| Home | Students | Faculty & Staff | About LATTC | Community Friends | Links | Site Map | LACCD |
| What can I study at LATTC? | How do I apply to LATTC? | Can I get a scholarship? | Schedule of Classes |
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: There was an error in the final exam dates listed in the fall schedule of classes. See link, above, for corrected dates.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
© 2008 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LATTC Culinary Students Meet the Great Chefs of Europe |
Fashion Student Comes Up Big At Fashion Group International |
Cesar Chavez Comes to Life at LATTC |
20th Anniversary LATTC Job Fair Coming Next Wednesday |
Employee Recognition Luncheon Honors Service to LATTC |
VocEd Students Celebrate “Tools for The Trade” Nominees |
LATTC SIFE Team Gets Down to Business |
The Stories of Cesar Chavez Comes to Trade Tech |
The Beavers Celebration Rocks the Campus! |
LATTC Cosmetology Nails the Competition In the total team competition, LATTC placed first. Brenton Richard won a first place in hairstyling team competition. May See Fung won a first place in the make-up team competition. Martha Montano captured third place in the nail art team competition. The Master Teacher Award Plaque was also presented to the LATTC full-time Faculty for excellence in the Cosmetology Department. This team of students has a long list of accomplishments. Brenton Richard has competed in most cosmetology contests offered in Southern California and has even traveled to Atlanta, placing first in haircutting and hairstyling in most of the competitions he has entered. He has spent hours after school and on weekends honing his skills and preparing for his contests. May See Fung participated in her first competition winning a first place in the make-up category. She is equally accomplished in all aspects of cosmetology. She excels academically and has contributed to many special projects in the department. Martha Montano has competed several times in nails and has come away with a deserving win. She has put in many hours designing nail creations that are truly works of art. Marlene Arellano is currently enrolled as a freshman cosmetology student. Marlene was the model for this year's team and contributed greatly to its success. Congratulations to our cosmetology students! 080429 |
Six Trade Tech students along with three professionals in the baking and restaurant field, led by Trade Tech culinary instructor Robert Wemischner, went to France and Switzerland. The visit was centered around The European Baking Trade Show and competition for the World Cup of Baking. The French won, while the Americans didn’t place this year. The Trade Tech contingent toured bakeries, including the R and D Laboratory of a well known French bread bakery. They visited the "Trade Tech" of Paris, a trade school run by the Paris chamber of commerce. They also visited “chocolatiers”, with behind the scenes tours and meetings with the owners and managers. There was also a visit to a chocolate manufacturing plant in Switzerland along with a tasting of its chocolates and a class about the history and manufacturing of chocolate. The visit was culminated with a visit to a winery overlooking Lake Zurich. What a trip! 
The awards just keep stacking up for the best students in the world! Yes I’m talking about LATTC’s brightest! This time one of our fashion
design students has captured a major award and scholarship at the Fashion Group International gala. Coming away with a major award is Isriya Korteerakul who won the category, 2-year contemporary sportswear. With it comes a $2000 scholarship for Isriya. Once again a student from the best fashion design program in the state has come away with a truly outstanding achievement. Congratulations to Isriya and that great fashion design faculty. 
It is a one-man show about a single historic figure, but “Stories of Cesar Chavez” truly is about a person of many facets. Local actor Fred Blanco brought his performance to the Grand Theater this week as part of the ASO Cinco De Mayo celebration. The performance was a splendid journey through the life and times of Cesar Chavez and brought a new foundation and a new resonance to a man who some of us honor but few of us really know. Blanco worked seamlessly between the fields of Delano and the halls of 
Sacramento. He captured Chavez as a person, the one behind the unionization of the farmworkers and someone who was a very religious man as well as a family man. It was a great presentation. Coming on just before Blanco, was the dance group “Corazon de Mexico”, a ballet folklorico group that dazzled the audience with traditional dances. Some of the performers were the children of our very own Phil Schmerber. 
