Police beat: Nov. 23, 2010

23. November 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Drugs, Home, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Collier County arrests 11-23-2010

? 3 men accused of armed home invasion to collect marijuana debt

? Chokoloskee woman charged with “doctor shopping” for prescription drugs

? Naples High School student charged with trying to pickpocket $13 from classmate

? Hyatt employee accused in cash theft, missing shoes

? Estero woman suspected of shoplifting at Dillards

DUI arrests

? Joshua Hurley, 30, of the 1900 block of Visland Avenue in North Naples, was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol officers on the southbound ramp of the Interstate 75 and Pine Ride Road interchange on Monday and charged with DUI, driving under a suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and refusal to submit to submit to a urine test.

Battery arrests

? James Larry Tackett, 58, of the 8100 block of Albatross Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery/domestic violence. He is accused of pushing his wife, causing her to fall into a dresser and then to the floor.

Drug arrests

? Darrel Priestly, 27, of the 500 block of 107th Avenue North in North Naples was arrested by Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Monday night at the corner of Flamingo Avenue and Vanderbilt Drive in North Naples and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

? Theophilus Malcom Washington, 17, of the 12000 block of Rock Brook Run, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. He was charged with possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana, illegally possessing a firearm by a minor, fleeing law enforcement officers, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property damage, grand theft auto and driving without a valid license.

Grand theft arrests

? Christopher Emmanuel Nash Jr., 17, of the 7300 block of Penzance Boulevard, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. He was charged with grand theft, resisting a loss prevention officer and robbery/home invasion.

? Ryan C. Baumgart, 26, of the 9200 block of Coach House Lane, Estero, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies in Lee County. He was charged with dealing in stolen property and false declaration of ownership to a pawn broker. He is accused of stealing jewelry in October from a house in the 6000 block of Sand Trap Drive in Estero.

Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff/contributors from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.

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PHOTOS Food for thought: Golden Gate Middle adds culinary arts class

19. September 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Education, Family, Home, naples, News, Tech · Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Scenes during culinary class at Golden Gate Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. The class, which teaches basic culinary skills along with safety and sanitation in the kitchen, was started in August. The program is part of a push by Collier County high schools to start academies to help students who want to go into a specific field such as medical or culinary. Greg Kahn/Staff

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Scenes during culinary class at Golden Gate Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. The class, which teaches basic culinary skills along with safety and sanitation in the kitchen, was started in August. The program is part of a push by Collier County high schools to start academies to help students who want to go into a specific field such as medical or culinary. Greg Kahn/Staff

Golden Gate Middle School Culinary Class

GOLDEN GATE —
Becky Iannone likes to refer to her classroom as “organized chaos.”

Students come into her classroom and put on T-shirts in bright greens and orange. They pull hair nets out of small, plastic bags and place them on their head.

And then they grab the knives.

But in Iannone’s class, it is OK to have knives. Iannone runs Golden Gate Middle School’s culinary arts class. The school developed a specialized culinary program as a way to offer high school credit to eighth-grade students who didn’t take algebra or Spanish, the two other high school courses offered at the school.

The program also boosts interest for Golden Gate High School’s culinary academy.

“It is the only place where a student can earn a high school credit that will be attached to a high school academy while attending a middle school,” wrote Dale Johnson, the district’s supervisor of Career and Technical Education, in an e-mail. “Specifically, it is hoped that middle school students will be more likely to complete high school academy requirements if the program begins in eighth grade.”

Iannone, who taught culinary arts for years up North before coming to Collier County 10 years ago, said she approached Golden Gate Middle School Principal Leslie Morris and asked if she could look for a culinary curriculum that was being stored in the kitchen on the second floor of the school.

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“It is the only place where a student can earn a high school credit that will be attached to a high school academy while attending a middle school,” wrote Dale Johnson, the district’s supervisor of Career and Technical Education, in an e-mail. “Specifically, it is hoped that middle school students will be more likely to complete high school academy requirements if the program begins in eighth grade.”

“She said, ‘You taught culinary. Why aren’t you teaching it now?’” said Iannone, who also teaches technology at the school. “It’s my passion.”

Iannone and Morris agreed to pilot the program last year with her technology students. Iannone taught technology to the students for nine weeks and culinary arts for nine weeks.

