Digital Academy Student Award - CCHS/City of PS

http://data-di.blogspot.com/2010/04/data-di-student-recognized-by-palm.html

PENTA Construction - Veronica Moreno Nicholas

Thank you for the follow up. I was thinking in writing you about it but this week we return to school from Spring Break and I am overwhelmed with getting out the ACE presentations (yesterday) and the NAWIC competition drawings (today).

Let me tell you how the externship is moving along: I visited Penta Group General Contractors and it was very productive, it confirmed that I am going in the right direction with my program. I spent from 10am to 3:30 pm on Monday March 29 at their Palm Desert office, and from 9 to noon on Tuesday at their construction site at the Harrah's Casino in northern San Diego/Temecula area. Visiting time was about 8.5 hours total, and driving time was about 5 hours (almost the same!). The questions are: is this enough visiting time according to the grant? if not, what else can I do?, is the traveling time part of the deal? Feel free to post my comments and questions in your BLOG.


Verónica Moreno-Nicholas
Cathedral City High School

Sheri Tucker - Team Places 2nd! Desert Sun article

Congratulations to Sheri Tucker and her student culinary team from LQHS for placing second in the 2010 Boyd's Coffee Culinary Competition at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Sacramento!

Article in today's Desert Sun -- here's the link

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104210344

Thought you might want to pass the word to your teams -- best, Kim

sheri post

I had such a wonderful experience working with you and the other educators on the CVEP Faculty Externship. Here are some photos I have from my site visits to IW Club in Indian Wells to meet Chef Chris Olsen and Desert Regional Medical Center where Rick Tinsley was a gracious and informative host. I learned so much from the introspective journaling associated with creating my lesson plans and formulating questions for the industry professionals.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate. The Culinary Arts program at La Quinta High will be even better with the new skills and knowledge I've acquired. I'm looking forward to our All-industry wrap-up.
Best Regards,

Sheri L. Tucker sheri.tucker@dsusd.us
Culinary Arts Institute
La Quinta High School
(760) 772-4150 x 1711
(760) 772-4166 FAX

During the month of April, DATA Digital Imaging instructor Matt Cauthron was fortunate enough to participate in the 2010 Faculty Externship Program sponsored by the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership's Career Pathway Initiative. 

"This experience provided me with an insight into the professional careers of local creatives and expanded the curricular possibilities I can offer my students".


"It was amazing to work and assist on architectural shoots in Big Horn and Indian Wells country clubs, learn about lighting and video while shooting Healthy Living TV  at the Eisenhower Medical Center, go behind the scenes at a concert at  The Show at the Agua Caliente Casino, shoot aerial photography over the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Golf Tournament, and plan student projects in graphic design, photography, and digital media".

-Matt Cauthron, Digital Imaging Instructor

A very special thank you to the following individuals for their support in making this happen!

Chris Miller, Imagine Imagery

Ethan Kaminsky, Kaminsky Productions

Luis Fausto, Synergy Designs

Donna Sturgeon, CVEP Career Pathways Initiative

Kim McNulty, CVEP Program Manager

Dr. Diana Verney, PSUSD CTE Coordinator
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Valerie Celaya - Comments

#1 I feel fortunate to have professionals in Forensic Science and Medicine bring real world experiences to our students and take the time to present to and work with them.

#2 It was nice to be able to get out of the classroom and into a working Forensics lab and hospital emergency room and bring those positive experiences back to my students. Being able to speak with the technicians and nurses about current practices sheds a new light on topics I teach and validates the importance of our high school academies.

#3 I want to thank all the personnel I came into contact with who allowed me to ask questions, observe, and collaborate on lessons for my students.

Monica Rodriguez - General Comments

Blog# 2: “After shadowing and being made more aware of the medical industry’s needs, it is so much easier to create lesson plans for my English class”.

Blog# 3: “I have so much more respect for my doctors and for children’s doctors after this experience. I’m so glad that I have such great, intelligent, caring doctors caring for my family, and so willing to help me with my students. I don’t know why I was so surprised...”

Thank you,

Monica R. Rodriguez