Fiber Optic Certified

Our 2nd group of students who passed the CTECH test are left to right David Rimmer,Steve Crawford,Charles Norsworthy,Kenny Kennon,Instructor Bruce Moore,Donna Sanders,
Justin Frizzell,Chad Mayo. Great job guys!!!

Perfect Attendance Summer 08

Nineteen students achieved perfect attendance during the summer trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie.

Listed by there courses of study, the students are Automotive Technology- Leandro Ortiz, Shawn Collins; Bio-Medical- Kenny Kennon, James Newhouse, David Critchlow, Brian Laderman; Business Systems Technology McKenzie- Lesa Harris, April Depriest; Business Systems Technology Martin- Betty Hicks, Debbie Hodge; HVAC/Refrigeration- Mark Summers, James Fuller, Bryan Roberts; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Ricky Eaton, William Talley, Jimmie Moore; Machine Tool Technology- Ronnie Parrott; Welding- Kyle McConnell, Jason Young.

CET Certified

Congratulations David Rimmer on passing the Certified Electronics Technician Test.

Zack Cox Named Outstanding Student of the Year

The Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie presents Mr. Zack Cox with the 2008 Outstanding Student of the Year Award. Mr. Cox is an HVAC Student from McKenzie, TN whom has been in the program for over a year and holds many qualities of a Student of the Year. He was also named State Skills USA HVAC winner in the spring of 2008. A cash prize and trip to Nashville were given to Mr. Cox for his accomplishments on the local level. Mr. Cox will now go on to represent TTC McKenzie at the Regional Competition in Jackson, TN on December 8^th. The winner of the Regional Competition will move on to the Statewide Competition where the winner will be awarded a new KIA automobile and will represent all 26 Tennessee Technology Centers as the first Outstanding Student Ambassador.

For more information about the Outstanding Student of the Year Program or about enrolling in one of the programs offered at TTC McKenzie, please contact 352-7506.

Food Drive

Technology Center Students donate food to United Neighbors Fund.

The McKenzie Technology Center Student Senate hosted a can food drive for the local United Neighbors of Carroll County. The Center had a competition among there classes to see who could raise the most cans of food for the United Neighbors with the Bio-Medical class earning top honors. The school collected over 1500 cans of food to be distributed back into Carroll County through the United Neighbors program.

Fiber Optic Certified

Electronic's Instructor Bruce Moore certified his first Group of Network Cabling Fiber-Optic Technician's. Pictured from Left to Right are Kelly Guest, James Newhouse, Brian Laderman, David Crithlow, and Donald Gearin.

Machine Tool

The Machine Tool Class enjoyed a nice fall cookout and fellowship on Friday the 14th.

Speed Program on TV

WBBJ Channel 7 News came on Friday November 14th to interview Dan Townsend and Eric Essary about the success of the SPEED Teams first season.

New Nursing Class

Welcome new nursing students.

Summer Awards Day

Technology Center announces summer graduates

The Summer Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie ended with Awards Day on August 25. The ceremony, organized and sponsored by the campus-wide Student Senate, was held at the McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church and led by the Center’s director Elizabeth Check.

A total of 35 students received their diplomas or final certificates and numerous others were recognized for completing certificate levels during the summer 2008 Trimester. Also recognized during the ceremony were students who were inducted into the National Honor Society.

The students who completed requirements for graduation are: Bio-Medical- Travis Ellis; Business Systems McKenzie- Linda Thomas, Peggy Baker, Michelle Bona, Eva Morschett, Donna Bryant; Business Systems Martin- Sue Hicks, Debbie Hodge, Kelly Patterson, Loretta Wilds, Megan Gonzalez, Becky Hudson, Melissa Stewart, Daneen Windom; Computer Information- Bernardo Garcia, Cody Martin, Alister McAlister, Traven Parkhill; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Jeff Spring, Brandon Peevyhouse, Matthew Cunningham, James Kyle II; Industrial Maintenance Martin- David Meade III; Machine Tool- Jennifer McEntee, Jason Mathis, Cameron Gowan, Dereck Frazee; Welding- Adam McAlpin, Tyler Hughes, Desiree Taylor, William Ninness, Troy Manns, Anthony Patterson, Tyler Little, William Simmons.

