School News

 

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Tellico High School Solar Panels

 

 

 Monroe County Schools Transition Fair

The 3rd annual Monroe County Transition Fair was held at Hiwassee College on March 23, 2012. The fair assists our students with preparing to make the transition from high school to post-secondary schools, services, or employment. It is a great opportunity for our students to explore post-secondary options they might not have otherwise considered. By bringing schools and businesses together in one setting, the students are able to explore numerous options and gather information to assist them in making decisions for their future. It gives them the resources to begin thinking about what direction to take and goals to pursue after graduation.

 Approximately 40 businesses and colleges attended the fair along with 150 students and parents from Sequoyah, Sweetwater, and Tellico Plains High Schools. The attendees included military branches, post-secondary schools, and several businesses that provide employment or transition services for our students. Post-secondary schools in attendance included universities, community colleges, technical, and certification schools. Some of the businesses in attendance employ a large number of individuals in the county and can be an important connection for our students to make. Other businesses in attendance provide specialized services to our special needs students who are transitioning into adulthood.

 With the Monroe County Transition Fair, we hope to increase awareness and enrollment in post-secondary college, career programs, and transition services after high school graduation. We were pleased with student feedback and look forward to next year’s 4th annual Transition Fair.

        
 

Monroe County Transition Fair Attendees:

 U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marine Corps
Army National Guard
University of Tennessee Knoxville
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Hiwassee College
South College
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Cleveland State Community College
Roane State Community College
Regents Online Degree Program
ITT Technical Institute
Nashville Auto Diesel College
TennesseeTechnologyCenter
East Tennessee Cosmetology School
Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency
Randstad
Planning Your Dreams / EdSouth
Tennessee Career Center
JTEK Automotive
Fort Loudon Electric Cooperative
Walmart Supercenter
Little TN Valley Occupational Therapy
Regions Bank
Monroe County Sheriff Department
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
Monroe County Department of Tourism
Tennessee Rehabilitation Center, Smryna
State of Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation, Vonore
Douglas Cherokee, TRIO Educational Opportunity Center
Adult Community Training Center, Loudon
Social Security Administration
Chattanooga Autism Center
ETHRA Public Transit

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Lanie McDaniel, Monroe County Schools Job Coach, coordinated a unique learning experience for a group of Sweetwater High School Students. Dr. Harrell of the Monroe County Animal Hospital created excitement about the various career opportunities in the veterinary field.

Dr. Harrell of the Monroe County Animal Hospital explains career opportunities in the veterinary field.

 

Sequoyah High School students routinely perform a variety of  jobs on their school campus.  The office personnel greatly appreciated their assistance in shredding papers, under the supervision of Lanie McDaniel, Monroe County Schools Job Coach.

The office personnel greatly appreciate assistance in shredding papers!

 

 Tellico High School Students thoroughly enjoyed the information they received from the TN Technology Center in Athens, TN.

TPHS student field trip to the Tennessee Technology Center in Athens, TN

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TAG and Sheriff’s Office Get Together to Solve Crime at MIS

                The Madisonville Intermediate School Talented and Gifted Students (Lucy Cournoyer, Kelly Swabe, Jacob Keener, Cody Sims, Abbey Graves, Lydia Haymes, and Macy Moses) became Crime Scene Investigators for their educational and enrichment project. The students learned how to take and read fingerprints, study crime scene settings, do microscopic lab work, study the art of interviewing suspects and working with law enforcement. The mock scene crime was created by their instructor Candra Cox.  The time line for the investigation started with the finding of the victim (Shelia Woodby) in the library, with MIS Coroner, Brooke Torbett, pronouncing her demise.  

The MIS "detectives" view the crime scene

 

Tipster’s like Liz Berrong and witnesses such as Becky Ogle pointed toward possible suspects Julia Rogers, Dr. Brenda Raper, Betsy West, Penny Tipton and Michelle Givens.
       
 

The CSI Photographer (Cindy Hughes) and acting Judge Pamela Barker worked closely with the team taking pictures and signing warrants.

All findings linked Mary Frank (MIS Secretary) as the prime suspect and she was taken into custody by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Officer Chase Nipper.