News and events WIA Summer 2008 Program  Group out at Pine River Nature Center The 2008 WIA (Workforce Investment Act) Program provided 96 St. Clair County teenagers the opportunity to explore careers and gain work experience during a four week program that was held at St. Clair TEC. Half of the students participated in an exploration program and the remaining students were placed in “stationary” programs throughout St. Clair County. Students involved in the exploration program learned about careers in Health Occupations, Culinary Arts, Landscaping/Groundskeeping, and Digital Media Technology. Students spent two weeks in an occupational area and received classroom instruction as well as hands-on training in the occupation. All students learned practical skills that they will be able to use in their daily life while learning about the careers. The students in the Stationary programs were placed at a specific site for the entire summer program. Students placed at the Pine River Nature Center worked on trail maintenance tasks that included building a handicap accessible trail, clearing and mulching existing trails, building natural fencing, and painting storage buildings along with barns. Students placed at Marwood Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were assigned to dietary, housekeeping/laundry, and the activities department. A highlight of the summer experience was assisting the Marwood Activities Department in an outing to the Marysville Park. The resident’s trip was enhanced by the personal attention they received from the students and the students had the opportunity to interact with the residents for an extended period of time. St. Clair County Community College provided clerical sites for a number of students. Students worked in a variety of offices completing clerical tasks under the direct supervision of SC4 staff. A second clerical site was at Algonac High School. One student worked in the High School office assisting staff with a variety of clerical tasks. Click here for more information on WIA and to view participants' blog Construction Student helping Habitat for HumanityJared Rau is working with Blue Water Habitat for Humanity from May through August as Construction Liaison, thanks to Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps program. Jared is well versed in construction: he attended the Construction Program at TEC, graduated from Marysville High School in 2007, and returns to SC4 in the fall to continue his education. He is a seasoned Cabinet Maker and is interested in pursuing a career in Civil Engineering. Jared's often at the Habitat construction sites leading volunteers and is also developing the Home Repair Ministry Program. We congratulate Jared for his wonderful work. -Blue Water Habitat for Humanity Summer 2008 Newsletter RESA - TEC Center & Modern MotorsThank you to Glenn Underwood and the Auto Collision Repair Program for painting a tool trailer for Blue Water Habitat for Humanity. Thank you also to Modern Motors for donating the materials to get the job done ! -Blue Water Habitat for Humanity Summer 2008 Newsletter Skills Champions 
Alex Super, Nick Shepley, Matt LaDuke and Josiah Kreidler Exciting news from our TEC students attending National SkillsUSA. Our students earned two gold medals and one silver, adding an exciting end to a full week in Kansas City. Nick Shepley took home the gold medal in Precision Machining. Alex Super took a gold in Mobile Electronics, a new contest in Automotive Technology. Josiah Kreidler and Matt LaDuke won the silver in Audio Production. Craig Wilder and James Quandt were just shy of earning a medal, coming in fifth place in Mechatronics. Congratulations to all and thanks to Jennie Holladay, Duane Emig, Bob Timmerman and Brian Hunter for your extra effort. Students show off “skills” in Kansas City
Seven St. Clair TEC students, along with four advisors, are participating in the SkillsUSA national competition in Kansas City, Missouri the week of June 23, 2008. The students -- Josiah Kreidler, Matthew LaDuke, Robert McLain, James Quandt, Nick Shepley, Alex Super and Craig Wilder -- earned the right to compete nationally by excelling in local, regional and state SkillsUSA contests. Throughout the week, Digital Media Instructor Jennie Holladay and students will be blogging about the competition and their overall adventure. http://tecchampions.blogspot.com/ 
DMT Instructor, Jennie Holladay Donated equipment to help collision repair studentsMark Pedersen of St. Clair Collision Center recently showed St. Clair TEC students how to use an automobile frame straightening rack system. Mark and his wife, Barb, donated the device to TEC's collision repair program. S&S Towing donated its time and equipment to transport the rack to TEC. Craig Richards, the school-to-work coordinator at TEC, estimated the value of the donated system at between $5,000 and $10,000.  At the demonstration are, from left, Cody Brown, a junior from Memphis High School, Mark Pedersen, JJ Lasky, a senior from Marysville High School, Terry Seaton, a junior from Yale High School, and Eric Smith, a senior from Yale. Photo by Craig Richards, St. Clair County RESA TEC team takes top spot in state auto repair competitionTwo St. Clair County TEC students worked as a team to take first place at the state Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, sponsored by AAA and the Ford Motor Co. Robert McLain, a senior at Yale High School, and Alex Super, a senior at St. Clair High School, will move on to the national contest June 22-24 in Dearborn. The students are seniors in TEC's Automotive Technology II program taught by Russ Cushion and Brian Hunter. Read the full press release  Alex Super, left, and Robert McLain. AAA Living magazine article, july-august 2008 Media students at TEC place 2nd in state contestJosiah Kreidler and Nick Hoover placed second in the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation High School & College Excellence Awards in the Radio Public Service Announcement category. Kreidler and Hoover are students in the Digital Media Technology program. The two seniors wrote, produced and edited a radio Public Service Announcement for teenagers. Both seniors attend Port Huron Northern High School. 
Regional BPA Competition
Five members of the Business, Management and Administration program placed in the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference competition Friday, January 4 at Baker College of Port Huron, said St. Clair TEC instructor Robin Frontiero. They are: 
Jack McVean - Memphis High School 1st place in Integrated Office Applications Amanda Lucido - Capac High School 2nd Place in Database Christina Doviak - St. Clair High School 2nd Place in Spreadsheet Applications Trisha Kure - Marine City High School 3rd Place in Basic Office Systems Lisa Smith - Yale High School 4th Place in Database These students, along with two voting delegates, will attend the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference competition March 13-16 in Grand Rapids. The 15 local students who participated in the regional competition are members of the local chapter of Business Professionals of America. The Business, Management and Administration program is offered through the Information Technology Academy of St. Clair County. Classes are held in the Technical Education Center of the St. Clair Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) in Marysville.
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