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This is a quick video about what happens at the State Skills USA Championships.

Click  the link below:

Roger R. Campbell

Papillion LaVista South High School

Woods & Cabinetry Instructor

Skilled & Technical Sciences Dept.

Skills USA Advisor

Proudly Guiding Students since 1994

SCC Building Construction Information and Mike Rowe at the senate

From: Ronald R Petsch [mailto:RPetsch@southeast.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:59 PM
To: Glenn, Tony
Subject: SCC Building Construction Information

Tony, we talked a while back and you said you would distribute a link for our YouTube video on Building Construction to Industrial Ed teachers. Here is the link.

You and the teachers may also be interested in this video, although you may have already seen it. It’s great and addresses the issue of a shortage of technical workers vs. unemployment.


Ron Petsch, Program Chair
Building Construction Technology
Southeast Community College
600 State Street
Milford, NE 68405
402-761-8213


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DIDI BUZZ Newsletter - March

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From: "Glenn, Tony" >
Subject: FW: DIDI BUZZ Newsletter - March

FYI

Signature Themes - *Positivity, *Arranger, *Maximizer, *Responsibility, *Belief
Tony Glenn, Education Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Career Field
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone - 402.471.4819
Fax - 402.471.0117
Email - tony.glenn@nebraska.gov
Website - http://www.education.ne.gov/STS

From: Juli Thelen [mailto:juli.thelen@behlenmfg.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:07 AM
To:

Subject: DIDI BUZZ Newsletter - March

Attached is the Nebraska Advanced Manufacturing Buzz Newsletter for March.

Juli


Juli Thelen
Behlen Mfg. Co./Dream It. Do It.
4025 E. 23rd Street
Coumbus NE 68601
(402) 563-1753 cell
(402) 563-7268 office
juli.thelen@behlenmfg.com
www.dreamit-doit.com/nebraska
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SHINE-MI camp enrollment update - Camp slots are still available

Subject: SHINE-MI camp enrollment update - Camp slots are still available

Good Afternoon Project SHINE Educators,

I appreciate your support recommending students to attend the upcoming SHINE-MI camps this June. Enrollments are growing, but I know we will have room for more girls and boys in addition to what has already been obligated by everyone so far.

If you are still collecting applications from students that you are recommending, please continue to gather and send them in. If you have more students that you would like to recommend, please let me know the number of boys or girls. Also, please contact me right away if the number of students you recommended is different from what you said previously.

If you need applications, they are available online at http://www.cccneb.edu/downloads/SHINE_brochure.pdf.

Thank you for your assistance. I think these will be great camps.

Best Regards,

Dan Davidchik
Project SHINE Director
402-562-1408
ddavidchik@cccneb.edu

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From: "Tolstedt, Shannon" >
Date: March 22, 2012 12:22:07 PM CDT
To: PLV PLSHS All Staff >
Subject: Quick Tip

Hello!
Here is the March Circle of Friends Quick Tip. As a reminder, we are providing these quick tips as part of the Circle of Friends program. This year the spread the word to end the word campaign, sponsored by Special Olympics, which works to educate others on stopping the use of the word retard in derogatory ways, started March 2, 2012. Take a look at the video clip below featuring PLHS Junior Addie Jordan explaining how she feels about use of the r-word. Also see below a blog post from a parent on the r-word. The Circle of Friends group is also selling r-word t-shirts for $10 each to help raise awareness, see attached pictures and let us know if you are interested in purchasing one! Proceeds help support our social activities, providing students a chance to practice appropriate social skills.
Addie Jordan 11th grader at PLHS YouTube video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkHMCwdJTjM
Addie’s sister’s website/blog she created: http://thetwentyfirstchromosome.wordpress.com/
The blog post below is from the following site: http://phoebeholmes.com/2011/12/23/being-retarded/

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All around me, people use the word retarded without a second thought. Sometimes, I’ll say “Um, dude, really?” and they’ll say “Oops, my bad! But really! I was being so retarded!”

Sometimes, I let it slide. I realize that it’s a word that’s ingrained in our society’s vocabulary and people use it without a second thought to its meaning.

But what does it mean to be retarded? Well, I know what it doesn’t mean.

It doesn’t mean not being able to choose something for lunch despite 100 choices in front of you.

It doesn’t mean not being able to find your car keys.

It doesn’t mean saying the wrong thing to a person.

It doesn’t mean forgetting your best friend’s birthday.

It’s not something to describe yourself as when you’ve spilled your coffee, or tripped on a crack in the sidewalk.

