SWCTA FBLA now home to two state officers
Tazia Statucki, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
A total of nine members from SWCTA FBLA attended the Nevada FBLA State Business Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada, at the Grand Sierra Hotel & Casino and left with multiple awards and two state officers. At the conference, hundreds of Nevada FBLA members elected a new state officer team to lead... Read more »
SWCTA invites five food trucks to host the upcoming Coyotes U-night.
June Santos, Photography Editor
May 2, 2012
The second annual Coyote’s U-night will be held on May 18, 2012 on campus from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. For this event, SWCTA has invited five food truck vendors to accompany us with this special event. “I think renting those food trucks is a good move because if they didn’t, there’s going to... Read more »
Design students construct human powered vehicle
Kristine Faccinto, Sports Editor
May 1, 2012
Design students at Southwest CTA are building a human-powered car that will compete in the “Human Powered Car Vehicle Contest” 5 kilometer race. “I’m really excited to be doing this because it’s fun to create a human-powered car from scratch and we have a great team that will... Read more »
Graphic Design II offered as additional elective
Reigine Yray, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
Next school year, Graphic Design II will be offered as an elective for those who wish to continue the curriculum. Mrs. Debra Tomme, Graphic Design and Computer-Aided Drafting and Design teacher is teaching the class. “Students were asking for Graphic Design II. Also, there is not enough time to do... Read more »
WCTA hosts basketball rematch against SWCTA
Angelina Marcee, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
West Career and Technical Academy will hold a male basketball game against SWCTA on today, Monday, 30, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the gym. The basketball game is open to anyone interested in supporting the players. “Our morale has been up, and we’re confident that we’ll bring home the W, and to... Read more »
Nevada’s largest pet party is back, Pet-A-Palooza
Bree Eure, News Editor
April 27, 2012
Despite sweltering heat, on Saturday, April 21, 2012, Mix 94.1 sponsored the 12th Annual Pet-A-Palooza at Star Nursery Fields. Over 54 non-profit animal rescue groups were featured including the Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Nevada, Incred-A-Bull, and Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, Inc. Over... Read more »
DCON Welcomes Key Clubbers from Cali-Nev-Ha district
Elaine Wong, Staff Writer
April 26, 2012
From April 13 to April 15, 2012, six Southwest Career and Technical Academy Key Club officers attended the 66th Annual District Convention. The officers flew to Santa Clara, California in order to participate and represent their school. “For the most part, the district Convention was a pretty average... Read more »
DECA banquet honors accomplishments
Nadia Manivong, Staff Writer
April 25, 2012
All DECA members are invited to attend the third annual Southwest Career and Technical Academy DECA Chapter banquet on May 9, 2012 from 4 pm to 7 pm in the Coyote Ballroom. “The banquet is coming near! We are getting our last plans done to make this year’s banquet even better than the last,”... Read more »
DECA members head to ICDC
Bserat Ghebremicael, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2012
From April 27 to May 2, students from SWCTA will be attending the International Career Development Conference to further compete after placing second or third in their DECA events. Students were required to attend the DECA state conference that occurred in Feb. 2012, in order to be eligible to compete... Read more »
PAnDA Fridays fuel healthy competition
Angelina Marcee, Staff Writer
April 19, 2012
PAnDA Fridays will begin this Friday to provide an opportunity for healthy competition between the professional and design academies. “We’re doing PAnDA Fridays to continue to fuel the competitive spirit here at SWCTA. Students really seem to enjoy competitions between the academies, and PAnDA Fridays... Read more »