Tell your students to get those resumes ready for next week’s 20th anniversary LATTC Job Fair here on campus. On May 14th between 9am and noon, a whole host of employers will converge on Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. They are looking for the best and brightest prospective employees and they know this school produces some fabulous people. There will be Los Angeles city, county and educational agencies accepting resumes along with dozens of top-notch employers looking to fill numerous positions. Please tell your students and the community that this is an opportunity that should not be missed. The event is free. Please bring your resumes and be ready to impress the employers. Our Helen Beaird has done a superb job in planning this event given the economic climate. We want our students and our community to capture their dreams and next Wednesday may be a first step in securing a place in the Southern California regional workforce. 
Longevity and a commitment to this institution were clearly evident at this year’s LATTC Employee Recognition Luncheon. Awards were given out to Trade Tech employees with 10, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of dedicated service to this college. Emceed by the stylish Elton Robinson, catered by Steve Kasmar’s culinary magicians and coordinated by Lori Hunter and her amazing committee, the event gave us a chance to honor some of our colleagues who have committed so many years to make this college what it is today. It was repeated time and time again, that Trade Tech is among the best places to work. That was evident by the number of employees receiving plaques. Even instructor Mohamed El-Tawansy grabbed the microphone and talked about his first year on campus, more than 30 years ago. It was a great event, and next year we will celebrate its 20th anniversary! 
The cheers came from both the large departments and the small. They chanted names and applauded their instructors. The culinary students hugged the welding students. International students were among the nominees. Several recipients were emotional. The sign graphics students made a huge banner. Of all events on this campus, there are few things more exciting or more inspiring than the awarding of scholarships. The “Tools for The Trade” rally and nomination announcements created tremendous excitement among the vocational education departments at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Gathered outside the D-building “fish bowl”, department head Carole Anderson fired up about 300 students supporting the nominees from their disciplines. Thanks to the LATTC Foundation and Foundation president Steve Needleman the “Tools for The Trade” program has been renewed, and scholarships will be awarded for equipment and tools in the various disciplines. These were the nomination announcements drawing cheers from fellow students. The winners of the scholarships will be announced in a couple of weeks. Congratulations to all of the nominees. You make us proud. 
Congratulations are in order for the SIFE Team from Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. In case you didn’t know, SIFE stands for Students in Free Enterprise. It’s a team of business students which competes in regional competitions, and we are proud to say that Trade Tech has captured the 2nd Runner-Up honor for its work on outreach projects, market economics, entrepreneurship, personal finance skills and business ethics. In the words of Trade Tech business instructor Maida Bessler….”My students have shown that LATTC is an active participant in our community and that we indeed, are making a profound difference for positive change.” During this academic year, the LATTC SIFE team organized ten projects in the L.A. community, including reaching out to high schools, senior centers, elementary schools and shelters for the homeless. Way to go biz students!. 
The one-man show known as “The Stories of Cesar Chavez” is coming to the Grand Theater on Monday May 5th at 8pm. The piece has been developed and is performed by local actor Fred Blanco who brings to life the trials and tribulations of the labor leader, the peace activist and the family man. Cesar Chavez is among the most recognizable figures in American history, and his legacy affects people even today. Blanco brings “The Stories of Cesar Chavez” to college stages across the country and now it is coming to the Grand Theater. It is something you won’t want to miss. Tickets are $2 for students, $5 for staff and $10 general admission. Once again, the show is sponsored by the ASO, so you can purchase in the ASO office. The show starts at 8pm on Monday which happens to be Cinco De Mayo.
Hail to the back-to-back conference champions! Hundreds turned out for the celebration of the basketball championship captured by the LATTC Beavers for the second year in a row. The players rode in a mini-parade from the LRC to the K-Mall where a crowd of several hundred had gathered to honor the conquering heroes. President Chip Chapdelaine welcomed the team and gave thanks to Coach Richard Wells for a job well done. Then ASO president Edwin Simpson gave each and every player and coach a specially-designed varsity jacket to commemorate this wonderful season. The players threw t-shirts to the Trade Tech students and staff and were cheered as they made their way to the stage. Player Nick Pacitti thanked everyone for the support and for being a community, and supportive of the team, which touched off another roar. He also said 28-5 the team’s record, was the best in school history. For a special group of scholar-athletes, this was a special day and one we hope they never forget.
