Palmdale Hs FalconTech

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AVPress features FalconTech SkillsUSA students for computers science coding campaign.

Palmdale High School students in the FAST Academy of the Computer Science and Design program (FalconTech), in conjunction with the Antelope Valley Illegal Dumping Task Force, collaborated, designed and built a new mobile app to help inform youth about the issues surrounding illegal dumping. The project was funded by $6,000 grant from the Antelope Valley Illegal Dumping Task Force awarded as a winning entry in 2014. The app will be available for free as part of the grant and will be first available on Apple devices through the iBooks Library. Photos by Don Hoperich of the Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Antelope Valley.

The Antelope Valley Union High School District at Palmdale High School FAST Academy with the FalconTech program, students in partnership with the Palmdale City Library hosted a coding and game design workshop for children on Tuesday June 09 and Wednesday June 10 2015 at the Cultural Center, Lilac Room in Palmdale CA. The workshop called 1can{c0de} (I can code) is an effort throughout the year by SkillsUSA high schools students to bring exposure and outreach to local community children towards the national initiative for computer science in education with the Code.org campaign. www.code.org

Hour of Code #HourofCode **KNOW** FalconTech students continue awareness campaign for coding at Mariposa Elementary.... **WHAT** FalconTech presents to elementary school students in the outreach to teaching coding. **LEARN** Code.org is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science education by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer programming. We believe computer science should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra. - http://code.org/

!!CAREER SAFE VIDEO CONTEST - FINALIST!! Hello to you, A student at PHS as part of SkillsUSA (Cesar Dobleu), has made it as part of 12 finalist from hundreds of submission for a video contest towards workplace safety. These 12 finalist are now part of public voting for 1st-3rd place winners until May 15 (12am).... I ask that you help Cesar get the voting if you feel his video is your favorite. Cesar’s video is #7, also titled Unseen Memories where he is sitting in various places reminiscing of his lost opportunities with his sister due to an eye accident. Winners received thousands in scholarship money, the school gets $2-5K in prize money that will also help our other State winners for SkillsUSA get to National Championship in June. The link to the contest info is at - http://www.careersafeonline.com/index./safety-video-contest. TO VOTE - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/careersafevideocontest Video #7 or Unseen Memories Only one device / computer can vote - You can ALSO vote on different devices, for example - mobile phone / consoles / home computer / work computer / any device you can with access to page! Help spread the word on your social media contacts please. Let’s show how AVUHSD supports their students, thank you on behave of Cesar and myself.

**KNOW** Palmdale High School students place at SkillsUSA State competitions. **WHAT** San Diego, Ca., April 09-12, 2015, - FalconTech, student teams at Palmdale High School awarded gold medals in Community Service and Career Pathway Showcase contests at the annual State competitions for SkillsUSA. Congratulations and good luck to these students who will advance to compete at the National Championships in June at Louisville - Kentucky:... Community Service - Jacqueline Cortes, Jordan Taylor, Nathan Corliss Career Pathway Showcase - Crystal Kendrick, Joshua Grutzius, James Myers **LEARN** SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled work forces. It helps each student excel. SkillsUSA is a national non-profit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. http://www.skillsusa.org/ http://www.skillsusaca.org/competitions/state-conference

Career Awareness Fair **KNOW** FAST Academy opens up doors to increase female student participation.... Thank you ladies!!! - http://youtu.be/da-B7CAfMJQ **WHAT** FalconTech students setup many game based activities to help promote Video Game Design. Students were invited to check out interactive stations : music station, game design, ipad apps, art sketching, motion capture, photography. **LEARN** The ninth annual career awareness fair is hosted by the FAST Academy to promote awareness of courses offered in Automotive, Construction and Design to female students. Female students from PE are brought into each classroom for 10 minute presentation and interaction.

Hour of Code #HourofCode **KNOW** FalconTech Studios invited towards promoting Hour of Code.... **WHAT** FalconTech presents to middle school students in the outreach to teaching coding. Students presented to an audience then used ipads to showcase coding. **LEARN** Code.org is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science education by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students of color. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer programming. We believe computer science should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra. - http://code.org/ Piute Middle School, Lancaster: The mission of the Lancaster School District, a group of dedicated and caring professionals, is, with the support of the community, to develop academic and personal excellence in all students through a rigorous curriculum infused with high expectations within a safe and secure environment fostering socially responsible citizens who enrich our diverse community. - http://pi.lancsd.org/pages/_PiuteMiddleSchool