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WD SMITH CAREER CENTER BUSINESS
Business Design Cooperative Marketing Education Cooperative Office Education Cooperative Tourism Education Trade and Industry Cooperative Education Mastering Microsoft HUMAN SERVICES
Child Care Fashon Design Food Services Certified Nursing assistant Cosmotology
GRAPHIC ARTS Commercial Art Photography Video Production Printing TECHNOLOGY Automotive Electronics Cabinet Making Carpentry Welding  BUSINESS DESIGN
(3 CREDITS)
High school students desiring to open their own business in the future will receive knowledge and hands on experience. Business Design will consist of 3 classes: Entrepreneurship, Advertising & Sales Promotion, and Retail Marketing.
In Entrepreneurship emphasis is placed on skills needed to plan, organize, manage, operate and finance a business using current technology.
Advertising & Sales Promotion allows students to apply the concepts and strategies needed to communicate information
about products, and services. Emphasis is placed on developing and presenting a promotional plan to sell a product or service.
Retail Marketing focuses on the application of marketing practices and principles at the retail level. It is designed to focus on development of product knowledge, sales, customer service, buying, pricing, merchandising, promotion and inventory control skills. A school-based enterprise will be operated in conjunction with these classes. Other opportunities to include work-based learning strategies will include job shadowing and paid/unpaid internships.
return to top  COOPERATIVE OFFICE EDUCATION (COE)
(3 CREDITS)
High school seniors receive training in jobs in the real world. Work-based learning students attend classes for half (1/2) a day, work, get paid, and earn 3 credits. Students work during the week in the afternoon in office jobs for doctors, lawyers, banks, hospitals, schools, oil and other business-related companies. COE bridges the gap between school and work. Students transfer classroom skills into marketable, integrated competencies on the job. An ultra-modern, Windows 98 network lab and Microsoft Office 2000 suite is used. Students master computer skills used by local businesses. Business ethics and etiquette are part of the course.
The COE program requires:
A “C” or better letter grade in keyboarding
One hour (1) class daily at the Career Center
A 15-hour workweek.
Jobs found with the assistance of COE teacher
Job enhancement after graduation
One (1) year office experience during senior year.
COOPERATIVE MARKETING EDUCATION
(3 CREDITS)
Emphasizing marketing and management, this course/program offers education and on the job experience in local businesses. Students receive 3 credits by attending one hour classroom instruction, which includes marketing principals, fundamentals of business and techniques for finding and succeeding at a job. Students must work 15 hours per week for which students are paid by their employer. Work based learning must be in businesses where products and/or services are sold. Examples of such include retail stores, supermarkets, full service and fast food restaurants, businesses where services are provided in exchange for money.
 COOPERATIVE TOURISM
(3 CREDITS)
This course/program offers high school juniors and seniors academic instruction and practical work experience in a whole array of hospitality, travel and tourism. Academy students gain a sense of self-worth as well as analytical, technical, and communications skills needed to succeed. Students work 15 hours a week for which they are paid by the employer. Work based learning must be in the Hospitality, Traveling, and Tourism Industry. Examples of these businesses are: Hotels, Airports, Full Restaurants, Tourist Attractions and Car Rental Agencies.
 TRADE & INDUSTRY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (TICE)
(3 CREDITS)
This course is a cooperative work and training program in the trade and industry area. Students receive on-the-job training in a specific trade while still attending high school. They attend class for one hour at the Career Center and must work a minimum of 15 hours a week on the job. Through this course of study and in a trade of his choosing, the student gains expert training by his teacher and his supervisor. The student receives three credit hours for successfully completing the course, as well as wages for work done. return to top
 CHILD CARE SERVICE
(3 CREDITS)
Childcare is a unique course that offers high school students the chance to work with pre-schoolers to develop physically, emotionally, and socially and at the same time develop personal skills. Techniques of childcare and guidance will be stressed. Students who complete this course become prepared to launch a career in child care.
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 FASHION DESIGN
(3 CREDITS)
The purpose of this program is to train students in pattern making, apparel design and creation, determining fabric qualities, retail promotion, sales and production. The course will be hands on and encourage the students to explore their won talents in the field of Fashion Merchandising. Training in Fashion Merchandising prepares the student to work in designing, manufacturing and retail. Job opportunities include stock clerks, pattern makers, sales associates, store managers, store buyers, and merchandise managers. Careers in the fashion field include visual merchandisers, models, copywriters, and fashion coordinators.