The Los Angeles Trade-Technical College cosmetology department has established a reputation for being the very best in the state, both well-respected and well-prepared. Our students have done extremely well in competitions throughout the state. This month their skills dominated the 2008 Barristar Hair Show in Anaheim and the National Beauty Forum. LATTC's Marketing Captures State Honors |
Those in attendance said over and over again, that it has never happened before. Those attending the California Community College Public Relations Organization conference says no college has dominated its statewide awards in their first year of entry. But that's what happened last week. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College came away with an unprecedented EIGHT statewide awards including two first, three seconds and three thirds. The first place honors were given for Trade Tech's Radio PSA and also fittingly, Trade Tech was given the Charles Cropsey Photography Award for the best photo for any college publication. Our “Nails in Welding” which graces the president's conference room was taken by Joe Messinger and with his impending retirement, it is a fitting tribute to a man who has contributed a whole lot to this college. Other awards included TV PSA, video promotion, internal newsletter, feature article, direct mailer and the low budget wonder. Trade Tech 
captured more marketing awards than ANY other college in Southern California, (take that Santa Monica, Mt. SAC and Chaffey) and re-established Los Angeles Trade-Technical College as a place on the move. I'd like to thank Joe Messinger and my assistant Roxanne for helping make us a leader in marketing among community colleges, and I'd also like to thank the Marketing Committee for their wonderful guidance and suggestions. These are accomplishments built by the hard work of the people who work at and attend this college, I'm just lucky enough to be given the job of packaging them. LATTC Students Sew Up Symposium Awards
Armando Palacios received an honorable mention for his dress in the short evening wear category and Bonnie Costte won 3rd place in that category. In the category of swimwear, Lidia Au captured 1st place, Asalia Uribe 2nd , and Bonnie Costte got honorable mention. Amy Ueda won 1 st place in category 8 retail merchandising problem. Isriya Korteerakul was awarded an honorable mention for her design presentation board. This was just a warm-up for Trade Tech with the Gold Thimble Fashion Show coming up May 23rd in the Grand Theater. Mark your calendars. 080422 |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College fashion design students dominated the 2008 edition of the California Community College Fashion Symposium. Students from community colleges throughout California came to the California Fashion Mart in the Los Angeles fashion district to compete. Trade Tech garnered an amazing collection of awards, and once again secured our place as the top community college in California for fashion design. 
Nickole Stephens was awarded Best in Show for her stunning black and white evening dress with its wide red belt. In the sportswear category Marcia Nogueira won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (That's right…she swept the category!) as well as wining the denim deconstruction competition with her partner, John Bonifacio. 
In the fantasy category Trade Tech again swept the competition. Anne Nguyen won first place, with her fiber optics creation. Marcia Nogueira placed 2nd with her kimono like dress covered with maps and Nickole Stephens placed 3rd with her laminated wood mini dress. There was a tie in the category for honorable mention with John Bonifacio, who's dress was a salute to photographers and the film industry, and Assad Ayoub for his hoop skirt creation made of painted crumpled tissue paper. Melena Loves to Bake Cookies |
Melena Herrera, a 4th semester Professional Baking student is profoundly deaf but that doesn't stop her when it comes to whipping up a batch of tasty cookies. When 70 deaf/hard of hearing students from Marleton School for the Deaf, Riverside School for the Deaf, and Fairfax High school toured Trade Tech recently, Melena was prepared with purple and gold “I Love you” cookie treats for the visitors. The cookies were made in the shape of the American Sign Language symbol meaning “I love you.” There were smiles all around as she talked about the baking program with multiple sign language interpreters helping out. She discussed how the program helps students succeed in their goals and opportunities for future employment available to both hearing and deaf students. Melena ended the presentation by showing the students her portfolio. Polish Film Highlights LATTC Festival |
