Hannaford Career Center

Congratulations to all 14 of our SkillsUSA particpants. PAHCC students competed in Medical Terminology, First Aid/CPR, Health Knowledge Bowl, Precision Machining, Restaurant Service, Diesel Equipment Technology, and Automotive Service Technology. The following medals were awarded:

Medical Terminology:
Gold-Francisco Mejia
Silver-Emily Patterson

Precision Machining:
Gold-Derek Bagley

Auto Service:
Silver-Morgan Spooner

Health Knowledge Bowl (Team Event)
Silver-Kasara Lear, Abby Beaucage, Kyle Korda, and Ellen Barber

All participating contestants will be recognized at the 3rd Quarter Awards Assembly by their Instructor/Coaches on Thursday, April 18.
All gold medalists are eligible to compete at Nationals in Kansas City MO in June.

Cody Emmons, a student in our Forestry and Natural Resources program, won first place in the individual Winter Forestry Career Development Event at the Vermont Farm Show on Wednesday, January 31st, 2013. Cody competed against 100+ students in this FFA-sponsored event. The Hannaford Career Center’s Forestry program also placed in second place in the team competition. Congratulations to all!

The Sustainable Agriculture class traveled to Hardwick Vermont to visit some of the innovative businesses in the area that have emerged to support local agriculture and the food system. Students met with a representative from the Center for an Agricultural Economy to hear about what that organization is doing to promote agriculture. The Center manages the Vermont Food Venture Center, an incubator space and consulting service for agriculture entrepreneurs looking to start a business with value added food products. Next the students toured the Vermont Soy company where 95% of the organic soybeans used to make tofu and soy beverages are purchased directly from Vermont farmers. Next door was Vermont Natural Coatings, a company producing a product that is seeing increasing demand in the green construction industry. Vermont Natural Coatings uses whey protein, which is a by-product of the cheese industry, as a main ingredient in their wood coating products. The class then traveled to Craftsbury where they were guests for lunch at Sterling College. Their dining program sources food from their own student run farm and local producers. Afterwards, the students toured the college’s diversified student operated farm. Not far down the road from Sterling College, is Pete’s Greens, a four season vegetable production operation. Students learned how they heated their greenhouses with biofuel and managed a system of large movable greenhouses to provide vegetables to a 400 member CSA along with shipping produce all over New England. The class finished the day at Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro. Along with the cheese making and aging cellars that Jasper Hill has become most noted for, they have just recently finished a on-farm integrated waste management system for managing waste from their small dairy and cheese production facility. Calling it The Green Machine, Jasper Hill uses the natural heat coming off composted manure solids to heat their cheese production facility and the liquids separated out of the manure to collect methane gas for energy. The liquids eventually run through a greenhouse where plants take up nutrients and help purify the waste water for recycling.

Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center students from Automotive Technology, STEM Academy, Culinary Arts, Diesel Power Technology, Health Careers, and Industrial Design and Fabrication demonstrated their knowledge at the annual Vermont SkillsUSA competition. This year’s theme was “Champions at Work” and PAHCC students proved they are! They joined students from other Career and Technical Centers at the Sheraton Inn in South Burlington on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Kayla Evans, Middlebury Union High School and Medical Professions student received a gold medal for placing first in Medical Terminology. This skill event tests student knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations of an individual preparing for employment in the health occupations fields.

Medical Professions students Andrew Burkins, Middlebury Union High School; Sierra Dessureault, Mount Abraham Union High School; Austin Nary, Vergennes Union High School; and Nicki Thompson, Mount Abraham Union High School earned silver medals for their second place team in Health Knowledge Bowl. This career development event tests teams on their collective knowledge of health occupations. Teams are judged on speed and accuracy answering questions in nine categories: (1) Academic Foundations; (2) Communication; (3) Systems; (4) Employability Skills; (5) Legal Responsibility; (6) Ethics; (7) Safety Practices; (8) Teamwork; and, (9) Health Maintenance.

Paul Hotchkiss, adult student placed first in his division; which earned him a gold medal and a Snap-On wrench set in the Diesel Equipment Technology Electrical Problem Solving competition. Devon Campbell, a senior from Vergennes Union High School placed first in his division which earned him a gold medal and a Snap-On wrench set. Brady Cook, a senior at Otter Valley Union High School placed second in his division and earned a silver medal. Students were required to identify tools, new parts, and failed parts of a diesel engine. Students were tested on Commercial Driver’s License Pre-Trip Inspection, correctly demonstrate adjustment of a wheel bearing, and complete a written knowledge examination.

Mike Sousie and Keith Pratt, adult students and first year Automotive Technology students, competed in the Automotive Service Technology skills event. Mike and Keith demonstrated written and applied standards based upon task lists authored by NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education) and ASE (Automotive Service Excellence). Mike was the first place winner which earned him a gold medal and a Snap-On Wrench set. Keith was the second place winner and received a silver medal.

For more information on these Career programs or others at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center call 802-382-1012 or check out the website at www.hannafordcareercenter.org. Details regarding Vermont SkillsUSA may be found at www.skillsusavermont.org. The above career development event descriptions were taken from www.skillsusa.org.

On Thursday, June 2, we said farewell to our completers. Here is an animoto celebrating our students this year.

The Agribusiness students have raised meat chickens for sale. These chickens have been raised cage free on a rotational pasture system.

PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW!
Cost: $3.00/pound (average: 4-6 lbs/bird)
$10.00 deposit/bird

Pick up date: July 6, 2011 at
Hannaford Career Center’s North Campus on Mainelli Road (off Exchange St. in Middlebury)

Contact information:
Daytime: 802-382-1006

The HCC Agribusiness Class recently toured SUNY Cobleskill and attended a talk by Dr. Temple Grandin, world reknown livestock behavioralist and designer of livestock handling facilities. Dr. Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. The curved chute and race systems she has designed for cattle are used worldwide and her writings on the flight zone and other principles of grazing animal behavior have helped many people to reduce stress on their animals during handling.

Dr. Grandin is the author of many animal behavior books. Her books “Animals in Translation” and “Animals Make Us Human” were both on the New York Times best seller list. She is a spokesperson for autism and credits her autism for the ability to see and understand animal behaviors which other people do not. Her life story has also been made into an HBO award winning movie titled “Temple Grandin”.

Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center students from Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Diesel Power Technology, Health Careers, and Industrial Design and Fabrication demonstrated their knowledge at the annual Vermont SkillsUSA competition. This year’s theme was “Reaching the Finish Line” and PAHCC students proved they are! They joined students from other Career and Technical Centers at the Sheraton Inn in South Burlington on Thursday, April 7, 2011.

Jamie Brands, a junior at Champlain Valley Christian School in Vergennes and first year Health Careers student received a gold medal for placing first in Medical Terminology. This skill event tests student knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations of an individual preparing for employment in the health occupations fields.

Josh Clark, a senior from Middlebury Union High School received a silver medal and Andrew Spooner a senior from Mt. Abraham received a bronze medal in the Diesel Equipment Technology Electrical Problem Solving competition. Students were required to identify tools, new parts, and failed parts of a diesel engine. Students were tested on Commercial Driver’s License Pre-Trip Inspection, correctly demonstrate adjustment of a wheel bearing, and complete a written knowledge examination.

Arie Smits, a junior at Vergennes Union High School and first year Industrial Design and Fabrication student received a silver medal in Precision Machining Technology. This contest evaluated students in manual machining skills and tested knowledge in areas including operation of manual milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and surface grinders. Students also demonstrated knowledge of CNC programming skills using a PC.

Jessica Laughlin, a senior from Vergennes Union High School competed in Commercial Baking. Within three hours, she made a Dutch Apple Pie from start to finish, made one dozen dinner rolls as well as filled puff pastry in three different shapes. She topped it all off with decorating a cake.

Chris Simard, a senior from Mount Abraham Union High School competed in Culinary Arts. During a three hour allotment, he de-boned a chicken, prepared potato leek soup, and demonstrated precision knife skills in preparation, planning, and executing a well-balanced meal.

Dylan Lanpher and Austin Quesnel, both juniors and first year Construction Technology students from Middlebury Union High School competed in the Carpentry skills event. Dylan and Austin were required construct a small wood structure by reading and interpreting a blueprint, correctly preparing necessary materials, with the end product properly assembled.

Mike Sabourin and Justin Genova, both seniors at Champlain Valley Christian School in Vergennes and first year Automotive Technology students, competed in the Automotive Service Technology skills event. Mike and Justin demonstrated written and applied standards based upon task lists authored by NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education) and ASE (Automotive Service Excellence).

The Hannaford Career Center inducted thirty-one students into the National Technical Honor Society on Thursday, March 24, 2011. The ceremony was held in the Middlebury Union High School auditorium. NTHS Advisor, Marie Eddy, conducted the ceremony, aided by current NTHS members Nina Edson and Hannah Thorpe. Program instructors Woody Danforth, Cheryl Werner, Janice Bosworth, Lisa Rader, Priscilla Powers, Rita Wells, Phil Teer, Candace Burkle and Steve Small presented the students with their certificates. Assistant Director, Loli Berard and NTHS Advisor Marie Eddy presented the students with their honor cords and pins. A dessert reception followed, enjoyed by newly inducted members and their families and friends.

The following are the 2011 National Technical Honor Society Inductees: Daisy Alexander (Agribusiness), Mattea Bagley (Agribusiness), Travis Barber (Sustainable Landscapes, Food Production & Turf Management), Montana Bowman (Design & Illustration), Jamie Brands (Health Careers), Ramsey Bronson (Diesel Power Technology), Maxwell Campono (Sustainable Landscapes, FP & TM), Brittany Clark (Sustainable Landscapes, FP & TM), Brady Cook (Diesel Power Technology), John DeVos IV (Addison Repertory Theater), Page Hallock (Design & Illustration), Evelyn Hill (Addison Repertory Theater), Kiera Hoefle (Design & Illustration), Ashley Howlett (Agribusiness), Theresa Huestis (Human Services), Kristyn Jerome (Agribusiness), Morgan Laroche (Sustainable Landscapes, FP & TM), Morgan Many (Addison Repertory Theater), Joseph McKirryher (Diesel Power Technology), Casey Morrow (Culinary Arts), Lauren Peck (Design & Illustration), Sierra Roberts (Human Services), Saddie Roy (Agribusiness), Thomas Shahan (Addison Repertory Theater), Cami Shishko (Addison Repertory Theater), Jazmin Spear (Human Services), Daniela Stapleford (Health Careers), Nicki Thompson (Health Careers), Sherilyn Van DeWeert (Human Services), Alyka Vander Wey (Health Careers), Angela Volk (Agribusiness).