Thursday, April 20, 2017

Building a Solid Foundation for the Future hours into working on his done in a few years, but we

dents gain skills to better paring students for the fu-Education helps stu- like a pro. Mazzola is pre-

class and its curriculum. only do parts of the house themselves in their adult ture by teaching them how Students can save a lot of every year,” says Mazzola. life. Math teaches students to properly handle any money on repairs if they “We may do a few windows how to formulate value. home improvement proj- know how to fx an issue this year, a few the next, English teaches students ect that needs to be done. themselves. The advanced or paint a couple of rooms how to speak properly in a Mr. Mazzola says that class, Building Renova- this year and a couple next formal setting. Lake Shore the class covers over half tion, is two full class pe- year. This way each class o˛ers classes that are a bit a dozen trades; carpentry, riods (4th and 5th hours) of students gets a chance more unconventional. In- plumbing, drywall, electri- and lasts the entire year. to practice as many trades troduction to Building cal, masonry, painting and One of the big appeals as possible.” Renovation, Girls Intro- more. All of these skills be- to Building Renovation is Another tool in Lake duction to Building Reno- come useful for students as the yearly project in which Shore’s repertoire of skill vation, and Building Reno- they become young adults all students help renovate building classes, Build-vation, are taught by Chris and start to live on their a local home in the com- ing and Renovation, hits Mazzola and introduce stu- own. The aspiring roofer munity. A house that was the nail on the head with dents to the skills needed or carpenter will be right purchased for only $1 and great experience. Students for the future. Mr. Mazzola at home in this class. progressively had work can gain a plethora of life-has almost 30 years expe- Whether you want to be done to it by the return- long skills that would ben-rience in the construction an electrician or install ce- ing classes. It has been eft anyone, even those not trades. In his classes, you ramic tile, hang drywall or six years since the initial in the trades. The experi-go from choosing the right become a plumber; all of taught helps students gain trades, the knowledge is purchase of the house, ences from these versatile type of wood to build a those beginning skills are skills that are useful. “Even life long,” says Mazzola, and work is always being courses are quite electri-shed, to wiring your house taught. Everything that is if you aren’t going into the who has put numerous done. “It could have been fying.

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Mazzola trains students to wire lightbulbs to manual switches.

Dental Students Shine Lake Shore High School

offers an array of Ca-reer Technology Educa-tion courses, one of which is Dental Careers. Debo-rah Spellicy has worked more than 20 years in the dental community, includ-ing in private practice, of-fce management, operat-ing room dentistry, and at the University of Detroit Mercy Dental School and Children’s Hospital of Mich-igan. To add to her exten-sive resume, she teaches the Dental Careers class.

Dental Careers is a two year long course, cover-ing medical terminology, the use of dental instru-ments, controlling infec-tion, and safety. As it is spread amongst junior and senior year, these classes are considered separate. Dental I is the intro course while, “Dental II are grads of Dental I who come back and learn the medical cur-riculum and have an option of going out on Co-op,” says Spellicy. Dental II is consid-ered an advanced course for heavily interested students.

After Dental II, students are able to earn a college credit in Medical Terminol-ogy. They will also become OSHA (Occupational Safety

and Health Administration) certifed and are able to be-gin the Co-op program, in which they work in real dentistry o° ces. Whether a student has interest in being a dental assistant or an orthodontist, this course gives students a step up for college and future interning opportunities.

While the class is held at Lake Shore High School, students from all over Ma-comb County are eligible to take the course. “About 20% of my students come from other area schools… Lakeview, South Lake, Ros-eville, and Grosse Pointe,” said Spellicy. While any stu-dent has the option of con-

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Dental students get a real feel for the job with lifelike demonstrations.

sidering the class, there are some traits that they should possess before ap-plying. According to Spell-icy, “Students who may be interested in helping oth-ers keep their smile healthy, who are compassionate, and who may want to ex-plore dentistry should try my classes.”

Previous Dental students who have excelled in the two year course have been found to have profound ca-reers in the Dental Indus-try. Spellicy explains, “I have had many students go forward to work in dental o° ces, become hygienists, and one currently in dental school to become a dentist.”

Medical Students Receive Real World Experience With the medical feld as

a pillar of our society, many students find themselves longing to be a part of it, and aid in everyday societal medical needs. One of Lake Shore’s Career Technology Education courses, taught by Hilda Martin-Lynch and Deborah Spellicy, high-lights the aspects of med-ical programs. Health Sci-ence I and II are classes designed for juniors and seniors interested in get-ting involved in the medi-

. cal f eld“[This course] helps pre-

pare students who are in-terested in the healthcare feld. Students learn human anatomy, medical termi-nology and basic skills that can be applied in all areas of healthcare,” says Martin-Lynch, the primary head of the Health Science depart-ment. Divided amongst two years of school, these classes are split into an in-troductory course, being Health Science I, and a

class based on expanding the knowledge learned in the prior course, known as Health Science II.

Health Science I is ma-jorly focused on medical terminology and the basics of health. Students learn about anatomy, disease, and body systems. The top-ics taught in this class in-clude basic healthcare skills such as taking temperature/ pulses, proper hand wash-ing procedure, bed mak-ing, and putting on per-sonal protective equipment. As such, they’re tested on these skills throughout the class, to guarantee their fu-ture careers are one flled with proper practice and knowledge.

