As we near the end of first semester, we are thankful for your support of career, technical, and agriculture education in Forsyth County. It's been great to see so many guest speakers, CTAE community experiences, and CTSO events back in person, and our advisory councils have also been very active this semester. We are very thankful for a supportive community that believes in the value of ensuring we are in a strong position to grow our future workforce. Our final Workforce Forsyth planning meeting to determine our direction over the next several years will be held on January 5, 2022 from 8:30-10:30 AM at the Forsyth Conference Center. If you don't have this on your calendar, please plan to join us! Through this communication, we are glad to provide you with a snapshot and upcoming ways to stay involved! For more information about CTAE in Forsyth County, visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/ctae or email vlowe@forsyth.k12.ga.us. Also, don't forget to follow us on social media for regular updates! #fccollegecareer Instagram: https://twitter.com/FCCollegeCareer Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/fccollegecareer/ Happy Holidays! Forsyth County CTAE

General Information and Opportunities to Get Involved

College & Career Discovery - Explore Forsyth County CTAE: Launched a few weeks ago, this site is an opportunity to learn about career and technical education in Forsyth County! As students get ready to make course selection for next year, this exploration tool will be a great resource! Visit https://fcsctae.vfairs.com/ to login or student access through the CTAE folder in ClassLink. Please help us spread the word in our community about this tool!

By becoming a Career Development Partner with Forsyth County Schools, your organization allows students to go beyond the classroom and into the community to consider different career fields, learn basic workplace behavior, and develop specific skills within an industry. Through these experiences, students can apply what they are learning in the classroom as they prepare to transition into post-secondary education and training. Click on the business and industry involvement guide to learn more!

Click here for more information on MOCK INTERVIEWS, including how to volunteer!

Staff Spotlight

Max Stallings - North Forsyth HS Max Stallings is entering his 6th year as a healthcare science teacher at North Forsyth HS focusing on sports medicine. He has been a certified Athletic Trainer since 2010 and earned his degrees from Young Harris and Georgia College and State University. At North Forsyth HS, he participates in treating the student athletes and immersing work-based learning interns through shadowing opportunities. Max works hard in his classroom to create an enjoyable environment full of hands on activities, rich discussions related to real world application, and training on professional skills to encourage every student to become a responsible citizen in society. He also serves as a HOSA advisor! "Max Stallings is all in for everything North Forsyth HS and Raider Nation. Not only is he an incredible teacher and E-Sports coach, but he is a role model for every student that is fortunate to be around him." -Bob Carnaroli, Principal

Sheri Smith - Otwell MS Sheri Smith has been in education for over 25 years. Sheri moved from Florida and joined Forsyth County Schools in 2006 and has taught elementary, middle, and high school. Currently she teaches Family and Consumer Science at Otwell MS. She is an advisor to FCCLA, Yearbook, Curriculum Leadership Team, United Way Coordinator, FACS Pathway Lead, and a mentor teacher to many throughout her years here. Sheri's love of cooking is shown through her lessons and letting her students know, everyone can cook. Outside of school she volunteers in the community and helps organize and deliver food donations.  "Sheri Smith is a genuinely kind, caring person with a huge heart for children. Her passion and enthusiasm flows freely into her students while she teaches and guides them into learning life skills. She is a leader in our connections hallway as well as in our entire school community." -Steve Miller, Principal

Student Internship Spotlights

Monish Patel Alliance Academy for Innovation Monish Patil is a senior at Alliance Academy for Innovation and is in the Mechatronics Pathway. After completing his first pathway, Aerospace last year, he obtained an internship at AutomationDirect as an engineering intern. He works on pneumatics demos, GeorgiaFIRST trophies, and many more engineering projects. Throughout his internship he has learned valuable skills such as PLC programming, CNC milling techniques, and 12 and 24 volt wiring. With Robotics being a passion for him, he enjoys working in the engineering department and is always more curious. From Rick Folea at the organization: "AutomationDirect relies on Internship Forsyth students to augment the work we do and help make us more productive. That requires students that are willing to take on new responsibilities and constantly learn new skills with enthusiasm and positive attitude. Monish has stepped into that role perfectly. Monish’s willingness to work independently with minimal direction from us has been wonderful. We know he will take complete ownership of a task and drive it to completion. And that’s exactly the kind of intern we look for here at AutomationDirect."

