winter has arrived!...our students are currently working on yeast breads. we have been making...
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January / February 2018
GIBSON
TECHNICAL
CENTER
GIBSON
TECHNICAL
CENTER
386 W. Hwy. 76
Reeds Spring, MO 65737
417-272-3271
Website:
http://gt.rs-wolves.com/
Follow us on Twitter:
@gibson_tech
Sophomore Spring Tours
GTC has almost
completed tours for our
ten sending school soph-
omores and juniors this
spring. Prospective stu-
dents were bused to
GTC and toured several
classes. These students
were able to visit at least
three different programs
that interested them in
order to decide if they
wanted to enroll in a
CTE class.
Student advisors and
instructors visited with
students about their pro-
gram and the great op-
portunities that Gibson
Tech has to offer. Stu-
dents seemed very excit-
ed during their tour and
we expect our enroll-
ment to increase for the
7th year in a row!
From the Director
Winter has Arrived! Just when we thought we were going to slide through winter
without a snow day. February will be a busy month for GTC. We have the majority of our sophomore student tours scheduled for the first part of the month. We really appreciate our sending schools taking the time to schedule their students to tour Gib-son Tech and let them see first-hand the valuable skills students are learning.
This is also the month that we celebrate Career Technical Edu-
cation (CTE). GTC has a full month of activities planned for our
students such as Celebrate All Careers, Dress for Success Day, In-
terview Day, and Employer/Speaker Day. February is also the
month for our student organizations to start their regional competi-
tions. SkillsUSA and HOSA clubs all have been sharpening their
skills to compete at the district level in hopes of making it to state
and national finals.
Good luck GTC students!
Nick Thieman, Director
What is CTE? Career and technical education, or CTE, is education that di-
rectly prepares students for high-wage, high-demand careers.
CTE covers many different fields, including health care, infor-
mation technology, advanced manufacturing, hospitality and
management and many more, as described in the national Ca-
reer Clusters® and ACTE's What is CTE? page. CTE encom-
passes many different types of education, from classroom learn-
ing to certification programs to work-based learning opportuni-
ties outside the classroom.
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JANUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Mr. Chris Jenkins, Instructor with Dakota Fodge, MarineTechnology
BransonHigh School
Student of the Month AM Block
Dakota Fodge Branson High School
Dakota Fodge is a second year
Marine Technology student from
Branson. Dakota has excelled with
in his program and is an important
member of the Gibson Tech Student
Advisory team. Dakota is already
enrolled at UTI in Orlando Florida
where he will continue his training in
Marine Technology. Good Luck
Dakota!
Student of the Month PM Block
Morgan Essary Reeds Spring High School
Morgan Essary is a second year student
from Early Childhood Careers. Morgan has
been very involved at GTC the past two
years. She is currently serving as the
SkillsUSA president and a member of the
GTC Student Advisory team. Morgan will
be moving on the state competition again this
year. Morgan’s plans after high school are to
attend SBU in Bolivar and pursue a career in
Elementary Education. Good Luck Morgan!
Mrs. Sherry Dodson, Instructor with Morgan Essary, Early Childhood Careers
BransonHigh School
Early Childhood Careers 1st place- Kaytlin Fitzwater, Reeds Spring Culinary Arts
1st Place- Sophia Rivera- Blue-Eye 2nd Place- Audri Sweeney- Branson 3rd Place- Taylor Buckner- Branson
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SkillsUSA District Competition Winners
Health Technology 2nd Place Mackenzie Duvall- Reeds Spring 3rd Place Carter Sadler- Reeds Spring 5th Place Bailey Locke- Reeds Spring (not pictured)
GTC students participated in district SkillsUSA competitions which were hosted in Joplin, Carthage
and Monett Career Centers. Gibson Tech students competed against students from dozens of high
schools including Springfield, Joplin, Neosho and came away with excellent performances. Students
who finished either first or second will move on to state competitions in Jefferson City and Columbia.
Automotive Technology 4th place– Kyle Wittmus—Reeds Spring
Morgan Essary & Allysa Gammons will represent
Gibson Tech at SkillsUSA State Competition in the
category of Informational Bulletin Boards.
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Gibson Tech had six students par-
ticipate in an Annual Welding Com-
petition at Missouri Welding Institute
in Nevada Missouri. Each one of the
GTC students received a $1000 schol-
arship to MWI. Congratulations!
From left to right: Robert Barnes (Branson), Jason Whittaker (Bradleyville), Noah Crosson (Reeds Spring), Seth Wal-lace (Branson), John Harrison (Blue-Eye) Jarrett Chambers (Galena).
