Maxwell NavigatorSpring 2016 Maxwell High School of Technology Volume 4 No. 2

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ISSUEStudents learn Dining Etiquette

The Work Ready Program at Max-well High School of Technology held its Dining Etiquette Experience for six days in April. Prior to the dining experience, all Maxwell students received training in business dining etiquette as the last step in preparing for college and career.

All students dressed professionally as they were served a three-course meal. The dining etiquette lesson was designed to enable Maxwell students to feel pre-pared for business and career luncheons. Classes were intermingled in order to facilitate a male, female seating arrange-ment so that students could practice each

aspect of the dining etiquette lesson. Maxwell’s Culinary Arts program

hosts the annual Dinning Etiquette Expe-rience. Meticulous planning and prepara-tion is needed to pull off the 1000+ guest list. Before students arrive in the culinary arts room to dine, two days’ worth of prep work and cooking are accomplished in the kitchen. Culinary students are given a specific job and rotate positions daily. The overall experience gives Culinary students an idea of how a restaurant in the industry is operated. They also take great pride in their work and enjoy serving their peers.

Shown above: The Culinary Arts classroom was turned into a mock restaurant so that students could experience a mock business luncheon.

SkillsUSA page 4

Spotlight page 8

HOSA page 6

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CalendarApril 25 - May 11

CTE End of Pathway Exams

May 9 - 20Performance Exams

Thursday, May 12Honors Night

GSMST Cafeteria6:00 PM

May 23 - 25Enrichment

Early Release

Wednesday, May 25Last Day of School!

Pre-K helps Relay for Life

Culinary Donates to Relay

Culinary Arts students showcased their cooking skills by preparing 100 chicken and pork tamales. Students, faculty, and staff could purchase these delicious tamales for $1.00 each. Currently, $450 have been raised and do-nated to Maxwell’s Relay for Life team.

On Friday, April 29, the Maxwell High School of Technology Pre-K classes hosted their annual “Sleepover for Relay for Life.” The event raised $615, and all proceeds were donated to Relay for Life, which is the largest Gwinnett County Public Schools fund raiser. In addition, parents were able to have the night off while supporting a worthy cause.

Early Childhood Students Employed

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The Principal’s Message...

Dr. Jeff Hall, PrincipalMaxwell High School of Technology

The Maxwell Navigator news-letter is a publication designed to celebrate the accomplish-ments of students attending Maxwell High School of Tech-nology and the teachers and staff who instruct them.

Jessica StallingsNewsletter Editor

Dr. Jeff HallPrincipal

Maxwell High School of Technology 990 McElvaney Lane

Lawrenceville, GA 30044770.963.6838

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Dear Maxwell supporter,

The end of another school year has arrived. It seems like yesterday we were start-ing fall semester. The school year quickly passed but has afforded us the time to celebrate, recognize, reflect, and turn the light out on a fantastic school year. I want to take this opportunity and say thank you to our students and staff for a job well done. We had great success with our student organizations: FCCLA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA. In addition, our Work Ready advisement program provided students the opportunity to experience real-life activities that prepare them for college, work, and life. Our dining etiquette banquet was the culminating event for our Work Ready program. We look forward to summer as we host middle school summer camp, a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase our programs to potential future students. I wish nothing but success for our seniors and hope everyone has a relaxing and restful summer. As always, please know our doors are open to you and thank you for your support. Go Navigators!

Early Childhood Students EmployedPooja Patel and Kristina Burnette (shown left to right) have both been recently hired at The Goddard School while enrolled in Maxwell’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) program. Many students graduate from Max-well with jobs already lined up due to the knowledge and resources they have gained while attending Maxwell. The ECE program gives students the opportunity to work with children first hand. There are two Georgia PreK classes and one preschool offer-ing two classes at Maxwell.

Graphics & Pre-K Students Collaborate

Mr. Bates’ Graphic Design students work with Maxwell’s Pre-K classes to design personalized books that the Pre-K students will

receive as gifts.

