4-H Team Wins LEGO Tournament Award
The Spare Parts LEGO team from Lawrence County 4-H won the Team Spirit Award at the FIRST LEGO Regional Tournament held December 2 at Ashland Community and Technical College.
This is the fourth year that ACTC has hosted the tournament to provide skill building opportunities for area youth in science technology, engineering and math. This is the only FIRST LEGO tournament in the FIVCO area of Kentucky, and it is a qualifying event for the state FLL tournament.
Fifteen teams of elementary and middle school students competed on the topic Animal Allies. The challenge was to come up with innovation solutions for dealing with problems where people and animals interact or share the environment.
Selected on the basis of their scores in the robot performance, robot design, project and core values aspects of the competition, the LEGO teams going to the state tournament are the Fire Pandas and Teenage Mutant Ninja Sloths from Ashland Middle School, Lego Raiders from Greenup County 4-H and Poage Elementary School Pioneers #2 from Ashland.
The Team Spirit Award was presented to the Spare Parts team for their cooperative spirit in all aspects of the competition
“It is rewarding to see the enthusiasm these students have about their projects,” said Chrisha Spears, Workforce Solutions Specialist and event co-coordinator. “They are learning about STEM subjects through hand-on projects that involve creative and critical thinking, teamwork and communication skills.”
“Events such as this can inspire students to become science and technology leaders and can contribute to the success of the SOAR initiative to enhance innovation and educational opportunities in the region,” Spears said.
Next year’s 5th FIRST LEGO League Regional Qualifier Tournament is already being planned.
Apply Now for ACTC Spring Classes
Ashland Community and Technical College is offering more than 100 online and 300 on-campus courses for Spring Semester. December 26 is the deadline to apply, and students are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible in order to get the widest selection of classes.
Many of the general education courses required for diplomas, associate degrees and university transfer are offered online this spring.
Communications and English classes are Intro to Communications, Basic Public Speaking, Intro to Interpersonal Communications, Communication in Small Groups, Writing I, Writing II, Creative Writing, Intro to Literature and Survey of American Literature..
History classes are History of Europe Post-17th Century, History of the US through 1865, History of US since 1865 and History of Kentucky.
Humanities classes include Intro to Art, Drawing 2, Painting 1, Intro to Theatre, Intro to the Humanities, Appalachian Seminar, Appalachian Studies 2, Ethics, Intro to Cultural Anthropology and Intro to Music.
Math and statistics classes include Business Math, Applied Math, Contemporary College Math, College Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics, Statistics for Human Judgement and Calculus 1, 2 and 3. Two math classes are offered for elementary and middle school teachers.
Science classes are Frontiers of Astronomy, Intro to Biology and Lab, Human Anatomy & Physiology I, Human Anatomy & Physiology 2, Principles of Biology and Lab, Medical Microbiology, General College Chemistry I and Lab, General College Chemistry 2, Organic Chemistry 2 and Lab, Applied Physics, College Physics and Lab, and General University Physics 2 and Lab, Earth’s Physical Environment and Regional Geography of the World.
Social Science classes include Intro to Religion, Contemporary Economic Issues, American Government, General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Intro to Sociology and Modern Social Problems.
Application forms are available on the web at ashland.kctcs.edu and may be submitted online. For help with admissions or more information, contact the ACTC Admissions Office, (606) 326-2000.
Tuition is $156 per credit hour, a lower cost than is offered by other institutions in the area, and many ACTC students qualify for financial aid. The “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” can be submitted electronically through the web site at fafsa.gov. For more information on financial aid, call (855) 246-2282.
Classes for new students are also offered in Air Conditioning, Applied Process Technologies, Automotive Technology, Business Administration, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Computerized Machining and Manufacturing, Computers and Information Technology, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Diesel Technology, Electrical Technology, Fire Science, Industrial Maintenance, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Medical Information Technology and Welding Technology.
For more information on ACTC programs or a complete listing of spring classes, go to the web at ashland.kctcs.edu under Academics.
