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SAU 16 Alumnus Wins ACTE Trophy Design Contest

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Monday, Sept. 30, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

SAU 16 Alumnus Wins ACTE Trophy Design Contest

EXETER — The design of a recent graduate of the Seacoast School of Technology has won the Association for Career and Technical Education’s (ACTE) annual student trophy design contest.

Kathleen Terwilliger’s trophy design was selected by the ACTE’s Board of Directors to be 3D printed and awarded to several individuals who are being recognized nationally for extraordinary contributions to career and technical education. The awards will be given out at ACTE’s Annual Awards Gala, which is being held in Anaheim, California on Dec. 7.

“This is an incredible honor, and we’re proud that an Alumnus of the Seacoast School of Technology was selected as the winner of ACTE’s student trophy design contest this year,” Superintendent Ryan said. “Kathleen demonstrated a true passion for engineering as a student, and it’s exciting to see her design chosen.”

Terwilliger graduated from the Seacoast School of Technology this spring, after studying pre-engineering. As the winner of the student contest, she will receive a $1,000 scholarship, as well as a trip to the ACTE Awards Gala this December along with Seacoast School of Technology Recruitment and Retention Specialist Samantha Tukey, courtesy of ACTE. The Seacoast School of Technology is also being awarded a one-year lease, at no cost, of a 3D printer by Stratasys, Ltd. 

“Kathleen is a hard-working student with a creative mind for problem-solving,” said Seacoast School of Technology Assistant Principal Pam Carr. “Her peers respect her for her quiet leadership and willingness to work collaboratively as a team.”

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Medway Middle School Students Win Award for Designing Adaptive Children’s Toy

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Medway Public Schools
Armand Pires, Superintendent
45 Holliston St.
Medway, MA 02053

 

For Immediate Release

Friday, June 7, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medway Middle School Students Win Award for Designing Adaptive Children’s Toy

MEDWAY –Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to share that a group of Medway Middle School students won an award this Tuesday for an adaptive toy they designed for the annual Project Lead the Way Children’s Hospital Design Showcase.

Seventh grade students Kelsea Anderson, Lily Bariteau, Ellie Copeland, Caitlin MacNeil, Emma Reardon and Bella Vallieres were among 110 students from 16 Massachusetts schools that attended Mass STEM Hub’s second annual design showcase for Project Lead the Way on Tuesday, June 4, at the Merck Research Laboratories in Boston.

Student groups were challenged to design, test and build an adaptive toy for a child with cerebral palsy for the showcase using their knowledge of the engineering design process, critical measurement and mathematical modeling, computer-aided design and cerebral palsy. Students learned about these concepts in a Design and Modeling Project Lead the Way (PLTW) unit earlier this school year.

At the showcase, students presented their projects to doctors and patients of the cerebral palsy unit of Boston Children’s Hosptial. Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Children’s Hospital CEO Sandra Fenwick also attended the showcase and met with students in the competition.

“This showcase was such a wonderful opportunity for our students to challenge themselves,” Superintendent Pires said. “They created incredibly thoughtful, useful projects, and it’s so exciting to see them using the knowledge they gained this school year to create something meaningful.”

Anderson, Copeland, Reardon and Vallieres were awarded the Practitioners’ Pick award at the showcase, which is given to the project with the most real-world promise at the competition each year. The four students built a multi-functional fidget contraption for the competition, which they designed to support cognitive, sensory and physical therapy for children ages one through 12 with cerebral palsy. The toy features matching, spinning, listening and drawing games for patients to play independently or with an occupational therapist. These features of the toy were designed to engage the cerebral palsy patient’s imagination and senses while strengthening eye-hand coordination.

MacNeil and Bariteau partnered to build a “Toys for Kids Fruit Matcher” toy for the showcase as well, which tasks the patient with matching a soft, squishy “fruit” to a cup the same color as that fruit. MacNeil and Bariteau designed the toy to provide cognitive, physical and sensory therapy to children with cerebral palsy during occupational therapy, and to help patients stretch their finger and hand muscles.

“Project Lead the Way has done a wonderful job of engaging our students and making them excited to learn about STEM topics,” said Medway Middle School Principal Craig Juelis. “This showcase gave students an opportunity to see first-hand how the topics they’re learning about in class can be applied to help others and make an impact in the world, and that’s truly incredible. Congratulations to each of these students on a job well done.”

Project Lead The Way is an initiative of Mass STEM Hub, an organization providing access to and support for premier STEM programming. Project Lead The Way aims to make STEM part of students’ regular school day. The program offers K-12 curriculum in engineering, computer science, and biomedical science that engages students in problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

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*Media Advisory* Pentucket High School Building Committee to Hold Meeting Tuesday

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Pentucket Regional School District
Superintendent Justin Bartholomew
22 Main Street
West Newbury, MA 01985

For Immediate Release

Friday, March 8, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*Media Advisory* 

Pentucket Building Committee to Hold Meeting Tuesday

WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew wishes to remind residents that the Pentucket Building Committee is having a meeting next week.