Health Science II of-fers a more in-depth look into medical careers. This course o˛ers a wide array of job shadowing for their stu-dents, unlike the prior in-troduction class. The class goes to Beaumont Hospi-tal in Grosse Pointe and

ShorePointe Village, which is an assisted-living facil-ity. They get a true feel of not only the medical world outside of the classroom, but the professional aspect as well. This o˛ers credi-bility to the student for fu-ture interning, college, and job opportunities. Because of this, this class is for stu-dents who are serious about going into a career in the medical feld.

Many students are eli-gible to take Health Sci-

Lake Shore Public Schools Strengthen Marketing Abilities

In America’s capital-istic society, marketing degrees are in high de-mand; therefore, Lake Shore High School o˛ers Introduction to Market-ing, Marketing and Sales, and Marketing Manager classes for students. “A majority of jobs in the U.S. involve some aspect of marketing,” said Jan-ice Radlick, Lake Shore High School’s Marketing teacher.

In Introduction to Mar-keting, students learn the basics of marketing, in-cluding marketing func-tions, marketing strate-gies, advertising, and the legal and ethical responsi-bilities of a marketer. In-troduction to Marketing helps students prepare for the more challenging classes: Marketing and Sales and Marketing Man-ager.

Marketing and Sales gives students a chance to demonstrate their mar-keting skills by working in the Shorian Shop (Lake Shore’s school store) as well as learning in the classroom. Students work on advertising and pro-motional events for the

“A majority of jobs in the U.S. involve some aspect of marketing.” — Janice Radlick, Lake Shore High School’s Marketing teacher

Shorian Shop, select mer-chandise, set prices, pre-pare store displays, and practice their sales skills.

In the Marketing Man-ager class, students man-age the Shorian Shop, including training and scheduling workers, man-aging inventory, tracking sales, and learning about the financial aspects of running a business. Only students who demon-strate leadership quali-ties, knowledge of mar-keting, and have su°cient drive become managers. Students who qualify to take the Marketing Man-ager class have a unique opportunity to gain busi-ness experience while in high school.

Taking the Marketing classes are extremely ben-efcial for the students as they can take the classes with no prior require-ments, compete in compe-titions, and gain hands-on

experience with business skills. By participating in a marketing competition, students learn how their marketing skills measure up to other students, and simulate a real-life busi-ness experience. This year Lake Shore High School won second place at the Michigan First Credit Union (MFCU) headquar-ters by presenting a mar-keting plan to a panel of marketing executives. When asked, Jon Tomlian, a senior and one of the stu-dents who competed for second place, stated that, “It was tough… I got to practice my public speak-ing and I enjoyed going up there and presenting.”

The students also have the chance to attend a seminar at businesses in the area, where they learn about the types of busi-ness practices used by the marketing executives of the business world.

Design Class Allows for Creative Atmosphere Students interested in

design, architecture, or me-chanics might fnd them-selves out of place in “nor-mal” high school classes, but not at Lake Shore. Me-lissa Todaro’s shop and computer lab classrooms are well equipped for stu-dents to explore skills that they might use in future ca-reers as graphic designers or mechanical engineers.

Todaro is very proud of

who likes to shop and dec-orate, it would be their kind of thing.”

Lake Shore o˛ers classes that do not follow the norm and rather ft the interests of a wide range of students in the community. Courses like Interior Design, Archi-tecture, and also Mechani-cal Engineering are o˛ered to juniors and seniors only, although the introductory courses are o˛ered to all

have a few students who are out on the job and they actually just got hired full time,” commented Todaro. Also, taking both years can o˛er students the chance to earn college credit at colleges such as Macomb Community College.

Being in a traditional class can be difficult for some students; however, these courses are much different. Todaro stated,

ence; however, students in- her classes, and she made it four years. Unlike other “We are not in nice neat terested should ask them-selves if they meet the following criteria. As said by Martin-Lynch, “Gener-ally it is for students who are thinking about getting into the medical feld al-though it is open to all stu-dents. Sometimes students realize that this feld is not what they thought it was going to be after getting some frst-hand experience and more in depth knowl-edge.”

clear that her classroom is where the future engineers of St. Clair Shores should be. “Mechanical is more your math, science, and technology. It is a lot of de-signing and building,” says Todaro, explaining her me-chanical engineering class. On her architecture class, Todaro said, “Architecture is for people who like to design houses and bridges and that kind of stu˛. Inte-rior Design is for anybody

sets of courses, the intro-ductory class is not man-datory.

Upperclassmen looking for a place to learn about work in design and indus-try, is all they need. How-ever, experience, whether it comes from the introduc-tory course or not, is still recommended.

These courses have many benefts, For exam-ple, “We have some Co-op and that’s picking up, we

rows, it is kind of an orga-nized chaos in here.” This can beneft students and possibly aid their creativ-ity in the class. Although there are still due dates and deadlines, students work at their own pace and be cre-ative as they desire.

Macomb county resi-dents aspiring to design work with technology, or have an interest in math or science could beneft from this course.

Anchor Bay Schools Armada Area Schools Center Line Public Schools Chippewa Valley Schools Clintondale Community Schools East Detroit Public Schools Fitzgerald Public Schools Fraser Public Schools Lake Shore Public Schools Lakeview Public Schools L’Anse Creuse Public Schools

Mount Clemens Community Schools New Haven Community Schools Richmond Community Schools Romeo Community Schools Roseville Community Schools South Lake Schools Utica Community Schools Van Dyke Public Schools Warren Consolidated Schools Warren Woods Public Schools

For more information about CTE, contact Shannon Williams at 586-228-3488 or swilliams@misd.net

Macomb Intermediate School District 44001 Garfield Road

Clinton Township, MI 48038586-228-3300

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www.misd.net