Highlights from the HACTC - Oct. 23

Professionalism is something we are talking about a lot with students at the HACTC this year. We have a universal professionalism rubric that is being used across the center. The purpose of this professionalism rubric is to give students feedback, so that they can be successful in the workplace. I encourage you to check in with your child to learn about how they are doing with this. You’ll also see their professionalism grade for the quarter on their report card.

-Erika Schneider

HACTC Director

October 30 - End of Quarter 1

November 2 - Half Day, no PM classes

November 3 - No School, teacher professional development day

On October 8, many HACTC students attended the Women Can Do Conference, a one-day trades and STEM career exploration event for high school girls and gender expansive students. 10 of our senior students exhibited at the event: they taught others how to start a chainsaw, use a circular saw, weld, use microbits, fill autobody dents, and more.

Other HACTC students were spectators in hands-on learning opportunities ranging from heavy equipment operation to intubation to 3D printing. They also got to talk to Vermont employers and learn about educational options.

Level I:

• "Making good-tasting and nutritional food."
• "Baking so I can open my own bakery."
• "I want to learn customer service so I can work as a server for my job, then senior year switch to line cook."
• "I am looking forward to learning more about the culinary industry and how we as culinarians are expected to serve the public as people in the hospitality industry. I am also very excited to begin baking, as that is what I hope to be my future profession."
• "I am looking forward to doing lots of labs and learning technical skills, but what I look forward to most are the field trips and opportunities available. This program will help me pursue a career in culinary; hopefully I could become a private chef or a line cook in a nice restaurant."

Level II:

• "I hope to improve my leadership and technical skills to maximize my effectiveness in a professional environment."
• "I look forward to doing events and learning new techniques."
• "Continuing to learn and improve my cooking skills - this will help me make food for myself and at my job."

Level I:

• "I'm looking forward to learning how to care for people."
• "I'm excited to practice communications skills that will help in the health field."

• "I am looking forward to being an intern and to know more medical terminology."
• "I am looking forward to getting all of my certifications and working with muscles, getting prepared for physical therapy. Getting my LNA is also very important to me, as I can begin working in the hospital so I could grow my connections for future opportunities."
• "I can't wait to learn how to help people and get my LNA. I'm also excited to start clinicals and get my BLS. This program will help me prepare for my future in EMT or nursing."
• "Medical terminology college course, muscles and their function, general body functions, HOSA conferences."

Level II:

• "I am excited to start practicing real patient care and learn things in a healthcare setting."
• "LNA and co-ops! I'm excited to gain an actual medical license so I can work in different departments and gain new job experience. I also can't wait to go out in different fields for that hands-on experience!"
• "I'm looking forward to our LNA course, which is starting soon! This will lead to better opportunities for all of us to get a jumpstart on our end goals of future careers."
• "I feel like there will be so many new opportunities through this program and have gained some amazing friendships that will make it easier along the way!"
• "I'm excited to get my LNA and for our psychology unit. This program has been full of excitement and everyday is something new."

Level I:

• "Learning the skills I need to become a welder and have a good career."
• "I am looking forward to learning different types of welds and finding a job or internship."
• "I'm looking forward to do some pipeline welding."
• "The criteria for 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G. I am hoping to go out to Alaska and do shore welding up there."
• "I'm looking forward to improving my welds and making some cool pieces."

Level II:

• "Getting better at tig welding."
• "I'm looking forward most to getting the rest of my basic certifications and being able to go to a weld institute."
• "Fabrication because I will be able to do more of that in my future."
• "3G cert; it will help with my job I want to do - underwater welding."
• "Tig welding and machining because I would like to be able to make my own parts for things and do my own machining work."
• "This year I hope to get the ability to make the tables with the plasma cuts for the top so that I can get a further understanding of the burn table and have a great piece made by me to carry through life. This would be good to show an employer."

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Director of Adult Education: Jennifer Opalinski · adulted@hartfordschools.net · (802) 295-8630 x2504