Vol. III, Issue 2 | December 2019
the trade
By now, you have probably heard that a team of our students was awarded a competitive grant through the Lemelson Foundation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The news came back in early October and we were able to share it toward the end of that month. Since then, the team in its current iteration and under the guidance of mentor teachers Jake Burnham, Kate La Riviere, and Aaron Townshend, has been very busy. Why "current iteration"? This particular group, comprised of Ileigh Aube (12th grade, Computer Science Principles), Eben Clifford (12th grade, Natural Resources Management), Adin Giard (11th grade, NRM), Sam Klingensmith (12th grade, NRM), and Roza Stewart (12th grade, NRM), is an evolution of the group of NRM and Engineering students who began this project four years ago. John Bent (12th grade, Industrial Design and Fabrication) worked on the project last year when he was an 11th grade NRM student. John will continue in a consulting role and also help the current team with some of their prototyping, while last year's Engineering lead, Will LaRocque, graduated last year and is now a first year student at RIT. The achievement caught the attention of Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Secretary Anson Tebbetts, who comes from a long line of sugarmakers. Secretary Tebbetts and Deputy Secretary Alyson Eastman (also a sugarmaker) visited the team when they were in the area for Addison County's "Capitol For A Day" event on November 18th. The students also met and visited with Michael Harrington, Acting Commissioner of the Department of Labor. The visit and the award itself earned the students a boatload of media attention including this story on WPTZ-NewsChannel 5 and a piece on VTDigger.org. The story has since been picked up by the Associated Press. In fact, it was a news story back in March of 2019 that set everything in motion. A piece by Christopher Ross in the Addison Independent was seen by an education coordinator at the Lemelson Program, who personally invited Mr. Townshend and his students to apply for the competitive grant last year. Watch the HCC Facebook page for more updates as their work continues!
Lemelson-MIT Program Grant Awarded to Natural resources management/Computer Science Principles Team
A Publication of the Hannaford Career Center
Congratulations to our FFA Dairy Foods Judging team, who competed at the 92nd Annual FFA National Convention in November. Team members Rylee-Mae Mason and Rebecca Bennett (below left) earned bronze in the event. Silvers went to Katelyn McIntyre and Addison Hubbell (below right), earning the team bronze over all. Well done!
First Quarter Outstanding Students
Daniel Anguish, Engineering Design; John Bent, Precision Measurement; Naomi Brightman, Visual Communications A ; Isaac Clifford, Intro to STEM B; Kai Correll, ART Performance; Gabe Cotell, ART Technical; Aidin Giard, Wildlife Management; Emily Gosliga, Human Services Foundations; Travis Guillemette, Conservation Equipment ; Journey LaRose, Human Services Fundamentals; Aiden Lavigne, Culinary Arts; Owen Lawton, Intro to STEM A; Alex Mencel, Diesel I; Elliot Nezin, Mechanical Science; Bella Seissen, Medical Professions I; Thatcher Trudeau, Construction; Chris Wolak, Design & Illustration; and the following students who are not pictured: Courtney Curler, Sustainable Agriculture; Grady Devoid, Automotive Tech II; Katie Heath, Plant & Animal Science; Lexy Huestis, Medical Professions II; Dominic Kandzior, Automotive Tech I; Dawson Phillips, Diesel Power; Noble Westbrook, Computer Science; Nora Wootten, Visual Communications B.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Medical Professions students and instructor Barbara Thompson-Snow, recent recipients of a Vermont-NEA mini-grant! Their submission, titled Scientific Dissection, earned them $500 to use towards their project. With the money, they will purchase trys and other tools to perform small-scale dissections to further their understanding of anatomy and physiology.
Board Meeting December 11th Holiday Recess December 23rd-January 1st MUHS Grade 10 Visit December 18th 2nd Quarter Ends January 10th MLK Jr. Day Recess January 20th In-Service January 21st Early Release (AM Classes) February 5th OPEN HOUSE SHOWCASE February 6th
Last month, the Career Center hosted the Addison County Chamber of Commerce's November After-Hours mixer. Our Culinary Arts students prepared and served an awesome sweet and savory spread. There was hardly a crumb left over! As part of our hosting responsibilities, we provided door prizes including two tickets to the A.R.T. main stage show, a gallon of maple syrup, a $25 gift certificate to The Garden Patch Greenhouse, and a tire changeover at the Auto Tech shop. A Vermont-themed gift basket donated by the New England Maple Museum was also a prize. Attendees were taken on tours of the building that included a stop in Jake Burnham's Engineering & Architectural Design and Computer Science classroom where guests could try the virtual reality programs Burnham and his students use. Pictured above is Beth Diamond from Vermont 211 using the VR equipment while Jake (right) and other mixer guests look on.
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