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SkillsUSA State Championships SkillsUSA Georgia holds its State Leader-ship and Skills Conference each year in order to showcase the leadership and skills training students have obtained during the school year. The SkillsUSA Georgia Championships consist of over 90 competitions in leadership, trade and industrial, technical, and health care sci-ence areas. First Place State winners advance to the National Championships to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, June 20-25. Maxwell High School of Technology had 41 students competing at the 2016 State Champi-onships. Courtney Moser, who won First Place in Welding Sculpture, will be competing at the National Championships this June.

The following students competed at the 2016 State Championships:

Tinashe Makina, Ronnie Smallwood, & Heather Westerfield - Architectural Drafting Display

Jorge Hernandez - Automotive Electronics/IgnitionEfren Pena - Automotive Refinishing Technology

Jose Hernandez - Automotive Service TechnologyJonathon Beck - Collision Repair Technology

Leslie Hernandez - Commercial BakingAdrian Japa - Computer Programming

Delmy Monzon - CosmetologyNatalia Capo, Irene Membreno, & Jocelyne Quezada

Crime Scene InvestigationMia Bivins, Vanessa Espino, Alexis Moore, & Abigai Morales - Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl

Yulissa Santoyo - Customer ServiceMatthew Brooms - Diesel Equipment TechnologyCamren Butler - Employment Application Process

Bruce Phifer - FirefightingLuis Huerta - First Aid/CPR

Brian Carmack, Adi Chackonal, & Jonathan Mesfn Flight Operations

Philip Ransum - HVACRBerlinda Jonah - Job Skill Demonstration AQuin Holt - Job Skill Demonstration Open

Breion Davis, Perla Ramirez, & Nina Solvalu Law, Public Safety, & SecurityMelvin Contreras - Masonry

Larryn Rogan - Medical TerminologyJoshua Geyer & Martin Vidrio

Metal Working DisplayRyan Deweese - Power Equipment Technology

Alex Abraham - Promotional GraphicsKiersten Shupe - Restaurant Service

Alana Clark - SkillsUSA Georgia BrochureReese Macdonald - Welding

Courtney Moser - Welding Sculpture

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Students Win State SkillsUSA State Championships

Shown above: Bruce Phifer competing in Firefighting. The first portion of the competition was putting on a firefighter’s uniform while being scored for time and accuracy. Bruce trained and prepared for this contest since the beginning of the school year. His hard work paid off because he won 2nd Place!

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HOSA Competes at State Competition

Seven students competed at the HOSA State Competition in Atlanta this year in the following four events: sports medicine, pharmacol-ogy, pathophysiology, and EMT.

Maddy Holloway won 3rd place in Sports Medicine.

Taylor Bowles and Chima Ezulike8th place State winners for EMT

Daniel Ha and Lyncoln Gully 6th place State winners for EMT

CNA Program Prepares for Certification

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program, led by Genia Saulmon, RN, BSN, MSN, at Maxwell High School pre-pares students for a career in healthcare. Each student must successfully complete a rigorous program, including three days of clinical each week at Gwinnett Medical Center and Delmar Gardens during the spring semester.In order for the students to become a Certified Nurse Assistant, they must apply to the Georgia National Nurse Aide Assessment Program and successfully take and pass a written and skill examination given by the Nurse Aide Compe-tency Evaluation Service (NACES). They are then placed on the Georgia Medical Care Foundation registry. This year, 29 students will take the examinations on May 17, 18, and 19. In addition to becoming a CNA, some students are selected to have the opportunity to join the Patient Care Technician apprentice program at Gwinnett Medical. This program gives new clinicians the amazing opportunity to be trained and work in an acute care setting right out of high school.

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Students Complete Mock InterviewsThe Maxwell Work Ready Pro-

gram facilitated four days of mock in-terviews in March. Interviews, which were held in the GSMST lecture hall, were a great success with 500 stu-dents completing interviews with 46 industry professionals.

Prior to the mock interviews, students were given instruction on how to conduct a successful inter-view, how to dress professionally for an interview, and how to produce a professional cover letter and resume. Students were also given sample interview questions so they could practice before their interview ap-pointment.

As a part of the interview process, after a student was scheduled for an interview appointment, the student was asked to contact the interviewer confirming the interview and provid-ing a copy of his or her resume. On the day of the interview, students arrived early to the interview venue where they went through a check-in process waiting in a mock reception area.

