A.W. Beattie Career Center

Congratulations to our new National Technical Honor Society members from Fox Chapel Area School District! Emma Bernesser (Veterinary Sciences) Meghan DeLuca (Health and Nursing Sciences) Justin Friday (Health and Nursing Sciences)... Amelia Herzer (Health and Nursing Sciences) Jenna Rubican (Advertising Design) See more

Congratulations to Hampton Township School District’s newest National Technical Honor Society inductees from Beattie! All pictures here in alphabetical order: Mark Gibson (HVAC)... Brandon Hilliard (Building Construction) Jacob Holt (Health and Nursing Sciences), Riley Isaac (Sports Medicine) Jada Ivey (Pastry Arts) Brandi Klutts (Sports Medicine) Hailey Majetic (Early Childhood Ed) Jesse Majewski (Building Construction) Brock Mattiuz (Carpentry) Ronnie Misencik (Auto Body) Haley Penley (Pastry Arts) Liana Suski (Surgical Sciences) Jonathan Tabon (Cyber Security) Anna Topper (Health and Nursing Sciences) Thomas Voinchet (Ad Design). See more

Congratulations to our Deer Lakes National Technical Honor Society inductees: Ella Graham (Robotics), Grace Hartle (Cosmetology), Kevin Hoffman (Early Childhood Ed), Braelyn Kohute (Cosmetology), John Lisotto (Robotics), Jordan Marshall (Culinary Arts), Jenna McCullough (Cosmetology), Katie Smagala (Ad Design), and Heidi Wolfgong (Health and Nursing Sciences). Click through to see their pictures!

Congratulations to 4 Avonworth School District (Official Page) students who have earned induction into National Technical Honor Society. They are: Riley Carroll (Health and Nursing Sciences) Stephanie Cunningham (Health and Nursing Sciences) Colin McPherson (Network Engineering Technology and Cyber Security)... Jermaine Woods (Carpentry and Building Construction) See more

Congratulations to A.W. Beattie’s new NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! A.W. Beattie’s four-person Carpentry and Building Construction team earned the national championship in the National Association of Home Builders' Residential Construction Management competition. The team was made up of four juniors: Northgate’s Ryan Geeting, Pine-Richland’s Graydon Sherron and North Allegheny’s Shane O’Neal and Marc Sostmann. They are the first A.W. Beattie team to take home first place nationally in ...the competition after the Career Center’s previous three teams placed fourth in 2017, 2018 and 2019. It was definitely a difficult process after we began in the fall, shut down in-person for a while and met virtually to do a lot for the competition, Mr. Brown said. I know there were some teams that signed up and didn’t finish, and we were all in the same boat. These kids pulled together, and it seemed to come together nicely for us at the last minute. Each team began with a blueprint provided to them, and students had to be the construction managers for a hypothetical residential project. Ryan and Graydon took the lead organizing permits and material orders, and Shane and Marc took on the responsibility of managing labor and construction scheduling. The whole competition covered every detail from the cost of a Porta John, its location and how long it would be used to handing the keys over to homebuyers, Mr. Brown said. It’s a lot to undertake in times like these. Each student has different plans for the future. Ryan wants to enlist in the Air Force to work in Aircraft Maintenance. Graydon wants to attend Pennsylvania Technical College for Construction Management. Shane wants to attend Indiana University for Construction Management and Mark wants to attend Pitt for Business. I think it’s come to the point where students know that being here in this program doesn’t mean you are going to swing a hammer for the rest of your life, Mr. Brown said. There are so many things you can become like an architect or construction manager, and this program can be your starting point. Earlier this year, Graydon came to me about Pennsylvania Technical College for construction management and then Shane, too. We got the ball rolling from there, and we’re proud that we won.

"My first week in Veterinary Sciences was awesome! Everyone is my friend and we had some playtime every day. I watched them learn a bunch of stuff that I’m already an expert at because I'm a dog." Yours truly, Haku

Welcome back everyone!

Good luck to Callum Montgomery who will wrestle tonight to start the regular season for Shaler Area School District! Callum is in our Ad Design program. I’m not sure who else is involved in winter sports. If you’re active in something, please let me know!

