LakeView Technology Academy Parent/Student Newsletter Spring 2015 PARENT/ STUDENT BULLETIN LakeView Technology Academy, 9449 – 88th Avenue, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 53158 Office: 262.359.8155 ~ Attendance: 262.359.8953 ~ Fax: 262.359.8159 ~ http://LakeView.kusd.edu Keep up-to-date with activities and calendars at our website and subscribe to our emails that include daily announcements From the Principal: LakeView Addresses the Most Demanding Employment Market LakeView Technology Academy is adding Advanced Placement-Computer Science-A to the curriculum for the 2015/2016 school year. This is a college level course which prepares students for the most demanding employment market area, that of computer science/mathematics. The United States employment market needs approximately 1.3 million highly trained workers annually in a variety of occupations that fall within the area of computer science/mathematics. At present, there is only approximately 40% of the 1.3 million workers in the pipeline of being prepared to fill the various open positions. These employment positons require a minimum of a two year associates degree, up to a doctorate degree. These positons also pay high wages and excellent benefits. LakeView will also add another Advance Placement course, Computer Science Programming, beginning with the 2016/2017 school year to further help students prepare for the demanding employment market. Working closely with our Gateway Technical College faculty, LakeView will assist Gateway Instructors in receiving the training to become certified to teach these two Advanced Placement courses. Our Gateway Instructors have the extensive industry background and advanced training to be in a positon to provide excellent instruction to our students. Our students will need to have a solid understanding of algebra and logic. LakeView’s mission is to prepare our students for the employment market and technology needs of the future. All of our students will benefit from these two courses regardless of the program he/she is pursuing at LakeView. Please encourage your daughter/son to schedule these two courses into their course selections sometime in their junior and senior year. Hopefully, LakeView will be adding a third Advanced Placement Computer Science/Mathematics course beginning with the 2017/2018 school year that sophomores will be able to pursue. Counselor’s Corner: What’s this “Multiple School Enrolled” term mean? Many LakeView students are “Multiple School Enrolled”. That means your student is enrolled in more than one school in Kenosha Unified. For example, if your student takes an eSchool course, she/he is enrolled (as a part-time student) in Kenosha eSchool. If your student is going to Harborside for fine arts she/he is enrolled at Harborside Academy. If your student goes to their “boundary school” for summer school then she/he is enrolled there as well. The most difficult part of being a parent of a multiple school enrolled student is that you may have to go to different sources (as your LakeView counselors do not have access to other schools’ database) for information on your student’s progress, etc. Because of this, I would like to give you a cheat sheet to help navigate the best source for information. For questions/concerns call: eSchool Office: 359-7715 or contact the eSchool teacher via e-mail Harborside Office: 359-8400 or contact the classroom teacher via e-mail Bradford Office: 359-6200 or contact the summer school teacher via e-mail Indian Trail Office: 359-8700 or contact the summer school teacher via e-mail Tremper Office: 359-2200 or contact the summer school teacher via e-mail Seniors are reminded that they must complete their community service hours in order to graduate. Summer School 2015: Registration for summer school at boundary high schools started March 23 at the boundary school. Forms are available in the office. Students taking courses for credit recovery must have failed the course in order to retake during summer school. Questions about specific programs should be directed to the boundary school. Campus Life: The LakeView Chapter of Campus-Life has enjoyed sharing fun and fellowship each day during the lunch periods in the guidance conference room. Everyone has a heart of gold and a great story to share as they support and encourage one another each day at LakeView. If you’re hungry for a slight change in your lunch schedule and would like to share with a great funloving group please join us for lunch, we would love to see you there! LakeView Prom: “A Black Tie Affair”, will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Maplecrest Country Club, 9401 18th Street. The doors open at 4:00 pm with people seated for dinner by 5:00 pm. Dancing will begin as soon as the tables have been cleared and the night will end at 11:00 pm. Make sure that you turn in your permission slip(s) by Friday, April 17th, and bring your ID with you to the door. Prom tickets are sold during all lunches at $35 for a single ticket, and $60 for a couple. Permission slips are available with the ticket sales. Science and Engineering Fair: 145 students presented their projects at the 10th annual Kenosha Regional Science and Engineering Fair March 12th at UWParkside. Students were judged by faculty and students of UW-Parkside, Carthage College in addition to several individuals from industry such as Abbott Laboratories and Sealed Air-Diversey. Science Fair category and overall winners: Biology: · Logan Howell · Madison Pelli · Naomi Jiter Physics: · Jacob Christensen · Ryan Hickey · Dylan Thorson Chemistry: · Tori Servais · Maylin Towne · Annette Copado Engineering · Oscar Youngquist · Victoria Perez · Zachery Lesavich Earth Sciences: · Cody Gentz · Derek Schafman Behavioral Sciences: · Madelyn Lacroix · Avielle