Eight students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Honor society inductees are Peggy Baker, April Depriest, Jennifer Eason, Margaret “Peg” Marshall, Loretta Wilds, Phillip Knott, James Cook, and Amanda Gapen.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in honor of the graduates and their families.

WMC HOD Press Release

WMC TV 5 out of Memphis came and interviewed Donald Gearin and Bruce Moore about the HOD(Hydrogen on Demand) Program on Tuesday August 26th.

Perfect Attendance Spring 08

Eighteen students achieved perfect attendance during the Spring Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie.

Listed by there courses of study, the students are Automotive Technology- Justin Oakes, Shawn Collins; Bio-Medical- Kurt Thomas, David Critchlow, Kenny Kennon, Brian Laderman, Donna Sanders, James Newhouse; Business Systems McKenzie-April Depriest; Business Systems Martin- Debbie Hodge; Computer Information- Cody Martin; HVAC- Zackery Cox, Randy Willis; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Jimmie Moore, Ricky Wallace, Jonathan Moyers; Machine Tool- Ronnie Parrott; Practical Nursing- Jennifer Neisler.

Welding Cookout

Jimmy Kee's Welding class held a cookout on Friday the 8th with guest Speaker Greg Crouse of the United Ironworkers Local 167 out of Memphis. Guys the food was delicious.

SPEED Program Keeps on Moving

The SPEED Program is having great Success in the 1st year of competing at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood currently the team sits in Fourth place in the points race. The Team is made up of Eric Essary(Driver), Shawn Collins,Kenny Brewer, Jesse James, and Brandon Schultek. The team races every Saturday and we hope to have a school night at the races in the near future.

HOD (Hydrogen on Demand) Press Conference

Three Instructors at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie have developed a way to fight the high cost of gasoline. Biomedical Instructor, Donald Gearin, Automotive Instructor Dan Townsend, and Electronics Instructor, Bruce Moore have scoured the internet to find a simple, low cost, practical way for automobiles to burn hydrogen instead of air in their fuel mixture. The trio have converted the school’s truck to a hydrogen burning vehicle and increased the gas mileage by 50%.
The process involves mixing water and lye in a container, running a current through it and capturing the hydrogen gas produced. This gas is then fed into the fuel system. Hydrogen and gasoline are a much more combustive mixture than air and gasoline and the combination “tricks” the engine into using less gas but producing the same power. This is a safer process than some, because there is no storage of hydrogen gas. As soon as the current is turned off in the container, the hydrogen converts back to water. There is no volatile gas stored.
The group will be conducting classes to teach the general public how to do their own conversions. The students must have a working knowledge of wiring and automobiles and in two Saturdays, they can learn how to modify their own vehicles. The first class will be on Saturday July 19^th from 7:30-11:30 am and again on August 2^nd. “I am proud of the effort that went into their work. Donald, Dan, and Bruce are making a difference in the environment and the wallets of our community, noted TTC Director Elizabeth Check. For more information call, 731-352-7506.

FUN DAY A HUGE SUCCESS

Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed FUN DAY on Thursday the 29th. A Special Thanks goes to the MTD grilling team, and Army National Guard for bringing the Rock Wall.

Bio-Med Students Visit Henry School

David Critchlow and Kenny Kennon brought Robots to show students some of the fun things you can do in the electronics and Bio-Med class. Thanks to Henry School for inviting us to there Career Day.

Counselor's Corner

Two Bio-Med students pass CET exam

Two students in the BioMedical Electronics Technology program at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie recently passed the Certified Electronics Technician exam.

The students are Kelly Guest of Milan, and Brian Laderman of Martin. Instructor Donald Gearin is recently certified to give the exam.

The TTC-McKenzie is a testing site authorized by the Electronics Technicians Association for this exam. These two successfully completed the associate level of the four-part exam, which is for an electronics technician or students with less than two years of combined work and/or electronics training.

“This lets potential employers know that the student who has passed this exam has been thoroughly trained and can demonstrate professional proficiency,” explained Exam administrator Donald Gearin.

Counselor's Corner

Congratulations to the 2008 Access Scholarship Winners. Dustin Seay-BST McKenzie, Trey Johnson-Industrial maintenance, and Aaron Williams Practical Nursing.

