CARPENTRY STUDENTS MAKE AND DONATE PODIUM

Pictured left to right with the podium are: Shennell Jorge-Danes, Pedro Bracero, and Mujahid Chesson

Students from Mr. Chris George's Carpentry/Millwork shop constructed a new podium for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District Administration building. The new podium is made of solid oak and was donated to the school district.

CULINARY ARTS CLASS DONATES CAKE FOR DR. SEUSS WEEK

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Pictured above is "The Cat in the Hat" cake.

Mr. David Joyce's Culinary Arts class at WBACTC recently baked, designed, and decorated a "The Cat In The Hat" cake for a Wilkes-Barre Area elementary school's Dr. Seuss Week. They used the latest air brush and decorating techniques when they designed the cake.

DRAFTING STUDENTS PLACE IN COMPETITION

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Pictured left to right: Robert (RJ) Skurka, Mr. Dave Zaykoski, Drafting Instructor; Joe Gurnari, Don Shoemaker and Everett Appleby

Drafting students from the Wilkes-Barre Area CTC participated in the 24th annual Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition held on Saturday 2/11/12 at the Viewmont Mall in Scranton. Joe Gurnari (senior) placed 6th, Everett Appleby (junior) placed 12th, and Robert (RJ) Skurka (sophomore) placed 13th out of a total of 51 bridges registered. The alternate student for the competition was Don Shoemaker (senior). This event is sponsored by local business and industry. The objective is to design and build a balsa wood bridge with the highest efficiency. This is determined by the mass of the bridge and the weight it can hold and eventually smashing to pieces. Students are required to apply their science, technology, and math skills to design a bridge with specific criteria. Local high schools and tech centers, with an engineering or drafting program, compete for the high stakes to advance to the International level of competition, which is held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first year of competition for the Drafting students.