Greetings MCIT Families & Supporters!
As of this printing, the district will host the 1st Annual LT Career Fair on Wednesday, April 21. We have several employers who are looking for our best and brightest as future employees. The fair is virtual to accommodate all of our eligible students. The Fair is designed to connect current Juniors and Seniors to meaningful employment opportunities.
As you can see from this edition, our MCIT teachers are very excited to have the majority of our students attending in-person 4 days a week. We are wrapping up the school year by completing labs and projects that have had to be pushed back due to the hybrid schedule.
As a reminder, face coverings/masks will continue to be required of both staff and students when on school grounds for at least the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. The MSD of Lawrence Township appreciates the continued vigilance of staff and students both in wearing masks and in social distancing to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19.
Congratulations are in order to our 2021 Teacher of the Year (TOY), Mrs. Hillary Pyle, Exceptional Learners Teacher who is in her 21st year of teaching. Mrs. Pyle works with students in Resource, Applied Work-Based Learning, and English. She is a proud Lawrence North graduate and has two children who attend LT Schools (Mary Castle Elementary & Lawrence North High School). Congratulations to Ms. Christie Smith, who has served MCIT for 16 years as a Cosmetology Instructional Assistant! Ms. Smith is a licensed Cosmetologist and Cosmetology Instructor. We are grateful to have her as a part of our Cosmetology & Barbering program.
Lastly, congratulations to our first group of Health Science II students who have been working since August to learn all of the required CNA skills in the classroom and at our clinical sites. They continued to work towards their certification over the winter months and now have earned what for most is their first step in the health career profession. Many have already been offered positions at the nursing homes where they completed their training. Other programs are starting the certification process and we look forward to celebrating them in the near future! Kindest Regards, Mari A. Swayne, Director MCIT
MCKENZIE CENTER FOR INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
MARI A. SWAYNE Director of Career Education • CHAUNTEE SMITH Assistant Director
7250 EAST 75TH STREET INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46256 • PHONE: (317) 964-8000 FAX: (317) 849-2546 • WEBSITE: www.mckenzie.ltschools.org
This project is funded by Carl D. Perkins, Vocational & Technical Education grant.
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Teacher & Certified
Staff of the Year
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Intro to Construction
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Student Spotlight
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Back to the lab
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Annual Soup Challenge
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Earning Certifications
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Future Business Leaders
of America
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Indiana Miss Basketball
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Working With a Local Business
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Accounting Mania
THE MESSENGER
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
MARCH, APRIL 2021
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INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION
students were introduced to different components of the
construction trade. They have been learning about flooring, walls and the roofing system by working
together to build 1/6th scale buildings. Introduction to Construction is a 1 block, 1 semester course
that perpares students for Construction Trades 1and 2. -- Cole Bonewitt, Instructor
LEARNING THE
S P O T L I G H T
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dent
McKenzie Biomed Students Earn Coveted Pre-Admissions to Graduate Programs!
Kelly Curry and Sarita Maharjan are both seniors at Lawrence North and MCIT Biomed
students. Both are leaders in the McKenzie chapter of HOSA Future Health Professionals.
These talents students have taken full advantage of the programs McKenzie offers and have
already secured coveted positions in their respective graduate programs! Congratulations, Kelly
and Sarita! We are so proud of all your achievements. You represent the best of Lawrence
Township!
Kelly Curry was selected into the Purdue Vet Scholars
cohort. This is a pre-admission program for an elite group
of students into the Purdue Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
(DVM) program. As a member of this cohort, Kelly is
eligible to begin Vet School after only 3 years of
undergraduate work. Admission into Purdue’s veterinary
program is highly competitive with an annual admission
rate of approximately 10%.
Kelly has aspired to be a vet since her 7th grade year at
Belzer Middle School when she was a part of “Dino’s
Club” and got to work with the school’s ICAN therapy dog.
In addition to being a 4-year member of HOSA and
competing in HOSA’s Veterinary Science competition,
Kelly works as a kennel attendant at Fall Creek Veterinary
Clinic and participated in Purdue’s Vet-Up program during
her junior year.
Sarita (Sho) Maharjan was admitted to the Bacc-Med
cohort at Youngstown State University in Ohio. As a part
of this program, Sho has early-admittance to the
Northeast Ohio Medical University and will be eligible to
begin work toward her MD after completion of her junior
year of college.
Sho has been interested in a career in medicine since 5th
grade! Sho is a 3-time National qualifier in HOSA for
Medical Innovations, Community Emergency Response
Team, and won 2nd overall for her Prepared Speech of
“The Importance of Diversity and Research in Bettering
Healthcare.” Additionally, Sho was a Project STEM
research intern last summer for the IU School of
Medicine.
Kelly Curry and Sarita Maharjan are both seniors at LN and
MCIT Biomed students. Both are leaders in the McKenzie chapter of HOSA Future Health Professionals. These talents students have taken full advantage of the programs McKenzie offers and have already secured coveted positions in their respective graduate programs! Congratulations, Kelly and Sarita! We are so proud of all your achievements.
