The CBTECH Fire Science students brought "home" their own fire engine! An Inter-local agreement between the Moses Lake School District and the City of Moses Lake made it possible to bless this program with one of the most valuable assets next to the firefighters, that a fire department has! Students will now have access everyday to their apparatus and tools and be able to maximize their training days at school! Thank you Moses Lake Firefighters for continuing to invest in the next generation of firefighters!
Congratulations to CBTECH students Michael Minor, Cael Castro and Jonathan Acevedo Gutierrez, who were 3 of 6 students that signed on for the apprenticeship opportunity at Genie last night! These students were selected to receive this opportunity out of almost 50 applicants. Way to go!
The CBTECH Fire Science students took advantage of the warm winter days that we've had to spend some time with the Moses Lake Firefighters for some more hand-on training. What a fun couple of days' it's been for them.
Our CBTECH Fire Science students spent their morning with the Moses Lake Firefighters working on their skills! Students were training on wearing SCBA's, knots and hoisting tools, taking hydrants, and using extrication tools!
Our CBTECH Culinary Arts students assisted in the luncheon that was provided to the Wahluke Administration during their meeting lunch break. The students served Chicken Parmesan with a side of broccolini.
CBTECH hosted their annual welding competition this past November. Competitors came from neighboring districts for a full day of welding fun! Thank you to all the schools who participated and to the students for all their efforts. These competitions are always a ton of fun! Connell HS took 1st place, CBTECH in 2nd and Eastmont in 3rd.
Our ProMed classes have been working on understanding patients with impairments. Students having been using different types of hands on tools that can replicate symptoms of the hearing and seeing impaired and even have some tools that can make the students joints feel stiff like if they had arthritis. Understanding the effects of these impairments is crucial in the healthcare field.
CBTECH hosted our annual Advisory Boards banquet. Advisory Boards are our industry partners that help programs decide what our pathways need to be teaching! As you can tell it was a very special and successful evening. We appreciate all the support given to CBTECH and our students.
Thank you Genie Industries for having the CBTECH staff over for a tour, we quite enjoyed it.
Fire Science is a new program this year and so far the kids are loving it! Here the students are getting some hands on training on fire extinguishers.
Lan Johnson stopped by to visit his former Criminal Justice teacher Dave Ruffin. Lan just graduated from the US Marine Corp. Congratulations Lan and thank you for your service!
Congratulations to Jacob Luis Velasco, a Wahluke student in our CBTECH Criminal Justice program. He has been accepted into the FBI Teen Academy.
Both our CharGlo and Elegance Cosmetology students have been hard at work these past couple of months. There is so much to learn in the field of Cosmetology and Barbering but these kids are up for the challenge.
After over a year of planning and working to see Fire Science brought to our local high school tech center, your Moses Lake Firefighters welcomed CBTECH Fire Science students for their first of many trips to the Moses Lake Fire Department. Students have the opportunity to spend 540 hours this year, ( 3 full class periods daily) training and learning about all the aspects that go into being in the fire service. They will have the chance to explore all the career options of firefighting, dispatch, Emergency Medical Services, wildland firefighting and opportunities for scholarships, higher education and residency programs. We hope to teach employability skills, leadership, professionalism, pride and ownership, teamwork, hard work and selflessness while using firefighting as the medium to deliver those lessons. One of the most incredible parts of this program is that each student has committed to being a volunteer firefighter for their home departments which adds 21 new volunteers in our area!!!
You will notice some familiar faces for the instructors of this program. Lieutenant Lynn Falconer- Lead Instructor, Firefighter Jaron Shaddix- Co-instructor, and Captain Eric Shurtz- Alternate Instructor, Along with the dozens of line and support personnel who have committed to volunteering their time and knowledge to train, mentor and encourage these students. Moses Lake Firefighters will not be the only faces you see for this program, the brotherhood of the fire service has run deep throughout this County and there has not been a single Fire District that hasn’t ask “how can we help!?” We will be taking time to visit all of our neighboring districts, welcome guest lectures, and open our doors for them to participate in training the next generation of firefighters.
“The brotherhood of firefighters is built on trust, camaraderie, and an unyielding dedication to serving others”
Remembering 9/11 at CBTECH. Thank you students and volunteers who came out to show respect and honor our flag.
WST is hosting a Hiring Event today on campus. More than 50 employers are on site to meet with students and hold interviews.
CBTECH had a welding competition in which several neighboring schools participated in and brought students to show off their skills. Staff went around and judged their efforts. Check out these cool pictures.
CBTech Medical Assistant and ProMed students participate in the SkillsUSA Regional CPR and First Aid competition.
GCSO Corrections Deputies Clemons and Yashchuk speaking to our CBTech Criminal Justice students. Deputy Clemons is a previous CJ students.
CBTECH Criminal Justice students get hands on training on fundamental skills needed to become great police officers.
