Whether they were interested in repairing a car door after a collision, building a wall made of wood or styling a mannequin’s hair, technical school students showed off their skills Feb. 25. Manatee Technical College student Matika Liptrot measures ingredients for a recipe she’s cooking. Manatee Technical College hosted the annual SkillsUSA competition, which featured…
Whether they were interested in repairing a car door after a collision, building a wall made of wood or styling a mannequin’s hair, technical school students showed off their skills Feb. 25. Manatee Technical College student Matika Liptrot measures ingredients for a recipe she’s cooking. Manatee Technical College hosted the annual SkillsUSA competition, which featured…
UNIVERSITY PARK — As the economy improves, Manatee Technical College is redoubling its efforts to attract technical and vocational students who might be tempted to go straight into the workforce. As more jobs become available, MTC officials said they fear high school graduates will eschew training that could bring them better opportunities and more pay,…
Last week, 130 job-seekers and students stepped through the doors of Manatee Technical College in hopes of discovering a future in manufacturing. Some were looking to begin or advance their careers; some were looking to change careers; others were simply looking for a job because right now they don’t have one. Putting employers and job-seekers…
BRADENTON — Manatee Technical College student Chris Melser made his way across a small stage Tuesday night before hundreds of people. The 37-year-old Parrish resident shook hands with school officials and hugged instructor Gina Harp before he stepped off the stage. It was a joyous night for Melser — one of 132 MTC students inducted…
Zachary Carden, a 24-year-old carpentry student at Manatee Technical Institute, donated blood during a memorial blood drive at the main campus on 9/11. He was one of 111 MTI students and staff who donated over the two-day drive. “The 9/11 blood drive always has the largest turn-out,” said Kelly Ewing, instructor and blood drive organizer for the school, “and this is the…
MANATEE — Bradenton’s Jozsefne Lukacs enrolled at Manatee Technical Institute two years ago dreaming of becoming a certified public accountant. In her first year, she could only go to morning classes part time. A physics and mathematics teacher in her native Hungary, Lukacs needed to clean houses full time to support herself. MTI accounting teacher…
BRADENTON — At an awards ceremony May 2, Manatee Technical Institute presented 99 medals to the MTI students who won first, second or third at the 2014 Florida SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, April 28 and 29 in Pensacola. Manatee Tech students won 54 gold medals — more medals than any other school in…
At an awards ceremony on May 2, Manatee Technical Institute presented 99 medals to the MTI students who won first, second or third at the 2014 Florida SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, April 28 and 29 in Pensacola. Manatee Tech students won 54 gold medals—more medals than any other school in the state—at the…
By RICHARD DYMOND rdymond@bradenton.comNovember 23, 2013 MANATEE — A truck rolled up to Braden River High School on Friday and picked up 80 heads of lettuce grown by students for the Salvation Army’s high volume free kitchen at 1204 14th Street W. Earlier this fall, the truck picked up the first ever load of lettuce…
(Bradenton, FL—October 23, 2013) Braden River High School agriculture students will harvest 100 heads of lettuce and donate them to the Salvation Army at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 24. The Salvation Army will be there to receive the generous donation. The lettuce is the first harvest of Feed the Need, a joint Manatee Technical…
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