In the Weeks Ahead at Lake Technical College
- Fall Festival – October 29 11 am until 1 pm
- DJ Fred Jones will be on hand to play some music for us
- Chili Cook Off
- Eat Lunch on the Lawn
- Corn Hole Competition
- Costume Contest
Pictures of Fall Festival 2014 door decorating contest.
Academic Affairs
Architecture & Construction
Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Heating Technology – Students in the Heating & Air Conditioning (HVACR) program, built a new work bench for their sheet metal fabrication area. A variety of skills were utilized in order to complete this task.
Instructor Steve Bagg was invited by advisory member Jake Farley of Farley’s Frigeration, to tour Mid Florida Freezer on Friday. Steve used this opportunity as his “Educators in Industry” Day and learned a variety of new techniques in ammonia refrigeration systems.
Lake Tech was awarded a $25,000 planning grant to integrate GED academic skills and construction technical skills. Experts from the construction industry will meet at Lake Tech on November 13 to discuss what is needed for an entry level employee in the construction industry. GED instructor Christina Grain is spearheading the project for Lake Tech.
Health Sciences
Medical Assisting – The students celebrated Medical Assistant Week with a variety of events. In addition to dressing up and enjoying some great food, the class had several guest speakers. On Monday, Maria Wieglemann, President of the Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Society of Medical Assistants, discussed the career opportunities in this field. On Tuesday, Sonya Rosenglick presented on office party manners and on Thursday Dr. Sherie Lindamood shared information about personality types.
Paramedic – Diane Culpepper and EMS Coordinator Layne Hendrickson visited Jet ICU Air Ambulance Service in Brooksville on Wednesday. Currently, Lake Tech provides continuing education classes for the medics and nurses that fly for this company. The jets are fully functioning intensive care units and fly all over the world transporting people to hospitals or facilities in the US.
Health Science Humor
Human Services
Cosmetology – Freshman students in the Cosmetology program practiced 90 degree haircuts and the advanced students practiced hair color service “color melts” this week. For fun, they dressed as Geeks and raised money for SkillsUSA.
Information Technology
Computer Systems & Information Technology – The new CSIT program is enrolling students now for an October 27 start date. Students will be prepared for A+, Net+ and Security+ certifications.
Law & Public Safety
Law Enforcement – The Law Enforcement students won the PT Challenge against the Fire Fighting students. This “friendly” challenge is held in the fall and spring and allows the students to test their physical fitness skills. After the challenge was over, all the students enjoyed a cookout together as a team.
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Auto Service Technology – The Auto Service Technology students had a productive week learning about batteries and their testing procedures as well as light duty diesel engine operation and two stroke engines and their function. In the pictures, we see one of our students working on a two stroke mini four wheeler, he is working hard trying to get it running before the end of the day.
Adult Education
ESOL – Students in the ESOL program used their creative skills to design a project using nouns, verbs and adjectives to describe themselves. The projects were posted on the board for everyone to enjoy.
On Friday, the ESOL instructors spent time perfecting their curriculum ensuring it was Career and College ready!
Professional Development
Instructors from the Health Science, EMS, and Cosmetology programs spent the morning learning the Anatomy in Clay. Using skeletons, clay, and a variety of cutting tools, students will build body systems – layer upon layer – onto customized, scale human models. This kinesthetic learning process allows students to gain a deep understanding of how the body systems are interconnected in form and function.
Student Affairs
Fall Festival Reminder!
Office of Student Success
Dr. Lindamood also does presentations on stress management, communication skills, and personality type: understanding yourself and your interactions with others, and she works with academically challenged students individually. Our Student Success Counselor is here to help you help our students be successful.
Career Success Center Workshops Scheduled for the Fall:
- Monday, November 9, 5:00-6:30 pm, Resume Workshop
- Monday, December 14, 2:45-4:00 pm, Interview Skills Workshop
Please sign up by contacting Ms. Rosenglick via phone, email, or the Career Success Center sign in sheet (beside door) rosenglicks@lake.k12.fl.us (352) 589-2250, ext. 1855, Room 208A.
Professional Skills Seminars – Attend the four Professional Skills Seminars this year to find out what employers from our community say about skills needed in Lake County. Did you know that employers in our community need skilled workers who also have soft skills? This is what they said. Come to the Professional Skills Seminars to learn exactly what these employers are saying and what skills you need to know to get hired here in Lake County….directly from them. There will be 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. sessions on the following dates:
- Tuesday, December 8
- Wednesday, March 9
- Tuesday, May 10
Sign up via your instructor.
The Lake Tech Financial Aid Office has a Facebook page! Tell your students and those interested in financial aid as well as scholarships to Like Lake Tech Financial Aid Office.
In the Community
During the next month, Kim Frazier and others will be representing Lake Tech at the following events:
- October 28: Manufacturing Association of Central Florida President’s Dinner
- November 2: Eustis High Lunch
- November 3: Tavares High to Speak to Senior Class
- November 4: East Ridge High to Speak to Senior Class
- November 5: Lake Minneola High to Speak to Senior Class
- November 5: Taste of South Lake
- November 10: Eustis High to Speak to Senior Class
- November 12: Mt. Dora High to Speak to Senior Class
Tech Tips
Tech Tuesdays are back! If you are interested in attending a series of 10 workshops this year, please come to the initial meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at 3pm to hear how we will be flipping this workshop. You will be able to earn 20 MIP points. Attendance is half online and half workshop attendance. These face-to-face workshops will be held once per month in Sonya’s lab from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The online attendance will be via Schoology, a learning management system.
Please let me know (rosenglicks@lake.k12.fl.us) if you plan on attending the workshop. Come to the initial meeting on October 27 to see what this is all about!