SOLLERS POINT TECHNICAL

June 2016

Message from the Principal

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students:

The Year in Review

As the 2015 – 2016 academic calendar winds to an end, I would like to

take this opportunity to thank our students, parents, faculty, and staff for a

very productive and rewarding year. Sollers Point established two building

-wide targets in September for industry certifications and CTE program

completion rate. I am excited to announce that we have achieved

444 industry certifications through May and will continue to add additional

student certifications to our building total as we receive results from the

Maryland Board of Nursing, Maryland Restaurant Association, and other

outside organizations. Our CTE magnet program completion rate dropped

to 85% this year down from 89.5% in 2014-15. Programs that had the

highest withdrawal rate this year were Engineering Technician and

Computer Science. Programs that had the highest retention rate were the

Academy of Health Professions and Construction Management.

Our primary goal continues to be the delivery of challenging and rigorous

technical and academic courses that motivate students to reach their ca-

reer goals.

Our Academy of Health Professions program continues to grow under the

leadership of Ms. Hart, Ms. Dawn Shuster, and Ms. Nehal Ghodasara.

Sollers Point continued to offer a combination of pharmacy tech, CNA, and

A&P classes this year as part of the Level II experience. 32 seniors

achieved CNA certification in August 2015 following a one week internship

at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (JHBMC). 40 11th grade

students achieved CPR certification in April. We expect to send 35 rising

seniors to JHBMC the last two weeks of June to complete clinical rotations

in preparation for state licensure.

Under the direction of Mr. Rowlands, 14 automotive students passed the

Electrical assessment. 6 students passed the Brakes assessment.

7 students passed the Engine Performance assessment and 8 students

passed the Steering and Suspension assessment.

Our Baking & Pastry program under the direction of Chef Cassano

continued to expand this year. 21 Baking and Pastry students passed

their ServSafe certification exams offered through the National Education

Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.

Our Biomedical Sciences program expanded to include a second

instructor (Mr. Choi) this year. Mr. D ’Antonio’s second year students

studied Human Body Systems. Students examined the interactions of the

human body as they explore identity, power, movement, protection and

homeostasis. Exploring science in action, students built organs and

tissues on skeletal models and use data acquisition software to monitor

human body functions. Mr. Choi’s 1st year students were introduced to the

“Principles of Biomedical Science” course in order to explore concepts in

biology and medicine to determine factors that led to the death of a

fictional person.

In the construction management program, 11 students passed NCCER

Core certification, First Aid certification, and CPR exams under the

direction of Mr. Lynch. 8 students achieved International Residential Code

(IRC) certification. 8 students are on target to achieve OSHA 10

certification before the end of the year

(Principal’s Message Con’t)

Students in our Level I computer science magnet program moved from

their data encryption projects to student-selected final project. Some Level

I students have already begun using Java for writing their programs.

Others continue to use 'C' in solving some complex problems including

subString search, and evaluating "normality" of a random variable

distribution.

Level II computer science students took the AP Computer Science A exam

in early May. Now, these students have begun work on their end of year

projects. These projects include Space Invaders, databases with Microsoft

Access, Tank Battlefield, a chat-bot, and two different polynomial problem

solvers. Every Level II student in our magnet program took the Computer

Science “A” exam through the College Board. We can’t wait to see the

results!

Cosmetology under the direction of Ms. Mardaga and Ms. Wyatt continues

to be one of the best programs in the county as 14 students have passed

both the theory and practical exams required to become licensed

cosmetologists in Maryland. 5 additional seniors have passed 1 of 2

exams required for certification.

Our Culinary Arts program under the direction of Chef Smith continued to

expand services this year as we catered 7 events in the building and

culinary café for outside groups while also opening the café to faculty and

staff on Fridays. 26 students passed their ServSafe certification exam.

Our ProStart culinary team won the state competition in April and

participated in the national championships in Dallas, Texas during the

beginning of May. While our team did not place in the top 5 in the country,

the experience and feedback we received from the judges will be

invaluable going forward. Kudos to Chef Smith and his students!

