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		<title>Allied Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 11:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Congratulations to the Allied Health Students for successfully passing the state exam to become Certified Nursing Assistants. This is certainly a tribute to their hard work and dedication.
Easthampton: Kathryn Cruz and Brittany Fiore
West Springfield:  Maria Kirpicheva, Ella Kolesnik, Kera Wilson, Inna Gladysh, Feruza Kuchiyeva, Samantha Sheaffer, Ashley Reardon and Autumn Leshinki
East Longmeadow:  Sara [...]]]></description>
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<p>Congratulations to the Allied Health Students for successfully passing the state exam to become Certified Nursing Assistants. This is certainly a tribute to their hard work and dedication.</p>
<p>Easthampton: Kathryn Cruz and Brittany Fiore<br />
West Springfield:  Maria Kirpicheva, Ella Kolesnik, Kera Wilson, Inna Gladysh, Feruza Kuchiyeva, Samantha Sheaffer, Ashley Reardon and Autumn Leshinki<br />
East Longmeadow:  Sara Vance. Sara Langford<br />
Agawam: Rebecca Halle, Alexandria Leske<br />
South Hadley: Vanessa Herrera<br />
Ludlow: Ana Goncalves</p>
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		<title>FFA Convention 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	Students from the Landscaping Program attended the 80th Massachusetts State FFA Convention held in Sturbridge, MA March 15-17, 2010.  Zachary Lyman (Easthampton) placed third overall in the Individual Demonstration event and Ben Rivet (Hampden/Wilbraham) placed third overall in the Job Interview event. David Pighetti (West Springfield) and Luis Alvarez (Agawam) received a 2nd place [...]]]></description>
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<p>	Students from the Landscaping Program attended the 80th Massachusetts State FFA Convention held in Sturbridge, MA March 15-17, 2010.  Zachary Lyman (Easthampton) placed third overall in the Individual Demonstration event and Ben Rivet (Hampden/Wilbraham) placed third overall in the Job Interview event. David Pighetti (West Springfield) and Luis Alvarez (Agawam) received a 2nd place trophy for their Team Demonstration.  Ben Rivet also received his Bay State Degree and was selected as part of the new State Officer Team.  He will serve as State Sentinel over the next year.  Ben is the first Landscaping student to be elected for FFA State Office and is the first Career TEC student to hold a state officer position in a student organization.<br />
	Erica Gagne (Ludlow) and Josh Englaish (South Hadley) served as delegates to the convention and Tony Mathes (Agawam) assisted on Courtesy Corps.  First time Landscape Team participants were Dave Blanchard (Agawam), Nick Merryman (Agawam), Adam Routier (Longmeadow), and Anthony Camerota (Hampden/Wilbraham) with  Tyler Hapgood (Agawam) as an alternate.  The chapter also received recognition for membership growth during this school year.</p>
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		<title>St. Patricks Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Sergio Loubriel, a 9th grade student from South Hadley, is presently in the Allied Health Program.Here he is celebrating St. Patricks Day with a group of children at the YMCA&#8217;s Magic Years Day Care Center in Springfield
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<p>Sergio Loubriel, a 9th grade student from South Hadley, is presently in the Allied Health Program.Here he is celebrating St. Patricks Day with a group of children at the YMCA&#8217;s Magic Years Day Care Center in Springfield</p>
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		<title>CTEC Scholarship Application</title>
		<link>http://www.lpvctec.org/?p=372</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download the application Here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Download the application<a href="http://www.lpvctec.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Career-TEC-Scholarship-Application.doc"> Here.</a></p>
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		<title>Mayflower Marathon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Career TEC students donated over $800 worth of food to the Open Pantry as part of the Mayflower Marathon. Health Assisting Students Nursing Assistant students Ana Goncalves from Ludlow and Samantha Sheaffer from West Springfield.
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<p>Career TEC students donated over $800 worth of food to the Open Pantry as part of the Mayflower Marathon. Health Assisting Students Nursing Assistant students Ana Goncalves from Ludlow and Samantha Sheaffer from West Springfield.</p>
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		<title>Distributive Education Club of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six students from Fashion Technology recently traveled to Buffalo N.Y. to attend the DECA (Distributive Education Club of America) Northeast Regional Leadership  Conference . Attending the conference were Stephanie Lee (CTEC/Agawam),Janel Theis (CTEC/Agawam), Kristen Adams (Longmeadow),Gina Marino (Longmeadow), Latricia Anderson ( Minnechaug) and Shawna Sperry (Southwick).

