ALC student, Robert Nay, is a Sterling Scholar State Winner this year. He also earned the Philo T. Farnsworth Governor's Award. Robert applied as a Sterling Scholar in the area of Computer Technology. He is currently taking Introduction to Engineering Design and Architechtural Design 1B at ALC.

Other ALC students who achieved Sterling Scholar include:

Chandler Harris - Computer Technology (SHS)
Nathan Nelson - Mathematics (SFHS)
Jen Baker - Skilled & Technical Science (MMHS)
Annie Bird - Visual Arts (MMHS)
Nathan Rowley - Mathematics (PHS)
Andy Stevenson - Skilled & Technical Sciences Ed. (PHS)

Congratulations to these ALC students!

Last week the ALC/MMHS Robotics team competed with 53 teams from 11 states and Canada at the "FIRST" Robotics regional in West Valley City. Last Saturday, March 14, 2015, the "Eaglebots" soared into second place! They and the other two teams on their alliance came close to qualifying for nationals! Many MMHS students worked really hard to make their robot successful! Thanks to all those who supported them!

ALC will be hosting an open house soon. Bring your family and friends to visit our campus and see what we have to offer high school students in the Nebo School District. Monday, March 2nd, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 3rd, 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. the ALC campus will be open to visitors. Check out all of our programs: Health Sciences, Digital Media, Engineering, Game Design, 3D Graphics & Animation, Robotics, Building Construction, and Distance Learning. Come join the fun with prize drawings and food!

Students in the A+ computer repair class have been taking apart and putting together laptops recently. What an incredible skill to have!

In the Materials and Processes class, students were prompted by the question, "What could we design/create that reuses materials?" Students then went through the design process to brainstorm as many ideas as possible. The students narrowed down which ideas they would like to further develop. Students participated in various critique sessions with peers in order to make their idea better. Finally, students presented their ideas to a board of "investors" to practice presentation skills and get additional feedback. This processes the students used and learned in this activity will be used later in the year in a more in-depth project-based learning unit.

ALC Films students attended a viewing of "Racing Extinction" recently at Sundance. Students were able to meet the director of this film, Louie Psihoyos, who also directed “The Cove” which was at Sundance a few years ago. What a great opportunity for our Film students.

Darrel Hammon, Senior Director of Community College Programs at UVU, announced last week just how much Concurrent Enrollment students saved over the 2013-2014 school year. By taking concurrent enrollment classes during high school, students saved 8.2 million dollars in college tuition costs. What a savings, what an opportunity! At $5 per credit hour, concurrent enrollment (college credit earned while in high school) courses save each student hundreds of dollars in college tuition. 

ALC Film students took a trip to the Rose Wagner Theatre to see two films as part of the Sundance Film Festival. The first film, "Dark Horse" is about a small town in Wales whose community members all pitched in to raise a race horse and watch it compete (and win) against other horses owned by billionaires. Then they saw "Most Likely to Succeed" which is about the current educational system in the U.S. and how some schools are trying to look to the future to train innovative thinkers and creators. It was directed by Greg Whitely, who has also directed "Mitt" and "New York Doll." Students were able to talk with him for about 15 minutes after the screening.

It's that time when classes are changing and students have the opportunity to receive college credit while taking classes here at ALC. Students enrolled in the ALC classes listed below can be concurrently enrolled (Concurrent Enrollment-CE) in these high school classes and UVU and thus receive college credit while receiving high school credit. This opportunity saves families hundreds of dollars in tuition.

Receiving college credit while in high school requires a two-step process. First, students must apply for admission to UVU. After admission, students register for the UVU course. This link http://www.uvu.edu/concurrent/ gives great instructions for this process.

The Advanced Learning Center's Computer Programming teacher, Mr. Eastmond, reported great success with the results of students taking the computer programming skills certification test. Eleven out of thirteen of his students received a skills certificate with two of those receiving a 100%. Our Health Sciences teacher, Miss Grant, reported that 100% of her students received Emergency Medical Responder Certification after taking their test this week. Congratulations to all students receiving certifications! Your hard work has paid off!