The SWWC Weekly

Lincoln High School has no school on Monday, October 7th.

• Students may attend their SWWC class however, no transportation will be provided.

Dexter High School has no school on Friday, October 11th. (updated on 10/6 @ 10:15 p.m.)

• Dexter SWWC classes (Graph X and Hospitality & Tourism) are not running.
• Dexter students will be excused but if interested, they may attend their SWWC class at SHS, Chelsea CTE Center, Cosmetology, or Building Trades, however, no transportation will be provided.

CTE Student Council meeting on Friday, October 11th at 9:10 a.m. in Saline's Diversity Hub. (added on 10/08/24)

Field trips provide practical, real-world experiences that complement classroom learning. Students get to see and interact with people, materials, processes, or environments they have only read about or studied.

Many of our SWWC programs are actively participating in field trips, and each one requires approval from a parent/guardian. The link to each digital permission slip will be provided to the student at least three weeks before the field trip and must be signed by a parent/guardian in advance of each trip. Thank you for your help in making sure those forms are submitted in a timely manner so all students can participate in these awesome opportunities.

Saline High School purchased four hand-crafted, built-to-last picnic tables from the SWWC Building Trades class. One of the tables will provide seating space in the outside recreational area for Life Skills classes. Thank you to Saline staff for your support in moving the table! *Contact the SWWC office if you're interested in purchasing a table for yourself!

Mr. Butts and his Welding students (not pictured in the group photo), along with Mr. Moss and his Robotics/Engineering students attended "Manufacturing Day" at Washtenaw Community College (WCC). Students toured WCC's state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing and welding labs, learned about many manufacturing career paths, interacted with robots and machinery, spoke with local manufacturing employers about in-demand jobs and apprenticeships, and met WCC faculty.

What an opportunity for our SWWC students - thank you WCC!

"From the skillet that sizzles your morning eggs to the sleek dashboard of your car, to the very needle that threads your clothes - all of these marvels are intricately crafted with the precision of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machinery." says Washtenaw Community College. SWWC students from Mr. Trout's Computer Integrated Machining (CIM) class attended CNC Machining "Immersion Day" where they toured, learned, and experienced life as a student at WCC.

Rex Schreck and Nathan Hardy, two of Mr. Trout's former Computer Integrated Manufacturing students, are now apprentices at Zoller in Ann Arbor. An apprenticeship is a structured, on-the-job training program that combines practical work experience with classroom instruction.

This is exactly how Career and Technical Education classes offered through the SWWC can provide students a competitive advantage. Thank you to Zoller for your partnership!

The SWWC Careers in Education classes spent time in classrooms observing teachers and learning what a typical day as an educator might look and feel like. They ended the field trip eating at our local Mancino's. What a fantastic day!

The South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) provides Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities to 11th and 12th grade students enrolled in the Chelsea, Dexter, Lincoln, Manchester, Milan, and Saline school districts. Approximately 1000 students participate in our state-approved CTE programs as they continue to plan and prepare for college and career.

On behalf of the thirty-eight SWWC staff members, we welcome you to the 24/25 school year! Thank you for enrolling in one of our twenty-two Career and Technical Education classes offered at Chelsea, Dexter, and Saline High School, as well as our off-site locations specifically for Cosmetology and Building Trades. We are excited to have you in the consortium!

If you have any questions, please contact Kara Stemmer, the Director of the SWWC at 734.401.4371 or via email at stemmkar@salineschools.org.

Notification of Absences: The following procedure must be followed when a student is absent from their SWWC class.

• The parent or guardian must email SWWCAttendance@salineschools.org or call the SWWC office at 734.401.4283 to report an absence. Parents/Guardians should also contact the student’s home school to report the absence.

• Absences include: Illness and/or hospitalization, Illness of other family members or death in the family, Court appointments, Medical or dental appointments, Absences due to school-related activities, where school or classes are missed. (This includes athletic events, band competitions, academic competitions, field trips, or other special school-approved events.)

As a reminder, all SWWC students will need to check their SWWC grade using Saline’s PowerSchool. This means students need to log into Saline’s PowerSchool using their Saline-provided username and password. This confidential information is provided to students by their SWWC teacher.

• Parents/Guardians will need to establish an account to have access to the SWWC grade. Here are the directions to do that.