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Communications Intern 2010-2012: Photography, Kids News, Press Releases, Assist with Special Events, Proofing and Administrative Tasks
Summer 2012
“CCIU administrators give back to the Phoenixville community”
By the end of one sweltering June day, Bridge Street sported new hanging baskets, residents of the Good Samaritan
Homeless Shelter had a new resource brochure, and the gazebo that houses Griffen Gun in Reeves Park boasted a fresh coat of paint. These were just a few of the good things that came from the volunteer efforts of Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) administrators, who devoted their morning to seven community organizations throughout Phoenixville at the second annual Administrator Community Outreach Day on June 21.
“CAT Brandywine project and scholarship hold special meaning”
It was no ordinary 1964 Chevy II Nova to the students in the Automotive Collision program at the Center for Arts & Technology (CAT) Brandywine Campus. That’s because it once belonged to a young man who would have been their classmate, had he not lost his life in a tragic automobile accident.
- Philadelphia Inquirer Coverage: “Work on a Chevy II carries out a legacy”
“Students explore future careers at Summer Career Academies”
When September rolls around, those students enrolled in the Summer Career Academies (SCA) will have some exciting responses to the standard back-to-school question, “What did you do this summer?” Building a LEGO robot, exploring wildlife and natural resource management, earning CPR/First Aid certification or dishing out culinary delights are just a few of the opportunities afforded those students in grades five through nine who explore future careers with the Summer Career Academies this July.
“CAT Pickering students earn OSHA 10 certification”
There was an added emphasis on safety first at the Center for Arts & Technology (CAT) Pickering campus every Friday afternoon beginning in March. That’s because a group of 17 students stayed after school to bolster their knowledge of safety in the workplace by earning their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certification from the U.S. Department of Labor.
“TCHS students advance to national competition”
Amidst the pounding of his own heart, TCHS student Connor Sturtevant explained to an audience of almost one thousand that concern for patients is an essential element of the health care profession. It’s in our hearts to keep yours beating, read the competition’s prompt, and he nailed it.
- PR Newswire Coverage: “Tech Students Pioneer QR Codes in Yearbook”
- Philadelphia Inquirer Coverage: “For Chester County school, scanning the yearbook acquires new meaning”
With press badges in place, and notebooks, pens, cameras and microphones in hand, seven aspiring Chester County student journalists will board the early bird train into Philadelphia this month to gain some real world experience.
- Daily Local News Coverage: “Local students selected as press team for conference”
“Local students launch into learning at the NASA Summer of Innovations camp series”
Students across Pennsylvania are set to blast off into an out-of-this-world summer learning experience at the Summer of Innovation camps courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant funding.
“Students Cultivate Vegetables and Pride in Community Garden”
Pride and self-sufficiency have also sprouted among the tomatoes, carrots and zucchini of Oxford’s first community garden.
“TCHS student inspires young mothers”
Elizabeth Arizaga, a 2011 graduate of Kennett High School and the Chester County Technical College High School, had a simple message for the teenage mothers recently gathered at the YoungMOMs meeting in Kennett Square: Finishing high school is an absolute must.
It was not the typical Monday for the fifth graders of East Goshen Elementary. They baked cookies, cut hair, changed tires, planted pumpkins, checked pulses and learned all about the prospects of career and technical education at the Chester County Technical College High School’s (TCHS) “Insight Onsite.”
Citadel Heart of Learning Award
Karen Vickroy liked to tag along to her mother’s kindergarten class on days off from high school, finding herself drawn to the child who needed the most help. It is a trait that never wavered throughout her 18-year career in special education and for this commitment the multiple disability support teacher was awarded the 2011 Citadel Heart of Learning Award for the Chester County Intermediate Unit.
Summer 2010
“Kayla Higgins soars to new heights at Longwood”
Not many high school students spent the summer waist-deep in water lilies, scaling trees with professional arborists and pruning the world-renowned grounds of Longwood Gardens but that is exactly how Kayla Higgins put her green thumb to work these past three months.
“Michael Katch named new principal at TCHS”
Few can say their high school principal wore a badge, served in the national guard and was voted wittiest in high school, but Michael Katch is not like other principals. Katch,the newly appointed principal of Chester County Technical College High School(TCHS) Pennock’s Bridge Campus, knows first-hand the challenges of career selection. He has served in the military, the police force and at one point even considered mortuary science but fate finally landed him in a career in education.
About the Chester County Intermediate Unit:
The Chester County Intermediate Unit is a regional educational agency that provides services to the 12 school districts in Chester County. This includes services to nearly 85,000 public and non-public school students and over 6,000 educators. CCIU’s major services include: special education and compensatory education programs; career, technical and customized education; mentor training and staff development; technology initiatives; consortia for school business operations; and curriculum services.
Jessica Corry 
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