Larson · Logan Haller Overall: Grand Prize - Oscar Youngquist 2nd - Jacob Christensen 3rd – Tori Servais From the Desk of Officer Hackney: So far, our school year has been a good one. In attempt to cut down on students being tardy, we have implemented a new and improved disciplinary response to students who arrive late (tardy) to school or class. Please review our response below: Tardy 3 times: Student serves lunch detention for each tardy (letter home to parents) Tardy 4-6 times: Student serves one lunch detention for each tardy Tardy 7 times: Student serves ½ day of in school suspension (letter home to parents) Tardy 8 times: Student serves ½ day of in school suspension (letter home to parents) Tardy 9 times: Parent meeting. Possible out of school suspension Tardy 10 times: Out of School Suspension. KUSD policy states when a student is tardy 10 times they can receive a citation for truancy. Current cost for a truancy citation from the Pleasant Prairie Police Department is $711.00 with a mandatory court appearance. Since implementing this program we have seen a significant drop in tardy student’s at Lakeview. Parents have been calling in with complaints of poor driving behavior in our school parking lot. If you see a student speeding or driving carelessly in our parking lot, please contact me with the plate number and observed behavior. We have had complaints of students speeding on 88th Avenue (Highway H) and 95th Street. Pleasant Prairie Police will be taking radar on 88th Avenue and 95th Street before and after school until the end of the school year to get cars to slow down. A common complaint that I receive from both students and parents, is vehicles exiting from the South entrance. It is clearly posted no exit and a difficult entrance to see cars leaving and coming due to the surrounding shrubbery and Lakeview sign. Please only exit our lot using the North entrance/exit. If you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to call or email me. Thanks, Officer Hackney, [email protected], 262-359-8956 Construction Class and Club receive Lowes Toobox Grant – Mr. Sutkay The Construction Planning Class at LakeView is fairly new. We started offering the course two years ago with only one section the first year, two the following year, and two this year. The class was offered as an introduction to design, building and construction techniques that would help boost students’ success in the Project Lead the Way Civil Engineering & Architecture course. Students are required to take the Construction Planning course as a prerequisite to Civil Engineering & Architecture. Due to the subscription to the course and the interest in “actually” building something, students wanted to construct a building. The Village of Pleasant Prairie also contacted us to build sheds for the parks department. Before we could do that, students needed to understand building techniques and we needed an area to store all of the new construction equipment. In early September 2014, we began to work on the design and permitting to add a structure to the LakeView property. Students in the first quarter class met with the building inspector and discussed code requirements for our structure and began the design process. As this was taking place, I wrote a Lowes Toolbox Grant to cover the cost of our shed. Unfortunately the Lowes winners would not be announced until December, and students in the quarter one course would not reap the benefits and hard work they put into the design of the shed. Three weeks into the second quarter and the new class, the permits came through and the grant followed shortly. The Village of Pleasant Prairie waived over $750 in permit fees and we were awarded the $3500 Lowes grant. The Construction Planning class framed in the floor and walls, sheathed them and raised them all into place. With the quarter quickly coming to an end, it was time to make a decision. What would we do with the shed? This is when the Construction Club was started. Several students from quarter one decided to join as well as several from quarter two. We currently meet on Fridays after school and some Saturdays. As soon as the weather gets warmer, we will move the shed outside and the students will begin to side the shed and install the door and window. The newly formed club is always recruiting students to join and welcoming others that are interested in construction. We have applied for another grant to fund some additional ladders, ladder jacks, scaffolding and safety harnesses. Students in the club will also have an opportunity to become OSHA certified. Several community members as well as the village have contacted the construction club to build sheds and other buildings for them in the future. If your student is interested in joining the construction club, interested in construction or just wants to learn some lifelong building and repair techniques, have them contact Mr. Sutkay. Thanks and have a great end of the school year. SkillsUSA: by Mr. Garringer, SkillsUSA Advisor The 2014-15 LakeView Chapter of SkillsUSA is well on its way in preparation for the Wisconsin SkillsUSA State Conference and Competition being held April 28-30 at the Alliant Energy Center, in Madison. LakeView’s SkillsUSA Team has seen much success at both the District-5 event hosted by LakeView in December and the Gateway Regional competition in Sturtevant at the Gateway iMET campus in February. Please join with me in congratulating our LakeView SkillsUSA students who were awarded three 1st Place, three 2nd Place and two 3rd Place awards at the SkillsUSA Regional Competition on February 13th. LakeView students competed in five event areas and brought home eight-awards. Congratulations to all LakeView students who represented our school and the Kenosha Unified School District. The following