom Row: Teresa Isabelle (Proctor), Marisa Chamberlain (Otter Valley), Lexi Champine (West Rutland)

First Row: Breeauna Frazier (RHS), Brandi Kapitan (Otter Valley), Carolanne Green (West Rutland), Nick Sweet (RHS), Shelby Blackmer (Fair Haven), Katelyn Young (Mill River)

Back Row: Alyssa Ruiter (RHS), Kiley Gagnon (RHS), Rob Peterson (RHS), Alicia Hill (RHS), Lindsey Ruiter (Mill River), George Berry (RHS), Alyana Billings (Mill River), and Jackson Smith (Otter Valley)

During the dates of March 7th through the 9^th, 2012, Stafford Technical Center’s Hospitality and Entrepreneurship students participated in the annual Vermont DECA Career and Development Conference. Students participated in various events in which they can demonstrate their knowledge of hospitality, business, marketing, merchandising, sales, human relations, and professional behavior. Events include public speaking, and role plays and written tests. Students earned 12 gold medals, 9 silver, and 4 bronze medals and numerous Honorable Mentions

Firsts for the DECA Chapter:

Students this year made an unprecedented showing as we have a record number of students that have qualified to attend the DECA ICDC Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are delineated with 3 asterisks at the end of their heading.
Lexi Champine won the first gold medal in public speaking for our chapter.
Rob Peterson swept his competition taking gold in all four categories.

Teresa Isabelle, a junior at Proctor High School was elected Vice President of Vermont DECA. She will begin serving her term in July of 2012.

Lexi Champine – West Rutland High School Sophomore

Gold- Public Speaking

$2500 Scholarship to Southern New Hampshire University

Jackson Smith- Otter Valley Union High School Junior***

Gold – Automotive Services Written Test

Gold-Overall Role Play

Silver- Role Play Promotion

Silver- Role Play Selling

Virtual Business Online Competition 1^st Place

George Berry- Rutland High School Junior***

Gold – Role Play Selling

Bronze- Overall Role Play

Honorable Mention- Role Play Promotion

Breeauna Frazier- RHS Senior***

Gold- Marketing Management Written Test

Silver –Overall Role Play

Bronze- Product/Services Management Role Play

Bronze- Promotion Role Play

Silver – Marketing Management Product Services Role Play

$2500 Scholarship to Southern New Hampshire University

Nick Sweet- Rutland High School

Silver – Marketing Management Written Test

Silver- Products/Service Mgt. Role Play

Bronze- Promotion Role Play

Bronze- Overall Role Play

$1000 Scholarship to Southern New Hampshire University

****Retiring VT DECA Vice President

Brandi Kapitan- Otter Valley Union High School Senior

Silver- Quick Service Restaurant Written Test

Honorable Mentions- Product/Services Mgt, Professional Development

Role Plays and Overall

Marisa Chamberlain- Otter Valley Union High School Senior***

Gold- Overall Role Play

Silver- Written Test

Silver- Role Play

DECA School Based Enterprise Re-certification

$2500 SNHU Scholarship and Johnson and Wales Scholarship

Alicia Hill- Rutland High School***

Gold- Written Test

Gold- Overall Role Play

Silver-Role Play

DECA School Based Enterprise Re-certification

$2500 SNHU Scholarship and Johnson and Wales Scholarship

Rob Peterson- Rutland High School Senior***

Gold- Written Business Services Test

Gold- Promotion Role Play

Gold-Customer Relations Role Play

Gold- Overall

Silver- Computer generated poster

$2500 SNHU Scholarship and Johnson and Wales Scholarship

Shelby Blackmer – Fair Haven Union High School Senior

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team

DECA School Based Enterprise Re-certification

Carolanne Greene- West Rutland High School Junior

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team

Lindsey Ruiter- Mill River Union High School Sophomore

Lexi Champine- West Rutland High School Sophomore

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team

Alayna Billings- Mill River Union High School Junior

Katelyn Young- Mill River Union High School Junior

Hospitality Services Team

Virtual Business Online Competition 1^st Place

Kiley Gagnon- Rutland High School Sophomore

Honorable Mention for Role Play

Virtual Business Online Competition 1^st Place

Alyssa Ruiter- Mill River Union High School Junior

Hospitality Services Team

Honorable Mention for Role Play

Teresa Isabelle- Proctor High School Junior

Full Service Restaurant Management

Stafford SADD Chapter Enters National Contest

pbolgioni — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:22:17 +0000

The Stafford Technical Center SADD Chapter has entered the ActOutLoud.org contest, which is designed to promote teen driving safety. The contest is open to any co-curricular organization in any public, parochial, or private high school or junior high school in theUnited States. About 300 schools entered the contest, and formed teams of five student members, an advisor, and a community leader. The first phase of the contest is a contest designed to make a “safety-tee” t-shirt which warns of the dangers of operating a motor vehicle while texting.

The Stafford SADD members came up with a theme for the T-shirt; the theme was “Decide Your F8, Texting Can W8”. The SADD members ran a school-wide contest to design the shirt, with the prize being a pizza party for all the students in the winner’s program area. The winning design was made by Sierra Quenneville, a student fromOtterValleyUnionHigh School, who is in the Hospitality and Entrepreneurship Program. The T-shirt competition will result in 25 winners, one of which will be chosen by voting on ActOutLoud.org’s Facebook page as the winner.

The Stafford SADD Team consists of RutlandHigh School’s Megan Barber, Kayla Temple, and Rachel Ray, as well as Stephen Marcoux and Brian Ward from Fair Haven Union High School.

Stafford Students Receive Recognition at Statewide Events

pbolgioni — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:29:43 +0000

Photo: George Berry-Stafford Hospitality and Entrepreneurship Program; Honorable Mention Winner for Entreprenuership Poster

Stafford Technical Center’s (STC) Hospitality & Entrepreneurship Students fared quite well in recent events help in Montpelier on February 9th.

First, George Barry, a student in the STC program and a junior at Rutland High School, received an Honorable Mention Award for his poster on Entrepreneurship. This contest is held annually to commemorate Entrepreneurship Week in Vermont, and students create posters based on an entrepreneurial theme.

Also, a team of Stafford Hospitality & Entrepreneurship Students participated in the Vermont Life Smarts Challenge held at the Pavilion Building near the Vermont Statehouse. The following students had progressed to the semi-finals. Those students were; Breeauna Frazier (Captain) Rutland High School Senior, Marisa Chamberlain-Otter Valley Senior, Alicia Hill-Rutland High School Senior, and Nick Sweet-Rutland High School Junior. The students were quizzed on a number of topics including personal finance and technology to consumer rights and responsibilities.