
Lycoming Career & Technology Center
October 2023 Newsletter
LycoCTC Rotary Student Of The Month
The Lycoming Career and Technology Center is pleased to announce Olivia Hockman as
Rotary/LycoCTC Student of the Month for September, 2023. Olivia, daughter of Kurt and
Angela Hockman of Hughesville, PA, has received this honor based upon her outstanding work
ethic, attendance, behavior, community service, and the recommendation of her LycoCTC
Culinary Arts instructor.
A Hughesville High School junior, Olivia is active in HHS Student Council, SADD, Community
Service Club, and is an honors and AP student. She also participates in dance at Katy Benson
School of Dance and is active in community service activities including those with Girl Scout
Troop # 62029, catering, and the HHS Class of 2025 events.
Olivia’s future plans include attending culinary school where she will continue to expand her
culinary learning.
Certified Nursing Assistant
We have 6 students that completed the Nurse Assistant training and passed the certification exam! These students are currently working as CNA's at UPMC-Muncy.
Congratulations to Madison Yaple (Muncy), Victoria Vogt (Muncy), Emily DePew (Muncy) and
Katelin Emick (Montoursville), Jenna VanZile (Loyalsock), and Karlynn Emerick (Loyalsock).
Cooperative Education
We have two students doing their Cooperative Education Placement at Murray Motors in Muncy. Marcus Golder and Jaden Charles, both East Lycoming students in our Automotive program.
Automotive Technology
Students in the Automotive 2/3 program are getting trained on the automotive lifts. They had their first opportunity to operate the lifts!
LycoCTC 2018 graduate Dakota Wright, of Wrights Repair, talks about hydraulics before students disassemble a part during his visit to the Automotive class.
Computer Systems Technology
Students in the Computer Systems program are identifying motherboard components.
Construction Technology
Students in the Construction class have been busy. They started off the month with team building activities. They had to build a tower and make sure it was balanced. The students also practiced assembling scaffolding.
Criminal Justice
Students in the Criminal Justice class are learning to work together. Team PT had to sit in a circle, link arms, and do group sit-ups! They also learned to perform basic patient transport.
Culinary Arts
The Culinary students also activities to build team work. Each group needed to build a tower using cups, but they could only use string and a rubber band to move the cups around. They did a great job working together!
Chef Anstadt and Ms. Courtney had the class do one of their favorite activities...The Blindfold Taste Test! The students eat something while blindfolded and they need to figure out what it is! This year they had special visitors, SSGT Cross and SSGT Hornick from the Army, get it on the fun .
Early Childhood
Health Careers- Mrs. Wallace
The Level 1 students in Mrs. Wallace's class are learning about the principles and practices of proper Infection Control in Healthcare.
Level 2 students in the Health Careers class reviewed patient safety. They used common healthcare products to protect their "patient" and provide "egg-celent" patient care. They are also learning about the Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Skeletal System.
Health Careers- Mrs. Shaffer
Mrs. Shaffer's Health Careers class just finished learning about keeping themselves and their patients safe in the healthcare facility. Each group practiced keeping their patients safe with an egg that was used to represent their patient. They decorated and named the egg and then made a device to protect the patient from a fall. They are also learning about the importance of good communication skills in healthcare. Students worked together in groups practicing their nonverbal communication skills, by creating animals that represent leadership using only nonverbal communication. No talking or writing allowed!
Another skill the Level 3 students are learning in Health Careers is to create a sterile field and put on sterile gloves.
LycoCTC Alumni Spotlight
Brianna Girardi-East Lycoming 2019- Early Childhood
Brianna was in the Early Childhood program at LycoCTC. She graduated from East Lycoming in 2019. While she was at Lyco she participated in the Cooperative Education Program. She did her co-op at Ferrell Elementary with the 6th grade. After high school Brianna went to Lycoming College. She is now a 1st grade teacher at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary. We asked Brianna how LycoCTC helped her and her response was " LycoCTC helped me in my journey to my career because it gave me an opportunity to explore and see that teaching was really what I wanted to do. I also knew a lot of things about teaching and children before even going to college so I feel like I had a great head start towards my career. None of it would've been possible though without the guidance from Mrs. Kime and Mrs. Harer." Brianna was also the Student of the Year for LycoCTC!!
LycoCTC Presenters, Representatives and Recruiters
9/20/23- Ssgt Cross/ Ssgt. Hornick - Army- Foyer
9/20/23 -Detective Willy Weber - Forensics - Criminal Justice
9/25/23- Pat Dixon - UNOH -Automotive
9/26/23- Central Penn Diesel - Alan Yoder/Adam Stetler- Automotive
9/27/23- Dave Andersen - Blaise Alexander -Automotive
9/28/23 -Nathan Chase - Caterpillar Dealership -Automotive
9/29/23- Dakota Wright - Hydraulics -Automotive
Upcoming Dates & Events
October 5th- Professional Advisory Committee Meeting
October 9th- Teacher In-Service
October 18th- Occupational Advisory Committee Meeting
October 19th- Joint Operating Committee Meeting
November 2nd- End of 1st Marking Period
Joint Operating Committee
Mr. Michael Mamrak, President - East Lycoming
Mr. Matt Yoder - Benton
Mrs. Lynn Frey - Loyalsock
Mr. Dave Shimmel - Montoursville
Mr. David Messenger - Muncy
Mr. Douglas Whitmoyer - Warrior Run
Professional Advisory Committee
Dr. Craig Skaluba, Superintendent of Record - Muncy
Mr. James Geffken - Benton
Dr. Mark Stamm - East Lycoming
Mr. Gerald McLaughlin - Loyalsock
Mr. Dan Taormina - Montoursville
Dr. Thor Edmiston - Warrior Run