Students earn certifications

Congratulations to our students enrolled in Health classes who successfully passed the American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED certification exam. 134 students obtained the American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED certification this year. The opportunity to earn this certification is available to all 11th and 12th grade students who receive their Health class at NMTCC.

The requirements for successful course completion and certification include:
· Attending and participating in all activities, skill sessions and skill scenarios
· Correctly demonstrating all required skills
· Correctly answering at least 80 percent of the questions in each section of the written exam.

Master Chef Joseph Poon’s visit to Culinary Arts class

Culinary Arts students were thrilled to receive a visit by Master Chef Joseph Poon last week. He is known for the Asian Fusion restaurants he has owned in Philadelphia, his Wok ‘N Walk Tours of Philadelphia’s Chinatown, hands-on cooking classes, vegetable and fruit sculptures and autobiographical cookbook, Life is Short...Cooking is Fun!

Chef Poon treated first session students to a fabulous carving demonstration using various fruits and vegetables. Some of the shapes he carved include a rose out of a potato, a sea horse and dragon out of watermelon, and a palm tree out of a carrot and a pepper. He even selected some students to participate in the demonstration with him. During the second session, Chef Poon demonstrated how to “Make 7 Dishes from one Chicken” for the students.

Throughout his demonstrations, Chef Poon stressed the need to practice. He told the students they need to make their mistakes now so they can learn from these mistakes. He reminded the students they need to work hard to achieve their goals and stressed the importance of community service. Chef Poon currently performs between 500 and 1000 hours of community service each year. He feels it is important to give back to the community.

Senior Projects a Success

Last week over 700 people toured the school to see the projects of our 12th grade students. The students' hardwork was reflected throughout the school. Guests had the opportunity to visit all 22 programs offered at North Montco Technical Career Center as well as sample delicious creations from the Culinary Arts students, see building designs in the drafting class, and learn about various diseases researched by students in the Health Occupations program.

See the work of our Seniors!

On Tuesday, May 11, North Montco Technical Career Center will be holding our 6th annual Senior Projects Expo. This is a chance for the 12th grade students to display their knowledge through a graduation project related to the program they are participating in while attending North Montco Technical Career Center. The students’ displays will be throughout the building.

Students’ displays will be open to the public from 12-2 PM and again from 6-8 PM. Come see the work of our talented students!

Welcome to North Montco Technical Career Center

North Montco Technical Career Center (NMTCC) offers 22 programs within eight cluster areas including Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Engineering/Manufacturing, Enviromental Horticulture, Health & Human Services, Power & Transportation and Visual Arts. The school serves approximately 1100 students from five surrounding school districts - Methacton, North Penn, Perkiomen Valley, Souderton Area and Wissahickon. In addition to technical training, we provide academic courses to our full time students within all eight clusters.

This blog will provide a glimpse into our school!