Ag & Natural Resources life skills bellringers! Starting class off with learning skills for the future! How to use a tape measure, how to check air pressure in tire, how to change tire, how to check fluids, how to change oil, how to tie a tie, how to write a check, how to address an envelope, how to draft a professional email, how to complete bank deposit online, and how to make bank deposit!
ACTC Star Trait for September- Positive Attitude Congratulations to the featured students for being selected by their instructors to represent September's Star Trait of Positive Attitude. Congratulations to everyone selected!
Special shoutout to these featured students for being chosen as student of the quarter for their programs! We are proud to celebrate them and their success! Congratulations to everyone chosen!
ACTC'S Collaboration Spotlight! Business, Marketing & Finance partnered Culinary classes to practice their newly learned dining etiquette skills. Morning classes dined at Cracker Barrel and afternoon classes dined at Vicari. Students had the opportunity to learn from head chef, John Mabry, on etiquette tips and professionalism in the workforce. Special thank you to these two local businesses for hosting our students and partnering with our instructors to create fun and hands on learning opportunities for our students!
On Tuesday, IT students at ACTC competed at the Splicing Rodeo in Tupelo, put on by the collaborative efforts by Tombigbee Fiber and MEGAPOP. Out of around 70 total student participants, ACTC had three students make it to runoffs for semi-finals, 2 students make it to the semi-finals, and 1 student make it to the final round. Braden Pittman was in the top ten out of around 70 participants total! Students had fun competing in the fiber splicing, but it was incredibly worthwhile just to learn about fiber technology and geting to use the high-tech tools used by specialists in the field. As a bonus, ACTC students also got to see and operate autonomous vehicles from Mississippi State's CAVS professionals!
ACTC's Health Sciences and Law & Public Safety Programs enjoyed touring the Hospital Air Evac Program and learning about the career opportunities available, as well as the importance of this resource to our community. Special thank you to these community heroes for hosting our two programs!
On Tuesday, Alcorn Career and Technology Center (ACTC) hosted an advisory committee meeting, bringing together leaders from various local workforce programs. The event featured a dinner and discussions on how ACTC can enhance opportunities for its students and strengthen partnerships with local industries. Representatives from each program shared insights on improving curriculum and aligning educational experiences with workforce needs. The meeting emphasized the importance of collaboration between the school and local businesses to not only benefit students but also contribute to the growth and development of the community as a whole. We appreciate the time, consideration, input, and involvement of each community member who attended! ACTC would also like thank Agriculture Power & Machinery Instructor, Mr. Rodney Fagan and Family Dynamics Instructor, Mrs. Tara Lauderdale for preparing the meal! It is always a great time when we get to showcase our talented students and fantastic instructors! Great things are happening at ACTC!
Today, ACTC is proud to highlight Mr. Jay Houston and thank him for his hard work! Mr. Jay does a great job taking care of our campus! He is kind, uplifting, and always has a smile. We appreciate everything he does for ACTC!
ACTC's Ag Power & Machinery, Ag & Natural Resources, Construction, and Automotive Programs enjoyed Ferrell's ACE Hardware's Milwaukee Demo Day on Friday!
Second Year IT Students, showcased their skills by installing an intercom speaker for Ms. Lauderdale’s classroom. Students ran the network cable across the classrooms from the network closet, terminated an RJ45 jack, terminated an RJ45 cable, and installed the jack in the patch panel in the network rack. Hands on learning happening at ACTC!
Thank you to Biggersville Elementary School for allowing ACTC Carpentry Instructor, Tim Bradley, and Automotive Instructor, Joey Spencer, to play a fun part in your Community Helper Day Activities! BES Pre-K and Kindergarten students had fun building with blocks with Mr. Bradley and learning to use lug nuts to put a wheel on with Mr. Spencer. A BIGG time was had by all!
A special THANK YOU to Alcorn County Fair Commission, 4-H Alcorn County Livestock Committee, Cash Express, and Aiming for Healthy Families for their generous door prize donations to our ACTC Open House! The highlighted students or their parents won our exciting door prizes! Congratulations to all of our winners!
ACTC Open House was a success! Thank you to everyone who came to see the great things happening on our campus! We are proud to showcase the hard-work of our fantastic students and accomplished instructors! Great things are happening at ACTC!
The ACTC Star Trait for the month of August is, appearance. Each program participated in an interactive presentation on the importance of putting your best foot forward and leaving a good first impression in the workplace, and as a student. The highlighted students were chosen by their instructors to represent the star trait, appearance!
ACTC Open House is TONIGHT! Come see the great things happening at ACTC!
ACTC'S Health Sciences Program is excited to introduce their new "living mannequin". We are proud to highlight the exciting things going on in this program, and of Instructor, Mrs. Tila Johnson for all of her hard work to create hands on learning opportunities for her students!
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The Alcorn School District is aware of and will be monitoring the incoming weather situation this evening. Should the need for schedule changes arise, we will communicate as quickly as possible regarding all decisions.
Marketing and Engineering Students- having fun learning life skills!! Special thank you to Bro. Josh Westmoreland and his wife, Mrs. Dixie Westmoreland for teaching our students how to tie a tie! Learning is fun at ACTC!!
Special thank you to Contract Fabricators Inc. for their fantastic showcase in the display case at ACTC this month! ACTC is excited to be able to highlight local industry and proud to partner with our community in creating opportunities for our students! The future of Alcorn County is bright!
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