Dental Students Attend Conference in Chicago
Alternative Energy Production Exceeds One Megawatt
If you would like to monitor our alternative energy production, you can go to the following website: https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/Xv9a151654 Nipsco is paying us $.30/kWh this year and that amount will go up every year for a contracted period of 15 years.
On Tuesday, March 12, we achieved a total of one megawatt green electrical production from our solar array since its installation.
CTE Mentors Take Career Opportunity Information to 8th Graders
EMT student, Kyleah Rocchi (Morgan Twp), brought her firefighting uniform so that students could try it on.
Health Occupations and Health Careers students (Laura Frump of Morgan Twp in blue) show students how they have learned to take vital signs.
Jenna Wong (VHS) talks with students about her passion for opening a business and the things she has learned in her Entrepreneurship class.
STATE DECA CONTEST RESULTS
| Student | Event | Place | School |
| *Ethan White | Principles of Business Management & Admin | 2nd place- overall | Valparaiso |
| *Brittany Brice | Principles of Marketing | 2nd place- overall | Valparaiso |
| *Mona Sehgal | Apparel & Accessories | Medallion- 85%, 2nd place in the Marketing Concepts test and 3rd place overall | Valparaiso |
| Jenna Wong | Apparel & Accessories | Medallion- 85% | Valparaiso |
| *Connor Devine | Business Finance | Medallion- 85%, 1st place in the Marketing Concepts test, 2nd in the Operations event, and 2nd place overall | Valparaiso |
| Chris Panayi | Business Finance | 3rd place in Operations event and 5th place overall | Valparaiso |
| Gavin White | Human Relations | Medallion- 85%, 3rd place in the Marketing Concepts test, 2nd in Emotional Intelligence, and 6th overall | Valparaiso |
| Amani Foster | Quick Serve Restaurant | Medallion- 85% | Portage |
| *Anand Balar | Restaurant & Food Service | Medallion- 85%, 1st place in the Marketing Concepts test, and 2nd place overall | Valparaiso |
| Cameron Tripp | Restaurant & Food Service | Medallion- 85%, 10th place overall | Washington Township |
| Katelyn Stocker | Retail Merchandising | Medallion- 85%, 1st place in Promotion | Valparaiso |
We are very proud of our 22 competitors and our winners. Porter County Career & Technical Center placed 9th out of over 50 DECA Chapters. *These students will have the opportunity to represent the State of Indiana at the International DECA Conference in Anaheim, California in April.
Indiana Association of School Broadcasters Conference in Indianapolis
On Monday March 4th, 26 Video production students joined over 700 other students from across the state at the University of Indianapolis for the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters conference and competition. The conference began with the opportunity to hear from over a dozen industry professionals during the morning. The day ended with an awards ceremony. The Porter County Career Center took home three 3rd place awards: Rachel Santos (PHS) for a corporate video produced for the Porter County Community Foundation, Precious Pabon (Hebron) for her feature story about the Popcorn Festival Parade, and Justin Trunick (WTHS) for his PSA about online bullying.
Kayla Bowman, Auto Student, Athlete – PCCTC Star of the Month
Kayla works very hard in our Automotive Technology program. She is the only female in the class and she holds her own very well and excels. In addition, Kayla and her teammates, placed first in Basketball for Special Olympics on March 9. Congratulations Kayla, you are special in many ways.
Calendar
- Spring Break, March 25-29
- April 11, County Advisory Committee Meeting, 3:30, Porter County Career and Tech Center
- April 16, Indiana Award for Excellence Program, Indianapolis
- Technical Honor Society Induction Program, Wheeler High School Auditorium, May 7, 7 pm