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National Arts Program
Two senior students, Miguel Serrano and Maria DeJesus, participated in the National Arts Program in Camden County at the Katz Jewish Community Center, located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Miguel Serrano won 3rd Place in the Teen category for his painting entitled “Terror Before the Storm.” Right is a photo of Sandra Turner-Barnes, Executive Director of the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission, handing the award to Miguel Serrano, during the reception and awards ceremony on Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Pennsauken Campus
Career Day
On December 9, 2011, Joseph Vega, Eli Santos, Geovanni Figueroa, Pricilla Jordan, Michelle Beltran, David Williams, John Rivas, Judd Rivas, Daniel Flores, Jonathan Simmons, and Mordee Eang and Mr. Haas went to NJ Institute of Technology for Engineering Career Day. Students were given a tour of the campus by the director and then a presentation/lecture on life on the campus, history of the college, and discussion on careers in Engineering.
Pennsauken Campus
Student Council Breakfast with Santa
Twenty-three members of Student Council traveled to the Crescent Hill Academy for students with multiple disabilities on December 20, 2011. Students dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus and delivered presents to the children at the school. They also helped students eat a special breakfast and sang carols.
Pennsauken Campus
INTERACT STUDENTS SPONSOR FOOD DRIVE
The Interact Club at the Pennsauken Campus sponsored a food drive to benefit the South Jersey Food Bank. Cans were collected in each career program. Mrs. Simons p.m. career program collected a total of 282 cans—they will be rewarded with pizza. A total of 985 cans were collected. Helping to count the cans were Lizbeth Roman, Daison Long, and Erika Dallas. Pictured are Interact members Daison Long, Erika Dallas, and Nikera Proctor.
Gloucester Township Campus
Early Childhood/Baking Pastry Arts
On Friday October 21, 2011, the children in the Early Childhood Education Center and the students of the Early Childhood Academy traveled to the high school bake shop for a cookie decorating workshop. Mr. Sharpe and his class helped our children get their smocks and hair nets on, and placed large cookie trays in front of them. The children started out with 5 pumpkin sugar cookies to decorate with yellow, pink, blue, green, purple, and orange homemade icing. The children were asked to use finger painting skills to decorate their cookies any way they wanted to. The children enjoyed the event. The children also decorated cookies shaped like people. They continued to mix the icings together to make master piece cookies. They had a great time in the bake shop and a holiday cookie workshop is in the planning process.
Skills USA - Lowes
After submitting a comprehensive grant, the SkillsUSA and FBLA Clubs at the Gloucester Township Campus received a $10,000 grant from the Lowe’s Educational Foundation. This was the highest amount paid to any school in New Jersey.
The grant specified, that if awarded the funds, our SkillsUSA club would partner with two local, very worthy organizations. The organizations chosen were the Canuso Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House.
Our carpentry teachers and students built storage sheds to be used at local Ronald McDonald Houses. The rest of the money will be used to build “Lowe’s Team Racing” homework kiosks utilizing Apple i-pads at Cooper Hospital’s pediatric cancer unit for the Canuso Foundation’s Babe’s Kids – Kids Helping Kids program.
On Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:30 pm, representatives from Lowe’s visited Camden County Technical Schools to check on the progress of the grant requirements and congratulate the students for their outstanding efforts. They were very impressed with the sheds that were built and congratulated the students and SkillsUSA advisors, Mrs. Mary Holben and Mr. Mark Quattrone.
Pennsauken Campus
Coast Day NJ
Nine students from the Pennsauken Campus of CCTS visited Cape May on October 9, for Coast Day NJ.This was 
sponsored by NJ Sea Grant Consortium.
Exhibits included the Natural Resources Conservation Service, where students could see a machine that measured the relative ability of a plant to convert sunlight into food (photosynthesis). New Jersey Environmental Protection had several booths, educating students about the waterways of New Jersey.
Several universities, including Rutgers and Stevens Institute of Technology were displaying and demonstrating some of their research, including artificial reefs, sand management. Most of the information provided was about protecting the beaches, estuaries, rivers, lakes and streams of New Jersey.
Students enjoyed the crab races, a fishing clinic, a variety of live music, and were able to sample some of the freshest seafood at the Lobster House. The students also participated in the Fisherman’s Wharf Tour, and the guide showed everyone how seafood gets from the ocean to our tables, and why Cape May is one of the largest commercial fishing ports on the East Coast.
Pennsauken Campus
Perfect Attendance Luncheon
On Monday, September 26, 2011, twelve students attended a luncheon in honor of their perfect attendance for the entire 2010-2011 school year. The students went to the Old Country Buffet, where they enjoyed an all-you can-eat lunch. After the meal, Ms. Fitzgerald congratulated each student and gave them plaques acknowledging their great accomplishment. Below is a list of students who attended:
Emmanuel Calderon Brandon Carey Tracy Gooden Jeremy Lopez Josea Marrero Frank Nguyen Tu Nguyen Jeffery Payano Christine Phouthavong Ryan Segrest Avery Tibbs Thomas Tran
Pennsauken Campus
FFA Chapter earns a bronze star rating.
Pennsauken Campus
County Clerk Joe Ripa Visits Penn Tech
On September 27, 2011, our Camden County Clerk, Joseph Ripa, and his Deputy, Chris Morris, visited our school and registered voters during our lunch periods. They also spoke to several classes of seniors. Many students completed voter registration forms and also vote by mail forms. Yaritza Santana, president of the Student Advisory Council ,aided them by helping students with forms and showing Mr. Ripa and Mr. Morris around our school. Pictured, L to R: Mr. Ripa, County Clerk; Yaritza Santana, Student Advisory Council President; Mr. Morris, Deputy to the County Clerk.
Gloucester Township Campus
Leadership Color Guard
The Color Guard from Leadership had the opportunity to participate in the 16th Annual Hispanic Awards which was held on October 14, 2011 at the Mansion in Voorhees. "The students did a magnificent job," said Sgt. Shawn Forman, instructor of the Leadership program. While at the ceremony, the students had the opportunity to meet the Freeholders in attendance.
“We received many positive comments about how they conducted themselves and the wonderful job they did in Posting and Retiring the Colors,” said Sgt. Forman.