Macon Area Career and Technical Education Center

These students advanced to the State Lifesmarts competition and have been competing virtually to earn the right to represent Missouri at the National Competitio...n. Lifesmarts empowers young people to develop the skills they need to be successful in an increasingly complex marketplace. Students challenge each other in head to head competition in 5 categories: Personal Finance, Technology, Health and Safety, Technology, Environment and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities.

Our Health Occupations and FACS programs had a great time with the 2nd graders! They learned about health and hygiene, as well as fashion designing!

The Ag. students taught the third graders where their food comes from and all about the food groups! They really enjoyed their pizzas!!

The first graders learned about the Building Trades and Welding programs on the second day of Elementary Career Week!!

For the first day of Elementary Career Week, kindergartners enjoyed learning about MACTEC’s Culinary Arts and Automotive Technology programs!

The MACTEC Win it Wednesday item is a Hickory Farms gift set. It will make a great appetizer when you are entertaining around Thanksgiving! The gift set is brought to you by the Adult Education and Literacy program. The Macon AEL Program provides assistance that helps NEMO adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. HiSET (formerly GED) classes are offered in Macon, Brookfield, Chillicothe, Hannibal, Monroe City, Shelbina, La...Belle, and Kirksville. To learn more about the program visit their website at www.maconael.com To be entered to win you need to like this post, drop a comment saying what your favorite class was when you were in school, and share this post! The winner will be drawn Thursday 10/29 and must make arrangements to get their prize by 11/2, or another winner will be drawn. Good luck!

Here’s our junior welding students working on a customer project and our senior welding students completing advanced welds!

Leo O'Laughlin, Inc Donates $35,000 to Support Literacy in Macon and the Surrounding Communities Senator Cindy O'Laughlin delivered a $35,000 donation to the Family Literacy Center of Macon on behalf of Leo O'Laughlin, Inc. on October 21, 2020. "Without the ability to read a person's life cannot be all it's meant to be," stated Senator Cindy O'Laughlin. "We so appreciate kind and generous community members like the O'Laughlin and Terry families, who see merit in educating ou...r communities. Education is one of the best ways to add value to your community. Better educated adults means more knowledgeable parents, voters, and employees. Statistically, the number one indicator of how a child will perform in school, is the education level of their mother. The trickle down effect on our community that adult education has is immeasurable," said Lydia McClellan. The Family Literacy Center offers courses in reading, language, and math to assist adults in improving their basic literacy skills. The majority of the students who seek literacy services are working toward earning their High School Equivalency certificate. Additionally, the FLC offers English Language Learner classes and K-12 Tutoring. All of these services are offered free of charge through the generosity of donors like Leo O'Laughlin, Inc. The Macon Family Literacy Center is a partner of the Macon R-1 School District Adult Education and Literacy program, where AEL Director Lydia McClellan oversees literacy classrooms in Macon, Hannibal, Brookfield, Chillicothe, Kirksville, LaBelle, Shelbina, and Monroe City. See more

Today, Graphic Design students learned how to use a grommet machine on scrimm and vinyl banners. This is a customer banner designed by Macon Junior, Sierra Richardson (not pictured) and printed on our large format Canon printer. Printed banners are another new product/service that design students are learning this year thanks to upgrades our class has been able to make over the last 2 years.

Graphic Design students designing, measuring, printing, and installing custom vinyl window decals throughout Macon R-1. This new product is a huge hit! Students have had a great response from customers with this new product and service. They are looking forward to working with the community and showing their talents and new skills.

FCCLA members are working with the NE Coalition for Roadway Safety to help promote Buckle Up Phone Down day on October 16th. October 19-23 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. FCCLA will be working to increase driving safety awareness in the school through the week. Thank you to Onshore for allowing the use of your fence to help promote Buckle Up Phone Down.

A project our industrial welding students worked on was put up today!! Looks great!

MACTEC Automotive Technology students getting hands on experience!

Our building trades students hard at work on the multipurpose building at the school!

The MACTEC Graphic Design class is now offering custom window coverings! They are printed, adhesive, vinyl that will give your class privacy from people passing by and still allow you to look out. Custom design available!... $5.00 for slotted door windows and $10.00 half door windows. Other sizes available. Good for inside and outside windows. Email your ideas or talk to a Graphic Design Student today! Due to Covid 19 student installation may be limited.

Health Occupations students studying the skeletal system!

Intro into foods lab for 8th grade. GREAT GROUP OF KIDS!