Bailey moved to Vermont from Indianapolis when he was just three years old. After moving between several towns throughout elementary school and middle school, he ended up at Leland and Gray Union High School. During his senior year, Bailey decided he was looking for something more technical. He is now a senior at the Windham Regional Career Center and getting a jump on his college education. Continue reading
On October 4, the annual Vermont Future Farmers of America (FFA) Soil Judging Contest took place in Randolph, VT. Once again the Forestry and Agricultural Land Management class participated in the competition and took home the first place trophy. The students have been working very hard on this for a while and it clearly showed as the Windham Regional Career Center won again. Competing against 10-16 … Continue reading
There’s nothing better on your packages, in your coffee or on snow than pure Vermont Maple Syrup. Last Friday the Forestry & Agriculture Land Management class and YCAP (Youth Career Awareness Program) students visiting Steve Glabach’s sugarhouse and helped gather sap to learn about the process of making Maple Syrup. The weather conditions were perfect for an abundance of sap. … Continue reading
Don’t worry. We’re not talking about a bunch of teenagers running through the woods with chainsaws. The “Game of Logging” is a world-recognized hands-on training curriculum that teaches chainsaw skills with an emphasis on strategy for felling trees and how to work safely. It was developed in the 1960s a Swedish logger turned training instructor. Why is it called a … Continue reading
On January 25 the Agriculture Land Management and Forestry students competed in the State FFA Forestry Contest at the Vermont Farm Show. Matt Clark and Sam Bourne finished 1st and second, respectively leading the Windham Regional Career Center team to a first place finish. During the competition, contestants had to identified local trees by bark and bud. They also identified … Continue reading
During a community service project for the Putney School, students from the Forestry and Agricultural Land Management class installed drainage to remove excess water from the soil. During this project the students learned the importance of teamwork and rotating the job tasks on a daily basis, whether it was operating the excavator, surveying or laying pipe. The students learned how … Continue reading
Windham Regional Career Center Instructors worked with Suzanne Dougherty of the John Collins Writing Program to develop the skills they will need in helping their students write more effectively. WRCC instructors have been utilizing the Collins Writing Program for four years now and it is a major component of Career Center instruction. Area students participate in a Performing Arts workshop … Continue reading
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