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 FOOD SERVICE PREPARATORY (Pro-Start I)
(3 CREDITS)
Pro-Start was developed by the National Restaurant Association to increase the quality and employability of today’s high school students. Students work in a kitchen setting using industry standards of safety and sanitation principles. Some of the training is done at La. Technical College. Students accepted into this program should have a minimum
2.0 GPA and a good attendance record. This course is designed for high school juniors.
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FOOD SERVICE II (Pro-Start II)
(3 CREDITS)
Seniors must have successfully completed Pro-Start I to be enrolled in this course. These students will be trained primarily at La. Technical College’s Culinary arts department. Upon completion of 400 hours of work experience and passing an exam they will be awarded a National Restaurant Association Certificate. They may also test out of entry-level college classes where articulation agreements have been signed.
return to top  CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
(3 CREDITS)
Students enrolled in "Health Occupations-Nursing Assistant" will have the chance to become a member of a health care team. Team work means that everyone on the team knows what he/she is supposed to do and does it to the best of his/her ability. He/she will work under the supervision of a professional nurse and cooperatively with other members of the nursing-service staff. The course is designed to expose students to as many facets of the Medical and Skilled Health field as possible, with emphasis placed on bedside nursing procedures and bedside care on the nursing assistant level. Safety concepts and safe practice for patient and employee, human anatomy (structures) and physiology (function), interpersonal communication skills, and career readiness skills are included.
return to top  COSMETOLOGY
The cosmetology course is to prepare students for employment in a position in the beauty industry. Students will learn to develop an effective way to accomplish goals as a beauty professional, as well as how to translate vision and dreams into action. The students will perform hands-on, skill-based work practices, such as safety and correct procedures on the job, with sound understanding, speed and initiative.
This curriculum meets the State Cosmetology Board requirements and has been approved by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. Upon completion of this course, students will be prepared to take the Louisiana State Board of Licensure examination.
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 COMMERCIAL ART
(3 CREDITS)
This course exposes students to the foundation skills necessary for success in the broad areas of Design and the Applied Arts. Mechanical and freehand drawing, basic layout (placement of visual elements with text) effective use of letter styles, techniques for creating two and three dimensional artwork, preparation of imagery for offset and screen printed products, and basic design methods are all included. Course work helps prepare students for career choices that include advertising and graphic design, sign making, architecture/interior design, cartooning, illustration, screen & offset printing, theater tech (sets, costumes, etc.) and environmental effects. Second year students enjoy increased opportunities for concentration on personal/professional projects and portfolio enhancement. Students who love looking at, thinking about and making images will greatly benefit from this course.
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 PHOTOGRAPHY
(3 CREDITS)
Basic black and white photography involves learning how to use a 35 mm camera to properly expose and develop negatives. Besides mixing chemicals, a student will learn to operate the studio electronic flash system by creating simple effect photographs.
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 TELEVISION PRODUCTION
(3 CREDITS)
Students are trained in all aspects of television production. Basic skills include storyboards, digital cameras, lighting design, audio, set design, computer generated graphics, linear and non-linear computer editing. Students have full access to 2 camera studios on campus plus weekly trips to a local television station for hands on experience in 3 camera studios. This course provides students with many skills using multi-media technology.
return to top  AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN I (3 CREDITS))
The modern automobile is a complex combination of systems, each designed for maximum efficiency and for compatible relationship with the other. This course is designed to guide the students as technician, operator, and owner of a vehicle in the operation of an automobile and provide information on repair and upkeep that every car needs from time to time
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN II
(3 CREDITS)
Classes will be taught primarily at the Louisiana Technical College. This course is geared for students who have completed Auto I, however students can take a placement test. These students will be working toward Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification.
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 CABINETMAKING
(3 CREDITS)
Knowing how to safely and correctly use hand and power tools, the student progresses to the construction and finishing of furniture and/or student designed projects. Students are likewise actively engaged in the design, construction, and installation of cabinets in an on-site building project which becomes a classroom building for Lafayette Parish Schools.
 CARPENTRY
(3 CREDITS)
Students begin by learning the safety procedures necessary to operate the tools and equipment used at a construction site. Blue print reading and planning are covered for building projects. The students then construct a full size building and learn how to build the foundation, walls, roofing, flooring and other skills related to construction. The student leaves the course having constructed a complete building from start to finish and is well qualified to work in the construction industry.
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 BASIC ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS I
(3 CREDITS)
Electronics combines theory with application using state of the art test equipment for experiments and actual repairs on equipment. Beginning with basic theory, safety, and test equipment procedures, students advance to circuit board soldering, repair, and operation. Residential wiring and home electrical circuit wiring procedures are also part of the class.
ELECTRONICS II
(3 CREDITS)
Continuing the exploration of electronics students will explore the areas of transistor and semiconductor theory. Digital electronics is the main area of focus. Students will learn troubleshooting techniques for digital electronics that involve computers.
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 WELDING
(3 CREDITS)
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for employment in the Welding Industry. Students are provided instruction with useful cutting, processes shielded metal arc welding (stick), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding, Pipe welding and Plasma Arc Cutting. Students are instructed in welding safety work practices. About 90% of the students’ time is actually spent welding and in the welding lab.
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