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Tech Day was held on January 25, 2003 at the Vocational Building
and at Magic City Campus. Girls in grades 8-11 had an opportunity
to hear about nontraditional careers and be involved in hands-on
activities in the following classes and career fields: automotive
technology, automotive collision and refinishing, computer electronics,
computer networking, construction technology, multimedia technology,
welding and horticulture.
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donated Pizza for lunch and Pepsi donated beverages. Several
businesses also donated door prizes which were awarded at the
end of the day. All of the participants left with new ideas
and their hands filled with the projects they had created.
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more information on the sessions offered, click the links below:
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DIVA
for a Day is a component of a grant funded by the State
Board for Vocational and Technical Education to create awareness
and encourage girls to explore careers in nontraditional fields.
This special event was coordinated by Holly Major, Community
Coordinator and LaDonna Elhardt, VTE program director. |
Jani
Hendrickson, Career Resource Counselor at Magic City Campus,
visited with the participants about factors to consider when
selecting classes, and matching interests with ones goals. |
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receiving
door prizes at the end of the day |
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this session, girls got to remove dents, smooth, sand
and paint sheet metal, just like the auto body repair
shops do. Although, when they entered the paint booth,
the only customer they had to please was themselves.
Each participant got to take their sheet metal masterpiece
home with them. |
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Sand
that sheet metal good!
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This
mixing paint is fun!
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Airbrushing
like a pro
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you lose your marbles, this session would have been
perfect for you! Here the girls got to use the ban saw,
drill and other power tools to make a wooden marble
tic-tac-toe game that is self-contained and perfect
for travel! |
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Sand
it nice and smooth
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Show
them how it is done!
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Don't
get your fingers in the drill
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this session, the basics of car care were covered: air
the tires, check the oil, use the jack & fix a flat. |
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Yep,
that tire is flat
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Jack
up the car
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Not
too much air
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this session, the girls met in the CISCO lab at Magic City campus
to learn how cables are made and computers are connected. Creativity
& patience helps in this area, and the girls definitely
got creative with the cables they made, using them as hair bands,
belts, and other fashion accessories. |
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Just
like threading a needle
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The
finished cable
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This
is how you use this tool
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this session, girls wired a yes/no stop/go light. They started
with just the basic parts and once all the soldering was done,
they had a red light/green light battery operated device to
take home.
The
finished product
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This
wire goes here
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Those
soldering guns are hot, don't burn yourself
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this session, girls got to tour the greenhouse, select
the plants and create their own terrarium. Many students
didn't realize all the opportunities available for them
in horticulture/agriculture. |
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This
looks like fun
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Give
me some dirt
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It
is nice to see green plants in the winter
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this session the girls tried their hands with the welding gear,
making a Welding Buddy picture frame to hold a photo or two.
Each creation had it's own unique design, color, and personality.
Lets
cut our wire first
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Weld
it together
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And
finally paint it
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this session, girls got to take pictures of themselves and their
friends with a digital camera, and merge their face onto an
image scanned in from a magazine or found on the Internet. They
turned themselves into everything from fashion models to tomb
raiders, and printed copies to take home and show their friends.
didn't
know photography could be so much fun
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Looking
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