Congratulations to Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Young! Gibson Technical Center was the recipient of two $500 grants from White River Valley Electric
Cooperative. Construction Technology re-
quested assistance with the purchase of elec-
trician tool kits and electric meters. Students
will use the tools in the kits to practice wiring
skills. The Marine Technology program was
also awarded a $500 grant to help pay for a
water-pump rebuilding lesson. The purchase
of the pumps will allow students to work on
up-to-date parts and have enough water
pumps to allow everyone access to the hands
on activity.
Culinary Arts Award Gibson Technical Center’s Culinary Arts students were recently served a sweet surprise by being
named to the 2018 Elite 50, an annual selection of the top high school hospitality programs in the na-
tion.
The National Center for
Hospitality Studies at Sulli-
van University in Louisville
oversees the selection pro-
cess for the Elite 50. Sulli-
van is known for having one
of the finest post-secondary
hospitality training institu-
tions in the nation.
To be considered for the
Elite 50, schools had to sub-
mit an original recipe with
photos or a restaurant man-
agement design; two essays
from students on the topic, “Why I want to pursue a career in hospitality;” and videos, brochures, and
additional information about the school’s hospitality program. Further considerations were given to
schools that operate a restaurant, catering service, or similar food service operation as part of its culi-
nary and hospitality training.
SPOTLIGHT ON
Culinary Arts Gibson Tech Center Culinary Arts program is a great place for students to get hands
on experience in the Hospitality and Restaurant Industry. Our program is a two year pro-
gram that allows students to get a “taste” of most aspects of the industry.
Students started the year getting certified in safety and sanitation. Many students received their
National ServSafe Certificates from the National Restaurant Association. Our program has articu-
lation agreements with local and national schools so those students will not need to take that class
in college. Our program recently was named to the Elite 50, an annual selection of top high school
hospitality programs from Sullivan University.
Students spend time in the classroom and in the kitchen (lab) environment learning many of the
Culinary basics: soups, stocks, cooking methods, sauces and baking. Students will have the oppor-
tunity to do some catering both on and off campus. The students usually prepare lunch for commu-
nity members and staff on Thursdays.
Our students are currently working on yeast breads. We have been making cinnamon rolls,
pretzels, bread, dinner rolls and pizza dough. The class often sells their treats to other students dur-
ing break.
We currently have four students that have been working hard preparing for SkillsUSA district
competition. The students will be competing in baking and culinary in Joplin this month.
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Spotlight on Collision Repair The 2017-18 has been a great year for the Auto Collision Repair Program here at Gibson
Tech. We have several things to celebrate so far and the year isn’t quite three quarters over
yet! This year students have focused on learning skills primarily from the non-structural or
body shop side of the industry. Next year we will concentrate on the refinish side. During
our “Live Labs” students have practiced
and honed their skills in sheet metal re-
pair including “roughing out” the dam-
aged metal, using body filler to “finish”
the damage, spraying primer and block
sanding to prepare the panel for refin-
ishing. Our program’s new Dent-Fix DF
-505 weld-on dent puller gave the stu-
dents the opportunity to use equipment
that they would encounter in most repair
facilities across the industry.
For the last several weeks the collision
students have been learning both in the
classroom and through “Live Labs” sev-
eral methods of plastic repair. The stu-
dents have been enjoying taking the knowledge they gain on classroom days and putting it to use by
practicing two sided adhesive and plastic welding repairs. Our next skill that we cover this year will be
mig-welding.
The second year Collision Repair students are happy to be in the final stages of a long term project
they started last school year. We are in the process of
refinishing a 1994 Ford F-150. We have sprayed a cus-
tom mixed “Viper silver” base and will be laying out
tribal flames in a metallic blue. Grant Cavins from
S&L Collision Center in Branson is coming in to help
us design and mask off the flamed graphics. He will
then demonstrate airbrushing highlights/shadowing to
give the blue flames more depth. I’m excited for my
students to experience one of the more artistic aspects
of our trade!
I would like to thank a few people for making this
year as great as it has been. I want to give a big thanks
to both Phil Rowe of Lesonal Paints and Paul Lowry
of D&A Distributing for working together to donate a
Lesonal SB solvent paint system to our program. My
students have learned many valuable lessons using the state of art paint formula camera, computerized
mixing system and toner bank. The newly donated equipment allows our students to identify the best
color match and then mix the basecoat from various toners on the mixing bank. Once the base coat has
been properly reduced they are refinishing our projects with quality products from Lesonal Paints. I
would also like to thank two of my student’s: Bailey Kelley [senior Reeds Spring] and Kyle Carr [junior
Hollister]. These two have displayed strong leadership qualities in both the classroom and lab settings. I
believe they can both accomplish great things in the Collision Repair Industry or anything they set their
minds to. Great work guys!
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GTC Celebrates CTE Month During February
Speakers
More Celebrate CTE Events
Interviewing
Career Games
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