students won in their respective event areas were: Madelyn Lacroix, 1st Place in Job Interview; Logan Wiesztort, 1st place in Model Rocketry. In Prepared Speech: Michael Huff 1st Place, Paul Maalouf 2nd Place, and Sage Holloway 3rd Place; Elishai Riley, Anish Malik and Jack Lackey 2nd place in Team Problem Solving, Jessica Smith 2nd Place in Extemporaneous Speaking, Jordy Barrera, 3rd place (SkillsUSA Gateway Regional Award Winners below) The LakeView SkillsUSA chapter would also like to recognize our newest SkillsUSA members who will be competing in Madison, at the State Conference. Connor Young, will compete in a new event called the Facilithon Challenge, Mason Haller is competing in the Carpentry event. Also new to this year’s LakeView Chapter: Madelyn Lacroix, Job Interview and Paul Maaloof, Prepared Speech. River Holloway, Logan Weisztort, Korbin Folkerts, Zachary Lesavich, Jack Lackey, Anish Malik, and Jack Mutchler will all be competing in Team Problem Solving. New Senior Skills members include: David Boatwright, Austin Powell, in Urban Search and Rescue and Senior Petar Zekovic in Job Interview. Besides hosting the first LakeView SkillsUSA District-5 event, this year our SkillsUSA team has worked very hard at fundraising events. In fact, the funds raised will help to fund our transportation needs in Madison and offset the cost of our hotel expenses. Thank you SkillsUSA members! Additionally, the LakeView SkillsUSA chapter has sponsored an overnight lock-in, a social evening and several community project events. Currently, our SkillsUSA chapter is collecting nonperishable food items and volunteer time at the Shalom Center in Kenosha. The 2014-15 LakeView SkillsUSA Chapter members are very excited and are in high spirits and eager anticipation for the 51st SkillsUSA State Conference in Madison. They all continue to work hard and very diligently in their respective competitive event areas and have high hopes for much success at the State Conference in April. We certainly wish them great success in all their endeavors. Good Luck LakeView SkillsUSA Team! New Industry Certification Options for Computer Aided Design at LakeView by Mr. Vinson We are excited to offer industry recognized certification for AutoCAD™, Inventor™, and SolidWorks™. Autodesk Certified User Exams: An Autodesk Certified User certification validates a skill set that is necessary for students to continue their design careers, whether they enter the workforce, work toward additional levels of industry certification after graduation, or attend college. The exams combine multiple-choice and performance-based questions to ensure students can effectively use the various Autodesk software programs. LakeView has received credentials to offer the required testing in house. Students will no longer have to travel to a different testing facility if they want to pursue this certification. Currently, LakeView is putting the finishing touches on testing dates. When dates are selected, we will make an announcement. It is suggested to wait to purchase a voucher needed to take the test until a day has been selected. (Vouchers can be purchased at any time.) Students who have taken CAD 2 should be prepared for this test. Students in CAD Beginning might also be capable of passing the test. Go to digitalsteam.autodesk.com to see a list of required skills as well as a study packet. Cost and Payment: Student(s)/parent(s) can contact Amie Bigelow, Certiport territory manager, with a credit card and place an order for a voucher, which will allow a student to take the test. You will need to inform Amie that the student is part of my class. There are a couple of different options available: - Autodesk Certification exam: $60.75 per exam, per student - Autodesk Certification exam with retake: $73.50 per exam, per student - Autodesk Certification exam with retake and 1 seat GMetrix practice exam: $10500 per student, per exam GMetrix exam will give the student access to the practice, unlimited times before taking the exam. The practice exam is mapped to the certification exam. The student can take the practice exam in a practice or test mode. While in practice mode, if the student misses a question, they will be notified of the area they need to practice. The testing mode is just like taking the certification exam. Amie recommends each student pass the practice exam at least twice, with a score of 800 or above before taking the certification exam. If you have any questions about cost or payment, please contact Amie Bigelow at 801.847.3118 or [email protected] For Additional Information: Certified User Exams: www.certiport.com/autodesk Resources: Digital Skills Objectives & Digital Study Guides digitalsteam.autodesk.com o Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop download Skills for User Exams o Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop download Digital Study Packet http://www.autodesk.com/education/home o Create a student account o Download free software that is used in class (compatible computer required) You can review the AutoDesk Certified User Exam Demo video that will detail how to use Autodesk Certified User (ACU) certification exams, including benefits of ACU certification and how the exams work by using the following link: http://www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault.aspx ?tabid=667&roleid=101 SolidWorks™ Certified User Exams: We also plan to offer a SolidWorks Certified User Exam for students taking CAD Solids 4th quarter. This test will also be administered at LakeView and, is currently free for students at the end of 4th quarter this year. Visit: https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/mcadcertification-programs.htm for information regarding the SolidWorks™ exam. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Matthew Vinson, [email protected] Referendum for KUSD Athletic Facilities: Since 2000, the Kenosha Unified School District has made great strides in improving both indoor and outdoor athletic facilities for student athletes. While efforts have brought great changes to the district, there are still inequalities and hazardous conditions that exist. To ensure all students have high-quality outdoor athletic facilities, the district is asking citizens to vote on the following ballot question on April 7, 2015: Shall the Kenosha Unified School District No. 1, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $16,700,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of constructing and improving outdoor athletic facilities for Bradford High School, Indian Trail High School and Academy, and Tremper High School, including constructing a new stadium for Bradford High School and renovating the stadium at Tremper High School, and acquiring furnishings, fixtures and equipment necessary to support the facilities? How Will This Affect Kenosha Residents? Thanks to retiring debt from past projects, there will be NO INCREASE IN TAXES. In fact, the KUSD mill rate is projected to drop significantly over the next 20 years. If approved, the new project would only increase the mill rate by $0.10 per every thousand dollars of property value over the next 20 years (i.e. approximately $20 per year for a home valued at $200,000). With or without the project, taxes will be going down over the next 20 years. The suggested changes detailed within will bring a new sense of pride to the community, especially at Bradford High School where the inclusion of a football stadium has long been awaited. In addition, the district will welcome more consumers to the community, because the enhancements will allow the district to host more games and tournaments. Most importantly, all students will benefit. They will be provided safe and equitable facilities for practice, games and physical education class district-wide. This, too, will build upon the magnificent community pride that already exists in Kenosha. Please keep in mind that April 7 falls during KUSD's spring break. If you plan on being out of town on election day, be sure to take advantage of early voting, or vote via an absentee ballot to weigh in on the KUSD referendum. The early voting period is a two-week window that began on March 23 and runs through April 3. Early voting (in-person absentee voting) Hours are generally 8 a.m. – 4:30 or 5 p.m. Locations: • Kenosha City Hall • Pleasant Prairie Village Hall • Somers Town Hall For more information, watch the district’s informational video or visit http://www.kusd.edu/referendum. The Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 is an Equal Opportunity Educator/Employer with established policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, or political affiliation in any educational program, activity, or employment in the District. The Superintendent of Schools/designee (262-359-6320) addresses questions regarding student discrimination, and the Executive Director of Human Resources (262-3596333) answers questions concerning staff discrimination. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Kenosha No. 1 es educador/patrón que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades con las políticas establecidas que prohíben la discriminación en base de edad, raza, credo, religión, color, sexo, origen nacional, inhabilidad o desventaja, orientación sexual, o afiliación política en cualquier programa educativo, actividad, o empleo en el distrito. El Superintendente de las escuelas (262-359-6320) se dirige a las preguntas referentes a la discriminación del estudiante, y la Directora Ejecutiva de los Recursos Humanos (262-359-6333) contesta a preguntas referentes a la discriminación del personal. April Su Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 Fri 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 Dodgeball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 5 6 7 Sat 8 Spring Break No School Spring Break ~ No School 12 13 Basketball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 19 20 Basketball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 26 27 Basketball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 14 15 Dodgeball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Bowling at GRC 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. 21 22 Bowling at GRC 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. 24 Dodgeball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Bowling at GRC 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. 28 23 Prom at Maplecrest 4:30-11:00 pm 29 30 Dodgeball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 2015 25 May Su Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 21 22 23 Basketball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 10 11 Basketball at RecPlex 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 17 18 19 Senior Baccalaureate Breakfast, 7:00 a.m. Gateway Madrigrano Ctr Engineering Design & Dev presentation & Project Lead the Way Luncheon 24/31 2015 25 Memorial Day No School 26 Final exams for Seniors only 20 Student of the Year Awards 8:00-9:00 am School Picnic Lake Andrea 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 27 Final exams and last day for Seniors only Rain date for May 20th National Honor Society Induction Ceremony 5:00-7:30 p.m. 28 Early Release 10:20 a.m. 29 * Graduation Practice 10a.m.- 12 p.m. *Graduation 7:00 pm ITA Auditorium 30 June Sun Mon 7 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Exams Early Release Final Exams Early Release Final Exams Early Release Teacher workday Last day of School 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2015
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