Although the program isn’t officially part of the Golden Gate High School Culinary Academy due to requirements placed on the academy by the National Restaurant Association, students do earn the high school credit for Culinary 1.

Still, other middle schools in the county have programs designed to encourage students to enter the academy programs at the high schools they eventually might attend.

The Gateway to Technology program at East Naples Middle School is designed to create student interest into the Pathways to Engineering and Architecture Academy at Naples High School. The students don’t earn high school credit, but they are introduced to the basic components of engineering and technology.

Students at Cypress Palm Middle School in Golden Gate Estates are given the opportunity to participate in a special technology course called Exploration of Production Technology that introduces students to the various components of construction, with the hope that it will spark interest in the construction academy at Palmetto Ridge High School.

This year, Iannone started with two classes of eighth-graders, with about 40 students in each class.

“The joys of the class-size amendment,” Iannone jokes, referring to the state Constitutional Amendment that requires class sizes to be limited in core classes like English and math to 22 students in middle school.

The unintended result is that elective classes such as culinary arts have more than 22 students in the class.

Because her classes have so many students, Iannone teaches one lesson over four days. A group of about 10 students works in the kitchens, with Iannone supervising them. The remaining eighth-graders work in groups on lessons about cooking.

On Thursday, while students learned to peel and chop vegetables that will eventually be used in muffins and soup, the other students learned about the different types of knives and the different parts of the knife.

“I like being in the kitchen much better (than the classwork),” said eighth-grader Faryn Loskot, 13. “It’s a good class. I wanted to learn to cook better. And it’s good to know in case you need a job.”

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“I was tired of my mom telling me I didn’t know how to cook,” said Katya Lopez, 13. “It’s a really fun class. It was this or P.E. and I’m not going to sweat.”

Many of the students who selected culinary arts as an elective said they wanted to learn how to help their mothers at home.

“I was tired of my mom telling me I didn’t know how to cook,” said Katya Lopez, 13. “It’s a really fun class. It was this or P.E. and I’m not going to sweat.”

Katya said she likes the new version of the culinary class.

“I took a similar class last year and the teacher never let us do anything,” she said. “In this class we get to cut the vegetables, we get to make the appetizers.”

The students’ first project was to work in teams to make appetizers like artichoke cheese puffs, creamy bruchetta and black bean dip. The students then had to present their appetizers in a buffet.

“They were so proud and everything was edible,” Iannone said. “We didn’t have to like everything, but we had to try it. Then they evaluated what the best dish was, who did the best presenting.”

Aaren Jones, 13, said she took the class to “learn how to cook American food.”

“My family is Haitian, so we cook Haitian food,” she said, adding her favorite Haitian dish is fried plantains. “Now that I (am cooking), I could see myself doing this for a job. It’s fun.”

When students leave her classroom, Iannone said she hoped the students have the basic culinary industry standard skills and confidence in themselves to read a recipe and have it turn out well. She said she hopes the students understand that food allows them to be creative and use their imaginations.

“I think a lot of the students came in thinking we were just going to bake cookies and eat them,” she said. “I want to push them beyond the obvious.”

Eventually, Iannone said it is her hope the students will be able to make dishes to sell to faculty members as a fundraiser for the program.

“It would be great if one of them like it enough that they would get out and learn to work in this industry,” she said. “In this area, it’s great because of all of the restaurants we have in town.”

__ Connect with K-12 reporter Katherine Albers at www.naplesnews.com/staff/katherine-albers/.

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Recent rains wash South’s revenue away

15. September 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Home, Money, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

As much as lightning and torrential rains have wreaked havoc with the high school football schedule early this year, perhaps no school in Southwest Florida has been impacted as much as South Fort Myers.

Two home games washed out in the past month have cost the school as much as $14,000 in revenue, as well as important preparation for district games.

South Fort Myers athletic director Bill Blakemore estimated last weekend’s washed out contest with East Lee County cost the school $9,000-$10,000 in ticket, parking and concession revenue.

That’s on top of the $3,500-$4,000 in parking and concession revenue he said the school lost when it had to shift its preseason game against Barron Collier to Naples three weeks ago because of heavy rains. The schools shared ticket revenue in that contest.

Blakemore said it’s too early in the season to determine if the school will have to cut costs because of the losses.

