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President’s
Message
Grace Decken, RN, NBCT
Health
Science
Instructor
Daniel Morgan
Technology
Center
WANTED:
THIRD CLASS TICKET HOLDERS
Have you noticed
that there are not many new western theme series on TV?
I am not a big fan of these type of shows but I do
know a lot can be learned from the rugged Wild West.
It also helps me appreciate the blessings of modern
day amenities we have today.
Perhaps some of you are big Western Theme fans and
can re-live some of those times.
For instance, we take for granted our
modern day mode of transportation – the automobile! We can
just get up and travel as we please with our vehicles
whether it is to the grocery store, work or vacation.
Back in the old days, the main mode of transportation
was the stage coach. I
have never ridden in one but had a photo taken standing on
one wearing “antique regalia”!
In order to be able to ride, one had to purchase a
ticket to their destination.
There were three types of ticket holders, first,
second and third class.
If our modern day vehicles were to
break down, we could just bring it to our local automobile
repair shop but if you were riding on a stage coach that
broke down, each of the ticket holders had a role in its
repair. The
first class ticket holders got to stay in the stage coach
away from the heat, cold, or rain, grime and dirt while it
was being repaired.
The second class ticket holders had to get out of the
stage coach to reduce the weight and stand on the side but
were sheltered from the heat, cold or rain so repairs could
be done and the third class ticket holders were the
“workers” who had to do the repairs in the heat, cold or
rain. They
were the ones who got sweaty, grimy and dirty but got the
work done.
We are looking for workers to help
build our organization and make it become the best it can
be! We need your
help to promote career and technology education and build
students up to become successful.
Our organization is the only one of its kind that
supports and promotes career and technology education.
We need strength in numbers especially when we need
to advocate for our jobs in the state and federal levels.
SC ACTE is YOUR VOICE.
How many of you new or seasoned members
are willing to upgrade your tickets to “third class" for
South Carolina Association for Career and Technology
Education?
I challenge each of you to dare to be
different than the world that have individuals only looking
to go “first class”.
I look forward to serving you this
school year as your President and plan to get sweaty, grimy
and dirty with my third class ticket as we get busy working
to make SC ACTE the best stage coach ride you have ever
taken!
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Grace Decken
Region II Teacher of the Year!
(click here for more info)
Membership Chair Message
(click to read MS-Word Doc)
Program Advisory Council
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Upcoming Events
December 4-6, 2008
ACTE National Conference
Charlotte, NC
DATE CHANGE
January 17, 2009
SCACTE Board Meeting, 10 am
Irmo High School,
Columbia, SC
March 2009
National Policy Seminar
Washington, DC
April 17, 2009
Executive Board Budget Meeting
Location TBA
April 18, 2009
SCACTE Board Meeting
Irmo High School,
Columbia, SC
June 2009
SCACTE Board Meeting
Education and Business Summit
Greenville, SC
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