Lycoming Career & Technology Center
February 2024 Newsletter
Rotary Student Of The Month for February - Connor Rodgers
The Lycoming Career and Technology Center is pleased to announce Connor Rodgers as Rotary/LycoCTC Student of the Month for February, 2024. Connor, son of Robert
Rodgers and Melissa Herald Gorman, has received this honor based upon his outstanding work
ethic, attendance, behavior, community service, and the recommendation of his LycoCTC
Construction Technology class instructor.
A Warrior Run High School senior, Connor is employed at T. Ross Brothers as part of his
LycoCTC Cooperative Education placement. He has participated in Warrior Run High School
Football and is a social member of the Warrior Run Area Fire Department. Connor enjoys
hunting white tail deer and turkey, as well as fishing. He also works at Wendy’s in Lewisburg.
Following graduation in June, 2024, Connor hopes to seek an apprenticeship with the
Montoursville Chapter of IBEW. He will also work toward becoming a butcher.
Cooperative Education
Automotive Technology Level 1
A few students are installing an upper ball joint on the dually.
A student is cutting out a F150 bed side for a new wheel arch!
A student is installing a spacer lift kit on a Jeep Wrangler.
Automotive Technology Level 2/3
Students in Auto 2/3 are getting a unique opportunity to learn how to bore an engine.
Computer Systems Technology
A student from Benton is using an Oscilloscope to diagnose his vintage Osborne 1 computer from 1980.
A senior in the AM class is practicing for the NOCTI exam by terminating an Ethernet patch cable, which he'll need to demonstrate in addition to other skills of a well-rounded IT professional.
Another student is completing a worksheet on DHCP, the process by which a computer gets assigned an IP address when it connects to a network.
Construction Technology
Pictured below is a Loyalsock student assisting a Hughesville student as he works on his framing project.
Another student in the Construction class is hammering nails into his framing project.
A student in the afternoon class is working on wiring a three way switch as part of their electrical unit.
Criminal Justice
Students in Criminal Justice went outside to practice with the traffic control devices.
The seniors in the Criminal Justice class earned their Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED certificate.
Students are learning pressure point compliance handcuffing technique.
Culinary Arts
The culinary students learned how to smoke meats. From selection of cuts, brining, dry rubs, smoking Boston butts and brisket! The Cafe was open to the public on February 23rd and the students did an excellent job prepping, cooking and serving the food! The students that worked in the cafe did an awesome job seating the guests, taking their orders and serving them their delicious meals!
Early Childhood
This month, the Early Childhood Education students have been learning about assessment and fun ways to assess learning with preschool aged children. Gianna Steele, from Loyalsock High School, is testing the childrens' knowledge of their shapes and colors. The children were asked to identify a shape on the card and what color the card was. When the child answered correctly, they jumped to the shape on the floor. Miss Gianna was able to see and hear the childrens' responses and record her results. Plus, the children had a blast jumping around the classroom!
Health Careers - Mrs. Wallace
Students went to the Early Childhood classroom and had a lesson with the LycoTykes preschoolers on how to properly wash their hands.They used glo-germ to simulate germs and then had the preschoolers wash them away!
Level 1 students were learning medical instruments and assisting with physical exams.
Level 2 students were assisting patients using a bedpan.
Health Careers- Mrs. Shaffer
L1 students assisting patients with oral care.
Students reviewing anatomy of the skeletal system on the 3D virtual reality zSpace machines.
To review the major muscle groups, Level 3 students created muscles and attached them to
the correct anatomical place on the skeleton.
The students created a lesson about why handwashing is important and demonstrated how to properly wash hands. They used glo-germ to simulate germs and then had the preschoolers wash them away. Preschoolers were also given coloring pages to reinforce the lesson and they received a "Scrubby Bear" sticker after they washed their hands.
Field Trip - Health Careers
The Health Careers students went on a field trip to Pennsylvania College of Technology. They were able to visit and learn about the Physical Therapy Assistant Program.
Visit from Pennsylvania College of Technology
Dr. Myers discusses the different degree programs available in Health Science.
Students played a "Name the Equipment" used in Nursing game.
Students and Mr. Minium experienced what neuromuscular electrical stimulation felt like!
Positive Behavior Support Program
LycoCTC recently started the PBS program! We want to utilize this tool to set goals and reinforce our expectations. Students have a chance to earn tickets from their teachers. We also run a report every 2 weeks and the students that have a 90% or higher work ethic grade get put into a drawing. We pick 10 tickets and 5 students from the report. It starts over every 2 weeks!
Upcoming Dates & Events
March 6th- Army & National Guard Reps. in Health Careers
March 11th-13th- Automotive NOCTI Performance
March 13th- Health Careers NOCTI Performance
March 14th- NTHS Induction Ceremony
March 19th- Culinary NOCTI Performance
March 21st- Criminal Justice & Early Childhood NOCTI Performance
March 21st- Counselors Meeting
March 21st- Joint Operating Committee Meeting
March 22nd- Construction NOCTI Performance
March 27th- Army MRE Challenge in Culinary
March 28th-April 1st- Spring Break- No school
Joint Operating Committee
Mr. Michael Mamrak, President - East Lycoming
Mr. Matt Yoder - Benton
Mrs. Lynn Frey - Loyalsock
Mr. Doug Gardner - Montoursville
Mr. David Messenger - Muncy
Mr. Dan Truckenmiller - Warrior Run
Professional Advisory Committee
Dr. Craig Skaluba, Superintendent of Record - Muncy
Mr. James Geffken - Benton
Dr. Mark Stamm - East Lycoming
Mr. Gerald McLaughlin - Loyalsock
Mr. Dan Taormina - Montoursville
Dr. Thor Edmiston - Warrior Run