WAVE | JTED NEWSWestern Arizona Vocational Education

Prior to the Board Meeting, we saw a demonstration of the new high-tech, plasma welder purchased for the welding program at Parker High School. This equipment was made possible by a $5,000 Unique Opportunities Grant.  We also toured the new greenhouse.

May Payments  The final payment was made to all partner schools.   Payments are based on the number of students that each school serves by their enrollment in career and technical education classes that are sponsored by the joint technical district. Total payments for all schools this year were as follows:

WOW Awards

The Agriculture Issues team from Parker High School were awarded WAVE Outstanding Work (WOW) awards.  They won the District competition with an outstanding presentation on Agricultural Irrigation Systems: Using the Colorado River as a Resource. They will be competing in June at the State Leadership Conference.

WOW awards were also presented to the WAVE JTED CTE Directors for their hard work and dedication to Career and Technical Education.

Rob Rime, CTE Director, CRUSD.

$50,000 Growth and Sustainability Grant Awarded

$50,000 was awarded to Mohave High School to begin equipping the new culinary building with required minimum components (reach-in freezer, ice machine, water treatment system, reach-in refrigerator, four hand sinks, three compartment sink and preparation sink), a bake line with two hoods, a dishwashing station with proper exhaust hood and an Instructor cook line with required hood components.

Nick Bompezzi, CTE Director, PUSD.

$41,290 was also awarded to Parker High School to purchase allied health lab equipment recommended by the Arizona Department of Education. The pilot Allied Health class drew over 44 applicants.  Only 22 were selected.  Currently, 21 students have been selected for the Fall 2013 class.  All equipment will be ordered this school year to ensure it will be tagged, setup and in use prior to the first day of school in August 2013.

Kingman Daily Miner highlights KHS FBLA students’ successes  in state competition in Tucson:

KIM STEELE/Miner

Read full article here:
Test a snap for Kingman High’s Pelham

Press photo of Photographer Carlos Elmer, 1967

Kate Arnold’s Kingman High School Photo Class is once again displaying a variety of landscape photos of Arizona.  It is the 15^th annual Carlos Elmer Contest displayed on the second floor of The Powerhouse in downtown Kingman. The show is open to the public from March 21^st to May 1^st.  Local photographers Bill Schilling, Daryl Heinitz and Julie Holmes have judged the contest.  There are ballots for our public to vote on their favorite pictures.

On the second floor of The Powerhouse there is a permanent exhibit displaying photography of Kingman’s famous photographer Carlos Elmer.  The yearly contest helps to recognize and pay tribute to a fine Kingman artist.  The magazine Arizona Highways published many of his fine photos of Arizona landscapes.  Mr. Elmer is deceased, but his family still sponsors the show by donating $100 to the 1^st place winner, $60 to the 2^nd place winner, $50 to the 3^rd place winner and $40 for Honorable Mention.  Ms. Arnold stays in contact with the family and assigns the landscape project to her different KHS photo classes.  We believe Mr. Elmer would be pleased with the results.

Marie Hendrey

$5,000 was awarded to the Early Childhood Education program to purchase nine (9) iPads for the Early Childhood Education classroom. These iPads will be assigned to each teaching group to look up lessons, activities, research licensing requirements, complete CDA (Child Development Associate) requirements, as well as classroom use.

Several $5,000 Unique Opportunity Grants and a $50,000 Growth and Sustainability Grant were awarded at the WAVE JTED Board Meeting on March 6, 2013.
$5,000 was awarded to Rudy Olvera at Mohave High School. To improve the safety to the Mohave High School Construction Trades Shop, the existing table saws will be replaced with the safer table saws using sawstop technology.
$5,000 was awarded to Craig Fisher at Mohave High School to purchase a piece of equipment known as the Screen Maker 1000 which would convert the current screen printing process from a chemical based system to a safer, less costly and more environmentally friendly system.
$5,000 was awarded to Brenda Jackson to purchase a 36” Gas Restaurant Range for the Culinary program at River Valley High School. This range includes 6 open burners, a bun pan rack, and a stainless steel top worktable.
$5,000 was awarded to Mike Jackson to turn River Valley High School’s small and inadequate portrait studio into a professional studio with professional equipment. He will purchase a Canon EOS 5D Mark III w/24-105 lens and includes an Impact 3 light green screen kit and extra battery-ion lithium.
$5,000 was awarded to Chef G. Michael Harris at Mohave Community College to purchase a Roll-in Solid Swing Door Freezer. This freezer would provide the students the advantage of making product to use at a later date. Primarily used for baking and pastry, which will assist in teaching frosting and decorating techniques.

Growth and Sustainability Grants awarded
$50,000 was awarded to Mike Jackson at River Valley High School to update, renovate and standardize the CTE graphics lab to be utilized by CTE graphic arts, graphic design, photography, and SkillsUSA competitors. The updated lab will be more efficient, safer, and allow students to move around tables. The new meta-graphic lab will allow students to run and operate a business-like lab, where products are produced and invoices are generated to sustain the program.

Enjoy this selection of student photographer Tina Sherer’s outstanding photos, taken at the Havasu Balloon Fest January 18-20:

The Lake Havasu High School CTE Open House on February 5 had a steady stream of people beginning promptly at 4 o’clock and continuing past 7 pm.  Everyone was amazed at the number of “career-ready” programs offered at the high school, the quality and scope of the facilities/programs, and the professionalism of our faculty/staff.  Perhaps most interesting… some of the student guides made the comment that they had never been in other CTE program classrooms. They were also shocked.

Lake Havasu High CTE Tour

Taking the tour was Board Member G. Michael Eigenbrodt, shown in the photo with Cali George in the Career Center.

Dorene Bloomer, Program Coordinator
Western Arizona Vocational Education

Before the regular meeting an audience of approximately 20 people toured the Land Lab where Parker has over 28 acres of alfalfa plants and pens and corrals for the students’ animals.  The group viewed pigs, sheep and steers and learned about the crops. The group also toured all the CTE classrooms to see the progress and improvements that JTED funding had added.

In other news, the board approved a $5,000 Unique Opportunities grant for the welding class at Parker.  The money will be used to purchase a Torchmate CNC Welding series.  This includes CAD equipment, plasma cutters and torches, a computer and many other teaching systems.  It will be used by Mr. Goldsberry and his students.

The governing board approved offering $50,000 in Growth and Opportunity grants to each partner satellite high school in the spring.  In February Kingman will present its grant, in March the two Bullhead schools can present, in April the presentation goes to Havasu and in May, Parker will present.  Anyone requesting the funds must come before the governing board for approval.

Mrs. Parker reported the largest numbers ever of concurrent enrollment students.  There are over 75 students enrolled at either Mohave Community College or Arizona Western.  WAVE will be participating in the AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium where they will have access to nearly 3,000 separate CTE lessons.

Mike File Mohave County School superintendent administers the oath of office to WAVE governing board members left to right: Michael Eigenbrodt, Cristy Crow, Jack Pozenel and Rosemarie LeFebvre. Walter Shontz will be sworn in January 10, 2013 in Parker, AZ.