Upcoming Events
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Margaritas, Mariachi & Manufacturing
Thursday, Sept. 24th
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Lalo's (733 W Maxwell)
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Teacher Manufacturing
Mentors (TMMs) Orientation and Lunch
Friday, Sept. 25th
11:30 PM to 1:30 PM
APA Room 107
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Opportunity Corner
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Get involved! To learn more, contact Bill Vogel -
bvogel@polytechnical.org
Volunteering
Assistant Robotics Coach to work with the team an average of 10 hours a week for 10 weeks. Engineering background preferred.
Equipment Needs
Wheeled Serving Cart for our Coffee Shop on Wheels. Stainless Steel preferred.
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Become an Industry Partner
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Help us educate the next generation of leaders in advanced manufacturing! Our partners provide financial resources, equipment, student mentoring and guidance, work-based projects, plant tours, and more.
To sign up, please contact:
Bill Vogel
bvogel@polytechnical.org
(773) 278-5418 ext. 24
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Join the Career Team
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Help bring manufacturing into the classroom! We are actively recruiting Teacher Manufacturing Mentors (TMMs) to partner with an APA teacher and help integrate manufacturing into the curriculum.
To sign up, please contact:
Erica Swinney Stein
eswinney@polytechnical.org
(773) 278-5418 ext. 26
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Partner Newsletters
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Want to stay up to date on other High Road initiatives? Sign up for our partner newsletters:
Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council (CMRC)
Chicago Academy for Advanced Technology (CAAT)
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About Austin Polytechnical Academy
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Austin Polytechnical Academy (APA) is a small public high school in Chicago's West Side neighborhood of Austin. APA's mission is to educate the next generation of leaders in advanced manufacturing.
What makes APA different?
Our company partners help provide students with mentoring, work-based projects, and paid summer jobs and internships.
Our machine shop will allow every student to graduate with at least two industry-recognized NIMS certifications.
Our rigorous manufacturing-focused pre-engineering curriculum puts students on track to graduate ready for college and exciting careers in manufacturing that offer competitive pay, generous benefits, and ample opportunities for career advancement.
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About the Center for Polytechnical Education
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The Center for Polytechnical Education (CPE) is a 501c3 not-for-profit school operator. Our mission is to strengthen communities by developing educational programs that prepare students to be leaders in the 21st century knowledge economy.
CPE currently operates Austin Polytechnical Academy (APA), which opened in September 2007, and the Chicago Academy for Advanced Technology (CAAT), which will open in September 2009. |
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Become a Teacher Manufacturing Mentor (TMM)!
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We are actively recruiting Teacher Manufacturing Mentors (TMMs) to join our career team and partner with an APA teacher to help bring manufacturing into the classroom.
TMM Orientation and Lunch
Friday, Sept. 25th
11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
APA Room 107
The Career Team is open to all teachers and partners want to help prepare APA students to become leaders in the global economy.
If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please contact Erica Swinney Stein at eswinney@polytechnical.org or 773-278-5418 x26.
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Partner Spotlight | Freedman Seating
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 Special thanks to Freedman Seating Co. for being the first partner to contribute one of their products, an office chair, to the new APA Partner Room!
Soon to be located in APA room 140, the Partner Room will showcase to students and visitors the variety of products that comprise advanced manufacturing.
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Teacher Spotlight | Pete Schoedel & Anthony Speller
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Special thanks to APA teachers Pete Schoedel & Anthony Speller for their work with the APA Career Team.
 Pete Schoedel, Project Lead The Way (Engineering)
"Our career team is working to further develop engineering opportunities for our students"
 Anthony Speller, Project Lead The Way (Engineering)
"This year is full of opportunities for our students, like the chance to gain hands-on experience with industry best practices."
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New Student Spokesperson Team
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 The Spokesperson Team held their first meeting before the school year even began, in order to prepare for the the Danny K. Davis Back-to-School Parade.
After the parade, the team put together a small presentation using pictures in a binder as a way to share this experience with visitors who came to the school.
The team intends to develop different presentations reflecting different aspects of the school to present to future visitors and community events. |
APA Manufacturing Technology Center Nears Completion
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APA's new world-class machine shop, officially named the Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC), is almost complete! The equipment has arrived and most of it is installed and ready for use.
Special thanks to Tom O'Brien (left), our new MTC instructor, and Don Ruesch (right), a nationally renowned NIMS expert who designed the facility as well as the curriculum for our NIMS course. We could not have completed this keystone project without them!
The MTC will be used primarily for helping students learn the skills to earn NIMS credentials: nationally recognized certificates that open doors to career paths with entry-level jobs starting at $12-16/hour.
Check out the machine shop layout!
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Students Participate in Danny K. Davis Back-to-School Parade
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The students participated in the Danny K. Davis Back-to-School Parade on Saturday, August 15. A delegation of about 15 students and 10 teachers followed the 4-mile route from Austin to Columbus Park.
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| Kindred Spirit Visits APA from South Africa
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Special thanks to Neville Matjie for visiting APA all the way from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where he is General Manager of Trade and Investment. Dan Swinney, founder of APA, met Mr. Matjie during his latest trip to South Africa to talk about APA.
We invited several students from our new Spokesperson Team to introduce APA. Mr. Matjie (center) is committed to starting a manufacturing renaissance council and manufacturing-focused school in South Africa.
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