ROBOTICS TEAM FORMED AT NORTH MONTCO

NMTCC students have recently formed a Robotics Team. With sponsorship from Montgomery County Community College, NMTCC students have been able to form their own robotics team. Last week, NMTCC’s team competed against 18 other schools at the Southeast FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Regional Qualifier competition held at Montgomery County Community College. The students placed 12th in this competition, but with some tweaking to their robot and some updates to their programming, the team hopes to compete in future qualifying competitions. The top teams at the qualifying competitions earn a spot in the state competition which will be held in March.
FTC is designed for those who want to compete head-to-head, using a sports model. Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Teams, including coaches, mentors and volunteers, are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. Awards are given for the competition as for well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments.

Continuing Education Courses Available

Continuing education classes for Spring 2011 are now listed on our website—www.nmtcc.org. Start the new year right by learning a new skill. NMTCC’s Continuing Education Department offers classes from automotive to woodworking. For more information, contact the Continuing Education Office at 215-855-3931 or visit our website at www.nmtcc.org.

Coming Together For The Community

Students in the Floral Design and Landscaping program recently sponsored a school-wide food drive to benefit Manna on Main Street, a soup kitchen and food cupboard that serves people in need, living in the North Penn area.

North Montco students and staff joined together to donate over 500 non-perishable items to this worthwhile cause! We applaud our students and staff for donating food to help people in our community.

Pampering MOM

This week, several mothers from the Bucks Mont Mothers of Multiples group visited NMTCC's cosmetology lab for a morning of pampering. This group of mothers had the opportunity to receive manicures, pedicures and haircuts from the cosmetology students. It was an exciting day for both the moms and the students!

HOSA OFFICERS SELECTED

NMTCC Health Occupations students recently selected their Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) officers for the 2010-2011 school year.

HOSA is a student organization designed to serve students enrolled in health occupations courses, with activities directed to the instructional program. Emphasis is placed on individual and group leadership skills and development, rather than on competitive skills contest.  HOSA combines responsibility with the development of occupational competence.

Congratulations to the 2010-2011 HOSA Officers:
President: Brittany Koch (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley)
Vice-President: Brianna Caperilla (11th grade, Methacton)
Secretary: Meredith Moyer (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley)
Kim Stott (11th grade, Perkiomen Valley)
Treasurer: Sara Kirkpatrick (12th grade, Souderton)
Parliamentarian: Lanie Perrone (12th grade, Methacton)
Historian: Alyson Trout (11th grade, Souderton)
Reporter: Brianna Layden (12th grade, Methacton)

SKILLSUSA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Earlier this month, 34 NMTCC students participated in a SkillsUSA Leadership Conference along with students from eight other area technical schools. During the three day conference, the students had the opportunity to participate in various leadership workshops with topics ranging from public speaking and critical thinking to learning how to run effective meetings.

In addition to the leadership workshops, the students participated in team building activities. They won first place when they worked together and created a NMTCC school cheer. They also earned the second place award for their overall leadership skills.

We are proud of our students and are looking forward to watching them use their new skills as leaders in the NMTCC community.

In Memoriam

Retired Welding Instructor, Mr. William Ludlow, passed away last month. He taught Welding at NMTCC for over 25 years. Not only was Mr. Ludlow skilled in the welding field, but he was also an accomplished woodturner and a longtime member of the North Pennsmen. We were fortunate to have Mr. Ludlow continue to work with NMTCC as a substitute. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and the NMTCC community.

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