“We have money put aside in past years in case something like this happens,” Blakemore said. “Hopefully the revenue the rest of the football season will be high enough that it will take care of the expenses the rest of the year.”

A disproportionate amount of rain in the past month has left South?s saturated field no time to drain, said Blakemore and football coach Grant Redhead.

Redhead said it rained nearly 23 straight days at the school through last weekend, with Friday the third straight day of heavy storms.

Blakemore said the school?s principal told him the rain gauge at his nearby home showed four inches of rain on Friday, when there was ankle-high water on the outer thirds of the field.

?We just got an unfair share,? said Blakemore, noting the drainage grates at the outer corners of the field that already were filled to the top before Friday?s evening downpour. ?The (rain) couldn?t drain off Friday night. It was full. The water didn?t have anywhere to go for 12 hours.?

Two more storms Saturday kept the field thick with water, forcing the cancellation of the non-district game with East Lee for safety reasons and to protect the turf, Blakemore said.

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?You don?t want to just tear up your field in the second week of the season when you?ve got eight more weeks, nine more weeks to go and not be in a playable condition down the road,? Blakemore said. ?(If) we?ve got no grass left in just two weeks, it would have been a mud pit.?

Redhead said a muddy field is a safety concern because players? legs can stick in the muck when making plants and not give when they?re hit.

?It wasn?t worth getting one of their kids out for the season or one of ours,? Redhead said of calling off the game on Saturday afternoon. ?You can fix a field but you can?t fix a kid that quick. If it was a district game, we would have been making it up (Monday).?

Redhead said the cancellation cost his team valuable repetitions at game speed. But he said the 23-2 exhibition win over Barron Collier paid dividends, and he expects Thursday?s home game against improved Cypress Lake to further sharpen his squad for its District 3A-11 opener next Friday against Bishop Verot.

That?s provided, of course, that the dry weather that South Fort Myers enjoyed Sunday and Monday continues this week.

?It was a lot better today,? Redhead said on Monday. ?Two days without rain is a huge difference.?

South Fort Myers opened in 2005.

Reggie Snell, director of construction services for Lee County Schools, said South Fort Myers? field is among the best in the district in terms of quality of turf and maintenance, which is handled by the school. That?s according to Sonny Jungferman, district supervisor of equipment and sites for maintenance services.

?There?s nothing wrong with the football field. It drains relatively well,? Snell said. ?Probably 20 years ago they play that football game. But today everybody is trying to protect the high school athlete. They?re going to err on the side of caution.?

Recent rains wash South’s revenue away

Confident Estero has eyes on upset win

03. September 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Cats, Home, News · Tags: , , , , , , ,

Estero High’s spring football game was the last straw for coach Rich Dombroski.

Although the Wildcats defeated Evangelical Christian School 58-51, Dombroski was not pleased that his team allowed 51 points or that it gave up an average of 45.4 points per game during the 2009 season.

The Wildcats went to work on their defense this summer-installing a new system and putting new faces in key positions.

The initial results were good as Class 2A Estero defeated Class 4A Baker 18-6 in a preseason game last Friday.

Although it did not count toward their record, the win was the first for the Wildcats against a Lee County public school since a 27-26 victory over Dunbar on Sept. 16, 2005.

“The defense came to play against Baker,” Dombroski said. “Six points is the least amount of points we’ve given up in a long time. That’s a huge step for us.”

The task gets considerably tougher tonight for the Wildcats as they will take on South Fort Myers at home at 7:30.

The Wolfpack have toyed with the Wildcats the past three seasons, outscoring them 151-19 in three victories.

But allowing just one touchdown to Baker, which went 8-2 last season and made the state playoffs, has given the Wildcats some confidence heading into the game.

“We preached to these guys all summer that they each have to do their jobs,” Dombroski said. “We know going into South that we have to do our job. We know after playing Baker that if we do our jobs, good things can happen.”

“Everyone did their job on defense last week,” senior defensive lineman Mo Farah said. “If everyone does their job this week, we have everything planned out on how to beat South.”

Estero forced Baker into six turnovers last week, thanks in large part to the play of its defensive line.

Farah wreaked havoc in the Baker backfield while fellow senior Doug Richards got a push from the nose guard position.

