Quarter 3 – Student of the Quarter 2020/2021
Alexa Perkins has been selected as the cosmetology program’s student of the quarter for the third quarter. A junior at Presque Isle High School, Alexa is a first-year student in our program and has already demonstrated tremendous talent and love of her craft. COVID has presented all students with challenges to learning, but to be…
March 2021 Professionals of the Month
Capital Area Technical Center is pleased to announce the March Professionals of the Month. Isaac Hayden is a junior from Erskine Academy enrolled in the Electrical Technology program. He has found the program very fast paced, but feels he has learned a lot in a short amount of time. He entered the program feeling electrical…
1901 Robert’s Marine Engine
What’s been happening in Mr. Harper’s Drafting & Engineering Technology program? Lots of cool stuff! One project is the 1901, 3 hp. Robert’s Marine engine. Back a few years ago, the project was started as a cooperative project with MIT mechanical engineering students. Our students created the drawings and parametric models while the MIT students…
Prototype 3D printer Filament Recycler
Never a dull moment in our Drafting & Engineering Technology program! In addition to applied learning projects we always welcome and encourage student initiated projects. Today Ian MacKinnon tested out his prototype 3D printer filament recycler. Ian has put a ton of work into this project over a very short period of time. With three…
Everyone Needs a Machinist
What do cell phones, candy wrappers, and paper plates have in common? They all need a Machinist. Five students in Mid-Coast’s Machine Tool class know everyone relies on Machinists and they are taking advantage. They are learning the skills that have enabled them to become employed even before graduation. First year student Logan…
2021 Star and Proficiency Award Winners
The winners of this year’s FFA Proficiency and Star Awards have been announced and Presque Isle was well represented. Mrs. Gross and Mrs. McCurry could not be prouder of these four! Our chapter winners are as follows: Brandon Dubie won his second Proficiency Award this year. His category was Forest Management & Products. Brandon worked alongside…
Teen welder makes functional art out of metal scraps
Mikayla Tolman, a junior Welding II student, was recently featured in the Pen Bay Pilot’s Hail to the Rad Kids series written by Kay Stephens.
February 2021 Student of the Month
Congrats to the February 2021 Students of the Month! Taber Twitchell, Small Engines I Noah Crosby, Outdoor Leadership II Dri Barcellos, CNA Marley Patten, Machine Tool II
Watershed Management Certification
Natural Resources students Alberto Vazquez and Rheanna Ortman recently earned certificates in Watershed Management from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Watershed Academy Web. They completed 15 core modules, scoring at least 70 on each Self-Test. Congratulations!
February Professionals of the Month
Everett Blair is a senior from Erskine Academy enrolled for the 2nd year in the Law Enforcement Academy program. He has enjoyed the opportunities he has had in the program. He feels he has benefitted from a variety of guest instructors that have come into the program. Currently, he has been receiving instruction from 2…