You represent the best of Lawrence Township!
KELLY CURRY was selected into the Purdue Vet Scholars
cohort. This is a pre-admission program for an elite group of students into the Purdue Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. As a member of this cohort, Kelly is eligible to begin Vet School after only 3 years of
undergraduate work. Admission into Purdue’s veterinary program is highly competitive with an annual admission
rate of approximately 10%. Kelly has aspired to be a vet since her 7th grade year at Belzer Middle School when she was a part of “Dino’s Club” and got to work with the school’s ICAN therapy dog. In addition to being a 4-year member of HOSA and competing in HOSA’s Veterinary Science competition, Kelly works as a kennel attendant at Fall Creek Veterinary Clinic and participated in Purdue’s Vet-Up program during her junior year.
SARITA (SHO) MAHARJAN was admitted to the Bacc-Med
cohort at Youngstown State University in Ohio. As a part
of this program, Sho has early-admittance to the Northeast Ohio Medical University and will be eligible to begin work toward her MD after completion of her junior year of college. Sho has been interested in a career in medicine since 5th grade! Sho is a 3-time National qualifier in HOSA for Medical Innovations, Community Emergency Response Team, and won 2nd overall for her Prepared Speech of “The Importance of Diversity and Research in Bettering Healthcare.” Additionally, Sho was a Project STEM research intern last summer for the IU School of Medicine.
McKenzie Biomed Students Earn Coveted Pre-Admissions to Graduate Programs!
Kelly Curry and Sarita Maharjan are both seniors at Lawrence North and MCIT Biomed
students. Both are leaders in the McKenzie chapter of HOSA Future Health Professionals.
These talents students have taken full advantage of the programs McKenzie offers and have
already secured coveted positions in their respective graduate programs! Congratulations, Kelly
and Sarita! We are so proud of all your achievements. You represent the best of Lawrence
Township!
Kelly Curry was selected into the Purdue Vet Scholars
cohort. This is a pre-admission program for an elite group
of students into the Purdue Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
(DVM) program. As a member of this cohort, Kelly is
eligible to begin Vet School after only 3 years of
undergraduate work. Admission into Purdue’s veterinary
program is highly competitive with an annual admission
rate of approximately 10%.
Kelly has aspired to be a vet since her 7th grade year at
Belzer Middle School when she was a part of “Dino’s
Club” and got to work with the school’s ICAN therapy dog.
In addition to being a 4-year member of HOSA and
competing in HOSA’s Veterinary Science competition,
Kelly works as a kennel attendant at Fall Creek Veterinary
Clinic and participated in Purdue’s Vet-Up program during
her junior year.
Sarita (Sho) Maharjan was admitted to the Bacc-Med
cohort at Youngstown State University in Ohio. As a part
of this program, Sho has early-admittance to the
Northeast Ohio Medical University and will be eligible to
begin work toward her MD after completion of her junior
year of college.
Sho has been interested in a career in medicine since 5th
grade! Sho is a 3-time National qualifier in HOSA for
Medical Innovations, Community Emergency Response
Team, and won 2nd overall for her Prepared Speech of
“The Importance of Diversity and Research in Bettering
Healthcare.” Additionally, Sho was a Project STEM
research intern last summer for the IU School of
Medicine.
MCIt Biomed Students Earn
Coveted Pre-Admissions to
Graduate Programs!
KELLY CURRY
BIOMED STUDENTS
This was the 7th Annual Soup Challenge and it is always a big hit. The students research a soup recipe, complete a market order form and create the soup from scratch with little to no help from me. I wanted to thank everyone for taking time out of your week to critique our soups. I believe it was a great effort on our
students part and they enjoyed the challenge. The winners are listed below. --Christy Leavitt Monday - 1st Place – Loaded Potato; 2nd Place – Cheeseburger Paradise
Tuesday AM - 1st Place – Tomato Soup w. Garlic Bread; 2nd Place – Home-style Chicken Noodle Tuesday PM - 1st Place – Loaded Baked Potato; 2nd Place – Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup
Wednesday - 1st Place – Home-style Chicken Noodle; 2nd Place – French Onion
Thursday AM - 1st Place – Creole Chicken Gumbo; 2nd Place – Ultimate Chicken SoupThursday PM - 1st Place – Baked Potato Soup; 2nd Place – Creamy Chicken & Mushroom
NEXT STOP CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE!
22 students have passed the state test and are certified.
HEALTH SCIENCE I STUDENTS EARN
CERTIFICATIONS IN CPR & AED
FIRST DAY OF CLINICAL FOR
HEALTH SCIENCE II STUDENTS
Great News ALL (15) McKenzie Students placed at FBLA INDIANA STATE COMPETITIONS!!!!
