Leadership Matters Summer 2015

End of Year Happenings

End of Y ar Happenings

Technology Center of DuPage In May, several Technology Center of DuPage CTE classes and business partners collaborated on a complex scenario for high school Fire Science and EMT students attending the area career center. The multi-vehicle accident simulation in the school’s south parking lot featured two wrecked cars provided by a towing company and an 18-wheeler from the truck driving school attached to the College of DuPage. Cosmetology students created realistic-looking wounds and injuries on classmates volunteering as victims, using special effects make-up and techniques called “moulage.” Criminal Justice students exercised their radio communication skills and provided “crowd control” while members of the Addison FD supervised Fire Science students’ use of hydraulic Winfield SD 34 The Winfield Drama Club continued its long tradition of performance by presenting “Goldilocks and the Three Pigs,” a fractured fairy tale that mashes classic storybook characters to deliver both great morals and greater laughter. Storybook-land characters like Goldilocks, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs helped audiences discover that there’s no place like home, and that sometimes parents really do know what’s best. Winfield District 34’s Drama Club has been putting on productions for more than 20 years. Most Winfield Drama students have gone on to West Chicago High School, whose Drama Club is competitive at the state level, and some Winfield alumni have even gone on to perform on Broadway. Come to the play next year and see why Winfield Drama is such fun!

Leyden Community HS 212 West Leyden Principal Wilford Wagner is escorted into the field house by orchestra students for a surprise assembly celebrating his retirement at the end of the year.

equipment (“jaws of life”) on the vehicles. EMT students communicated by radio with the instructor acting as dispatcher, then rescued, treated, and transported the victims to the classroom “medical center.” Adding to the realism was the landing of an Air Methods/Chicago LifeStar helicopter. This capstone event gave students the opportunity to test critical communication, medical, and emergency response skills acquired over the course the year. Students who successfully complete the EMT course may, at age 18, take the state or national EMT licensing examination and graduate from high school with up to 22 hours of dual credit.

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