Avery Banks Forsyth Central HS Avery Banks is in the STEM Academy at Forsyth Central HS and plans to attend the University of Georgia with a major in Electrical Engineering. Working with Conway & Owen in a mentorship has given him the opportunity to really see what a career in Electrical Engineering would be like. The organization is eager in teaching him the tools that he would use in designing different construction projects. From his mentor Annette Peterson from Conway & Owen: As an intern at Conway & Owen, Avery has been a productive contributor to our team and has blended in seamlessly with our company. Avery supports our engineers in performance of given assignments such as working with REVIT & AutoCAD programs, creating Excel spreadsheets, and generating equipment schedules for construction documents.

For more information on the Internship or Mentorship Programs, visit these links: Internship Forsyth Mentorship Forsyth

School Spotlights

Automotive Technology Forsyth Central HS Congratulations to Forsyth Central HS Automotive Pathway students for their performance at the 2021 Engine Building National Championship. These teams finished 2nd, 5th, 6th, 10th, and 13th overall in the country and earned over $612,000 in scholarships! #fccollegecareer

Marketing/DECA Lakeside MS Lakeside MS had three students place in the TOP TEN, earning recognition at the State DECA Awards Ceremony in the Middle Marketing Test. Aruna Iyappan Lakeside Middle School 2nd Shivi Gupta Lakeside Middle School 5th Lohisha Chinthalapudi Lakeside Middle School 6th AND - nine total students that placed in the TOP TWENTY!!! Shambhavi Dwivedi Lakeside Middle School 11th Varshini Thodpunuri Lakeside Middle School 12th Arya Karmarkar Lakeside Middle School 14th Aarna Desai Lakeside Middle School 16th Avika Anand Lakeside Middle School 19th Surabhi Fadnavis Lakeside Middle School 20th

Alliance Academy for Innovation Application Deadline: January 4 The 2022-23 application to attend Alliance Academy for Innovation closes on January 4, 2022. Click here to access the application: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/alliance Interest-Themed Academies Include: School of Aerospace and Drone Technology School of Cybersecurity and Digital Intelligence School of Criminal Justice, Law, and, and Public Administration School of Mechatronics and Energy School of Healthcare and First Responders School of Hospitality and Design School of International Business and Finance

3DE Leadership Academy West Forsyth HS West Forsyth 3DE has hosted many culminating case study events this Fall! Companies like Arby's, Jackson Healthcare, MarketSource, and many others! 3DE is now enrolling rising freshman, so learn more here: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/5103 Also, click here to read a recent article about the program in the Forsyth County News!

Forsyth Central HS DECA Natalie Knight, Lillie Moon, and Alice Kofman are partnering with the Forsyth Central HS Wellness Center to develop a marketing plan for a new store idea. The idea of this school store to create a safe environment for kids to come and get items at little to no cost to them. The girls are developing not only the marketing plan for it, but the branding for the store, store name, and layout of the store. The name for the store will be The Central Place to tie in the name of our school, as well as community sponsor, The Place of Forsyth County. The Forsyth Central HS Wellness Center and DECA are also partnering together to do a school-wide coat drive collection. We are collecting coats and hoodies for our first ever Thrifting Extravaganza. This will be a free event for FCHS students. To make it even more fun, this is a competition across all clubs, athletics, and extra-curriculars to see who can bring in the most items and there will be a prize for the winning group. Teams and clubs give their donation to the coach or club sponsor. If students are not in a club, we have general donation boxes at The Wellness Center, East Office, or Main Office.

Culinary Arts Denmark HS Daniel Campanale's Culinary Pathway at Denmark HS hit the road on November 6 to cater a wedding in Cherokee County. The students learned invaluable skills outside the school kitchen of what is involved in hosting an area event and all that is involved!

