CTE (Career and Tech)

Seniors Win First at Taste of Tyler Event

April 4, 2018

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Showcase

Seniors Shyenne Wells and Lexi Williams won first place at the Taste of Tyler competition Tuesday. They won with a dish of spicy quail knots with sweet potato puree, sauteed garlic spinach, quail egg and a red wine reduction. "Sheyenne and Lexi worked very hard to prepare for this competitio...

Criminal Justice Classes Visit Job Sites in Tyler

Bailey Spencer, Staff Writer

March 20, 2018

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Showcase

Criminal justice teacher Jon Johnson took a trip with 35 students to four career stimulating sites on February 27. The group visited the Smith County Jail, a crime lab, Smith County Emergency Operations Center and Southeast Texas Forensic Center. “On TV, you see police officers and CSI’s,” Johnson said. ...

Audio Visual Class Prepares for Documentary [Part 1]

Kaylee Rodriquez, Social Media and Design Editor

January 10, 2018

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Features, Showcase, Student Life, Video

They set up the cameras and test the sound. Everything is running smoothly, and they are preparing for the final shot. The director calls “action” and they begin rolling. Students in the advanced Audio Visual Production program are making documentaries for the University Interscholastic League fil...

Psychology Students Teach Others About the Brain

Caleb Smithee, Staff Writer

December 21, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech)

They walk to the front of the lecture room, set up their presentation, and get ready to teach their part of the brain. Psychology teacher Amy Shively is having her students teach the life skills classes about the brain. Each group had to pick a part of the brain, create a presentation over it, and pr...

Guide to the SAT and ACT

Ronak Desai, Copy Editor

December 5, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Opinion, Staff Blogs

Taking the SAT and ACT is integral to applying for college, however, it is often difficult to know exactly how and when to tackle these exams. Knowing which test to focus on, when to take the tests and how often to take the tests simplifies college applications exponentially. Which Should I Take? As ...

Culinary Students Travel To SFA

Anthony Wyatt, Video/Photo Editor

November 28, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech)

Lindale culinary students recently traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University to tour the campus and get first hand experience on their culinary cafe . The trip was focused on exposing students to the college’s unique culinary program. “The culinary setting at SFA is very nice and expansive, all o...

Junior takes first step in becoming pastry chef

Tyra Rodden, Assistant Editor

February 13, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Features, Showcase, Video

With an expert eye, she carefully constructs her culinary masterpiece. She gingerly places each decoration in the perfect position and steps back to admire the soft hues and well rounded tiers of the birthday cake. With a light heart, junior Sheyenne Wells prepares her custom-made birthday cake for a...

Technology now and then

Isabelle Phillips, Social Media Editor

February 1, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech)

There is no denying that technology has progressed dramatically since the release of the first Nintendo. While the teachers at LHS have seen this advancement first hand, many of the students cannot remember a time without their electronic devices. The difference between the generations is startling. ...

Students practice real life marketing skills

Isabelle Phillips, Social Media Editor

January 28, 2017

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), News, Showcase

Recently, the sports marketing class executed a project showcasing the skills they have acquired during their first semester of school. The students spent a week researching and compiling all the advertising and marketing techniques they learned to make a real-life concession stand, and then invited other ...

Culinary Creations: Gingerbread Contest

Haylee Haxton, Staff Writer

December 17, 2016

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), News, Showcase, Video

On December 14th and 15th, LHS Culinary Arts students displayed gingerbread creations in the foyer. The student body then voted for their favorite treat created by the culinary classes on display in the contest. “The purpose of this contest is to let our kids enjoy the holidays,” chef Summer ...

Law Enforcement Explorers Unit meets for first time

Ronak Desai, Staff Writer

December 17, 2016

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), Showcase, Video

The newly formed Law Enforcement Explorers Unit met recently in the lecture room. Students may join to learn leadership skills, participate in hands-on projects and develop new personal skills. “It’ll let them [students] explore all the different jobs in criminal justice,” criminal justic...

Modern Slavery: Lunch and learn lecture on human trafficking

Evan Bewersdorf, Staff Writer

November 24, 2016

Filed under CTE (Career and Tech), News, Showcase, Video

Criminal Justice Instructor Jon Johnson and his students held a 'lunch and learn' workshop over the global issue of sex trafficking on November 15. . The presentations were about the two biggest perpetrators of human trafficking: Russia and the United States. “About 26 million people in the wo...