The duo provides the Wildcats with some size as Farah stands 6-foot-2, 285 pounds and Richards, a transfer from DeSoto County High, is 6-4, 275.

Dombroski said trying to consistently stop South senior quarterback Dallas Crawford and senior wide receiver Sammy Watkins, both of whom have handfuls of Division I scholarship offers, is no easy task.

“We’re not going to contain Dallas or Sammy,” Dombroski said. “We’re going to slow them down, but we’re not going to contain them. They are going to have their big plays, but we have to minimize those big plays.”

No player on Estero’s roster has ever beaten South, as the Wildcats have not defeated the Wolfpack since 2005.

Senior linebacker Colin Lewis, who started at the same position last season, said he and his teammates are hungry for the upset win.

“It was a definitely a real good feeling (beating Baker),” Lewis said. “We got a piece of it during the spring, too, and now we want more.”

Confident Estero has eyes on upset win

Former Wave star returns as AD

24. August 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Education, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

The Fort Myers Green Wave have called upon a former teacher and student-athlete to guide their athletic department.

Rod Gadson has been named interim athletic director at Fort Myers High School. He graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1993 and played football at Syracuse University, earning a degree in education there in 1998.

Gadson will have the interim tag removed from his title after passing a recertification test, hopefully next month, said Fort Myers principal Dave La Rosa.

“No. 1, I didn’t know he was out there looking for a job,” La Rosa said. “No. 2, he’s a graduate. He was an athlete here. He knows about the history and the tradition. I think he’s a good role model for kids.

“The person in that job is the face of Fort Myers athletics. I thought he was best guy for the job.”

La Rosa said he received 25 applications after Craig Weigel departed for his native Michigan.

Gadson, 36, has a minor degree in business management. After teaching science at Fort Myers in 1998-99, he worked for a pharmaceutical company.

Gadson started at quarterback and defensive back for the 1992 Fort Myers football team, which finished with a 12-1 record and is believed by many to be the best in school history.

“The opportunity to come back to my alma mater and to come back with a staff that I’m familiar with as far as the teachers and the coaches, it’s great for me,” Gadson said. “To come back to Fort Myers and be a positive role model, to continue the success in the athletic department, it’s just something I look forward to.”

Former Wave star returns as AD

A simple history of online education by PC Pro School

29. July 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Education, News · Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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The world online has become a very popular means of research, employment, education and lifestyle. In the past decade, internet training and learning has provided people with many different and new ways to learn. In the early eighties, training online was barely more than an idea. Before online learning existed, companies and teaching institutions had to hire people made specifically to teach their students and staff. Computers at the time were just starting to develop a demand, making other options not a part of the picture.

Trainers and teachers were able to be hands on with their trainees and students. Students were able to see the lessons in front of their faces and able to interact with other class members. The demand for trainers left a lot of open space in between. There was difficulty for students because they didn’t have the time to study materials on their own. It was also difficult for some students to be able to learn in a classroom filled with other people. Weekend and evening classes became a viable option for a lot of people, and did solve some issues in scheduling school with other lifestyles.

E-learning (another phrase for “online learning”) started to expand as it became more practical for use. The 90’s decade was popular for people, because the world was in their hand. People were able to use different programs that let them create media presentations, write documents, and work with images in some. As this advance in technology continued, education online became a simpler feat.

The mid nineties brought the first taste of online education. A few companies had decided to bring e-learning into their companies to train their employees. There were different programs created to give trainees and students the ability to study away from work, or on available off time. Doing this, as they had hoped, would eliminate the need to pay trainers while still giving the employees what they needed to learn their jobs. Toward the end of the nineties, education online had finally sparked the eyes of many, and computer-based training was brought to even more businesses and colleges. These businesses and schools were able to make online education possible with the ability to stream media and display videos online.

These days, there are PC Pro School teachers hired to train online instructors, or hired to teach specifically online. Companies that are adapting to these new technologies have made it quick and easy for employees to learn at any time. The classes and training programs are all offered online and can be accessed anywhere that has an internet connection. Degree programs are even made possible online while never having to step foot on a college campus.

Having a college degree is a necessity for most good jobs these days. Online education has resolved issues that arise when people are working a full time job, have families and when physical boundaries keep them from getting to the school. Online learning is growing, and will continue to grow for those that need to begin or finish a degree.

