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January 2020, Volume VI, Issue I
CHANNELLOCK® Launches Their 2020 Trade School Trade-Up Competition!
Calling all plumbing, HVAC, welding, automotive, and electrical trade teachers and students!!! Would you like a chance to win a full classroom makeover, a bevy of CHANNELLOCK® tools, and $5,000 in cash for your school? Because we have some exciting news!
Now in its third year, Channellock, Inc.’s Trade School Trade-Up Competition continues to help close the national skills gap by funding initiatives and tools that will largely impact America’s future tradesmen and women.
“In light of the growing skills gap, it is important that we find passionate, hardworking students in our younger generations to join skilled trades,” said Ryan DeArment, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Channellock, Inc. “This unique competition offers students the opportunity to showcase the value of their education as they train for their future careers.”
So here's how to enter:
If you’re a student in plumbing, HVAC, welding, automotive and electrical trades, you are eligible to participate. This year, our challenge is simple: show us why your program deserves a classroom makeover. To submit an entry, get a group together to create a short film showcasing your team’s skills in action. We want to see what makes your program special. You’ll be graded on passion, content and need. Submissions are due by February 12th.
And what could you win?
1st Place: $5,000 cash prize, CHANNELLOCK® tools for team members and classroom, a classroom makeover with CHANNELLOCK BLUE® wall paint and fatheads
2nd Place: $2,500 cash prize, CHANNELLOCK® tools for all team members and their classroom
3rd Place: $1,000 cash prize, CHANNELLOCK® tools for all team members and their classroom
Need a little inspiration?
Check out last year's grand prize winners at Ladysmith High School in Wisconsin, and submit your entry today!
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2020 Scholarship Watch
NTHS is very proud to offer many different scholarship opportunities to our members, and those application deadlines are getting closer!
Make sure you stay up to date with these cutoff dates, and don't wait to apply until the last minute!
If you're an NTHS member, go ahead and log-in, and get your applications submitted! If you're an NTHS Advisor, encourage your students to apply as soon as possible!
If you have any questions, please email our NTHS Scholarship Program Director, or call us at (800) 801-7090.
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Advisor of the Month:
Alex Bell
The staff at NTHS is eternally grateful for the hard work, perseverance, and effort all our Advisors pour into their roles as NTHS leadership, and into their students on a daily basis.
We know that we literally could not continue our mission to honor high-achieving Career and Technical Education students all across the nation without their constant support and dedication.
But every once in a while, we’re just dazzled by an Advisor that truly goes above and beyond to engage and enrich their NTHS members… And these people are truly our shining stars!
This month, we'd like to introduce you to our shining star, Alex Bell! To read more about Alex, click here.
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How Are YOU Celebrating CTE Month?
Career and Technical Education Month®, or CTE Month®, is is just a few weeks away! The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) established this public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE, and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country.
So how are you and your NTHS chapter celebrating this year? Email us and let us know! We'd love to feature you and your school's CTE Month® activities in our next eNews or blog post!
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Access the Official NTHS Standards Today
Advisors: If you are just starting your chapter, or are preparing to send out invitations to new members, you can find the most up to date official NTHS national standards and guidance for your local standards here.
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A Word from Our Executive Director
Happy New Year!
As we begin the long awaited 2020, there has been a lot of conversation about individuals reestablishing a clear vision for their futures this year. It's interesting to see the flurry of people committing to bold new ideas, lifestyle changes, and intentional steps to help them get where want to go at the beginning of each year. Did you make resolutions for the new year? Did you set some short-term and long-term goals for yourself?
There is always tremendous excitement and vigor every January for these resolutions, but statistics show that only 25% of Americans stick with their resolution past 30 days and only 8% actually complete. Why is that? The resolutions could be too vague, too lofty, or just simply don't truly connect with something that has real meaning and importance to that individual. Instead of focusing on generic "resolutions" this year like "I am going to lose weight" or "I am going to work harder", let's set out some specific goals that we are driven to accomplish. The goals should mean something to us and be something that will truly have an impact on our day-to-day. In order for us to be successful with those goals, we need to ensure that they are S.M.A.R.T.
Our goals should be:
Specific - Is it focused and clearly defined?
Measurable - Can you count and track your progress?
Attainable - Is it actually achievable to the degree you want in the time frame you have set?
Relevant - Is it important to you, does it matter in your day-to-day, can you make it happen?
Time-Bound - What are your time constraints, when do you want to accomplish what by?
A tried and true goal that many people set at the beginning of the year is to "lose weight". This is a really easy goal to accomplish. To meet the goal of "losing weight", you simply just have to lose 1 pound. You don't even have to keep it off. The minute you lose 1 pound, you could go out and celebrate by eating a gallon of ice cream and put on 3 additional pounds. However, you technically accomplished your goal. We need to make sure our goals are S.M.A.R.T. if we want to experience the real results we desire. Using the weight example, we might want to say something like, "I would like to lose 5 pounds over the next 30 days, and maintain my new weight for a minimum of 90 days afterwards.
I was fortunate to be able to start the new year with an incredible group of educational, business and community thought leaders at the National Career Development Summit
in Washington D.C. The rich conversations that took place at the Summit highlighted how essential career development opportunities are for students today. These opportunities are key in helping connect individuals to a career that is meaningful to them and that aligns with their interests and skills. A statistic that continues to resonate with me is that over 40% of university graduates go to work in a job that doesn’t require the degree they received. Often, these students end up enrolling in additional training at a community college, apprenticeship program, university, or employer training program to get the skills they need to go into a career that actually interests them. There is often a direct correlation between the career development opportunities a student gets in high school, and whether they attain a degree/credential that actually leads to a successful career of their choice.
I want to challenge you, whether you are a student, educator, or business and industry professional, to set at least one S.M.A.R.T. goal for yourself surrounding career development this year. Students, set a goal to be intentional about setting up a job shadow, or internship opportunity in a field of work that you are interested in. Educators, set a goal with your colleagues or administration to find ways to provide your students with work-based learning opportunities outside of the classroom. Business and industry professionals, set a goal to reach out to your local schools and CTE programs to help expose students to the careers and skills that exist in your field.
The more rich experiences we can have earlier in our lives, the more likely we are to figure out what it is that we love to do and the aptitudes we have. We can then start looking for a career that will incorporate those as part of it.
I wish you all the best as the New Year gets under way! NTHS is here to help you take the S.M.A.R.T. steps you need to make your goals a reality.
Keep learning!
Peyton
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