TUSD Offers Girls Workshop on Non-traditional Careers

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Chyrl Lander, (520) 225-6437, chyrl.lander@tusd1.org
Posted on: July 25, 2008

Eighth- and ninth-grade girls will get an up close look at non-traditional careers for women at a Girls Tackling Emerging Careers Camp Monday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 1. It is sponsored by the Tucson Unified School District's Career and Technical Education Department.

Seventeen participants primarily from Pueblo Gardens Elementary School and Valencia, Hohokam and Vail middle schools are expected at the Girls TEC camp. Careers in law and law enforcement, 3-D computer modeling, aviation, fire science and engineering will be showcased.

Here is the event schedule:

Monday, July 28: Law and Order
Rincon High School, 421 N. Arcadia Blvd.
8-8:15 a.m. Check in and registration
8:15-8:30 a.m. Welcome and orientation
8:30-9:50 a.m. Ice breaker, team building activities, self-esteem activity, and CTE program information
10-11:55 a.m. Teen Court, Mock Trial
Noon-12:55 p.m. Lunch with a professional/culinary activity
1-2:45 p.m. Federal Bureau of Investigation with an agent present
2:45-3 p.m. Wrap up and dismissal
Tuesday, July 29: Close Encounters of the 3-D Kind
Lee Instructional Resource Center, 2025 E. Winsett St.
8-8:10 a.m. Check in
8:10-8:40 a.m. Blender introduction at LIRC Computer Lab
8:40- 9 a.m. Blender interface overview
9-10:15 a.m. Space-Scape activity
10:15-11 a.m. UV mapping and planet maps
11 a.m. Board the bus for Pima Air and Space Museum
11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Lunch, rocket building activity, women in flight tour
2:45 p.m. Return to LIRC and dismissal
Wednesday, July 30: Backdraft
Lee Instructional Resource Center, 2025 E. Winsett St
8-8:15 a.m. Check in
8:30 a.m. Board the bus for the Tucson Fire Department Training Academy
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Firefighter training activities and lunch
1 p.m. Return to LIRC
1:45 p.m. CPR, First Aid interactive demonstration with registered nurse Joan Dawson
3 p.m. Dismissal
Thursday, July 31: Build it and they will come
Rincon High School Library, 421 N. Arcadia Blvd.
8-8:20 a.m. Check in
8:20-11:55 a.m. Structural engineering project with Marea Jenness
Noon-12:55 p.m. Lunch with UA Engineering students/culinary activity
1-2:45 p.m. Building continues
2:45-3 p.m. Wrap up and dismissal
Friday, Aug. 1: Final experience
Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway
8:20 a.m. Check in
8:30-10:50 a.m. Coach D gets you HYPED (Helping Youth Pursue Excellence)
11-11:45 a.m. Complementary buffet lunch for camp participants, their parents and distinguished guests
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Closing ceremony

For more information, contact Debbie Leonetti, (520) 225-4943, Deborah.Leonetti@tusd1.org