Under the direction of Mr. Lupini, 120 industry certifications were achieved

by students this year including certifications in brakes, electrical, medium

and heavy truck engine performance, diesel engines, pollution prevention,

mechanical safety, and interviewing skills.

4 students in our Cisco Networking Academy Program completed the

course requirements for the Comp TIA A+ Computer Repair certifications.

Congratulations to Mr. Motto for preparing our students for the exam.

9 students in our Engineering Tech program completed the Career Safe 10

hour OSHA General Industry Safety exam. Congratulations to Mr. Olson

for preparing our students for the exam.

We hope that 2015-16 has been a positive and rewarding experience for

everyone associated with Sollers Point. Sollers Point Tech has been

preparing students for college or careers for the last 50 years. Take some

time this summer to read a book, renew friendships, and reflect on your

accomplishments and achievements. Thank you for your commitment to

Sollers Point Technical High. We hope to see many of you in August.

Go Stallions,

Michael Weglein, Principal

Sollers Point 2016 Senior Recognition

and Awards Ceremony

On May 26, we celebrated our 2016 graduates at a Senior Recognition

and Awards Ceremony. Family and friends joined the Sollers Point staff,

representatives from our partner schools, BCPS Offices, and business

partners to honor our seniors. Each participant received a Certificate of

Program Completion and a Sollers Point Tech medallion. Several stu-

dents were earned awards and scholarships thanks to the generous sup-

port of local donors. Scholarship applications were mailed to all qualifying

students (those enrolled in a senior program.) and we are happy to an-

nounce that 24 students received awards totaling $11,400. We are proud

that the faculty and administration accounted for $2,250 of those scholar-

ships. Most importantly, we are very grateful to the community business-

es and local organizations who annually donate to the SPT Scholarship

Fund. As you read the list below, please make special note of these do-

nors and take every opportunity to express our appreciation for supporting

the students of our school. (We would love to provide even more opportu-

nities for our students; please phone the school at 410.887.7075 if you

have recommendations for future donors!) Lastly, we would like to thank

senior Alex Farrier for representing the Class if 2016 with a memorable

“student perspective.’

SCHOLARSHIP NAME AMOUNT STUDENT ABC, MOST IMPROVED -CONSTRUCTION STUDENT $50

HOME DEPOT

JARRETT JACKSON

AMERICAN LEGION POST 38 $300 EZINNE UGBAJA

ATEAZE SENIOR CENTER $750 Rowell Magbuhos

Berry Plastics, Co. $250 Cody Neiser

CCBC DUNDALK, NEW STUDENT AWARD $1,000 Yohana Fekadu

Career Pathways Essay $250 Alexander Barnes

Dundalk Alumni Association $1,000 Janae Johnson

Dundalk Chamber of Commerce $500 Jesse Vogan

DUNDALK WOMEN’S CLUB $200 Ezinne Ugbaja

DUNDALK WOMEN’S CLUB $500 Mikaila Charles

Giant and Target Education Re-wards

$150 Katelyn Ludwig

JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW NURSING SCHOLARSHIP $500 Allison

Timchula

Mars Super Markets Scholarship $350 Katelyn Ludwig

MIDWAY LUMBER $100 JARRETT JACKSON

NULL NETWORKING AWARD $250 Dixie Maier

OPTIMIST CLUB OF DUNDALK, INCENTIVE AWARD $300 Wallace Hall

Titan Steel Scholarship $250 Cody Neiser

WINDSOR ELECTRIC $200 Tyler Cooper

SPT ETHICS AWARD $250 Courtney Russell

SPT FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP $500 Courtney Russell

SPT FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP $250 Allison Seigle

SPT FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP $500 Kara Collins

SPT FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP $250 Walter Conde

SPT FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP $250 Cooper, Tyler

(Senior Awards Con’t)

We also congratulate the following students for their accomplishments:

Academy of Health Professions Students Internships

Sollers Point Tech is again fortunate to have participated in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Tuition Support Program. Kara Collins and Courtney Russell were the 2015-16 participants in an award program that provides paid internships, tuition costs, books, and expenses towards a de-gree in Nursing.

