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F r o m t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r ’s D e s k
The Mingo Extended
Learning Center (MELC)
currently offers; License
Practical Nursing (LPN),
Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA), Medical Office
(MO), and Business & Administrative Support (BAS).
Mingo Extended Learning
Center facility includes the
Mingo County Schools Alternative Educational program, the Gifted program,
services for the deaf and
hearing impaired, and a
classroom is available for
homebound instruction. We
are a GED testing site and
we have GED test scheduled monthly. The robotics
and Lego extra-curriculum
teams schedule their construction and practice activi-
ties here. We will be offering Phlebotomy, ECG
Technology, CNA, and Microsoft Excel evening classes, too. You can visit our
webpage at
www.mingoadulteducation.com.
I want to welcome our
students, staff, and advisory
council members back to
the 2012-2013 school year.
Mrs. Susan Jude has now
joined our staff at Mingo
Extended Learning Center
(See article below). Joann
Clusky has joined our staff;
she will be assisting Mrs.
Bernice Carter in Gifted
Education. Both of them
will be working with our
gifted population students.
They will be scheduled to
assist student in their respective schools and the
students will make several
visits to MELC for enrichment activities. Kevin Salmons, our custodian/groundskeeper, joins us this year,
too. Also, Latisha Marcum
will be working here half
time as counselor. Our staff
and our adult students are
very appreciative that she
has taken this position.
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D e a f / H a r d o f H e a r i n g S e r v i c e s Av a i l a b l e
Susan Jude, Deaf/Hard
of Hearing Teacher of Mingo County Schools, now
finds her home base here
within Mingo County Extended Learning Center.
Mrs. Jude works closely
with those students in our
county that have been identified as deaf or hearing
impaired to facilitate their
educational needs. Please
contact Mrs. Jude if you
have suspicion of a child
having or displaying difficulty hearing based upon
their behaviors or academic
performance.
Mrs. Jude now works
along side Nancy Gillispie,
Au.D. CCC-A, F.A.A.A.
within the Audiology Clinic. Dr. Gillispie is the new
audiologist employed by
RESA 2. She has worked
closely with patients and
their families, as well as
physicians, speech-language
pathologists, and other
professionals, to improve
the lifestyles of those with
hearing impairments since
2003. Audiometric services
provided to our county
include otoscopy, acoustic
immittance, hearing screenings, comprehensive pure
tone and speech testing,
hearing aid checks, and ear
mold impressions.
If you have any additional questions about our program, or concerns with
your child and their hearing, you may contact her at
The Mingo Extended
Learning Center Rt. 52-A
Delbarton, WV 25670. 304475-3347 Extension 17.
Volume 13, Issue 1
Fall Issue
Inside this
issue:
Candle Lighting
Ceremony
2
LPN Activities
3
HOSA
3
Open House
3
From the Admin.,
continued
4
Dr. Nancy Gillispie and Susan
Jude
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MELC News
MELC Hosted Candle Lighting Ceremony to Pay
Tribute to Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
Marcella Cooper, school/LPN
secretary and Candle Lighting
Ceremony coordinator
Alzheimer’s Foundation
of America
Services include:
 a toll-free hot line
 educational
materials
 a free quarterly
magazine for
caregivers
 professional training
November is National
Alzheimer’s Disease
Awareness Month. National Commemorative
Candle Lighting (NCCL) is
an annual initiative of the
Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America. This is the 10th
year of this inspirational
event, and hundreds of
organizations nationwide—
such as houses of worship,
long-term care facilities and
senior centers—held ceremonies in their local communities. This year, AFA
has extended NCCL to take
place over the weekend of
November 9-11, to enable
various faiths to participate
on their traditional day of
prayer, making the event a
Weekend of Prayer.
As the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease continues
to climb, affecting families
in every community across
America, Mingo Extended
Learning Center staff held
an inspirational candle
lighting ceremony on November 10th at 6:00 p.m. to
remember individuals and
their families who have
been touched by the incurable brain disorder. The
guest speaker was Ashley
Endicott, Pharm.D. Special music was provided by
Holli Kirk, Tyler Hensley,
and Brianna Duncan. In
addition to the candle lighting, names of individuals
who had or have Alzheimer’s disease were read
from both the National and
local Books of Remembrance.
The goals of NCCL are
to:
 remember individuals who
have passed away as a result of
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; Alzheimer’s
disease is the sixth leading
cause of death in the United
States;
 honor the estimated 5.1 million Americans who are currently living with this heartbreaking brain disorder;
 pay tribute to family members
and caregivers who diligently
care for their loved ones;
 offer families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias the opportunity to
join together in spirit and
solidarity; and
 emphasize the need to share
the care related to this disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is a
progressive brain disorder
that results in loss of
memory and other intellectual function, and ultimately death. Currently, there is
no cure for Alzheimer’s
disease. It is currently the
sixth leading cause of death
in the United States. The
incidence of Alzheimer’s
disease is escalating nationwide, in line with the aging
population. Age is the
greatest risk factor for the
brain disorder. The prevalence doubles every five
years beyond age 65. However, symptoms of a rarer
form, called young-onset,
appear in people as young
as in their 30’s. There are
multiple caregivers, including children aged 8 to 18,
for each person with the
disease.
