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 tech speaking cover

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

 


 Certification photo

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 HOSA May 2012 Tech Speaking

  • IT students earn industry certifications
  • Students honored at Capitol
  • Local film festival chooses student's design

 


 

April 2012 EDITION of TECHNICALLY SPEAKING57 chevy from car show

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 season1st roboticsbig pic news and events page

  • 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

Open House small web photo

  • 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

january 2012 pic for news and events

  • 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 scholarshiMichael Champenoy for web jan 2012p

 

  • 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 successcmt for web

 

  • Past student shares knowledge
  • Renewable energy in Mechatronics
  • Cosmetology Halloween photos



 

Oct 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

TEC staff tackles new school yearSTAFF PHOTO for web

 

  • Meet the 2011-12 TEC staff
  • TEC students appear on billboard
  • State Superintendent visits TEC

 

 


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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

 skills pic for website revised

  • 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

 

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  • 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 

 Open House edition photo

  • TEC prepares for open house
  • TEC takes a look back in time

 

 

 

 

 


 

JANUARY 2011 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Students purchase coats for community

 coat drive small website photo

  • 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 pledgeDecember small TEC website photo

 

  • Speaker advocates green jobs
  • Community Day attendance on rise
  • Students 'chute' for teamwork

 

 

 


OCTOBER 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Culinary students get creative                         

October TEC Speaking website photo

 

  • 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                         

Community Day website

 

  • Career readiness testing  
  • Academy of Style Community Day
  • TEC welcomes new employees

 

 

 


AUGUST 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Robot Camp at TEC                         

TEC Race Car

 

  • WIA Summer Youth program  
  • SkillsUSA national results
  • DMT films summer events

 

 


JUNE 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Wind turbine at Vantage Point                         

TEC Race Car

 

  • TEC Car Show   
  • BPA National Conference
  • MITES State Competition
  • Welding Competition

 


APRIL 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

BPA students compete in Nationals                          

BPA- State Comp

 

  • SkillsUSA finalists to Nationals    
  • HOSA students compete at States
  • Students earn A+ certification

 

 


 MARCH 2010 EDITION OF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

Open House for future TEC studentsLocal Skills competition, Jan 2010

                               

  • 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 optionsLocal Skills competition, Jan 2010

                               

  • 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

                                Coats for Kids- student volunteers

  • 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  

                                Culinary students food demo

  • 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

DMT students & new MACs

 

  • TEC welcomes new staff members          
  • DMT students have new Macs
  • TEC training is enjoying a renaissance

 

 

 

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(810) 455-1010

 

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(800) 294-9229

 

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(810) 364-2830

 

  

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