{"id":507,"date":"2016-05-11T14:27:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=507"},"modified":"2016-05-23T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T14:29:30","slug":"tstc-hosts-local-high-schools-for-program-highlight-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=507","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Hosts Local High Schools for Program Highlight Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Texas State Technical College in North Texas hosted 30 students from the Midlothian and Red Oak High Schools for their second Program Highlight Day last week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director of Student Recruitment at TSTC in North Texas, Cory Gropp, said he came up with the idea to hold Program Highlight days because prospective students have a hard time understanding some programs, like Industrial Maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStudents get caught up on the \u2018maintenance\u2019 part and often we hear \u2018why do I need to go to college to push a mop?\u2019\u201d Gropp said. \u201cThese students do not realize the salary that comes with Industrial Maintenance positions. So, originally, we wanted to get a day for students to get hands-on experience and see what the program is really about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gropp said these highlight days are important to make sure students know about the programs available and give them some hands-on experience with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do fun activities to pique their interest. Some of the comments I heard last Friday were \u2018I never knew TSTC had a program like this,\u2019 and \u2018I am definitely coming here when I graduate,\u2019\u201d Gropp said. \u201cWe want the students who are thinking about becoming engineers. We want students who excel in math and science. TSTC not only provides the training to help students become engineers, but also to earn high paying jobs after graduation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Industrial Maintenance Instructor Kevin Liptak said the high school students toured the building and then instructors spoke to them about the Industrial Maintenance program.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the afternoon, students competed in a tournament to see who could build a tower with a pneumatic crane fastest. Each school had two groups competing. The Midlothian groups won first and fourth place, and Red Oak won second and third.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody had a lot of fun,\u201d Liptak said. \u201cThey got pretty competitive on the crane.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bryan Rogers, an Engineering and Robotics teacher at Red Oak High School, said the school believes that students should see the opportunities that exist for their future education.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe crane lab was engaging,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cThe school system sees the benefits of exposing the students to the option of a technical education, so we\u2019ll continue to bring groups over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC\u2019s first Program Highlight Day was held Dec. 11, with students from Red Oak, Waxahachie, Palmer and Ferris High Schools learning about Precision Machining and Computer-Aided Drafting. The students designed their school\u2019s logo in Computer-Aided Drafting programs and etched the logo onto a plastic plaque in the machining lab.<\/span><\/p>\n

TSTC is enrolling now for the fall semester. For more information on the college, or to apply, visit www.tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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