Illinois SkillsUSA Written Qualifying Testing

One hundred thirty-seven Technology Campus SkillsUSA members took the Illinois SkillsUSA written qualifying tests on February 19, 2011, at Libertyville High School. Eighty-two students have qualified to compete at the 2011 Illinois SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference on April 14-16, 2011 in Springfield, Illinois.

SkillsUSA Meeting - Thursday, April 7

There will be a meeting for those SkillsUSA members that are attending the State Conference, this Thursday in the Triple Classroom at: 9:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. / 1:45 p.m. All student fees are to be PAID IN FULL by Thursday, April 7.

CLC Foundation Scholarship - Applications Available!

The College of Lake County is again offering the College of Lake County Foundation Career Award Scholarship to two Tech Campus students. This scholarship will provide for a full two-year tuition with CLC. Applications will be available in the front office Tuesday, April 5. The deadline to turn in applications with all necessary documentation is Monday, April 18. The two students selected by the CLC panel will be presented with their scholarships at the Tech Campus Student Awards Night.

Note Taking Workshop at CLC

CLC is offering a College Readiness workshop in note taking and organization on April 12 from 6 to 8 p.m.  Call 847-543-2414 for more information.  See the flyer below:

Fantasy Expression Make-Up - Cosmo & Photography Team Up!

Fantasy Expression is the new addition to the Tech Campus Cosmetology make-up curriculum.   Fantasy make-up and hair is a new trend that is sweeping the industry and it is found in every fashion medium used today.  Cosmetology students will use these fashion photos in their portfolios to expand their career opportunities.

Photography students Michelle Campbell (Lake Zurich HS), Bree Thompson (Grayslake North HS), and Jessica Couvillier (Mundelein HS) arranged the lighting, set, and photography for the below pictures:

Make-Up Artist - Kaitlynn Camardo
(Grayslake Central HS)

Make-Up Artist - Amanda Kuffell
(Warren HS)

Make-Up Artist - Guadalupe Rodriguez
(Mundelein HS)

Make-Up Artist - Veronica Ochoa

Act Now to Support Career Technical Education Funding

CTE (Career Technical Education) is facing very serious threats. The House-passed appropriations bill for FY 2011, H.R. 1, eliminates all funding for the Perkins Tech Prep program, which would mean a loss of $4,049,330 to CTE programs in Illinois.

The Senate is now working on its version of the bill, and you are in a critical position to speak out for CTE and make an impact. Illinois' Sens. Richard Durbin and Mark Kirk are members of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee and need to hear from you!

Action Needed:
 

• Call Sen. Durbin's office at 202-224-2152 and Sen. Kirk's office at 202-224-2854 and ask them to fight to restore Perkins funding in the FY 2011 appropriations bill.
• Try to speak to the staff member that works on education and appropriations issues in each office; if that staff member is unavailable, leave a detailed message and try again at a later time.
• Use the talking points and chart on ACTE's Web site to help make the case.
• Be sure to share what losing this funding would mean to your program, students and community.
• Thank the staff member for the time, and report on the conversation to Jamie Baxter at ACTE.
• If you have already called and were able to speak to the education staff person, then recruit other members of your community to call and reinforce your message. Forward this message to colleagues, parents, business/industry advisory members and others who have a stake in CTE programs. We must continue to put pressure on Sen. Durbin and Sen. Kirk -- because so many programs face cuts in this bill, they need to hear from as many constituents as possible on behalf of CTE and Perkins! 

Tech Campus Student Enters National Hairstyle Competition

Sarah McHugh (Antioch HS) entered the Junior Style Stars national student bridal hairstyling competition. There are approximately 250 students nationwide that competed for a top prize valued at over $50,000.00 dollars. Students had to complete a bridal look at their cosmetology school and then bring their manikins to JC Penny’s for four photographs; a front, 2 sides and the back. The pictures were then uploaded to the Junior Style Stars website along with the student’s competition number. All photos are judged and winners will be announced in April. They have also added another variation to the competition-in April a phone number will be assigned to text in your vote for your favorite hairstyle.