“The Death of Captain Pilecki” is a difficult story to watch. The film is about Witold Pilecki, a Polish hero who sacrificed his life for his belief that Poland should be a free country. It is an emotionally-charged drama, a stark look at a man who refused to bend to political pressure. The film stars actor Marek Probosz as Pilecki in a portrayal that brings real life to this historical figure. The movie was the highlight of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College Language Arts and Humanities Foreign Film Festival coordinated by Dr. Rodrigo Palacios. The film has been screened just a few times in the United States and has captured awards for its portrayal of Pilecki and the former Polish regime. LATTC was extremely fortunate that Probosz himself attended the LATTC screening and talked about the filming, his role and the place that Pilecki now occupies in Polish history. Probosz says the film was completed on a very small $200,000 budget, and was shot in the same prison that Pilecki was held. More than 250 people watched the screening in the LATTC Grand Theater and then were treated to a question-and-answer session with Probosz. He talked about the role and the importance of the film. There were many Trade Tech students on hand for the screening as well as members of the Polish community in Los Angeles . The cultural consul from the Polish consulate also attended. It was a great mix of cultural arts and education right here on this campus! Glory Church Parking |
Just a reminder to all staff and students the LATTC and USC Team to Place Low Income Students Ramon Castillo, Vice President, Student Services was interviewed on KABC-TV in a news story about this program. 070911 |
|
Current Scholarship Information Scholarship Information may be found by contacting the Financial Aid Office or visiting their web site. Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) is offering scholarships for 2008-09 for students with a 2.5 or better GPA and are enrolled full-time in a wood industry-specific program (e.g. students in carpentry and cabinetmaking). Information and applications are available on their website. Deadline is May 1, 2008. QueensCare, a public charity dedicated to providing quality, compassionate health care to low-income, uninsured individuals living in Los Angeles County, is offering a scholarship to students who plan on entering the healthcare profession. For scholarship information and to download the application packet, go to their website and click on the Charitable Grants link. The application deadline is May 15th. These scholarships are for the 2008-2009 academic year. There's still time to apply for the Sallie Mae Fund Unmet Need Scholarship for the 2008-09 school year. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, enrolled full-time, and have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible to apply. Recipients are selected based on financial need. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,800. To apply online, go to their website. The deadline for application is May 31, 2008. AES ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP: A $500 scholarship will be awarded by AES Engineering to a student who writes a winning essay of 1000 words. Scholarships are open to high school seniors and students attending a post secondary educational institution. Students are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible. Deadline for entry is September 15, 2008. Apply at the AES website. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) will award $1.7 million in scholarships to students pursuing an education in restaurant and foodservice-related studies. To see if you are eligible for a NRAEF scholarship, visit their website or call 800-765-2122 ext. 738. Application deadlines: March 31, July 31 and October 31, 2008. Apply today! The Fondo Futuro Scholarship program supports Hispanic higher education by awarding $1,000 scholarships to Hispanic students attending college, graduate school, training programs, and continuing education programs. The online application can be found on their website. WELDING STUDENTS! The American Welding Foundation offers scholarships and fellowships to students in the field of welding and related joining technologies. Log on to their foundation website today! Grants for Foster Youth & Former Foster Youth: The California Chafee Grant Program gives money to foster youth and former foster youth to use for college and vocational school training. To obtain more information about requirements and to obtain an application, contact the California Student Aid Commission at 1-888-224-7268 from 8:00am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or on the web at the Cal Grant web site. Information is also available at the Financial Aid Office. This is an on-going program; students can apply anytime during the school year. |
| The Los Angeles Community College District has launched the e7 Interns Program, designed to connect students with internship opportunities available at firms providing products and/or services to the nine LACCD colleges under the Proposition A/AA Bond Program. Career areas in which internships may be available include Architecture and Engineering, Construction Management, Business and Legal services, Human Resources, Drafting and Graphics, and Computer Technology. 040901 |
|
|
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College 400 West Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone (213) 763-7000 • TDD (213) 763-5375 • FAX (213) 763-5393 |