Miromar Outlets Ski Show Team: Family friend says Danny Michalik had ‘pure loving heart’

21. June 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Family, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dan Michalik performs in a show with Southern Extreme Water Ski Show Team at Miromar Outlets in Estero in May 2009. Dan Michalik, 19, was practicing a trick with the Southern Extreme Water Ski Show team in the lake near Miromar Outlet Mall on Thursday evening when he accidentally ran into another boat, said the team president, Dave Reinerstein. It was unusual for two boats to be on the water at the same time, he said. Michalik, who attended Naples Christian Academy and graduated from Naples High School, died of internal injuries Friday morning, Reinerstein said.Lexey Swall/Staff

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Dan Michalik performs in a show with Southern Extreme Water Ski Show Team at Miromar Outlets in Estero in May 2009. Dan Michalik, 19, was practicing a trick with the Southern Extreme Water Ski Show team in the lake near Miromar Outlet Mall on Thursday evening when he accidentally ran into another boat, said the team president, Dave Reinerstein. It was unusual for two boats to be on the water at the same time, he said. Michalik, who attended Naples Christian Academy and graduated from Naples High School, died of internal injuries Friday morning, Reinerstein said.Lexey Swall/Staff

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He was life.

He was joy.

Since Danny Michalik was a child, until, the day the 19-year-old died.

“Danny was a light and shining star, a crazy kid who had a generous heart for people,” Annie Riddle, a long-time family friend, said.

“He had a pure loving heart.”

Michalik died after practicing a trick with the Southern Extreme Water Ski Show team in the lake near Miromar Outlet Mall on Thursday evening.

Those who knew Danny, who attended Naples Christian Academy and graduated from Naples High School, described him as loving, sincere, a friend to everyone, and outgoing.

“Crazy kid, hooked on Mountain Dew, but passionate for his family, friends and his Lord Jesus,” Riddle, whose son and Danny became best friends at age 5 and completed high school together, said.

Riddle said he loved the Lord. Dan had a tattoo of the Lord and a passage on his arm.

“Danny was a person that didn’t put himself before any body else,” Riddle said.

“Danny was thinking of other people and was there for other people.”

The family was not prepared to comment Sunday, however his father, Tony said, “He was so wonderful.”

Tony, 48, and Michalik’s brother, Josh, 18, had been involved in the ski team for nine years.

Riddle said Danny’s mother, Patty told her the accident occurred when the boat made a wide turn and collided to an on coming boat.

Riddle said Patty told her when Danny got to the hospital, he had to be put into a medically induced coma and doctors discovered he had severe organ injuries, including a punctured lung, ruptured spleen and a punctured liver.

Riddle said his injuries were too severe and he bled to death.

The team performs a free show on the lake at 4 p.m. every Sunday, however Sunday’s show was canceled.

When asked about a need of increasing safety measures on the lake, Riddle said she didn’t think that issue should be focused on.

“It was totally a freak accident,” she said.

Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sgt. Stephanie Eller said no further information was available.

A memorial service for Danny is planned for 4 p.m., Friday, June 25 at Naples First Church of the Nazarene, 3100 Bailey Lane, Naples.

“They lost their son, but I feel that I’ve lost my son too,” Riddle said.

The ski team set up an account to make contributions to the Michalik family at any Fifth Third Bank. Checks can be made to Southern Extreme Water Ski Show Team or sent to Southern Extreme, 95 Erie Dr., Naples, FL, 34110.

A Facebook memorial has been created in memory of Michalik: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131752320183113&v=wall.

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24. March 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Education · Tags: , , , , ,

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Previous to I overlook this with all that is planning on, I arrived throughout a brand new resource in town when I'm speaking my certification examination last week (or was it the week before?).  I used to be hunting on the web to get a location to take my examination when the “PC ProSchools” link came up as a doable examination site.  It turns out it's genuinely close to me (I-96 and East Beltline) and is pretty new (as well new for Google Maps – about a 365 days aged).

I thought I realized of a lot of the Microsoft exercising amenities in town and had certainly not discovered of them.  I obtained to my experiment about 15 minutes early and they had been completely booked so I started off asking about their plans and reading through several of their substance.  I ended up obtaining a tour from the amenities and applications by a guy named Richard Fera (who was truly useful).

