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On Thursday February 9th the school received it's new Carrier air conditioning unit. The new unit replaces the existing unit that had been in place for 16 years.

Congratulations go out to Loren French who received her diploma as a Medical Administrative Assistant through the Regent's Online Degree Program. Loren took classes online while she worked as a pharmacy technician at Medical Center Pharmacy in Paris.

– Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie for construction of a playground on the campus of Milan Christian Academy.

Skills USA Students will construct a playground and shade area on the campus of Milan Christian Academy. Chin up and parallel bars will be constructed along with a shade comfort station that will include solar panels that will produce renewable power and act as a micro-grid infrastructure. “This project allows our students to give back to the community while at the same time being able to get hands on experience in welding, metal fabrication, painting, computer / digital technology, and installing solar” said Bruce Moore, Instructor TTC McKenzie.

“The grant in Milan represents Lowe’s commitment to career and technical education,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “By supporting schools like TTC McKenzie, we believe we are contributing to a cause that’s important to our customers and employees by helping provide improved learning environments and build stronger communities.”

ABOUT SKILLSUSA
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization of students, teachers and industry, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. SkillsUSA helps high school and college students enrolled in career and technical education programs to excel by teaching employability skills such as communication, problem solving and leadership in conjunction with their trade, technical and service occupations skills. The association’s annual membership exceeds 300,000 students and instructors in more than 3,800 schools and colleges in every state, three territories and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit www.skillsusa.org.

ABOUT LOWE’S
Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education®, has donated nearly $5 million in grants to K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2006. Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.

On Friday January 13th the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie's Green Technology class has gone online with Solar. The school's 3K array will now be producing power and selling it back to TVA.

The Fall Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie ended with Awards Day on December 15th. The ceremony, organized and sponsored by the campus-wide Student Senate, was held at the McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church and led by the Center’s Assistant Director Danny Hudson.

A total of 45 students received their diplomas or final certificates and numerous others were recognized for completing certificate levels during the fall 2011 Trimester. Also recognized during the ceremony were students who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society, and students who attained Perfect Attendance.

The students who completed requirements for graduation are: Automotive Technology-Justin Knight, Robert T. Owens; Bio-Medical-Kenneth Koontz, Scott Jones, Tonia Stoltz, Shawn Powers, Sabine King; Business Systems McKenzie-Sharon Perry, Tina Boykin, Margarita Gonzalez, Jay Ann Johnson; Business Systems Weakley County-April Agent, Tracy Gruggett, Mary Cole, Kandace Smith, Holly Charland, Amanda Nutting; Computer Information- Christopher Bunch, Nikki Lanigan, John Lanigan, Tina Hicks, Wesley Tyson; Green Electronics- Steven Clement; HVAC/Refrigeration- Marcus Norman, David Fortson; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Cody Mooney, Brandon Katon, Frank Long, Dennis Ogden, Clint Vaughn, Kenny Allen, Jeffrey Forrest, Robert Nelson, Wesley Price, Jamie Williams; Industrial Maintenance Weakley County- William Baker, Reginald Pate, Brian West; Machine Tool- Jason Tims, Brian Green, Brandon Earls, Billy Little; Welding- Cy Hunter, Jason Hicks, Justin Reynolds.

Fourteen students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Honor Society inductees include Isaac McMackin, Amber Lyle, Jay Ann Johnson, Margarita Gonzalez, Teresa Cary, Danita Billings, LaQuandra Thomas, Randall Adkisson, Karen Harris-Webb, Jimmy Tosh, Joseph Redmond, Robert Hubble, David Fortson, and Joshua Brooks.

Eight students were recognized for achieving perfect attendance during the previous Summer Trimester. Those receiving Perfect Attendance certificates were Paul Blenis, Teresa Cary, Theresa Horton, Virgil Tuck, Jonathan McKinney, Neil Mondesir, Jimmy Tosh, and Jacob McClain.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in honor of the graduates and their families.