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October Student of the Month

10/27/2014

The GAVC is proud to announce Cathleen Utsinger as the October student of the month. Cathleen is a senior at Galesburg High School and is currently enrolled in the Early Childhood Education II course, taught by Ms. Wendy Bickell.

According to Ms. Bickell’s nomination letter, she stated “There are many reasons why I recommended Cathleen as Vocational Student of the Month. One reason is that she is very respectful to all adults, her peers, and especially the children that she works with. She has a calm tone to her voice, which is very appreciated in the classroom environment at Gale Elementary School. Cathleen is also very responsible by being in attendance everyday.”

Cathleen is also enrolled in GAVC Health Occupation course during term 1. She plans on being a mid-term graduate, so she could attend Carl Sandburg College and major in either Elementary Education or Nursing.

Congratulation Cathleen!

Walking In My Shoes

10/23/2014

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Mrs. Tessa Hobbs-Curly visited the Health Occupations Class to provide a presentation called, “Walk in My Shoes”. The presentation was for the students to experience what it is like for an elderly or disabled person to try and do simple tasks. The students had to wear amber colored glass, gloves that did not fit them, cotton balls were placed in their ears, and two fingers were taped together. Some of the scenarios they participated in were trying to take a certain colored pill out of a pill bottle with the glasses on and the gloves on, with the cotton balls in their ears they had to write down what they heard with the words being said with the speakers back turned to them, trying to look up a phone number in the phone book with the classes on and writing the phone number down, and take money out of a wallet with the gloves on while two fingers were taped. The money they had to take out was a certain amount of money.

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Classroom updates

10/20/2014

The Law Enforcement class has been conducting routine and felony traffic stops during the past few weeks. Students took part in mock traffic stops with the drivers education class. Students were given the opportunity to use the 10-codes and Galesburg emergency signal codes along with handcuffs as if it was a actual routine stop. Students have also started utilizing the gun belts,red guns and walkie talkies to conduct mock searches.

The Health Occupations students have started parparing for clinicals to begin by learning how to provide care or assistance to residents in a healthcare setting. Students are learning the anatomy of each body system as well as collecting specimens, taking care of catheters, colostomies, transferring, lifting, making a bed, ambulating, grooming, and personal hygiene.  To ensure students receive the hours for the course that are designated by Illinois Department of Public Health, the students will be attending class on 10/31 from 800 am -1200 pm.

Auto I, students have successfully completed training on basic car care maintenance procedures. They are now accepting customer vehicles for repair in the areas of tire rotation, tire replacement, pressure checks. wheel balance, exhaust inspection, oil changes, fluid level checks plus inspection of belts and hoses.

The Early Childhood Education I, classes are receiving training in Conscious Discipline. This program is used at Bright Futures where the GAVC students gain their lab experience on Wednesdays and Thursdays. They are making the connection between their classwork and real life working with children.

Childhood Education II, students are working in 1st and 4th grade classrooms at Gales Elementary School. Under the supervision of Mrs. Saey and Mrs. Green, the students are gaining hands-on experience while they are working with the children on a daily basis. This is their favorite time of school day and are saddened that the experience ends at the end of the term. Both students are interested in going into careers working with children at the Early Childhood level or in the nursing field.

Engineering Design's students are finishing learning about AutoCAD. They have completed the Bridge Design project, in which Tyvar Shull and Luke Almaguer's bridge were the winners. Their bridge weighted 49 gram,but held 20 lbs. Their design focus more on building methods to attach the bridge's member without using glue. Their bridge has a efficiency rating of 183%. Next term, students will be learning the architecture software called Revit. Students will also be working with Art Department and GHS Staff to design their dream home.

Fire Science students have been practicing swinging of cutting and striking tools applicable to ventilation and forcible entry.  Students were able to practice these techniques recently on a residence home on Florence Ave during a field trip.

The Building Trades class continue to work on House # 48 with the Knox County Habitat for Humanity. The siding has been installed and they will be moving inside to start hanging drywall.

The Culinary Occupation students have learned about the different classes of fires that can happen in the kitchen, as well as the culprits and ways to prevent them. The students also partook in seasonal labs which included the main ingredient of pumpkin! The students ended up the month with the festive Halloween Sugar Cookies!

Early Childhood Education News

10/5/2014

NARS and CSC sign agreement

10/1/2014

Mr. Houston attended the contract signing of the agreement between Carl Sandburg College and National Academy of Railroad Sciences held at CSC main campus on September 30.

This agreement allows CSC to teach approved courses in locomotive electrical and locomotive mechanical fields through NARS.

The Locomotive Electrical Certificate program will begin at the start of the 2015 spring semester. Enrollment begins November 3, at CSC.

Administrator of the Year

10/1/2014

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is proud to recognize Mrs. Peggy Miller of Delabar CTE System in Monmouth, Illinois with the 2014 ACTE Region III Administrator of the Year Award. Mrs. Miller’s selection for this award is a testament to the scope and impact of her contributions to career and technical education, and we are proud to include her among the ranks of distinguished individuals and entities from the CTE community whose efforts have enriched the field and advanced the goals of the Association.

Mrs. Miller will be recognized the annual ACTE Awards Banquet on November 19th, 2014 in conjunction with ACTE’s CareerTech VISION in Nashville, Tennessee.