Blanson CTE FACE Newsletter

Thanks, Mr. Ibarra, for hosting a fabulous "Peace and Pies" day before the Thanksgiving Break! Peace and Pies allowed the staff to write down what they were thankful for, enjoy a piece of pie with coffee or hot chocolate and listen to some smooth jazz with co-workers during lunch.

Mr. Britt is the Diesel Technology Teacher, a part of the Academy of Construction, Manufacturing, and Automotive Technology. He is an excellent teacher who goes above and beyond for our Blanson community.

Mrs. Porchia is the Business Information Management Teacher. She is also the teacher of our Parent Computer class, teaching our parents word and excel. Mrs. Porchia, the goal is to help our students and parents to be certified in word and excel!

Mr. Anderson teaches Pre Calculus, AP Calculus, and On-Ramps here a Blanson. According to one of his students, she appreciates that he goes out of his way to ensure the students understand his work.

Ms. Handy is Blanson CTE Sophomore English 2 Reg and (English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher. She has a heart and love for teaching so much that her students can't wait to get to her class; she teaches with passion and excitement.

De-Stress with SEL (Create an Emoji) Activity

Appreciation Letter Activity

Motivational Quote/ Affirmation Activity

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Premier Pro - 3 out of 3

ASE Entry Level Certification Medium/Heavy Truck Electrical/Electronic Systems (TE) - 21 out of 21

ASE Entry Level Medium/Heavy Truck Technician, Brakes (TB) - 5 out of 5

ASE Maintenance Light Repair Entry Level - 57 out of 57

Autodesk User AutoCAD - 25 out of 29

Autodesk User Fusion 360 - 2 out of 3

Autodesk User Inventor - 19 out of 26

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - After Effects - 1 out of 1

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Photoshop - 1 out of 1

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Premier Pro - 1 out of 1

NCCER Core Level 1 - 10 out of 18

NCCER HVAC Level One - 1 out 1

OSHA 30 - 7 out of 17

Refrigerant Handling - 17 out of 17

Microsoft Excel - 11 out of 28

Microsoft Excel Expert - 1 out of 1

Certified Hospitality & Tourism Manager Professional Year 1 - 19 out of 19

Autodesk Fusion 360 - 4 out of 5

CareerSafe OSHA 10 Hour - 22 out of 22

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Animate - 13 out of 16

Microsoft PowerPoint - 1 out of 1

Microsoft Word - 81 out of 110

We would like to thank Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.® Nu Phi Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Xi Alpha Omega Chapter, Blanson FCCLA, and Blanson HOSA Dental for your donations and support!

The Blanson CTE, Visual Arts Department, had two out of the five students represent the Aldine District at the TASA/TASB show! For the art and writing Scholastic contest, our students did well too! We had two students earn gold keys at our campus! They are two of the five who earned gold keys for the whole Aldine district.

We would like to congratulate our gold key winners, Dawn Cabalquinto and Lucia Mar. We had three students earn silver keys! Also, congratulate Elena Lai, Joe Williams, and Lucia Mar. We also had ten students earn honorable mentions! The scholastic art contest is nationwide, and receiving a gold or silver key is very rare.

These students have gone above and beyond, and we are Blanson Proud of them!

Parents, if you still need to create your own Home Access Center account, please create one as soon as possible. In order to create an account, you must have an email on file. Please visit the Aldine ISD webpage, and under Parent/Students, please click on Home Access Center to start the registration process. If you need help or more information, please contact Mr. Baumann, the librarian at Blanson CTE High School.

Thank you to our phenomenal Informational Literacy Specialist for assisting our Jaguar parents in completing the annual update! Also, thank you, parents, for completing the annual update for the district. We must update information on your students in case we need to get in contact with you. If your home, work, or cell number changes, emergency contact or who is allowed to pick up her child, please update your child's information in the Home Access Center Portal.

Did you know that your child can visit the Blanson CTE library even when they are not at school? All your student needs to do is visit the Aldine ISD webpage and under Parents/Students, click on My Library, then click on Choose Library and then select Blanson CTE High School. They just need their student ID number to log in and search for books, both actual and electronic books. If a student needs to access the online databases Blanson provides, please have them email Mr. Baumann for the access information.

If your child has not yet requested a student Chromebook from the school to use for this school year, please send them down to the library to see Mr. Baumann. There is no charge for the Chromebook unless it is returned damaged. A school Chromebook will enable students to take online tests as well access a lot of Blanson resources they may not be able to on their own devices. Unfortunately, Aldine ISD is not issuing out Wi-Fi hotspots this year.

February 9, 2023 - National Honor Society Induction

February 17, 2023 - Staff Development (No School For Students)

February 20, 2023 - President's Day (No School)

February 27, 2023 - Family Engagement Night

March 1, 2023 - SAT Test

March 13, 2023 - March 17, 2023 - Spring Break

March 24, 2023 - Culture Fair

April 7, 2023 - Good Friday (No School)

April 9, 2023 - Staff Development (No School For Students)

April 18, 2023 - ELA EOC Test

April 20, 2023 - ELA II EOC Test

April 25, 2023 - Biology EOC Test

April 26, 203 - US History EOC Test

May 2, 2023 - Algebra EOC Test

Mr. Skinner was a caring, nurturing, funny, and passionate coach. He was always about helping others, teaching basketball, encouraging students, and setting high expectations for his players and online students. He was a coach on the court and in the classroom who had the highest online completions in the district. We're so thankful for Mr. Skinner! He will truly be missed here at Blanson!

Email: BlansonCTEHS@aldineisd.org
Website: https://blansonhs.aldineisd.org/
Location: 311 West Road, Houston, TX 77038
Phone: 281-591-4950
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Twitter: @BlansonCTEHS