Career Academy Newsletter

Happy March!

Early spring turns into summer quickly! We have conferences coming up on March 11th & 12th. Please take the opportunity to engage in conversations with your student's teachers. Even if they are doing well in class these teachers are your best resource to discuss college and career opportunities within their pathway coursework. We'd love to see you in person, but even if you can't make it, give us a call.

Save the date! Our Academy Showcase is happening on Thursday, May 9th beginning at 5 pm. A more formal invite will come soon but mark your calendars. This year we are doing our best to engage each of our pathways so that every one of the students that has taken coursework has an opportunity to shine. Don't miss out on this fun-filled evening!

WITCC College Credit Courses---Fall 2024: Western Iowa Tech has their Fall 2022 schedule posted online. Students wanting to take additional college credit courses beyond what they are planning on taking at the Career Academy next year can register for classes online thru WITCC on campus WITCC courses. Students, see your home high school counselor or Mr. Lucas at the Career Academy to get registered for a class or classes.

Scholarships: Seniors, “Scholarship Season” is in full force right now. Make sure you are aware of any scholarship deadlines at the colleges you have applied to. Remember to be checking the monthly scholarship postings in your Canvas. They can be found in your Advisory/Homeroom Course.

FAFSA: There are still lots of seniors who have not submitted their FAFSA. Submitting the FAFSA can qualify you for grants, loans, and work study to assist with college tuition, room and board, and books. If you need assistance with completing your FAFSA see your high school counselor, Mr. Lucas at the Career Academy or you can book online assistance from the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) at https://www.icansucceed.org/about-ican/ican-locations#Sioux%20City

March 11, 2024 - Parent Teacher Conference - NO SCHOOL

• 8 AM - 8 PM

March 12, 2024 - Parent Teacher Conference.

• 3:05 PM - 5:35 PM

• Click here to sign up for your conference time: https://myconferencetime.com/careeracademy

March 18, 2024 - End of 3rd Quarter

March 26, 2024 - 2 Hour Early Dismissal

March 27 - April 1, 2024 Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

Mrs. Ard has been a part of the Career Academy since we had Wall-to-Wall classes. She is a wonderful colleague and is willing to help our staff with any issue that we may experience including, technology, lesson planning, and brainstorming new assignments or new instructional strategies.

Mrs. Ard goes above and beyond for her students. She truly cares about each student's progress and uses fun and engaging strategies to motivate students in a creative, effective and fun way. CONGRATUALTIONS, MRS. ARD!!

Senior Career Academy Fashion Design Student , Chloie Roupe, returned to Omaha Fashion Week in February to showcase her fashion designs on the runway!

These Career Academy students were been busy 1st semester. They completed 60 hours interning in an area that they wish to pursue as a career. They also received credit for successfully completing their internship. We will showcase more interns in future Newsletters!

For more information on how to become an intern, please contact:

Mr. Anthony Gaul - gaula@live.siouxcityschools.com

or

Mrs. Wendy Bryce - brycew@live.siouxcityschools.com

Sioux City HOSA ROCKED state once again this year. We took 24 students to state HOSA and here are the stats:

1. ALL 24 made it on the podium for at least 1 event.

2. We had at least 1 student on the podium for EVERY event we registered.

3. 22 students placed top 3 and advance to internationals.

When you see these awesome students, congratulate them on their hard work!

LOTS of student hours: volunteering, fundraising, preparing went into this and the future of health care is bright if these 24 are leading us!

Family Medicine Career Test - 1st place- Cindy Doan

Biology- National Geographic Testing- 4th place- Derek Folchert

Biology- National Geographic Testing- 5th place- Paislie Tran

Dental Terminology- 1st place- Derek Folchert

Medical Math- 1st place- Cindy Doan

Nutrition- 2nd place- Sabrin Noor

Pathophysiology- 2nd place- Paislie Tran

Biotechnology- 1st place- Juan Rodriguez

Clinical Lab Science- 1st place- Sabrin Noor

Clinical Lab Science- 2nd place- Nghi Nguyen

Family Medicine Physician- 1st place- Emaan Colwell

Nursing Assisting- 1st place- Kayla VonHaden

Phlebotomy- 2nd place- Christina Morales

Sports Medicine- 3rd place- Kenny Tran

Epidemiology- 3rd place- Adrian Sanchez

Extemporaneous Writing- 4th place- Kirsteen Dam

Health Career Photography- 1st place- Noe Sanchez

Prepared Speaking- 5th place- Jacy Jackson

Prepared Speaking- 6th place- Claire Gann

Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking- 3rd place- Adrian Sanchez

Research Poster- 2nd place- Landry Lyman

Community Awareness- 1st place- Emaan Colwell and Claire Gann

Community Awareness- 2nd pace- Paislie Tran and Derek Folchert

Creative Problem Solving- 1st place- Olivia Lorenz, Anakin Vuong, Gabe Tolvanen and Tyler Tolvanen

Health Career Display- 1st place- Susan Maeda and Noe Sanchez

Health Career Display- 3rd place- Uziel Garcia and Christina Morales

Medical Innovation- 1st place- Ken Phan and Han Ton

Barbara James Service- Gold (250+ health-related volunteering hrs)- Uziel Garcia

24-25 Executive Council Vice President of Community Service- Sabin Noor

24-25 Executive Council Secretary- Paislie Tran

They rocked it!

On February 28th Mr. Gardner and Mr. Martin from Harry Hopkins took several kids to an open house to South Sioux City High School to learn about a welding post-secondary school (Western Welding Academy) from Gillette, Wyoming . Mr. Sheley the manufacturing teacher from SSC invited us to this awesome day which included over 12 schools and 175 students participating. The event was held in their gym with teachers from the academy interacting with the students and demonstrating skills they will learn if they choose to enroll in their school. Western Welding academy calls their tour the “blue collar tour”. They travel all over the country and talk with 30 selected schools in 60 days. Their main focus is to have students, instructors and schools continue to understand the need of trades workers in our country. To top it off, they gave away prizes, hands on time in the welding booths and had a luncheon. Our students from all three high schools said it was an amazing day and hope we can do something like that in the future.

All Iowa public school districts are required to administer an annual school climate and culture survey to students in grades 3-12 called Conditions for Learning Survey. The survey is designed to measure their engagement in school, safety, and the overall learning environment. The survey will be administered to students in April.

Parents and families of students in preschool through grade 12 will also have the opportunity to participate in the Parent Conditions for Learning Survey. The survey contains similar items to those on the student survey, focusing on areas that range from student safety and positive adult and student relationships to school rules and how they are enforced. Participation in the survey is encouraged, but it is completely voluntary, and all questions are optional to answer.

Please watch your email for more information on the survey.