Thank you!
| Thank you to these partners who through the payment of their membership fees help our program provide high-quality career & technical education for the next generation of leaders in manufacturing:
American Mold Builders Assoc. (AMBA) Chicago Chapter Belden, Inc Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. C. Cretors & Co. Chicago Metal Fabricators Chicago Paper Tube & Can Co. Columbia Metal Spinning Cragin Metals DeCardy Diecasting Freedman Seating Graymills Company Iverson & Company Label Master Laystrom Manufacturing Co. Matrix Tooling, Inc. NADCA Overton Chicago Gear P-K Tool & Mfrg Co. Paasche Airbrush Co. Plymouth Tube Co. Quality Control Corp Saporito Finishing Co. Sunstar Americas Inc Swiss Precision Machining Tempel Steel WaterSaver Faucet Winzeler Gear Company We also receive generous support from:
The Chicago Community Trust The JP Morgan Chase Foundation The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Kendeda Fund The Kresge Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Polk Brothers Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Society for Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Tooling and Manufacturing Association Education Foundation
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About Austin Polytech
| Austin Polytechnical Academy is an engineering- and manufacturing-focused and college prep public high school on Chicago's West Side.
Thanks to the support of nearly 60 partner companies, our students learn about the many different career opportunities in manufacturing through field trips, guest speaker visits, job shadowing opportunities, internships, and more.
Austin Polytech's Career Program is a project of the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council. Our career program is operated by the Center for Labor and Community Research.
Learn more at austinpolytech.org |
Support our Students
| It takes more than a traditional high school budget to help our students engineer their future.
Please help by sending us a check, payable to the Center for Labor and Community Research, at 3411 West Diversey, Suite 10, Chicago, Illinois 60647.
You can also contribute online securely through PayPal by clicking below:
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Contact
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Austin Polytechnical Academy 231 N. Pine Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60644
Main Office: (773) 534-6301 Career Services: (773) 534-6326
austinpolytech.org
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19 Seniors Complete Spring Break Internships
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Special thanks to the 14 APA Partners who hosted 19 APA students for Spring Break Internships April 2-6:
Allied Metal Co., Arrow Gear Co., C. Cretors & Co., DeCardy Diecasting Co., Freedman Seating Co., Hudson Precision Products Co., Laystrom Manufacturing Co., Meyer Tool & Mfg. Inc., P-K Tool & Manufacturing, Paasche Airbrush Co., Saporito Finishing Co., Tempel Steel Co., WaterSaver Faucet and Wrightwood Precision.
According to Industry Coordinator Bill Vogel, support for this year's program -- among partner companies -- increased by nearly 100% compared to the 2011 spring internship effort. "We recognize that our program is highly desirable and gives APA students an opportunity to make a very favorable impression on partners, all of whom can be prospective employers," he added.
Each year, Austin Polytech's Career Dept. works with our 60 Partners to provide a sequence of career exploration and preparation activities: plant tours, job shadowing, NIMS credentials, internships and ultimately the opportunity for career employment.
Click here to see more pictures from the Spring Break Internships
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A Letter from APA Seniors to Matrix Tooling, Inc.
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Dear Mr. Ziegenhorn,On behalf of my Austin Polytech classmates, thank you for the time you and your staff spent showing us around Matrix Tooling during our recent field trip. Based on what we've been learning this past semester in Mrs. Gibney's classroom, we now have an understanding about the production of a brand new surgical device, the Microcutter. Thank you for explaining how you manufacture all the plastic components for this device, which both cuts and staples tissue during laparoscopic procedures. My classmates and I have enjoyed our 10-week Scientific Concepts course at APA. We learned how Matrix Tooling is making contributions to the medical field through manufacturing. We look forward to staying in touch with you and participating in future job shadows and internships at your company.
Sincerely,
Le'Kesha Bowles & the Scientific Concepts Class
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The Puzzle Cube Challenge
by APA Sophmore Ireunina Baker
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Have you ever looked at a product that has been well-designed? Do you find yourself asking questions, such as, "How did the designer think of that idea?" or "What is involved in the creation of that product?"
I got that chance doing a project for my pre-engineering class, Introduction to Engineering Design. The Project was called, the Puzzle Cube Challenge. It involved taking a problem from a "customer" and then working through a critical thinking process - the Engineering Design Process - to find a solution. I found that taking an idea and transferring it from a problem, to brainstorming, to a sketch, to working drawings, to models, and then to a working prototype is exciting and fun!
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APA Student Designs
A New Product
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While deciding on a manufacturing business idea to complete a culminating product for Ms. McClendon's business class, Marquette Brown thought of her own experiences and ended up coming up with an innovation to a billion dollar baby-product industry. Her experience as a mother gave her the inspiration to create "Snap-On," an eco-friendly pacifier with exchangeable parts. Marquette represented APA in the 9th Annual NFTE Citywide Business Plan Competition, sponsored by NYSE Foundation on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. She presented her business plan to the competition with grace and conviction. We are proud of her accomplishment and we are excited to see what she does next.
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APA Students Participate in SkillsUSA State Conference
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Eight APA students recently participated at the annual SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership Conference and Skills Championships held in Springfield, IL. Senior Torres Hughes finished in second place in the Job Interview competition. Congratulations to all participating students: Le'Nesha Bowles, Denesha Furlow, Torres Hughes, Fashon Johnson, Hywania Orange, Brandi Scott, Erika Scott and Quan Trimble.
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