2023-23 Year In Review

School wide design thinking project which students worked with Palmer Hamilton to redesign a large vacant lot in our community into something usable.

Students attending IMTS convention as part of the SmartForce Student Summit to better understand the future of automation, robotics, additive and subtractive manufacturing.

Visit by Dr. Pittschellis and Mr. Rojas of Festo automation to help students build and present their robotic elephant trunk.

Built local industry partnership at our Business After 5 event.  Students showcased their work and our curriculum.

Students attend Gateway Technical College and Lakeland Builder Association’s event to experience hands on experiences in the building trades.

Students toured Toolamation and Aviation Advisors to see local opportunities in manufacturing and aviation.

Students created 3D printed ornaments for 5^th graders at Trevor Wilmot utilizing the skills gained in their NC3 Dremel 3D printing certification and Snap on Advanced Tool Identification.

Students created an electronic holiday hallway decoration that utilized the skills gained in their NC3 Starrett Precision Measurement and Dremel 3D printing.  Additionally, they utilized stills from their Festo units on Electricity and Electronics.

Students completed their first Tech Week where they completed a Mechatronics sprint to program the pneumatics, electrical, and logic components of an automated assembly line. Additionally, at the completion of the week students could earn their NC3 Mechatronics certification.

Students were given an opportunity to explore careers in welding through an industry led career panel.  Also, students were given an overview of opportunities found at Gateway and their programming.

KTEC High School received the “Get Kids Ahead” grant issued by DPI.  This allows KTEC HS to develop programming and support services around student mental health needs.

KTEC HS created their first Skills USA chapter and participated in the commercial drone competition.  Students took 3^rd place in the state and were the only team to complete all four obstacles during their flight.

Students took a field trip to LMI to learn about the opportunities in manufacturing.

Students took a field trip to Air Wisconsin to learn about opportunities in commercial aviation.

Students participated in two career panels coordinated by Crew Collaborative that brought together building trades professionals from across the country to share their career path and the opportunity for an amazing future in the trades.

Students built catapults using the engineering design process to demonstrate knowledge learned in their technical foundations class through NC3 certifications.

KTEC HS PTO hosted a rummage sale to raise money to support KTEC HS student led activities.

A group of leaders rose to occasion and planned our last day celebration picnic. Through a generous donation by our PTO our students were able to plan games/events, create student teams, manage the budget, purchase the food, and ensure our first picnic was an absolute success.

21 out 39 students received at least 1 Gateway Technical College credit through our dual enrollment program.

KTEC HS Freshman and Sophomores completed 59 Gateway credits in their dual enrollment Math and English classes.

KTEC HS students gained 523 industry recognized NC3 certifications in over 14 different high skills areas.