Congratulations to Hampton’s Abigail Boyd who was named December Student of the Month in our Early Childhood Education program. Her dad Jason Boyd, an HVAC program advisor, also attended Beattie. Abigail kicked virtual’s butt and has a perfect score in the class. In this picture, she has on Elf garb for a project she and classmates did for our Kiddie Tech pre-schoolers. This is a snippet of her reflection on the project:... The objective was for the children to go around helping different holiday-themed characters and participating in their game in order to collect candles to light the way for Santa’s sleigh. Our main goal with this presentation was to allow the children to view the holiday season through a multicultural lens. We wanted the children to know that although our lives have been drastically altered by COVID-19, we can still have fun, while being safe. This has been a hard time for all, but especially for children, who are not able to understand the COVID-19 situation fully. It was nice to bring back some sort of familiarity and happiness during this exciting season.

Haku is ready to teach students in our Veterinary Sciences program next week!

Dear families and students, Just as a reminder, please be aware that our counselors are available to meet with students throughout the year for those who are in need of support. Please reach out to your counselor via email or Microsoft Teams to schedule an appointment if you wish to meet with them. Students with Last Names A-L - Mrs. Sara Goodyear [email protected]... Students with Last Names M-Z - Mrs. Kim Zylinski [email protected] For support 24/7 please be aware of the additional resources. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Resolve: 1-888-796-8226 Crisis Text Line: Text "HOME" to 741741 Safe2Say: 1-844-SAF2SAY (1-844-723-2729) or safe2saypa.org/tip

Working with children was always a priority for me and when I found out about the Early Childhood Education program (at Beattie), I knew that I made the right choice. 2017 North Allegheny School District grad Jordyn Zilian

We can't wait to see you next week!

Shaler Area School District and A.W. Beattie Auto Body student Josh Chechak was on WPXI for his and Rusty Hook Auto Salvage In Pittsburgh LLC's part in helping the Tows for Tots drive! Way to go Josh!

Students involved with Beattie Ambassadors, NTHS and BAT Voice decided to adopt the residents of Grace Manor. North Allegheny School District seniors Dom Gralia and Alexis Robinson, of Ad Design, were finishing up "Boo Bags" of goodies and a puzzle book to be given to the residents next door. Unfortunately, we can't visit this year, so we are trying to send little gifts every month!

Congrats Jemma!

North Allegheny School District seniors Alexis Robinson and Dom Gralia on why they love Beattie's Ad Design program.

Cooking up a storm in Culinary Arts!

The revision in our schedule is undertaken in the best interest of our students and staff members with safety in the forefront of our decision making. We appreciate your continued support during these difficult times.

We are so excited to feature North Hills School District senior Jadellyn Brunner in a video for our Pastry Arts program! Jadellyn is a third-year student in Pastry Arts and likely will join the National Guard after graduation!

Our medical programs like Surgical Sciences, Health and Nursing Sciences and Dental Careers have been busy learning CPR!

We hope our Hampton Township School District band members had a fun Senior Night!

Happy Senior Night to Mollie Rutkowski! Mollie is the captain of Shaler Area’s Dance Team and a second-year student in our Building Construction program.

Congratulations to Sean Boaks (Avonworth-Emergency Response), John Swann (North Allegheny-Sports Medicine), and Ethan Fontana (Hampton-Building Construction) for being elected President, Vice President and Treasurer/Secretary for A.W. Beattie’s National Technical Honor Society chapter!

We're so proud of Abby Emery (our 2020 Senior of the Year in Health and Nursing Sciences)! Abby graduated from Deer Lakes and now attends La Roche University while also working at St. Barnabas Health System, which recently featured her in a new video.

A lot happening in Sports Medicine... Julia practiced ankle goniometry by measuring Maggie’s range of motion in her ankle joint ... Mrs. Lang taught first-year students about the cardiovascular system on our new Anatomage table... and Carston and Derrick took advantage of a little free time to exercise. Have a nice Wednesday everyone!

Team work makes the dream work.

We will continue to operate under our Hybrid Instructional Schedule. Full Update Here: https://www.beattietech.com/Content/174

Congrats to Ashley and Morgan Darrah! Last night was senior night at North Allegheny, and they are in Cosmetology (Ashley) and Culinary Arts (Morgan).

More fun in Veterinary Sciences today with puppies, K9s and running blood work!

Happy National Veterinary Technicians Week! After some quick grooming, Mrs. Evanitsky described and walked through the process for running blood work on puppy and K9 patients, including using the centrifuge, explaining the tools used and how to operate lab blood analyzers. Thank you Chase, Riley And MJ for being perfectly well-behaved patients in Veterinary Sciences!