Climax Donates Equipment to Local Schools
Lee County schools had the opportunity to get new equipment to prepare their students for future careers thanks to Climax Molybdenum.
Central Lee Ag Instructor Tom Boeck stated, “We’re grateful that they thought of us and it will make a big impact on the students.” All three Lee County public schools were invited to look at the equipment Climax was hoping to donate and choose what would best fit their programs.
“We are pleased to support our local schools and provide equipment that helps prepare students for the 21st century workplace,” said Javier Guevara, General Manager-Fort Madison. Central Lee received the CAT Track loader and John Deere 970 tractor pictured above along with other smaller equipment while Keokuk Community Schools received a portable welder.
“At Climax, we value partnerships that contribute to the long-term sustainability of our community, including workforce development” said Guevara. “We hope these resources help equip students with real-world knowledge and skills for career success.”
“Interactions like this not only help our programs grow and allow hands-on learning but also expose students to different employers in the area” said Boeck. Boeck explained many of his students were not aware of the careers at Climax until they provided the tour and equipment.
It was Central Lee junior Devin Jeremy-Tweety’s first time interacting with the employer. “We’re really excited about the new dozer! It’ll make managing our FFA projects a lot easier and we get to do the maintenance on it.” Devin plans to be a diesel mechanic after high school.
Also, a Thank You goes to Buford Dozing & Excavating for helping the schools transport the equipment.
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Grow Lee Showcased at Iowa STEM Summit
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Date:
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 — from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with check in beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Iowa Events Center - Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center
730 Third Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Lee County EDG's Grow Lee program has been selected to be highlighted as an example of business and education partnership at Governor Reynolds's Future Ready Iowa Summit; it is seen an example for others to model across the state.
Innovative education-workplace partnerships are emerging across Iowa, bringing value to employers while inspiring tomorrow's workers in today's classrooms. This is the future of school.
The STEM Education + Workplace Partnerships - Governor's 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit will profile these pioneers to equip invitees -- leaders from business and industry, education, nonprofits, elected officials, students and others -- to enact or expand upon early successes that dot the state.
Click here to register
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Kidtek Registration is Open and Scholarships are Available!
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Want your kids to learn something this summer?
Lee County EDG provides scholarships to students to learn valuable skills and explore careers through Kidtek.
Kidtek U, Southeastern Community College's, Summer Youth Camps keep your children engaged, learning, and having fun during the summer.
Camps are designed for kids of all ages: standard camps for students grades 4 - 6, and advanced camps for grades 7 - 9.
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By completing this joint application, your information will be filtered into the scholarship opportunities your child is eligible for.
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Lee County Intern Connect Now Accepting Applications
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In an effort to retain and recruit an excellent Lee
County workforce, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Lee County, Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce, Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, and Lee County Economic Development Group have partnered to produce Lee County Intern Connection, a
10 session program, May 31st - August 1st
designed to immerse participants in the intrinsic benefits of Lee County and the Tri-States. Companies are encouraged to use Intern Connect as a recruiting tool for interns to come to the area.
Already know you have interns who should participate?
Register Here
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Lee County Schools Engaging in STEM and Career Education
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Lee County Schools Take 1st and 2nd Place at SCC Skills Throw down
Individuals and teams from 8 high schools competed at Southeastern Community College's Skills Throw Down with Fort Madison taking 1st in the Carpentry division and Keokuk taking 2nd place. Keokuk also won 1st place in the Welding division.
Opportunities like the Skills Competition at SCC allow students to see how their skills compare to other area schools and show off their work to local employers.
Fort Madison Construction Tech Instructor Clink Kobelt said, "The fact that the judges were people from local contracting companies really added a level of pressure to the competition. The students competing were well aware that their work was being scrutinized by potential employers. Allowing students the opportunity to showcase their skills, both carpentry skills and their soft skills (communication, problem solving, teamwork,etc.) is what it's all about."
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Keokuk Industrial Tech Teacher Mat May commented, "This year was a great experience for our students. They took 2nd in carpentry and really have sharpened their carpentry skills."
"Welding we had an awesome accomplishment with a 1st place finish. Plus new students that haven't competed before had the chance to show their skills." said May.
Local industry representatives judged the projects and examine them for accuracy, proper use of tools, safety, craftsmanship, speed, and layout.
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Investigate Your Future
May 21st 9 am- 1:30 pm
This is a regional event focused on getting local middle school girls interested in STEM careers.
Each student will attend four 50 minute informational and hands-on sessions about STEM careers.
While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that technology professionals will experience the highest growth in job numbers between now and 2030, only a fraction of girls and women are likely to pursue careers that enable them to fulfill these new jobs.
Investigate Your Future encourages girls to explore STEM careers and education. Interested in showing off your STEM career and showing girls what's possible? Contact
Dana Millard
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Don't Forget:
Submit Your Photo to be Featured on Lee County EDG's New Website
Help us showcase what makes Lee County great!
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Lee County EDG's newly redesigned website,
www.LeeCountyEDG.com
, offers quick and easy access to essential information and incorporates features to better highlight Lee County.
The new website has a clean uncluttered design, improved functionality and enhanced rich content utilizing graphics and images to better tell our story.
However, a website is never finished. We are looking for photos that showcase Lee County, and SE Iowa. We would like photos that
highlight our businesses, communities, quality of life and the people who live in Lee County and SE Iowa
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Photos must be 1600 x 566 or 576 x 209 in size. If selected, you would receive full photo credit.
To submit a photo to be highlighted on our new website, please send the jpg image to Dana Millard at
[email protected]
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Visitors are encouraged to
explore the new site
and sign up for our direct emails from Lee County EDG.
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Thank you to Allinat Energy for investing in the development of our SE Iowa Regional Website
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