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Six students from Fashion Technology recently traveled to Buffalo N.Y. to attend the DECA (Distributive Education Club of America) Northeast Regional Leadership  Conference . Attending the conference were Stephanie Lee (CTEC/Agawam),Janel Theis (CTEC/Agawam), Kristen Adams (Longmeadow),Gina Marino (Longmeadow), Latricia Anderson ( Minnechaug) and Shawna Sperry (Southwick).</p>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://www.lpvctec.org/?p=225</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new CTEC website! Were still working on a few things to keep the website top notch and running properly. Keep checking back for updates, new featured students, new bistro menus and much more! Also, subscribe to our blog via email or rss.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the new CTEC website! Were still working on a few things to keep the website top notch and running properly. Keep checking back for updates, new featured students, new bistro menus and much more! Also, subscribe to our blog via <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=LpvCareerTec&amp;loc=en_US">email</a> or <a href="feed://www.lpvctec.org/?feed=rss2">rss.</a></p>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://www.lpvctec.org/?p=180</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We provide career and technical education for students from the seven member high schools served by the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative; Agawam, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland, and West Springfield. Our students spend half their day at their home high school and half the day with us. Our mission is to help students [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We provide career and technical education for students from the seven member high schools served by the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative; Agawam, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland, and West Springfield. Our students spend half their day at their home high school and half the day with us. Our mission is to help students achieve personal and professional growth.</p>
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		<title>CTEC Scholarships</title>
		<link>http://www.lpvctec.org/?p=178</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Christina Raschi from Longmeadow (Left) and Julie Vanasse from Easthampton (right) are presented with a $500 scholarship by Ms. Soares (Center).

Landscaping student David Pighetti and Automotive student Luiz Vazquez both from West Springfield are presented with a $500 Skipton scholarship. Presenting to the students are Bruce Skipton, Mr.Michaels, and Mr.Jarvis.

Jackie Sasso from Agawam, is presented [...]]]></description>
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<p>Christina Raschi from Longmeadow (Left) and Julie Vanasse from Easthampton (right) are presented with a $500 scholarship by Ms. Soares (Center).</p>
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<p>Landscaping student David Pighetti and Automotive student Luiz Vazquez both from West Springfield are presented with a $500 Skipton scholarship. Presenting to the students are Bruce Skipton, Mr.Michaels, and Mr.Jarvis.</p>
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<p>Jackie Sasso from Agawam, is presented with the Walter E. Quigley Award ($500) by Mr.Quigley and Mr.Michaels.</p>
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Luiz Vazquez, Mariya Kirpicheva and David Pighetti (West Springfield) are presented with scholarship awards by Elaine Stanek from the Ramapogue Womens Club. </p>
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Carpentry Student Andre Duval (West Springfield) is presented with an award from the Home Builders Association by Tom Silva. </p>
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Automotive student Luiz Vazquez receives his AYES certificate. </p>
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Automotive student Michael Wales (ludlow) receives his AYES certificate.</p>
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		<title>Featured Student</title>
		<link>http://www.lpvctec.org/?p=352</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luis Vazquez is a senior from West Springfield, and a member of our Automotive Technology program. Because of his standing in the top 5% of his class, Luis participated in the A.Y.E.S. (Automotive Youth Educational System) program and is currently employed at Balise Chevy as an auto technician. Luis takes pride in his work and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Luis Vazquez is a senior from West Springfield, and a member of our Automotive Technology program. Because of his standing in the top 5% of his class, Luis participated in the A.Y.E.S. (Automotive Youth Educational System) program and is currently employed at Balise Chevy as an auto technician. Luis takes pride in his work and is known for his exceptional diagnostic skills. After graduation he plans to continue his education in the automotive field.</p>
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