Industry Career Day and Job Fair on Thursday March 25th
Posted by Macik, David on March 19, 2010 at 7:20 AM |
Industry Career Day and Job Fair will be held on Thursday March 25 from 9AM to 2PM at the Student Rec Center. Students should come prepared, dressed in professional attire and with resumes in hand. Around fifty employers, hiring in a wide variety of disciplines will be on hand. Door prizes, including a notebook computer will be given away. More information about the event can be found in this month's edition of the Tech Times. All students are encouraged to attend.
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SkillsUSA Computer Maintenance State Competition Results
Posted by Macik, David on March 08, 2010 at 7:44 AM |
SkillsUSA Computer Maintenance Club members did an outstanding job in the State Competitions in San Antonio this past week, bringing home a total of 15 medals. The Computer Maintenance club winners include: Quiz Bowl (Silver Medalists) - Chris Coffey, Thomas Flaherty, Johnathan Fowler, Matthew Gaskill, Marylynn Mothershed, Alan-Michael Martinez, Lee Clendennen Customer Service (Silver Medal) - Chris Coffey Electonic Installation (Gold Medal) - Chris Coffey Job Demonstration A (Gold Medal) - Mark Eslick Job Interview (Silver Medal) - Mark Eslick Extemporaneous Speaking (Gold Medal) - Mark Eslick Computer Maintenance (Bronze Medal) - Mark Eslick State Pin Design (Silver Medal) - Marylynn Mothershed State Pin Design (Gold Medal) - Nicole Remmer Congratulations to these students for a great job in representing our school and department!!!! Special Congratulations and good luck wishes to the following students who will be advancing to the National Comptetitions in Kansas City in June: Chris Coffey, Mark Eslick, and Nicole Remmer Good Luck and Great Job!!!!! |
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Home Depot Scholarships
Posted by Macik, David on February 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM |
Home Depot has an extensive scholarship program for students, particularly those enrolled in trade programs. The deadline for the current application process is April 30th. Students enrolled in the Home Technology Program should be particularly interested. Information and the link to apply is: http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/proscholarship |
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Reminder: Last Day to Apply for Spring 2010 Graduation is Friday, February 12th!
Posted by Macik, David on February 09, 2010 at 8:31 AM |
Just a reminder that this Friday, February 12th is the last day to apply for graduation for the Spring 2010 semester. Students planning to graduate this term must apply for graduation. Information for this can be found at http://waco.tstc.edu web page.
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TSTC Alumni
Posted by Williams, Diane on February 05, 2010 at 4:05 PM |
TSTC Alumni Association is having an official meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 5:08 p.m. in John B. Connally Technology Center room 147. New changes are coming to the Alumni Association ... come and be apart of it!
Please share this information with your students, advisory board members and all TSTI/TSTC graduates.
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Contest Results for SkillsUSA Computer Maintenance
Posted by Macik, David on February 05, 2010 at 3:24 PM |
The top three finishers in the SkillsUSA Computer Maintenance Campus Runoff are: - 1st - Thomas Flaherty
- 2nd - Mark Eslick
- 3rd - Matthew Gaskill
These contestants will be advancing to the State SkillsUSA competiton in San Antonio Wish them Luck!!!! |
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Update on SkillsUSA Computer Maintenance contest
Posted by Macik, David on February 04, 2010 at 9:35 AM |
Those who did NOT compete in the competition on Wednesday need to meet at 11:30 Today in Room 118 to complete the first part of the competition.
The last two parts of the competition are scheduled to be held at 1PM on Friday. This will include a two-part written test and a second hands-on competition.
The last hands-on competition will be limited to the top 10 finishers of the first two2 parts.
Anyone having conflicts with this schedule needs to see me to try to reschedule.
Good Luck!!!
David Macik
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Attention: SkillsUSA contestants for Computer Maintenance Contest
Posted by Macik, David on February 02, 2010 at 12:29 PM |
The competition for the SkillsUSA computer maintenance contest will begin on Wednesday Feb. 3rd at 11:30AM in room 118. The competition will consist of two hands-on contests and a two-part written test (computer-based). Due to the number of contestants, we will be dividing into two groups. I hope to complete the written tests and one of the hands-on tests on Wednesday and Thursday, and on Friday, the top ten contestants will advance to a final hands-on round to determine the winners. The top three finishers will advance to the State Competition in San Antonio. Anyone having time conflicts with this schedule will need to get with me to make alternate arrangements. Good Luck!!! |
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TSTC Alumni Meeting
Posted by Williams, Diane on January 25, 2010 at 9:38 AM |
TSTC Alumni Meeting
The TSTC Alumni Association will hold an informal meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Student Services Center's Texas Room. A light dinner will be served.
All TSTC Alum are encouraged to attend to find out about proposed ideas for the organization, share your thoughts and find out what you can do to help. You WILL NOT be obligated to join the association by attending the meeting. Please be sure to invite other alumni who are not on campus.
For an approximate head count for food, please e-mail Autumn Outlaw if you will be attending at autumn.outlaw@tstc.edu or call ext. 2026.
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Home Technology Classes in the Spring Semester
Posted by Macik, David on November 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM |
CMT students who are in their second year of their degree, who are interested in completing the Home Technology certificate should be aware that the advanced HTI classes are only available in the Spring semester. Those wishing to complete the dual-major should be advised, and register for the HTI classes in the Spring 2010 semester. Registration for returning students begins on Monday November 16th.
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Last Day to Drop a Class is Friday November 13th
Posted by Macik, David on November 09, 2009 at 8:10 AM |
The last day to drop a class with a grade of "W" is this Friday, November 13th!!!
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Austin State Capital visit on Youtube (includes our HTI exhibit)
Posted by Macik, David on March 30, 2009 at 8:35 AM |
Check out a youtube video that includes an exhibit on our HTI dispaly at the State Capitol:
(copy and paste the url below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxgZdSIL1gY
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Cool Asci Movie
Posted by White, Shannon D on September 10, 2008 at 2:43 PM |
You Star Wars fans should check this out. It is old school, but still pretty amazing. Its the entire 4th movie (a New Hope) done as animated ASCII art through a telnet session. If the link below doesn't work, follow these easy steps:
- Open a command prompt.
- Type in the command telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
- Sit back and enjoy!
Here's the link:
Click Here
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