The nation’s first National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, released in
May 2012, calls for increased awareness and education about Alzheimer’s
disease—the very objectives of the NCCL event.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, based in
New York, is a leading national non-profit organization that unites more than
1,600 member organizations nationwide with the
goal of providing optimal
care and services to individuals confronting dementia,
and to their caregivers and
families. Its services include
a toll-free hot line, educational materials, and a free
quarterly magazine for
caregivers and professional
training. For more information about AFA and its
November events, call tollfree 866-232-8484 or visit
www.alzfdn.org.
Volume 13, Issue 1
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L P N S t u d e n t s Pa r t i c i p a t e i n M a n y A c t i v i t i e s
This year at MELC the
nursing class of 2013 has
been very active in the
community. They have had
two fundraisers, an open
house, and an Alzheimer’s
awareness event. During
the open house, the nursing
students took blood pressures, performed eyes exams, glucose checks, and
also gave information
about the effects of drinking and on breast cancer.
The Alzheimer’s awareness
consisted of a candle lighting in ceremony for those
that had passed from the
disease, along with the
names of the effected people. In this coming month,
the class is making Christ-
mas stockings for the
Phelps nursing home residents to bring them joy this
Christmas. If you or someone you know may be interested in the program,
contact the Mingo Extended Learning Center about
test dates and more information about the program.
LPN students practice skills
used in their clinical rotations.
HOSA Members Excel in Florida
MELC students are active
members of Health Occupation Students of America
(HOSA) or Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), attending and
competing at the state and
national conferences. The
student organization sponsors prepare our students
for leadership roles. Last
summer our HOSA students competed in Orlando, Florida. They also had a
wonderful time at Disney
World and the beach during the weeklong conference. Elizabeth Price won
Silver in Medical Terminology, Amber Waldrop won
Bronze in Prepared Speaking, and Mitchell May won
fourth place in Medical
Math. This is very exciting;
they competed against the
best from all 50 states and
six territories. I would like
to congratulate our HOSA
team on a job well done.
All of our LPN students
passed their state board’s
exam. That’s fantastic! For
the last seven years our
LPN students have had
100% passage rate. All of
them have either entered
the workforce or gone on
to college to pursue a Register Nursing degree.
We’re on the Web!!!
www.mingoadulteducation.com
“For the last seven
years our LPN
students have had
100% passage
rate.“
M E L C H o s t s “ S t a y i n’ A l i v e ” O p e n H o u s e
A health conscious open
house was held Tuesday,
October 23 to help make
the public aware of program offerings here at
MELC.
LPN students provided
blood pressure, blood sugar, blood oxygen, and vision/hearing screenings.
Tables of informational
pamphlets dealing with
drug and alcohol awareness, and breast cancer
awareness were also available. Guests could also experience the physical impairment caused by intoxication by wearing special
goggles that simulated the
effects of a variety of alco-
holic beverages.
There were clowns and
other characters handing
out treat bags and popcorn.
Chad Abshire of the Williamson Daily News covered the event and posted a
series of articles that can be
found on their website at
www.williamsondaily
news.com.
These goggles make
you drunk!
F r o m t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r ’s D e s k ( c o n t i n u e d )
Bernice Carter and
Joann Clusky, gifted
education.
Kevin Salmons, Custodian/
Groundskeeper
The Mission of Mingo
Extended Learning Center
is to equip students with
workplace skills. Our goals
include preparing our students for meeting state and
federal standards on the ACT
WorkKeys Assessment, the
Global 21 skills performance
assessment, Placement opportunities, and leadership
and team building skills
through career technical student organizations (CTSO).
The assessments are given
near the end of the completion of the program concen-
trations. All our adult programs include clinical experiences and students will be
evaluated and assessed on
their performance skills. These are real work experiences
which provide opportunities
for our students to gain employment immediately after
the completion of their program concentration. We are
very thankful to our advisory
council members for their
help and participation in the
use of their health occupational facilities and businesses
so that our students can have
clinical sites to learn and prepare for work and/or college.
After our students complete
their program concentrations
many choose to continue
their education and attend
college. They are able to get
EDGE credit. The EDGE
credit saves them money for
course work they completed
here, so that they don’t have
to repeat the course(s) in
college. We assist students
with college applications and
FAFSA applications.
The Mission of Mingo Extended Learning Center is to equip students with workplace skills.