Norwich Tech Talk: Generosity Abounds Among Students
October 16, 2017
Socktober drive
During the month of October, Norwich Technical High School students are donating new socks for Safe Futures to help prepare women and children for winter. The shop with the most socks donated will receive a pizza party. Sock donations will be collected in the shops from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9. This awesome endeavor is powered by the Norwich Technical High School Student Council, DECA Chapter and SkillsUSA Chapter.
Natural disaster relief drive
Student leaders from Norwich Tech’s Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Chapter, SkillsUSA Chapter and Student Council are joining efforts for a common cause. Moved by news media and the images of what happens after a natural disaster was enough to spring them into a call for action in the building. The aftermath that follows a natural disaster leaves a long and rocky path to recovery. Our families, friends and loved ones impacted by Mexico’s earthquake and back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean need our support. Shelters and hospitals need supplies to help people. Simple but first necessity items, such as non-perishable food, water, mosquito repellent, batteries, baby diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, baby food, first aid supplies, hand sanitizer and garbage bags are in high demand. We will also accept monetary donations.
Marketing teacher and sponsor for DECA and SkillsUSA, Laura Velez, explained, “We cannot control natural disasters. But we can make a positive difference no matter how small, by keeping our love and compassion strong and alive.”
Warriors fight back
Norwich Tech and the Girls Volleyball team is proud to sponsor and support “Warriors Fight Back” pink week. From Oct. 10 to Oct. 13, the students were permitted to wear pink as a sign of solidarity in the fight against breast cancer. Many students bought and wore the “Warriors Fight Back” T-shirts designed by Deborah Krodel, a special education teacher. Proceeds of the T-shirts go to the Terry Brodeur Cancer Fund.
Biotechnology receives research grant
Norwich Tech’s Biotechnology Department will be starting a research mentoring partnership with the Biology Department at Eastern Connecticut State University. In this partnership, undergraduate students at Eastern will be giving biotechnology students feedback on their experiments and posters for the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair. Biotechnology students will also be traveling to Eastern to hear about the student research going on in their laboratories. This program is supported by a Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Education Programming Grant from the Connecticut Space Grant program. Sophomore students are participating in the Small World Initiative (smallworldinitiative.org), which is a college-high school level program in which students attempt to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria. Junior and senior students will be working on self-designed laboratory research projects in topics ranging from creating new model systems to studying treatments for genetic disorders, improving biofuel extraction from green algae and determining the effects of mutations on alcohol addiction in model systems.
— Patricia Luca is language support teacher for Norwich Technical High School.
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