Sollers Point Students win Corporate and County Scholarships

Congratulations to Kara Collins for being the Sollers Point Tech 2015-16 winner of the $1,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers

Award and Tyler Cooper for winning a $1,500 Anthony Marchione Career and Technology Scholarship.

2015-16 Technical Programs Outstanding Seniors

Academy of Health Professionals Yohana Fekadu

Auto Service Technology Brandyn Stencil

Baking & Pastry Daniel Larison

Construction Management Tyler Cooper

Cosmetology Sherrae Moore

Culinary Arts Desiree Blount

Diesel Truck & Power Systems Wade Thompson

Engineering Technician Cody Neiser

IT Computer Science Rowell Magbuhos

IT Networking Alexander Barnes

Congratulations & Best Wishes to the

Sollers Point Tech Class of 2016!

Optimist Club SPTHS Girl of the Year 2016: Sherrae Moore

Optimist Club SPTHS Boy of the Year 2016: Daniel Larison

The Results are in for the

Award-Winning Culinary Arts Team

The Sollers Point Prostart team competed in a national culinary competition in Dallas Texas on April 30

th. Faith Baker, Zachary

Fletcher, Nick Cobb, Brandon Ludwig and Jessica Carmean, travelled to Dallas for 4 days preparing for the competition and making friends with other teams from around the country through competition sponsored events.

They prepared a 3 course meal along with 46 other culinary teams. Sollers Point placed 29

th in the nation. Chef

Smith and the rest of the culinary arts class are proud of the Prostart team and their accomplishments and thank them for inspiring the class through their dedication and hard work.

Congratulations to Hayle Kyte,

Academy of Health Profes-

sions, on winning a $1000.00

scholarship through the

National Technical Honor

Society.

Congratulations to

Charlee Sheidy on

Winning the $1,000

SkillsUSA and Ryder Diesel

Scholarship.

Congratulations

to Jillian Hensley

and her team on

Winning the 2016

Tic Gums and

Cornell University

Ice Cream

University Award!

See the full article on the BCPS website.

http://www.bcps.org/news/articles/article8235.html

Above: The team enjoys some down time in between competitions.

Above: Mr. Weglein poses with Hayle and her award.

Above: Jilliian receives her certificate. She also received a home iced cream maker.

Above: Charlee poses with her certificate of recognition.

ATTENTION RISING SENIORS!!!

Dear Rising Senior,

As we approach the end of the school year it is imperative that you prepare for

your final year of high school. As a senior of Sollers Point Technical High

School, you have elected to participate in the Capstone Work Experience

program. The requirements are as follows:

Students must secure employment in their technical field (this may be paid or

unpaid)

Students must work at least 10 hours per week during the school year (2 cred-

its)

Parent/guardian must attend a summer meeting with student (see date options

below)

The summer meetings will be held at the Sollers Point Technical High School at

1901 Delvale Avenue. Road in room 3012. Please call 410-887-7078 to schedule

a meeting (only one meeting is required) at one of the following sessions:

Tuesday, June 28 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 7 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 13 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

At the meeting, the students will receive their passport containing calendars on

which they will record work hours. The requirements of the course will be out-

lined and the grading policy will be explained. When you acquire a job in your

technical field, please notify Mr. Plantholt with the name of the company, super-

visor’s name, address and telephone number. We will make a visit to the job site

to complete the required paperwork with the employer.

Employment must be secured by Friday, August 5. Please keep in touch over the

summer to keep us up to date on your progress. Summers hours for the Career

Connections Office are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. except on major

holidays. Please check the SPTHS BCPS One page for updates regarding our

summer schedule.

We look forward to working with you to obtain your post-secondary goals!