It’s not something to describe your computer, car or phone.

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word “retarded” means -

: slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress

For me, it’s not just any old word – it’s my daughter. My beautiful, bright, happy, loving, amazing daughter who is slow or limited in intellectual development and academic progress.

In our household, being retarded means something different.

It means not being able to fully care for yourself.

It means not understanding what the doctor is going to do to you.

It means not being able to explain what hurts when something hurts.

It means not being able to ride a two wheeler. Or read. Or ever be able to live on your own.

But ever the optimist, I also know that retarded means…

…never realizing the negativity behind the word retarded.

…never knowing the insensitivity surrounded the word’s usage.

…never realizing the ignorance of people.

…never knowing how other people view you.

Being retarded also means…

…loving unconditionally.

…finding joy in the smallest of things.

…being self-confident.

…not realizing that there are limitations.

…innocence.

[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: http://phoebeholmes.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/img_0288.jpg?w=200&h=300] This is Maura. Her diagnosis? Cognitively disabled. Which means retarded. When you call yourself retarded, you’re also calling my child stupid. Because you use the word as just that – another form of stupid.

Let’s get something straight here.

My daughter may have cognitive issues. She may have delays. She may never live on her own. Scratch that. She will never live on her own.

But Maura is not stupid.

In her own way, Maura is very smart. Maybe smarter than us at times. She has more self-confidence than anyone I know who’s called themselves “retarded”. She is the best judge of a person’s character than anyone else I’ve ever known.

Yes, she is slow to learn things. But she is not stupid.

I know that most people don’t use the word “retarded” maliciously. Most people I know use it in a self-depreciating way. And when I point it out, they go “Oh wow! I’m sorry!” and they truly feel like a heel. But the thing is, you’re still using it in the way that people who do use it maliciously use it as – to describe stupidity.

So why not just use the word “stupid” instead? Because I know what “retarded” is. I live with it in the form of my daughter. And in our world “retarded” doesn’t equate to “stupid”.

Thanks!
Allyson Hazlewood and Shannon Tolstedt

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NE Youth Conservation Program-job openings

Please contact Michelle if you have any questions.

Signature Themes - *Positivity, *Arranger, *Maximizer, *Responsibility, *Belief
Tony Glenn, Education Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Career Field
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone - 402.471.4819
Fax - 402.471.0117
Email - tony.glenn@nebraska.gov
Website - http://www.education.ne.gov/STS

From: Stryker, michelle
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:41 AM
To: Glenn, Tony
Subject: NE Youth Conservation Program-job openings

What is the NE Youth Conservation Program?
This is a program that was passed by the NE Legislature, tasking the NE Game and Parks Commission to employ at-risk youth (ages 16-20) across the state and provide them life skills that could assist them in their futures and education on the natural resources of Nebraska. It is a six week program and crew leaders will be trained the week before the program starts at Mahoney State Park. Lodging will be provided for those traveling from other locations than Lincoln and Omaha for the training. Mileage will be reimbursed for those traveling outside of Lincoln/Omaha for the training.

There are two crew leaders per crew. There are 16 crews across the state (6 in Omaha, 2 in Lincoln, 1 in Norfolk, 1 in Grand Island, 1 in McCook, 1 in Valentine, 1 in Scottsbluff, 1 in Lexington, 1 in North Platte and 1 in Ogallala) with 10 youth in each crew. One crew leader will be more of the “counselor” of the crew and the other will teach them the construction/project work to be done. Crews will meet in the location and travel by van (which will be driven by one of the crew leaders) to various state recreation areas, state historical parks and wildlife management areas nearby (none more than an hour away from your base location).

Projects include: Putting together playground equipment (a professional installer will assist for at least 2 days of this), concrete work, tiling work, campground electrical work (youth will not work with live wires and a licensed electrician will be there to assist in these projects), painting, fencing, noxious weed control, landscaping, building of picnic shelters, building of vault toilets, repair work on buildings, some minor masonry work, and potentially shingling of roofs.

We are specifically looking for people to be crew leaders to assist on the construction side of things. We will have assistance available at the locations by NGPC staff to show what needs to be done. Protective wear will be provided, along with hats, t-shirts, lunch and other items necessary to work outside.

I have attached the job description and where to apply for the position. Please send on my contact information as well for people to if they have any questions.

I appreciate you forwarding this on to your contacts! Have a great day!

