LIVONIA CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER

NEWSLETTER~~~~~~~~~May 3, 2024

LCTC Community,

It’s hard to believe our seniors only have 2 1/2 weeks left with us! Our next few weeks are quite busy as we finish our certification and credential testing, and the many more fun learning experiences teachers have planned. This week I had the pleasure of attending Churchill and Franklin's Honors Nights and presenting LCTC Academic Excellence awards to seven amazing LCTC seniors:

CHS

Cole Booth - Game Design and Animation/Web Design

Zachary Reid - Engineering Design II

Jaylen Knight - Game Design

FHS

Charlotte Adkins - Advanced Graphic Design

Madison Irey-Aniol - Advanced Medicine

Lilliana Alcala - Advanced Sports Medicine

Aubree Allie - Hospitality Management

Let’s make every effort to attend class daily, be on time, and stay focused in your classes. As the weather warms up, please adhere to the school dress code policies. Please drive slowly and carefully in the parking lot.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Gray

LCTC Principal

CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLASS

FBI Special Agent Mike Fitzgerald discussed how the polygraph (lie detector) helps improve investigations and provides FBI recruitment information to the Criminal Justice students. To date, no student has been able to beat the "poly."

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Criminal Justice students fingerprint each other and then analyze the fingerprints. Fingerprints are unique to each individual and there are 3 types of fingerprints. Students were able to identify and classify fingerprints by identifying the unique characteristics of fingerprints.

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Criminal Justice students learn the non-lethal force and compliance control techniques. These techniques have been proven to reduce injuries to officers and subjects by targeting areas of the body that cause motor nerve disruption rather than any type of injury.

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Lt. Brian Kapanowski, of the Dearborn Police Department, breaks down a homicide investigation and teaches students how social media forensics can be used to gather evidence in an investigation. The case discussed resulted in five homicide convictions and was solved solely based on communications exchanged on a social media messaging app.

SFC. Misiolek from the United States Army presented to students and discussed the job opportunities the Army has to offer.

ANIMATION & WEB DESIGN AND GAME DESIGN CLASS

Students in Animation/Web and Game Design enjoyed a Team Building Activity with a mobile escape room. They also had an in-person visit from Full Sail University where they participated in hands-on workshops where they created Augmented Reality and 3D sculpting projects.

Animation students worked with a professor from the College for Creative Studies. He gave feedback on their designs and provided a lesson on drawing characters and environments.

Currently, Animation students are learning how to use Adobe Animate to create 2D animations, and Game Design students are learning how to use Blender, a 3D modeling program.

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Graphic Design and Fashion Merchandising Classes

Graphic Design and Fashion Merchandising enjoyed a trip to Chicago on April 24 and 25. They toured the Museum of Contemporary Art and The Art Institute of Chicago Museum and School. We also enjoyed many tourist attractions such as SkyDeck, Magnificent Mile, Millenium Park, and Navy Pier, along with deep-dish pizza from Giordano's. We were so lucky that it happened to be Fashion Week and some students had a great experience at one of the shows.

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The students also attended a fashion show at the water tower in the evening and previewed a unique Asian and Modest Fashion Show. Students liked the vibrant colors and the unique design of the apparel. They walked through the streets of downtown and experienced all their dynamic stores. They were able to shop and look at window displays to check out all the Spring styles.

What a great trip to end the school year!!

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STUDENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Information about career-based events being held at the

Detroit Training Center: 11687 American Ave, Detroit, MI 48204

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May 18th is the MRCC Hiring Combine 8am – 1pm, where applicants are given the opportunity to showcase their skills and potential in front of potential employers. No experience is required. Register at MRCC.link/combine.

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May 21st is the MRCC Career Day from 8am – 12pm. No registration required.

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We also have FREE SCECH seminars coming up at the Detroit Training Center for any Michigan educator looking to learn more about working in the union skilled trades:

April 16th 4pm – 7pm

May 11th 9am - 2pm

May 13th 11am – 2pm

Register for a SCECH seminar at MRCC.link/SCECH. Please pass this along to any teachers or counselors that may be interested.

IMPORTANT DATES

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MAY 24

HALF-DAY AM-ONLY/ NO CLASSES IN SESSION AT LCTC

REPORT TO HOME SCHOOL CAFETERIA

MAY 27

NO SCHOOL-MEMORIAL DAY

MAY 28

NO SCHOOL-PD DAY

JUNE 5 - (Hour 1/2 Only)

1/2 Day of School - CSA's

JUNE 6 - (Hour 5/6 Only)

1/2 Day of School - CSA's

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!

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Click on the E-Backpack graphic to visit the LPS E-Backpack, a place where you can find electronic flyers for programs and events geared toward kids. If you have a program that you'd like to advertise, please email your flyer to Stacy Jenkins at sjenkins3@livoniapublicschools.org.