2018-2019 School Year

Volume 4, I ssue 2

Southern Alamance High School

“I want to change peoples’ lives and help them

reach their goals.” “I want to learn different

ways to teach and help (children) love going to

school.” These are just a couple of quotes from

Jacey’s internship journal as she writes weekly

about her “friends”, the kindergarteners in Ms.

DeCoteau’s class at Alexander Wilson

Elementary. Jacey’s senior year is culminating

in a work-based learning experience in which

she is applying skills she already possesses and

learning new ones daily.

CTE Connection Your Career and Technical Education News,

Connecting Students to Future Careers

Contents

Career Development: 1 SAHS Interns Twitter & website 2 connections Business & Marketing 2 Highlights Curriculum Fair, 8th 3 Grade & Junior Parent Night CTE Course Spotlight - 3 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint

New Staff 4

Pam Smith

Career Development Coordinator

Upcoming Events

2/15 - CAP application deadline

2/18 - SAHS Registration Fair, 4:00-6:30 p.m.

2/28 – ARMC Job Shadowing

3/20 – Reality of Money

3/21 – Job Shadowing

4/3 - WorkKeys testing

4/11 – ASVAB testing

5/10 – Senior Job Fair

5/31 – Awards Day

6/15 - Graduation

need to know”. She is dedicated to doing all

this while also helping each student find their

own gifts to “shine and stand out”, and taking

care to let each “know they are loved and

very special.”

Ms. DeCoteau says Jacey is an “AWESOME

intern…who does anything that is asked of

her..and always goes above and beyond.”

Jacey describes the internship as “the best

experience of my life.” I’m pretty sure her

“friends” in Ms. DeCoteau’s class feel the

same way!

The internship has

helped reinforce

Jacey’s career goals

of becoming a teacher

while motivating her

to “connect with each

and every student”,

and “teach them

everything they

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Also, check out our CTE Department page, which has general info and links to each of our CTE teacher webpages! Let us know

what you’d like to see as we continue to update our page.

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We all know that feeling of remorse or regret, that feeling of “Could-a, would-a, should-a”, and it definitely

applies to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint! It’s very likely that this will be that class you will reference in the

future, when saying you use what you learned here every day of your life!

Most students will say they know how to use a computer, but very few know how to manipulate text to create

stunningly impressive documents and presentations. Ask yourself:

Can you create a bullet and customize it in a particular shape?

Can you create a hanging indent for those college research papers?

Can you utilize fonts and formats to create a resume that will WOW! a prospective employer or

scholarship reviewer?

And once you have that job, can you create an impactful presentation with speaker’s notes that just might

highlight your skills for that next raise or promotion?

If your answer to any of those bulleted items is in question, then you most certainly will benefit

from Microsoft Word and PowerPoint! Additional benefits of this course:

It carries an option for Honors Credit weight.

Students will have the opportunity to become certified as a Microsoft Office

Specialist in Word and PowerPoint (MOS), an industry credential that is portable

(and looks great on a résumé!)

Students credentialing in all areas may earn an exam exemption AND college credit!

Course Description:

Students will learn the latest version of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to create, enhance,

customize and share documents, presentations, and publications. Digital-based classroom

learning promotes computer skills with an objective mastery performance test from Certiport.

If students pass MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) certification, they earn exam exemption and

potentially articulated college credit. Of course, these credentials enhance college applications

and job resumes.

BE SURE TO INCLUDE THIS ON YOUR COURSE REQUEST FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

CTE Course Spotlight - Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

CTE Connection Volume 4, Issue 2

SAHS hosted a Curriculum Fair on February 18 in the Auditorium in conjunction with 8th grade parent night and Junior Parent night. Information flowed as parents and students met with current SAHS students and staff to learn about the many offerings through curricular, extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Students were also able to begin registering for next year’s classes!

New Staff

Southern Alamance

High School

631 Southern High School Road

Graham, NC 27253

Phone:

(336) 570-6400

E-mail:

pamela_smith@abss.k12.nc.us

We’re on the Web! CDC site address

http://www.abss.k12.nc.us/Domain/2800

CTE Dept site address

http://www.abss.k12.nc.us/domain/5336

I have taught Health Science at the high school level for

three years, though I have been a nurse for 27 years. I

married my high school sweet heart and have three amazing

children. When I’m not in the classroom, I love spending

time with my family, cooking, traveling, sports, and reading.

Apart from that, I am always on a quest to meet new people

and learn about their language and culture.

Greetings! My name is

Elizabeth Napolitano and I will

be teaching Health Science

1 & 2. I am glad to welcome

students into my classroom this

spring at Southern Alamance

High School. I graduated from

Arizona State University with a

major in Psychology and then

earned my master’s degree in

education with an emphasis in

Teaching and Learning from

Liberty University.