McKenzie had two 2020-2021 state officers who helped facilitate the event Nicholas Langham - Executive Vice President - Senior LN and
Ruth Aubourg - Secretary - Junior LN
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA 2020-2021 Indiana State Competition
McKenzie Career Innovation & Technology
Fifteen (15) students from McKenzie competed in Indiana’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Competition Friday, March 12- Sunday, March 14, 2021 placing in categories and earning a total of 48 awards.
Additionally, this is the first year that Indiana University developed a very large chapter to compete in the same events at the college level of PBL/FBLA through the Kelley School of Business at IU.
Consequently, the judges this year were professionals who work at major Fortune 500 companies all over the country beyond Indiana since this was a Virtual competition and we now have a large PBL (College) level.
FBLA students and their advisor, Sonia Walker, had a team-building session during COVID - an ONLINE COOKING show. The students came in and picked up their box of ingredients and Ms. Walker lead an online cooking show in which each student ate together in their own homes. Parents were happy that their students had cooked enough to feed their family.
congrats to the 2020-2021 flba winners
ACCOUNTING I (Objective Test)Armstrong, Ashley Sophomore, LN 1st: Introduction to Public Speaking 3rd Introduction to Business Lead 4th Accounting I
5th Introduction to Business Aubourg, Ruth Junior, LN 7th Business Law
7th Health Care Administration Cantwell, Richard Senior, LC 1st Business Communications 1st Spreadsheet Applications 2nd Political Science 2nd Public Speaking
Cardenas, Gianfranco, Sophomore LN 1st Sales Presentation
1st Knowledge Matters - Management Challenge
2nd Public Service Announcement Foster, Demetrius Junior LC 6th Accounting I
6th Marketing - Performance Harris, Logan, Junior LC
2nd Business Law 3rd Job Interview 3rd Cyber Security Irigoyen, Josie Junior LC 2nd Marketing Performance 4th Marketing - Objective Test 4th Organizational Leadership 6th Personal Finance Langham, Nicholas, Senior LN 1st Accounting II
4th Sports & Entertainment Marketing Lukens, Bennett Junior, LC
1st Management Decision Making 1st Sports and Entertainment objective test 2nd Advertising objective test
3rd Business Law
McCord, Scottie - Junior LC 4th Marketing objective test 5th Network Design 6th Business Law
Morales, Evelyn, Senior LN 1st Supply chain management 2nd Hospitality & Event management
3rd Marketing - performance Okowa, London, Senior LN 1st Advertising
1st Insurance and Risk Management 1st Banking & Financial Performance 3rd Personal Finance
Pineda-Martinez, Jinely, Freshman LN 4th Introduction to FBLA
5th Job Interview
Sievers-Banks Hamish Freshman, LN 2nd: Network Design Presentation 3rd Network Design objective test 5th Marketing objective test Wilson, Marcus. Senior - LC 1st: Personal Finance 2nd Economics
2nd Banking & Financial Performance 5th Accounting I
FBLA’s on-line cooking show
This year McKenzie's FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America's) chapter took 15 students to state. ALL 15 students placed at the 75th State Leadership competition on March 12-14. Many of the students will be competing at the National FBLA representing INDIANA against all other states in the US and other international countries.
HUMAN BODY
SYSTEMS STUDENTS
GET TO WORK
Congratulations to
2021
Indiana Miss
Basketball
“Jayla is a Work-Based Learning/ Strategic Marketing student. She uses LN basketball as part of her Work-Based Learning placement where she has the goals of being a good teammate and helping younger
players develop. Her mentor is her coach, Chris Giffin. Jayla is also
volunteering at a food bank when needed.” --Brent Inman, Work-Based
Learning teacher
“Jayla is so thankful to Lawrence Township and all the support that the
community has given her, not only with basketball but in her education.”
--Aisha Smith, Jayla’s mother
JAYLA SMITH
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S P O T L I G H T
HBS students got right to work on our first day back in person!
Pictured here: dissection of a cow eye.
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PLANTING THE SEED
Mr. Schultheis, I’m not sure if you remember
me, but I was a student in your Strategic
Marketing class about three years ago, and I
wanted to reach out to you to say thank you for
all you did for me! At the time I was in your class,
I never really realized how much of the materials
I learned would apply to my daily life as a junior
at Indiana University. About a year ago I started,
my own investment Limited Liability Company,
and it’s safe to say I use the things I learned in
your class almost every single day. I remember
being a little bit of a trouble maker in your class,
and I look back and think about how selfish that
was because these materials ended up being
so valuable to me! I wanted to reach out to say
thank you so much, and to let you know the class
has been so helpful to me! I hope all is well, and
that you’re staying healthy in these tough times!
Best, Cade Satz
class is taking photos of products that have been supplied by a local printing business. The business is making a new website and needs
products photographed. The owner, Marty Coale, also has children who attend Lawrence North.
Marty reached out to Ms. Hostetler to work with students to gain real experience in the photography industry. Students are learning to take images for a web site for link printing services. The students are using DSLR camera studio lights.
the website is https://linkprintingservices.com/
