Winter Newsletter

January 7, 2016

We need to prepare our

students for their future,
not our past
-Ian Jukes

Calendar
January
1 New Years Holiday
4 2nd Semester Begins
5 Report Cards Go Home
15 Early Out
18 M.L. King Jr. Holiday
19 College classes begin at
BF

February
4 Mid-term Progress Reports
8-12 Skills week at BF
12 Early Out
14 CE Day (No Students)
21- College Bowl- Financial
Aid Help in Kanawha Ct

March
4 Early Out/FS
11 End of 3rd Nine
Weeks(48days)
14 4th Nine Weeks Begin
4th Nine Weeks Begin
18 Report Cards
25 OS Day
28-31 Spring Break

Principals Letter
Welcome to the second semester of the school year. Students
worked diligently the first semester to make advancements in
their classrooms. There were so many exciting learning
experiences for students to take part in the first semester, and
these opportunities will only continue to build as the year
progresses.
All students are involved with simulated work place
experiences. They were involved with student leadership
opportunities, project based learning, problem solving, real
world learning experiences, and making certain their work
place is earning a profit. Students continue to work on
developing their portfolio and develop their capstone project.
Additionally, students are preparing for the upcoming state and
national SKILLS USA competition. We hope to have many
winners to represent Ben Franklin Career Center.
Seniors as you near graduation, be reminded of important
tasks you should consider completing as you prepare for your
next steps in school. First, complete the FASA for financial aid
consideration see your counselor for more information.
Second, register for the ACT or SAT test. Third, see your
counselor to make certain you have earned all credits for
graduation.
We hope everyone has an excellent second semester.
Paula Potter, Ed. D.
Principal

Highlights
Simulated Workplace
National Technical Honor
Society; Skills; HOSA
Portfolios and Capstone
Projects

PH 304-766-0369

500 28th St. Dunbar, WV 25064

Fax 304-766-0371

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Simulated Workplace
Successful collaborations continue into the second
semester.
Simulated workplace ac1vi1es con1nue to add excitement,
relevance and rigor to students learning experiences at Ben
Franklin.

New to simulated
workplace are our
academic corporate
trainers.
The academic instructors are
working with technical instructors
in the roll of corporate trainers.
Academic teachers have
embraced the simulate workplace
ini1a1ve as well and reinforce the
need to combine the academic
skills required for success with the
technical skill sets to ensure Ben
Franklin students success in the
global marketplace.
Health Sciences courses enhance
simulated workplace skills.

Early Childhood students begin work on their SREB

enhanced projects, integra<ng literacy and math skills and
partnering with Dra?ing students to design play spaces and
Health Occupa<ons students to create healthy menus for
preschoolers.
Carpentry, Dra?ing and academic students are nishing Ms.
Foxs Science Department greenhouse in the Ben Franklin
wetlands preserve.
Con<nuing in that
vein, Dra?ing students
designed bulle<n
boards to turn the
school into a showcase
of simulated workplace
companies and
achievements.
Congratula1ons to students in Mr. Hicks sheet metal class for
achieving employee of the month in their company.
Shane Mills, Dylan FernaE, Phillip Gage
Allan, and Linsey WesKall of the Sheet
Metal Class

Medical Assis1ng students study

medical terminology, anatomy,
EKG , pharmacology.
Pre-nursing students have begun
the Cer1ed Nursing Assistant
Course in prepara1on for their
Cer1ed Nurse Assistant (CNA)
cer1ca1on exams. Most of the
students have also applied and
been accepted to college.
Enhancing the rigor of the
coursework at Ben Franklin is the
approval of Pre-nursing as an
Advanced Placement (AP) course.

PH 304-766-0369

A Top Fuel Race owner is

partnering with Automotive
students to support Career
and technical education.
HVAC students are working with
the Computer Networking and
Repair students to condi1on the computer server room to
prevent network shut down.
Going out into the workforce!
Beginning in February, all Health Science students get the
opportunity to apply their medical skills training in healthcare
environments through their clinical placements.

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Student Organizations
New Year - New Programs in Adult
Education

National Technical Honor

Society

Welcome to the adults enrolled in the new class

in Heavy Equipment Opera1ons and
Management which began January 4th, 2016.

New Chapter Begins Accepting

Applications
Ben Franklins goal is to recognize all
student achievements academic and

There is s1ll 1me to enroll in this excellent

course and start your new year on the path to
employment.

technical.

For more informa1on and to enroll call Ben

Franklin at 304-766-0369 or access our website
hEp://benfranklinctc.weebly.com

In January, students who meet the ini1al criteria and qualica1ons for
acceptance into the Na1onal Technical Honor society( NTHS) will receive
applica1ons to apply for membership.
For more details, speak to our guidance counselors, Ms. Corrie and Ms.
Standish.
Dont forget, NTHS has thousands of dollars in scholarships available for
members. To see all the benets of becoming a member of the

Skills- Its almost Time!

Skills week is coming up February 7th-13th.

