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Can you believe that there is only one more week of Summer vacation before school starts?

We had a very busy Summer Session with longer days and shorter weeks.  We covered a lot of material in that time and was hugely successful in achieving our Industry Certifications.

This week, I am already back in the classroom getting ready with some new assignments and resources.  I am looking forward to this coming year and excited to meeting my new students.  It looks like there are going to be a bunch of you. 

So as you are out enjoying these last few days, start getting excited about our next few months together, what you hope to achieve and who you want to be after you complete this program.  The possibilities are endless and limited only by the effort you put into class.

So dream big and put your study pants on!  Let's have a great school year, filled with fun, learning, lots of certifications and even more job opportunities.

GO TEAM!

#itechrocks

Some of you may have noticed that the video on the www.itech.edu website for my programs is old.  The video stars my predecessor and this is my third year as instructor!  If you missed my previous post of a video that I created for one of the classes that I am taking, (Yes, even I have to continue studying.) I have tweaked it to be more appropriate, informational and inspirational for my program's page on the website.

So, enjoy this remix.  It is a look into my classroom and program.  I hope you enjoy the visit.  If you are a former student, I hope you enjoy this look back at our time together.  I miss you and am so very proud of you!


BTW: Classes are filling fast.  If you have not registered for class yet, get down to Student Services.  We will have a lot of new faces this Fall!

Did I Mention...?

Over the summer, we earned 7 Industry Certifications out of 8.  It is the start of a new school year, and I am counting those towards surpassing the 36 from last year.  With an expected 10+ new students, this is gonna be fun!  I am going home early this year folks....

Just kidding.

I am really looking forward to this new year.

Scenes from summer...

Doorstop, iTech style

What do you think about when you think of summer? 

For the last three summers at iTech, I have begun to associate summer with the sweet smell of floor wax. And when I say sweet, I am being factitious.  The emulsifier they use to strip the floors is the most vile smell imaginable.  And this is coming from a mom!  After only 15 minutes, I am dizzy and suffering from a headache.  A few more years of this and I will kill enough brain cells to be an administrator.

Ba Dum Dum.  I'm here all summer, folks.

48 hours after they finished, the smell was so bad I still had to prop the doors open.  Look what I found to use as a door stop!  I think it must be 20 years old.  I am geeky enough to find it amusing enough to share, but maybe the effects of the wax have not worn off yet.

The Reason We Are Here Today

While other kids are out playing at the beach, we are busy studying.  This year was the first year that we had Dually Enrolled High School students attending.  Compared to last year we had a 300% increase in summer enrollment.  WOW!

Even better yet, we studied the Microsoft Operating System Fundamentals Industry Certification and we had an 88% passing rate on the first try!  This far surpasses our Fall attempt.  Good thing I teach better than I tell jokes.

Congratulations to our 7 newest Microsoft Technology Associates!  I am very proud of your hard work. It was a joy to have you. Enjoy the rest of the summer.

BTW, If you have not registered yet for Fall.  Get down to Student Services and complete your paperwork before you end up on a wait list.  Class is nearly full!

Wait List!

I talked to Student Services today and my class is almost full.  I have a whole bunch of new students who have registered!   Woo Hoo! 

The bad news is there are several returning students who have not registered yet.  If you are one of these students or you are considering enrolling for the Fall semester, you need to come into the office as soon as you can to register.  If you wait until the week before school starts or worse yet, the first day of school there is a good chance you will be placed on the wait list, EVEN IF YOU ARE A RETURNING STUDENT!!! 

Again, I know that there are several of you who are almost completed and have not registered yet for Fall Semester.   Come in and get registered before you lose your spot.

Thank you!