Nutrition & Food Science North Forsyth HS Professor Dr. Linda Reece and University of North Georgia students visited North Forsyth HS school to discuss the importance of mental health and wellness. They spoke about awareness and strategies to help improve overall mental health and well-being. Dr. Reece is certified as a Mental Health First Aid trainer and she provides Mental Health First Aid certification to pre-education students. Dr. Reece’s work in mental health training for teachers includes training high school CTAE faculty and high school education pathways students in becoming mental health first responders.

Early Childhood Education Pathway East Forsyth HS East Forsyth HS Early Childhood Education students from Sharon Nizialek's classes escorted preschoolers to trick or treating around the school. They visited the office staff, counseling office, school nurse, and other CTAE pathways and Fine Arts classes.

Teaching as a Profession All Forsyth County High Schools It was a great day for Teaching as a Profession Students who toured the district office and learned about governance in Forsyth County Schools. This group of students met with Superintendent Dr. Bearden and other district leaders to learn about more about the Board of Education in a question and answer session. They also met with the administrators from the Academies of Creative Education and had presentations on both Forsyth Virtual Academy and Gateway Academy.

Marketing North Forsyth HS Lisa Harrell and Lisa Cline as advisors for North Forsyth HS DECA sponsored a Reach Out & Read Fundraiser which raised over $300! Reach Out and Read is NFHS HOSA's annual DECA Fundraiser that is supported by GA DECA. This year’s Reach Out and Read program encourages healthy growth and early literacy for millions of children. Reach Out and Read shares the power of reading with families of all backgrounds and economic means, helping them make reading a part of their daily lives.

A/V Tech & Film Forsyth Central HS Second and third year AVTF Pathway students, under the direction of Jason Hanline, collaborated with several professional filmmakers and students from the University of Georgia to film "Born Better: President Faulk", which is a production written by FCHS alumni and current UGA Film student, Tyler Cook, and Robert Loveall. FCHS Alumni, Will Honea, who currently attends Georgia State University, also worked on the film shoot. FCHS AVTF students worked as both cast and crew on the shoot and were able to use the skills they have learned in AVTF to assist the production in for sound, art department, lighting and grip, and acting. The film was shot on location at FCHS.

FCCLA Clubapalooza North Forsyth HS North Forsyth HS FCCLA participated in this fun and informative event this year and met tons of different students from all grade levels. This was a great opportunity to raise awareness for FCCLA and how FCCLA can help students maximize their full potential. We will strive to embody this year's theme and make this year count. FCCLA membership is at an all time high and participation is surging.

Hospitality and Tourism Alliance Academy for Innovation Alliance Academy for Innovation's DECA Officers attended middle school DECA meetings to promote DECA at the school. The students visited DeSana MS, Lakeside MS, Liberty MS, and Piney Grove MS as part of their tour around Forsyth County! North Forsyth HS HOSA North Forsyth HS HOSA officers & advisors Kerri Graczyk, Max Stallings and Phillip Oliver assembled goody bags for Forsyth County frontline heroes at Northside Hospital and Central EMS and delivered to them. FCCLA Boo Bash Denmark HS Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department and Denmark HS FCCLA partnered together this October to host a Trunk or Treat. This proved to be a huge success!

Mechatronics Alliance Academy for Innovation Students in the first level Mechatronics Pathway, under the direction of Arpan Bosmia, worked on an electronics project designing prototypes using their mechanical skills and knowledge of shop tools. Students applied their knowledge of electricity to incorporate an Arduino, wires, and other electrical components. Finally, they programmed the Arduino to complete the respective task for their prototypes such as flashing LED light strips and switching lights from red to green using an ultrasonic sensor. Amazing application through this project! Healthcare HOSA South Forsyth MS Student Nishchith Annapureddy placed 1st in the Digital Brochure competition at this year's HOSA Fall Rally, competing against middle and high school students!

Engineering First Robotics South Forsyth HS Congratulations to South Forsyth's First Robotics team who achieved Georgia Best Award 2nd place. They will be attending the Regional Championship at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama under the advisement of Lidan Zhou.

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