Digital Photography Competition

Below is a sampling of the winning photos from the annual Digital Photography competition held March 29, 2012 at the SW/WC Service Cooperative. Students presented a collection of "Nature" photos to be judged. Gene Stukel, retired YME teacher, gave a presentation to the students sharing tips and tricks to get a good "capture."

1st Place- Gabby Petersen, Worthington High School
2nd Place- Shay Buysse, Minneota High School
3rd Place- Jennifer Mayorga, Worthington High School
Honorable Mention- Neysa Kusuma Putri, Murray County Central



Gabby Petersen



Shay Buysse

Jennifer Mayorga

Neysa Kusuma Putri

iPad School for CTE Teachers

Do you have an iPad but aren’t sure if you are using it to its potential? Don’t have one, but would love to know more about how you can use it with your students? The Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium will be offering a staff development and networking session for Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors. This training will be designed for beginning and intermediate iPad users. Please note that if you are a CTE instructor but currently do not receive Carl Perkins funds, you are welcome to attend.

The training will be held June 12 from 9:30-3:00 at the Service Cooperative Office in Marshall.
Cost: Minnesota West Consortium Members-$25 , Non-members- $50
Lunch and CEUs will be available. No mileage reimbursement.

The workshop will cover the following:
• Basic iPad device knowledge
• Examples of classroom use
• Useful accessories
• Downloading and evaluating apps
• Commonly used classroom apps
• Networking with teachers in your discipline

The Service Cooperative will have 16 iPads available for checkout to consortium members. If you are interested in attending the training but do not have an iPad, you may borrow one of ours. You can reserve an iPad when you register. These iPads will be available for checkout during the school year as well. You will be able to reserve the entire set for your classroom or just one so you can familiarize yourself with it.

***We are looking for teachers who have iPad experience (you don’t need to be an expert) to help facilitate the networking portion of the day. If you have been using an iPad for awhile and would be willing to share your experiences, please let me know. We are hoping to find 1 or 2 teachers in each CTE area ( FACS, Ag, Business, and Industrial Tech) to share their experiences with their colleagues. Please let me know if you would be interested.

On-line registration is available at www.lifetimeoflearning.com. Under the “Workshop” button at the top of the page, select “Register Online” and then scroll down to the June 12 workshop. Please register by May 25.

What's Cooking?!

1st Place Culinary- Minneota



2nd Place- Fondant Category

This was one event you couldn't leave hungry.  There was grilled pineapple, pork and popcorn paella, cake pops, grilled pizza, chocolate, and dishes from southeast Asia just to name a few of the samplings for the 200  high school students who participated in the 8th annual Culinary Skills Challenge.  This year's event was held at Southwest Minnesota State University on April 12.

High School students could compete in a variety of cooking and design competitions as well as participate in several interactive breakout sessions led by local food connoisseurs.  Click here to view more photos from the event.

Here's a list of this year's winners:

Culinary

1st place- Brandon Ashback, Natalie Prescher, Cal Swedzinski, David Cayetano- Minneota
2nd Place- Matthew Poppema, Diana Phrom, Javier Vasquez, Danny Rodriguez- Worthington
3rd Place- Travis King, Alex Schwing, Michael Torkelson- RTR

Baking Science
1st Place- Larissa Denney & Sai Akaraboonsawat, RTR
2nd Place- Ryan Hanson, Ortonville
3rd Place- Dylan Oye & Ian Wentzel, Pipestone

Food Art-
1st Place- Anthony Tran, Worthington
2nd Place- Zachery Debates, Pipestone
3rd Place- Faviola Cid, Pipestone

Menu Design
1st Place- Janae Minett & Destiny Fredricks, RTR
2nd Place- Amanda Peterson, RTR
3rd Place- Lexi Fenske & Silvia Zanini, Fulda

Knife Skills
1st place- Selena Cardenas, Worthington

Cake Decorating- Icing Category
1st Place- Marina Guzman, Worthington
2nd Place- Aaron Lalim, YME
3rd Place-Morgan Skyberg, Pipestone

Cake Decorating- Cupcake Category
1st Place- Spenser Meadows, Fairmont
2nd Place- Lori Anhalt, Shakopee
3rd Place- Naomi Krause, Tracy

Cake Decorating- Fondant Category
1st Place- Tayla Sysvath, Pipestone
2nd Place- Thipphapone Keovilay, Worthington
3rd Place- Karlie Griebel, Pipestone

Place Setting
1st Place- Austin Schelhass, Pipestone
2nd Place- Angelica Martin, Pipestone
3rd Place- Laura Mitlying, Marshall

Accuplacer- there's an app for that

Accuplacer has developed a study app with interactive practice tests in arithmetic, elementary algebra, college level math, reading comprehension, and study skills.  The app costs $1.99 and is available exclusively through Apple's iTunes store.

Modern Automotive Maintenance Workshop

The Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium will be offering a staff development workshop on Modern Automotive Maintenance for high school teachers. Please note that even if you currently do not receive Perkins funds, you are welcome to attend. The workshop will be taught by Doug Kleeberger and Mark Temple, Automotive Technology instructors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.

The training will be held June 13 from 9:30-3:00 on the Jackson Campus of Minnesota West. Mileage reimbursement (for instructors of approved programs), meals, and CEUs will be available.

Cost: Free for Minneosta West Consortium members
         $25 for non-members

Workshop topics will include:
• Do Modern Cars Need Maintenance?
• Hybrid Information Everybody Should Know
• Mastering Torque
• What is NATEF
• Q & A

The college’s “Tool Day” is also scheduled for the day, so attendees will have an opportunity to talk to a variety of automotive service vendors.

Registration information is available at http://www.lifetimeoflearning.com/. Under the “Workshop” button at the top of the page, select “Register Online” and then scroll down to the June 12 workshop. Please register by May 25.