Counselor's Corner

Welcome new nursing class and Instructor June Winstead. Students are Sara Alexander,Erica Burnette, Ameterian Clay, Matthew Cook, Carroll Elam, Jodi Epperson, Cynthia Hahn, Whitney Hopper, Dexter Lambert, Sara Lindsey, Gabriel Martin, Allison Mccill, Raven Miller, Mildred Oldham, Chasity Stafford, Aaron Williams, and Lacy Wilson.

Counselor's Corner

Technology Center announces Spring 2008 Graduates

The Fall Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie ended with Awards Day on April 21. The ceremony, organized and sponsored by the campus-wide Student Senate, was held at the McKenzie Church of Christ and led by the Center’s director Elizabeth Check.

A total of 59 students received there diplomas or final certificates and numerous others were recognized for completing certificate levels during the Spring 2008 Trimester. Also recognized during the ceremony were students who were inducted into the National Honor Society.

The students who completed requirements for graduation are: Automotive Technology- Kenny Mann, Thomas Sheppard, Bradford Strachan; Bio-Medical- Carl Stout, Darryl Peevyhouse; Business Systems Online- Abigail Steinmann; Business Systems McKenzie- Surrander Owens, Latisha Townes, Melissa Cooper, Tonisha Pearson, Melissa Stewart, Tanya Williams, Jodi Barnhill, Alice Johnson, Robin Rogers, Linda Thomas; Business Systems Martin- Margaret Marshall, Whitney Wright; Ashley Tucker; Computer Information- James Weatherford; Electronics Technology- Tyler Webb; HVAC- Richard Williams; Industrial Maintenance Martin- Rodney Howard, Zachary Sweatt, Matthew Craddock, Robert Murphy, Ben Hopkins; Industrial Maintenance McKenzie- Craig Jones, Justin Crocker, Christopher Crocker, Shane Savers, Dustin Garriott, Ricky Wallace; Machine Tool- Robin Connell, Steve German, Steve King, Dustin Sanford; Practical Nursing- Bridgette Arnold, Sharon Duren, Latasha Harrison, Jennifer Neisler, Aulber Russell, Anita Williams, Karen Barmore, Wendy Eaves, Shanna Jackson, Ramona Palmer, Meg Shelley, Bobbie Winstead, Brooke Depriest, Amanda Gapen, Beverly Keymon, Amber Ross, Keshia Vaughn; Welding- Lance Bailey, Russell Bardin, Tommy Kail Jr., Russell Lee, Eric Essary, Ruth Forrest.

Twelve students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. Honor society inductees include Shawn Collins, David Critchlow, Kenny Kennon, Michele Bona, Donna Bryant, Chrissie Reed, Betty Hicks, Becky Hudson, Stephanie Allen, Debbie Hodge, Melissa Stewart, and Meg Shelley.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in honor of the graduates and their families.

Counselor's Corner

Students achieve perfect attendance

Thirty Four students achieved perfect attendance during the Fall Trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie.

Listed by there courses of study, the students are Automotive Technology- Donald Bigham, Justin Oakes, William James; Bio-Medical- Kelly Guest, David Critchlow, James Newhouse, Kurt Thomas; Business Systems McKenzie- Tasha Lowe, Brandi Ownby; Business Systems Martin- Debbie Hodge, Betty Hicks, Megan Gonzalez; Computer Information- Cody Martin, Traven Parkhill, Danny Nichols; Electronics- Tyler Reeder, Tyler Norris, Keenan Bannon, Brian Laderman, Joseph Johnson; HVAC- Zachary English, Zackery Cox, Jonathan Mullikin, Randy Willis; Industrial Maintenance- Phillip Knott, William Talley, Ricky Wallace, Danny Moore, Jeff Spring; Machine Tool- Steve German, Ronnie Parrott; Practical Nursing- Ramona Palmer, Beverly Keymon, Jennifer Neisler, Amanda Gapen.

HVAC Students win at State

Congratulations to Tony Hernandez and Zack Cox on winning the Post secondary and Secondary Competitions at the State Skills USA competition in Chattanooga.

2007/08 Nursing Class

Congratulation's on your great year.