The following awards were received at this year's Utah High School Film Festival which was held, April 19th:

Students in the Introduction to Engineering Design course recently participated in the "Firestorm" Challenge.

Problem: "Wildfires have caused significant damage across the country and continue to plague much of the western United States each summer.  The federal government has issued a call for new technologies to be developed which will assist in the fight against wildfires."

Medical terminology students have been using various methods to understand and commit to memory the medical terms that will be necessary for a career in the medical profession. Students have played games like "Banagrams" and "Scrabble" to practice and apply their skills. Picture here, students are working together to learn terms for the Integumentary System.  

Adam Syndergaard was named Grand Champion at the Central Utah STEM Fair. Adam is an ALC Engineering student in addition to taking several distance education classes through UVU.

His project was a 3D printed gas electron multiplication detector.  He is advancing to the next level of competition whcih will be held May 8th in Arizona. Congratulations!

Students partcipated in the Utah Technology Student Association State Conference in the following events: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Architecture (Ashley Brimhall & Christopher Wyllie), Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Engineering (Amanda Olsen & Jordan Wadley), System Control Technology (Corbyn Wallace, Davin Parish, & Spencer Jensen), Technology Problem Solving (Ashley & Amanda, Chris & Jordan),  and Technology Bowl (Corbyn, Davin, & Spencer).

Competition results can be found here.

Who are TSA Members?

On March 1, 2016, all seven junior high schools within the Nebo School District sent students to the Advanced Learning Center to participate in a hands-on exploratory field trip. Students selected two of the following breakouts to attend: Computer Programming, Computers & Networking, Digital Media (Animation), Digital Media (Film), Engineering Design, Health Sciences (Medical Forensics), Health Sciences (Anatomy & Physiology), & Robotics.

The Health Science Classes have been very busy during the month of February.  

The ALC will be holding an interactive open house on March 1st & 2nd, 4-7 pm.  Join us on those evenigs for a fun-filled and interactive tour of the programs offered at the ALC.  For those that will be in high school next year, fill out a registration card to be entered in a drawing for cool prizes, including an I-pad Mini.

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The Career and Technical Education Scholarships and Tuition Awards are for outstanding Career and Technical Education (CTE) students. The awards cover UP TO ONE year of tuition only (no other expenses) for those students who have excelled in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) areas. Eligible candidates are those who are (1) planning on attending a postsecondary institution in a CTE program that is a two-year Associate Degree program or less (preceding immediate employment in that area) OR (2) those who are planning to teach in a CTE area (a four-year program).

DEADLINE: February 22, 2016

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