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Pentucket Regional High School Cafeteria, 24 Main St., West Newbury

WHAT:

The Pentucket Building Committee is holding a meeting Tuesday, March 12, at Pentucket Regional High School to review updated design renderings for the combined high school/middle school building project, the next steps in the Massachusetts School Board Authority (MSBA) process and a schedule of upcoming community meetings.

“It is important that voters attend the public meetings we have scheduled about this project, familiarize themselves with the information available on the project’s website, and ask myself or another member of the committee any questions they may have,” Superintendent Bartholomew said. “We want voters to fully understand what they are voting on this spring, and what this project would offer students in the future.”

Since the committee’s Feb. 13 meeting, the district submitted a schematic design of the building project to the MSBA on Feb. 20. The district will meet with the MSBA in the coming weeks to review the submitted schematic design.

About the Pentucket Building Project

Pentucket Regional School District and the Building Committee have been working with the MSBA since 2015 to develop a building project to meet the needs of the district. The proposed building would solve critical infrastructure concerns facing both the middle and high school buildings, including the HVAC, water and electrical systems at the high school.

A 2015 report found that the high school’s HVAC and electrical systems are in  “imminent danger of possible failure.”

The high school building was built in 1956, and the middle school building was built in 1967. Both buildings are well worn and in need of replacement. Combining the middle and high schools into one new building presents a more cost-effective option than building separate middle and high school buildings. The proposed project would create a three-story facility that aligns with modern academic standards and best practices and would serve several decades of students to come.

Residents in Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury will vote on Monday, April 29 whether to approve the funding request for the project and again in a ballot vote on May 6.

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SST Digital Media Arts Teacher to Present on Innovative Classroom Strategy at National Conference

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New Hampshire SAU 16
Dr. David Ryan, Superintendent
30 Linden Street
Exeter, NH 03833

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 26, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

SST Digital Media Arts Teacher to Present on Innovative Classroom Strategy at National Conference

EXETER — Principal Margaret Callahan is pleased to announce that Kristine Groleau, Digital Media Arts teacher at Seacoast School of Technology, earned a spot as a presenter at this year’s National Art Education Association conference for her innovative teaching strategy.

Groleau’s presentation, “Develop Drawing Skills and Concepts for Digital Designers,” works to help students gain a better understanding of design principles and elements.

As part of the annual event for educators and administrators, Groleau will run a 25-minute demonstration to illustrate how she works with students in her classroom.

“We’re so excited that Kristine is attending this prestigious conference to share her  hands-on curriculum component with educators from around the country,” Principal Callahan said. “It’s an excellent opportunity for her to showcase one of the many fantastic programs here at SST.”

In 2013, while finishing her master’s degree, Groleau stumbled upon the article, “Making connections: building artistic insight for digital design” by Eugene A. Garone. The article stated that students pursuing undergraduate degrees in art often enter a post-secondary program with little to no knowledge on design elements and principles.

“After I read that, I was like, he’s right,” Groleau said. “A lot of students, even if they’re here for two years, have trouble articulating the design principles and elements, so I thought it would be a good idea to do a hands-on activity that could further reinforce them.”

SST’s Digital Media Arts program combines courses in graphic design, animation, web design and video production.

For the first semester, students begin class once to twice a week with a five minute exercise Groleau created. Each person receives a Post-it and is instructed to draw a design element or principle. By the end of the unit, students have 20 different Post-its that can be used for their portfolios.

In one activity, students focused on illustrating the design element, “line.” After selecting an image — like a baseball, doughnuts or teacup — they then drew it using only straight lines. Students are then expected to apply what they learned in the activity in their daily work.

“The ultimate purpose is to help students improve and expand upon their drawing skills and their knowledge of the principles and elements of design,” Groleau said. “So they can then talk intelligently about their work and the work of others.”

Conference attendees will complete a similar exercise and receive instructions and materials to implement the activity in their classrooms if they so desire.

About Seacoast School of Technology:

The Seacoast School of Technology is the regional Career and Technical Center serving high school students from Epping, Exeter, Newmarket, Raymond, Sanborn Regional and Winnacunnet high schools.

SST offers selective coursework preparing students for their lives after high school- college, work or the military. Many of their 12 programs allow students to earn college credit and industry-recognized certifications while fulfilling their high school graduation requirements. Most importantly, students get the opportunity to explore areas of interest in a hands-on environment with state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge technology.

To find out more, visit seacoasttech.com.

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