October Newsletter

Marion Technical Institute

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1. The Informer October 2014 • The yearbook this year will have a new and innovaƟve format. If you have pictures that you want included, see Mrs. Bowman or Ms. Antley in Student Services. • MTI students have been diligently working on their Ready-to-Work cerƟficaƟons, which is an employee credenƟaling program that tests job skills and work habits. There are approximately 40 regional businesses who require this cerƟficaƟon for employment. • October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Student Government is selling pink MTI shirts for just $15. A porƟon of the money earned will go to the American Cancer Society. See Mrs. Miros to purchase yours today. • FCAT Retakes are October 7 and 8. Mrs. Toomey‘s students have been dedicated to the research-based Reading Plus curriculum to help ensure success. • Student Safety comes first. We will be conducƟng a Code Red Drill this month. • Red Ribbon Week is October 23 -30. Look forward to a fun week with a drug-free theme. • D.R.I.V.E. Dollars are being distributed to students who are on the Extra Mile. The DRIVE store is open to students before and aŌer school and during lunch. A big thank you to our PBS sponsor Lockheed MarƟn. What’s Happening? Meet Mr. Conway Shout Outs! John Conway is currently the Internship Coordinator at MTI and has held that posiƟon for two years. Prior to that, he served as the VocaƟonal Administrator for MTI and North Marion High School. This is his 13th year in educaƟon, where he began teaching at a middle school right out of college and then working three years as an instructor for Marine Mechanics. He worked three years at Indian River State College and then decid- ed to work in the private secƟon for a large porƟon of his career. So why did he choose to come back to educaƟon despite an extremely lucraƟve career in the private sector? Because John Conway has a passion that cannot be contained. He realized educaƟon was where he wanted to end his career. John believes that the key to enjoying life is the ability to select a job, not to have to take one. Based on the opportuniƟes you gain from educaƟon, one can select the life he or she wants to live. He chose to dedicate his life to educaƟon because he feels that he can help students obtain educaƟon to help change their life through experience and contacts. As an Internship Coordinator he does this daily. His goal in life is to inspire students, faculty, parents and community members. He has three points to his mission: moƟvate people to think, remind people to be aware of what they have and what they don’t have and to take note of the posiƟve and inspire those around him through music and art to generate comfort and conversaƟon. CongratulaƟons to our SkillsUSA 2014-15 elected officers: Jared Lester - Law Conrad Edwards - IT Jacklyn Cash - Career Academy Justus Blunt - IT These students, along with the three additional officers will be attending the State Leadership Training Workshop for officers at Lake Yale the end of October. October’s D.R.I.V.E. quality is RESPECT!
2. 1614 E. Fort King Street, Ocala, FL 34471 Phone: 671-4765 Fax: 671-4766 Marion Technical Institute October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Keep your connecƟons with your base schools by reviewing their websites, listening to MTI announcements and viewing the base school bulleƟn board in Student Services. News from Student Services Steps to Success October is Bullying Awareness Month! Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potenƟal to be repeated, over Ɵme. For more informaƟon about bullying visit www.stopbullying.gov. If you feel that you or someone you know is being bullied at MTI, please stop by Student Services and complete a bullying reporƟng form. The form can also be located on our website. This can be done anonymously. On October 6th students are encouraged to wear blue shirts to support World Bulling PrevenƟon Day! We know it is hard to believe, but graduaƟon is just around the corner! Find out where you stand with graduaƟon, academic history, financial aid, Bright Futures, community service hours and college admissions on www.flvc.org. FINANCIAL AID WEBSITES fafsa.gov www.floridastudenƞinancialaid.org www.marion.k12.fl.us/dept/gtr/extra/file/scholarships.pdf www.fastweb.com TESTING WEBSITES (FOR REGISTRATION AND/OR PREPARATION) www.actstudent.org www.sat.collegeboard.org www.FSAssessments.org www.march2success.com Reward for no tardies! FCAT Reading Retakes Wear Blue! PERT for IM students PBS Skills Lesson #4 Johnson and Wales Visit End of 1st Qtr. ACT Test Family MeeƟng Alt. Schedule Picture Retakes Red Ribbon Week