Industry representatives conduct-ed fifteen minute interviews and also gave each student a personal critique to provide constructive feedback for future interviews. In addition, many Maxwell students completed real-life interviews before and after the mock interview lesson. Some also received call backs for a second interview as a result of the mock interview.

Special thanks to all industry contacts who volunteered their time to assist in the training of Maxwell students in the process of completing a professional job interview:

Architectural, Drawing & DesignInterior Design

Ryan Crook, Georgia State UniversityAndrea Finger, LPBC-AtlantaKenji Tillman, LPBC-Atlanta

Collision RepairGina Duncan, ABRA Auto Body & Glass

ConstructionJames Alexander, Goodwill

J. Barton McMillan, Home CreationsCulinary Arts

Andrew Miller, Timothy Willis, and Lovina Young

Gwinnett Technical CollegePepper Stout

GSMST Cafeteria ManagerDerek Woodard and Mechole Woodard

Chili’s RestaurantEarly Childhood Care & Education

Kristie Clements, Connections LearningCarol Fisher

Shadowbrook Baptist Church SchoolLisa Marie Johnson

Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolCathy Karlick, Maxwell High School

Jenna Rookis, Dacula AcademyElectronics

James Collins, EMC SecurityDerek Roach, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Fire & Emergency ServicesBilly Clark, Russell Knick, and

Casey SnyderGwinnett Fire and Emergency

Graphic DesignAustin Royal, Both Awards

Walt Wooden, Veugeler Design Group

HVACRMike Valenzuela

Capital City MechanicalChad Ellis, GMS Oldcastle

Law Enforcement ServicesBrittney Barrington

Crime Scene SpecialistAlan Richards, Griffin High School

Maintenance & Light RepairMatt Brown, Snap On Tools

Mark Chitwood, Hayes ChryslerMark Christian, Jim Ellis

Joe Fenski, Fenski AutomotivePaul Gauzens, SCCA

Personal Care ServicesHope Bonimar and Cathy KeaneGeorgia Institute of Cosmetology

Karen LardeGupton Jones Funeral Service CollegeElaine Trusdale, Atlanta Natural Hair-

ProgrammingDoug Cole, Tech SolutionsJaimie Painter, Rack Space

Therapeutic ServicesTheresa Delain, Angel Companions

Susanne Beckett, Krystal Kellem, Mary-ann Morris, Fran Overdyke, & Katie Pontalti

Gwinnett County Public SchoolsVarious Programs

Gene PopeGwinnett WIA Career Resource Center

Daniel Ha and Lyncoln Gully 6th place State winners for EMT

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Welding Student Wins Scholarship

Courtney Moser won 1st Place in the Welding Sculpture competition at the 2016 SkillsUSA Georgia State Champion-ships. Her winning sculpture was a beautifully designed peacock, which took six months to create. Courtney also won a full-tuition scholarship from Tulsa Welding School located in Jacksonville, Florida. She will begin a seven-month program at Tulsa in August 2016. Courtney is currently enrolled in Mr. Kachmar’s welding class. She will be compet-ing at the SkillsUSA National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, this June.

EMR Program Certifies Students Maxwell’s Therapeutic Services programs are designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers in the healthcare industry. Instructor Monica Collins’ Emergency Medical Re-sponder class enables her students to obtain an EMR, Emer-gency Medical Responder, certification through NREMT (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians). This gives students some qualified medical background that is re-quired when applying to an EMT program, which is a highly competitive field. Students in all Therapeutic Services classes also have the opportunity to earn a Healthcare Provider CPR certification during the fall semester. Along with a weekly clinical experience with Gwinnett Technical College and the Gwinnett County Fire & Emer-gency Services Department, Ms. Collins’ EMR classes also receive hands-on instruction at Gwinnett County Fire Station #20. They are paired with instructors who are cross-trained as firefighters and EMT/Paramedics. After taking the first part of the skill performance exam for National Registry, all 31 EMR students in Ms. Collins’ classes passed and are now preparing to take part two of the national exam on May 20, 2016.

Shown Above: Ms. Collins’ AM class certifies for EMR

Shown Above: Ms. Collins’ PM class certifies for EMR