Michelle

Michelle Stryker
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Acting Trails Grant Administrator
(402) 471-5425
michelle.stryker@nebraska.gov

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Info Tech Youth Conference April 18

Subject: RE: Info Tech Youth Conference April 18

Hi,

The deadline to register for the InfoTech Youth Conference will be next Thursday, March 29th. Attached is an updated flyer. While the students will select one of the areas (students who are tech savvy and students who have not worked a lot of technology) that will not mean they cannot attend the other session if they find it interesting.

If we are able to get 10 to 12 students from South registered, AIM will be able to provide a bus. If anyone would like me to drop in and talk briefly with your class about the conference and pass out flyers, I'll be happy to do that. Just let me know what period and the classroom.

After spring break, I'll have permission slips for the registered students to ride the bus.

Thanks!

Angela
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Hi,

For the first time this year, AIM is happy to offer a youth component to our Info Tech conference. We are pretty excited about expanding to include this opportunity for our youth.

For all students (groups of students) accompanied by a teacher, this conference would be free of charge.

If you have problems registering the students, please let me know and I can help with that. I’d love to see a group of Titans there on Wednesday. We will be well represented at the banquet on Tuesday night by the Titan Techs when they receive the Student Intern of the year award…. The first time a group has ever won that award.

Angela Higgs
College Bound Club Coordinator
Papillion LaVista South High School
(402) 829-4698
email: ahiggs@paplv.org or ahiggs@aiminstitute.org

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Opportunity to recommend students for the 2012 SHINE-MI SummerCamps

From: Daniel Davidchik [mailto:ddavidchik@cccneb.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:31 PM
To: Susan Baer
Cc: 'Betsy Rall'
Subject: Opportunity to recommend students for the 2012 SHINE-MI Summer Camps

Good Afternoon 2010 Project SHINE Teachers,

We have another series of SHINE-MI student summer camps this June and I can use your help!  Last week you should received an envelope with five copies of the Project SHINE student summer camp brochure (SHINE-MI) along with a cover letter.  I would like you to know if you are willing to recommend students for the SHINE-MI camps.  If so, I would like you to recommend one girl and one boy who will be going into 9th or 10th grade next fall.  The recommendation form is part of the application page in the brochure (which is also available at http://www.cccneb.edu/downloads/SHINE_brochure.pdf).

 

Please let me know if you plan to recommend students for SHINE-MI.  I’m trying to get an idea of how many students will be recommended by Project SHINE teachers from both years.  Listed below is the text from the letter that you should have received with your camp brochures.  It explains more about the type of students that we’re expecting to attend the camp and the timeline for returning the applications.

I look forward to hearing from you and enrolling as many of your students as we can.  Please let me know what additional questions you have.

Best Regards,

Dan Davidchik

Project SHINE Director

402-562-1408

ddavidchik@cccneb.edu


I hope things are going well for you.  We are preparing to host the second summer of Project SHINE student academic camps in June.  I want to know if you are able to recommend two students for the camps – one girl and one boy who will enter 9th or 10th grade in fall 2012, respectively.

The Project SHINE-Mission Impossible (SHINE-MI) camps will take place from June 17-21 for girls and June 24-28 for boys.  Like last year, SHINE-MI academic camps are focused on fun, real-world problem-solving where students will participate in hands-on applied STEM activities (missions) during the day, socialize with the peers in the evenings and experience life on a community college campus, complete with dorm food and residence halls.

Once again, we are looking to enroll students who enjoy hands-on learning and problem-solving activities.  We are especially interested in exposing SHINE-MI to students who you feel have unrealized potential and might not normally be able to afford a week-long camp. 

Camp enrollment is limited to 45 students per week, and applications are due by April 13th.   A number of slots are allocated for the current Project SHINE group, so please encourage your students to return their applications as soon as possible.  If selected to attend camp, the students will also receive full scholarships for the $325 tuition.  The scholarships will be awarded to the students based on your recommendation and on behalf of businesses from Project SHINE and the National Science Foundation.

Enclosed with this letter are five copies of the SHINE-MI camp brochure and application.  Please give this application to the students that you are recommending for SHINE-MI camps and keep one copy for yourself.  I’ve provided extra brochures in case you need them.  Applications are also available online at www.cccneb.edu/shine-mi.

I realize that you may not know students who will be in 9th or 10th grade next year.  If you do not feel comfortable recommending students to attend SHINE-MI camp, please let me know right away. 

I look forward to hearing from you.  You can reach me at (402)562-1408 or at ddavidchik@cccneb.edu.