TEC e-newsletter
Our goal is to publish this e-newsletter each month to keep students, parents, employers, alumni, friends and our local districts up-to-date on what is happening at the Technical Education Center.
June 2013 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
- Gold medal winners speak at TEC certification
- Summer Technology Camps begin in July
- Student-built sheds, picnic tables for sale
- Scholarship winners announced
May 2013 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
- TEC cleans up with 17 medals at state competition
- Health students earn honors at state level
- TEC team competes at auto skills competition
April 2013 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
- FIRST Robotics team places second at semi-final competition
- Digital media student wins local design competition
- New teacher well-versed in construction trades theory, practice
March 2013 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
- CTE month highlights growing national need
- Students succeed in HOSA, SkillsUSA competitions
- Digital medica students enter local design competition
February 2013 Open House Edition of Technically Speaking
TEC can be the starting point for the career of a lifetime
Career Cruising gives students a look at jobs
Former students doing well
January 2013 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
- Business leaders tour TEC
- Mark your calendar for next month's Open House
- TEC welcomes new Culinary Arts instructor
December 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING - Director reports on future of career and technical education
- Student wins contest with public service announcement video
- First class of Teacher Exploration students head off to college
November 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
DMT students win local design contest
- New junior cosmetology classroom opens
- Case managers assist students with career and academic goals
October 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC helps in fight against breast cancer - DMT students volunteer at Blue Water Film Festival
- Health Careers students prepare for state competition
September 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
School year off to a good start
- Summer work program
- Robotics summer camps
Information Technology program class of 2012 with instructor Bill Saunders
June 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Over 250 students earn TEC certification
- 3rd annual TEC car show a success
- Former Health Careers student's career has him in the sky
May 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Health students do well at state competition 
- IT students earn industry certifications
- Students honored at Capitol
- Local film festival chooses student's design
April 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC car show set for May 12
- Summer camps have kids learning by building robots
- Texas-style buffet is tasty practice session
- Robotics team recognized for teamwork
March 2012 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
FIRST robotics team begins competition season
- Students perform well in Skills, HOSA and welding contests
- Culinary students earn ServSafe certification
- Former Health Careers student now a physician
Open House 2012 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Parents, students welcomed to Open House
- General TEC information
- Current and past auto students find road to success
Jan. 2012 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Students complete first round of SkillsUSA contests
- Mechatronics gets state approval
- TEC brightens holidays for troops
- Collision Repair undergoes accreditation process
Dec 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Student to attend top auto school with scholarshi
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- Auto student gets money for college
- TEC's new ad campaign
- DMT students collages
Nov 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC alumnus comes back a success
- Past student shares knowledge
- Renewable energy in Mechatronics
- Cosmetology Halloween photos
Oct 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC staff tackles new school year
- Meet the 2011-12 TEC staff
- TEC students appear on billboard
- State Superintendent visits TEC
Aug. 28, 2011 newspaper edition of Technically Speaking
A special insert about TEC and its 35th anniversary was featured in the Aug. 28 edition of the Times Herald. Click here to see this celebratory insert.
May 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC students excel at SkillsUSA competition
- TEC students headed to national SkillUSA contest
- Health student wins gold medal at state HOSA conference
- Blue Water Film Festival chooses DMT's student's design as its logo
March 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC welcomes students, community to Open House
- Cosmetology student earns recognition
- Robotics team enjoys competition
- Students display cooking skills on TV
FEBRUARY 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC celebrates 35 years of serving local students
- TEC prepares for open house
- TEC takes a look back in time
JANUARY 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Students purchase coats for community
- TEC prepares for anniversary year
- Students get ready for SkillsUSA
- Coat drive keeps community warm
DECEMBER 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Students sign no texting pledge
- Speaker advocates green jobs
- Community Day attendance on rise
- Students 'chute' for teamwork
OCTOBER 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Culinary students get creative
- Welding grad commends TEC
- New applied arts credit available
- DMT students film video
SEPTEMBER 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC gets ready for 35th anniversary
- Career readiness testing
- Academy of Style Community Day
- TEC welcomes new employees
AUGUST 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Robot Camp at TEC
- WIA Summer Youth program
- SkillsUSA national results
- DMT films summer events
JUNE 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Wind turbine at Vantage Point
- TEC Car Show
- BPA National Conference
- MITES State Competition
- Welding Competition
APRIL 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
BPA students compete in Nationals
- SkillsUSA finalists to Nationals
- HOSA students compete at States
- Students earn A+ certification
MARCH 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Open House for future TEC students
- HOSA regional competition at MCCC
- DMT student logo design winner
- TEC TV show in the works
- Robotics team earns rookie award
- Students headed for State SkillsUSA
JANUARY 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Academic credit options
- Yale student tour here at TEC
- BPA members attending state conf
- Open House coming up Feb 4
- Preparing for robotic competitions
- SkillsUSA competitions begin
DECEMBER 2009 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
TEC student recruitment under way
- TEC drives help supply community with food and warmth
- Professional Development Day draws educators to TEC
- Advisory committees here for countywide meeting
- Blood drive here at TEC with the Red Cross
NOVEMBER 2009 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Weather station shows how energy is produced
- TEC video to be finished by new year
- Construction Trades building projects
- Culinary students food demo
- DMT students fall photography
- Public Safety students drill
- Pancreatic Cancer awareness month
OCTOBER 2009 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Welding society president here to speak with students
- TEC welcomes new staff members
- DMT students have new Macs
- TEC training is enjoying a renaissance