Sincerely,

William Plantholt School-to-Career Coordinator wplantholt@bcps.org

STUDENT UNIFORMS Student uniforms for all apllicable programs must be purchased by July 25th. Students are expected to wear them on the first day of classes. Use the link below or visit the CTE Programs section of our school website located at the following link: http://sollerspoinths.bcps.org/c_t_e_programs.

Please keep in mind that the incoming 9th grade biomedical science students will wear a uniform. This is because their first CTE magnet course occurs in the 9th grade. Incoming 10th grade Academy of Health Professions students do not purchase uniforms; however, 11th grade Academy of Health Profes-sions students are required to purchase a uniform for use in the school and hospital clinic.

Acad. of Health Professions (Grade 11 only) - emeuniforms.com/spalliedhealth Auto Tech (Grade 10 only) - emeuniforms.com/spautomotive Baking and Pastry (Grade 10 only) - http://emeuniforms.com/spbakingandpastry Biomedical Science (Grade 9 only) - emeuniforms.com/spbiomedicalscience Computer Science (Grade 10 only) - emeuniforms.com/spcomputerscience Construction (Grade 10 only) - emeuniforms.com/spconstructionmanagement Cosmetology (Grade 10 only) - http://emeuniforms.com/spcosmetology Culinary (Grade 10 only) - http://emeuniforms.com/products/spculinaryarts Diesel (Grade 10 only) - emeuniforms.com/spdiesel Networking (Grade 10 only) - emeuniforms.com/spnetworking

Uniform Questions?? Please contact Mr. D'Antonio - vdantonio@bcps.org

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Sollers Point NEW 2016-2017 Scheduling Plan

To assist you in planning for next school year we would like to

share some changes in the morning and afternoon sessions.

Listed below is the intended academic course to be scheduled

for students in each technical program.*

*NOTE: Academic selections are subject to change in order

to best meet an individual student’s needs.

Morning – Three classes 7:45 to 10:15

Grade 10 = Level 1 Grade 11 = Level 2

(2) Automotive Services Tech 1 + math (2) Academy Health

Professions 2 + science

(2) Baking and Pastry 1 + science (3) Engineering Technician 2

(1) Biomedical Science 2 + science + FOT (3) Cosmetology 2

(2) Construction Management 1 + math

(3) Cosmetology 1 – no other courses

(2) Culinary Arts 1 + a science

(2) Diesel Truck & Power Systems 1 + math

(2) IT Networking 1 + math

(2) IT AP Computer Science 1 + math

Afternoon – Three classes 11:45 to 2:15

Grade 10 = Level 1 Grade 11 = Level 2 (3)

(2) Academy Health Professions 1 (3) Automotive Services Technology 2

+science (3) Baking & Pastry 2

(2) Biomedical Sciences Level 3

+ science

(3) Construction Management 2

(3) Culinary Arts 2

(3) Cosmetology 3 (grade 12)

(3) Diesel Truck and Power Systems 2

(2) IT Networking 2 + Cybersecurity

2) IT Computer Science 2 + Visual Basic

REMINDER: You will receive a separate summer mailings

from Sollers Point– so please report address or phone number

changes to our office as well as your home high school.

(410-887-7077)

Message from the

School Nurse

If your child has been taking medication in school this year

please be advised:

Students may not take unused or expired medications home. A parent or designated adult must retrieve the medication from school or it will be discarded. Medication should be picked up by the last day of school. If you are unable to pick up medication by the last day of school and want to make alternate arrangements, please contact the school nurse at 410-887-7074.

If it is necessary for your child to continue taking medication during the coming school year, an order form has been sent to your home via US mail. Please have this form completed by your child’s health care provider and have them post marked after June 30

th for the up-

coming school year. Also please remember to sign the form and have your child’s health care provider sign the form as well. You may return the form to your school’s nurse at the beginning of next school year.

If you have a child that needs to take medication in the future and would like the medication given in school contact your school nurse to make arrangements.

Have a safe and fun summer!

Bryan Hoyer Sollers Point School Nurse bhoyer@bcps.org