They had a fantastic exercising lab (place for 50 at brand new machines, dual projectors, dual stations within the back again from the area for additional trainers (three trainers offered at a total school)).  They had an open lab and what looked like a server area / wiring closet (which turned out to become an “advanced lab” spot).  Their concentrate is within the infrastructure side (i.e. the MCSE route) on getting the servers up and working and all varieties of troubleshooting.  They usually do not provide you with packages for software growth (i.e. the MCPD route).  So they had in no way noticed from the check I'm getting however it was really obvious that their testing lab received quite a bit of use.

They may be a Microsoft Platinum Partner provider for training (which says a whole lot about volume, graduation price, certification amount, and placement charge (>70%)).  It's an exciting style because they operate it form of like one thing involving a technical trainer (i.e. providing one class at a time) and a university (full-blown multi-year plan).  They provide an intense one-year software which is open to any high-school graduate who meets some standard criteria.  The classes are either M/W or T/Th (with a few Fridays thrown in for test-prep and labs) from five:30-10:30, that's quite somewhat of work.  But inside the conclusion you ought to have your MCSE.

Add to this that they also do placement and have tasks searching for persons – positioned 48 from the lass class of 50.

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Desktop ProSchools Graduation Accomplishment
Personal computer ProSchools, a Microsoft Academy, is proud to announce its initial graduating class of 2008. In 2007 in excess of 300 IT Experts graduated from Computer ProSchools' Help Desk/MCSA software.

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PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 18, 2008 – In excess of 150 graduates and their guests filed to the State Inn & Suites in Brookfield, WI on a cool spring evening to celebrate a six month journey to becoming an IT expert.

Last August, students in track 183 began their journey at the Brookfield Campus of Pc ProSchools, a Microsoft IT Academy licensed by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board and accredited by ACCET.   Record 183 contained manufacturers, construction workers, secretaries, retail representatives and office workers. All committed to changing their lives and becoming  Assist Table Analysts, Network Administrators or Computer Technicians to name just a few and on March 20, 2008 they were 1 move closer.

The Commencement ceremony began using a Welcoming Address from Campus Director Laura Polancich. Polancich, whose primary responsibility at Pc Pro Universities is to provide task placement services was proud to congratulate the much more than fifty percent of the graduating type that had by now secured a work in the substantial paying IT market and made a commitment to keep on assisting those people still searching. Up coming Vice President of Educational Companies, Kate Pelchat, presented an Executive Address and congratulated the school for their hard operate and dedication. Pelchat compared the graduates’ journey at Pc Pro Universities towards the CAT5 cable they had been given at their initial orientation highlighting the ups and downs and even the knots at times and shared a quote from Ernest Hemmingway that “It is good to have an conclusion to journey towards but it will be the journey itself that matters within the conclusion.”

Lead Instructor Mick Brentar stood just before the course for his final lecture, so to speak. He challenged them to continue learning always and explained how proud he is to now call them colleagues within the IT Market.
The Keynote Address was delivered by Ricardo Monteen, a Support Workplace Manager at Manpower Corporation and a former graduate of Computer ProSchools from 1 calendar year ago. He chronicled his journey, sharing how different his life is now. It was a total circle moment for everyone as Monteen explained how he had just hired four Pc Pro Educational institutions graduates for his Aid Receptionist counter team.

The mood was large as the evening concluded which includes a punch and cake reception where by families, graduates and faculty shared memories; all knowing that the sum of a journey is a fresh perspective of home and for all that perspective is pretty different 6 months later.
Graduate Wendy Tokarz shared “Being able to graduate with my class and conquer this kind of challenging goal feels wonderful. My family and friends are so proud of me. It is just wonderful!”

At the time of this publication, less than one particular month later, around 75% of these graduates, including Tokarz have been offered IT positions and have begun enjoying the gains of their new careers.

Laptop or computer Pro Universities an ally in improving computer admittance among those people with disabilities

Last Spring, New Horizons Un-Limited (NHU) had the good fortune of meeting Laura, the Campus Director of Personal computer Pro Schools’ Brookfield campus, at a Brew City HDI chapter meeting. At the meeting, NHU expressed a need for volunteer technicians to assist with their pc refurbishing and guide desk activities. Seeing this opportunity as a approach to give back, though also supporting the occupation goals of her students, Laura swiftly recruited students to aid NHU.