Excellent opportunity for training in the

healthcare industry
Brand New to Ben Franklin, the adult Medical
Scribe course begins in February. Students will
par1cipate in cufng edge training for this in-
demand and on-the-rise technical eld. Find
more informa1on at hEp://
benfranklinctc.weebly.com or call the instructor
Ms. Spriggs at 304-766-0372.
Adult Electrical students prepare for in-
demand careers
Adult electrical students are working diligently
to master complex electrical theory. They are
also preparing to par1cipate in Skills week in
February and the state Skills compe11ons in
March.

Students are preparing in their class compe11ons to see who will be

represen1ng their company and going for the gold at the 2016 WVSkills
compe11on in March.

Hosa
Everyone is excited for the Health Science students -- Medical Assis1ng,
Pre-Nursing and Health Occupa1ons to represent Ben Franklin and
their simulate workplaces at HOSA in March in Hun1ngton, WV.
For a complete lis1ng of Skills and HOSA compe11ons see our
website at hIp://benfranklinctc.weebly.com .

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Portfolios and Capstone Projects Showcase Students Skills

Students and instructors demonstrate their technical skills and readiness for the
job market or con1nuing educa1on with the career and technical porKolio.
With the porKolio, students create valuable career tools that include creden1als
and cer1ca1ons, resumes, cover leEers, excep1onal projects and wri1ng or
research pieces and awards or service learning.
A new addi1on to the career and technical educa1on experience is the Capstone
Project. These projects oer students another way to improve their marketability.
Projects include the greenhouse and solar power installa1on for Building
Construc1on and Power and Energy, a Heart Health Fair in Medical Assis1ng,
playground design and the theories of child
development in play space design for Early Childhood Development, toolbox
measuring, shaping and construc1on in Sheet Metal, Green Technology retrofng
to an ozone friendly refrigerant in HVAC, kitchen installa1on in Carpentry and
Themeing a computer in Computer
Networking and Repair.

Shout to MaE Harrison in Mr. Postles senior HVAC

class. He has developed a system to keep the server from over-hea1ng which
would cause the computer system to
shut down. He is working with the
electrical class on this project.
Cole Wines took the lead in HVAC
class to peer teach air ow.

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Embedded Credit and Enhanced CTE

Another example of academic teachers
embracing the role of corporate trainers
Ms. Campbell (math specialist) and Mrs.
Sweat (literacy specialist) con1nue to
work with CTE instructors to bring
exci1ng and relevant real world math
and English experiences to Ben Franklin
students and ensure embedded credit
are made available.
Mrs. Sweat has been working with students in
Health Science classes to earn an embedded
Transi1on English 12 credit. Lessons focusing on
two current areas of healthcare concern, suicide
preven1on in the workplace and Incivility/
Bullying in the healthcare industry, involved
comple1ng research to compare literary
examples of teenage suicide to issues facing
todays teens and analyzing American Nursing
Associa1on (ANA) posi1on statements.
The Manufacturing and Robo1cs has been
working with Mrs. Sweat on company website
crea1on. Students have researched website use
in their industry to make a website interes1ng
and visually pleasing for customers who visit.

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Community Involvement

Ben Franklin Students and teachers participated in the Dunbar christmas parade on December 4th.
Students from the Early Childhood class entertained local children with puppets and signing, the
Automotive students showed pride in their simulated workplace with cool cars, Mrs. Foxs students
decorated their float with all signs pointing to Ben franklin, and Ms. Humans and Ms. Holstons
Health Occupations and Medical Assisting classes joined in the Christmas spirit.

Ms. Holstons class even had the chance to be featured on the 11 oclock news and won 3rd place for
Best Crown Pleaser!

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Fax 304-766-0371

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The Last Word

TWEET it!
Applications for admission to
Ben franklin for 2016-17 are
currently being accepted.
If you did not attend the Ben
Franklin Roadshow at your high
school, you can download the
application at
http://
benfranklinctc.weebly.com/
high-school-application.html

Ben Franklin Teachers:

Promoting Technical
Education in the Roadshow

@BenCareerCtr technical classes have

worked with Mrs. Sweat to create TwiEer
accounts for the simulated workplaces.
Students learned how TwiEer is used in
their industries and to market our
programs and schools.
Follow the school and individual programs:
Health Occupa1ons: @HealthOC_1
Medical Assis1ng: @bfcareerma
CAD: @ConsultHes1a1

Computer Repair: @BFsystemrepair

Technical instructors traveled to the four

feeder schools to share their programs
with prospective students.
The sta at Ben Franklin encourages
parents and interested students to visit
the school to see firsthand the enhanced
programs in action and experience 21st
century learning at its best!
Power and Energy: @mountaineer_pe
Early Childhood Educa1on: @earlychild_ed
Automo1ve: @americanauto_15
Diesel: @bfdieseltech
Construc1on: @construc1on_bf
Electrical: @BFELECTRICAL15
HVAC: @bf_hvac
Sheet Metal: @Mount_Ductwork
Manufacturing: @BF_Manu

[Philosophers] are a wonderful people, but we

can't employ philosophers in manufacturing in the
United States. We need a one- or two-year
technical add-on for a high school.
Douglas R. Oberhelman
PH 304-766-0369

500 28th St. Dunbar, WV 25064

Fax 304-766-0371