Above this past calendar year, NHU has welcomed virtually a dozen Personal computer Pro Schools students as volunteers. Even though all in the student volunteers have had a solid technical foundation, quite a few of them had been lacking that all important professional practical knowledge to aid them win their dream career.

What NHU presents in encounter to the students is exceeded by what they, as volunteers, have contributed to NHU's routine. They have expertly refurbished dozens of pcs, which, in turn, have been donated to dozens of individuals with disabilities that would not have otherwise been able to afford a home personal computer.

Just like NHU's student volunteers, the individuals that receive the refurbished computers are trying to boost their lives through technologies. A laptop or computer means more to them than the majority of us could ever imagine.

To quite a few of NHU's recipients, a pc stands out as the tool they have to pursue their dream job and ultimately their own financial freedom.

NHU's refurbishing program is work entirely by volunteer technicians. It basically would not be possible without the expertise and dedication of their volunteers.

NHU's most recent group of volunteers is going to be graduating from Personal computer Pro Colleges in just weeks. It really is NHU's hope that the practical knowledge the students have received will guide the students reach their job goals.

NHU would like to extend a special thank you to Craig, Dan, Fred, Jim and Jonathan for their dedication to seeing that all folks, no matter their revenue, may have entry to a home pc.

Pc ProSchools Unveils New Website
Cutting edge technology illustrates a obvious picture of this state-of-art Microsoft IT Academy. Computer ProSchools, Inc. is excited to announce its new website located at www.pcproschools.edu.

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PR Log (Press Discharge) – Apr 23, 2008 – Since 1994 Desktop ProSchools has been providing IT coaching in the Milwaukee spot. More than the several years, Pc ProSchools expanded operations opening campuses in Green Bay, WI and Madison, WI. In 2006 and 2007 the campuses in Grand Rapids, MI and Indianapolis, IN respectively opened. “As we grow we need to present a consistent brand image,” explains CEO James Brent. “When you enter a Starbucks, you immediately know exactly where you happen to be as a result of the colors and décor and their promotional items and website carry this same feel and image.” 

Earlier this 12 months Desktop ProSchools hired InovaOne, a full-service strategic consulting organization specializing in creative design and production, media delivery and thorough outsourcing services located in Roswell, GA, to create a fresh branding concept. In addition to the website, InovaOne designed a different logo, school colors and promotional materials to present a consistent image at the five Pc ProSchools’ campuses located throughout the Mid-West.

“The objective of our new website is to provide prospective students while using initial information so these are excited to acquire the following stage and routine a campus visit” shares Vice President of Marketing and Admission, Wendy Mirenda.  “When we initial started out talking to InovaOne I had been impressed with how they used high-tech avenues to present their messages. Being a state-of-the art Microsoft IT Academy, I believed we must be accomplishing that.”  And the new website does just that! www.pcproschools.edu offers interactive videos to highlight all that Pc ProSchools has to provide you with. In addition, a prospective student can analyze their own IT knowledge via the Pc Knowledge Assessment or sign up to visit a campus suitable as a result of the website.

Overall, the new website offers general information about Laptop or computer ProSchools, a series of student accomplishment stories shared directly from the students themselves in the video testimonial format, Profession Providers and IT Marketplace Information tabs providing insight into how Desktop ProSchools gives students that winning advantage inside the best growing industry inside US. Another added benefit may be the new Employers page where IT managers and employers can locate out much more and make contact with us directly to hire among our graduates.

Laptop or computer ProSchools also switched towards the .edu website address from the prior .com address. This address is exclusive to educational institutions, requiring evidence of your accredited status prior to even securing the total address. After achieving accreditation with ACCET last 12 months Computer ProSchools qualified for this educational based address line. “We’re an accredited university,” explains VP of Schooling, Kate Pelchat, “we ought to be letting the general public know that through the use with the .edu address.” Visitors familiar with using the original website will now basically be redirected automatically on the www.pcproschools.edu website.
For far more facts on Computer ProSchools visit www.pcproschools.edu. For additional data about InovaOne visit www.inovaone.com.