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Holiday Wreath Fundraiser
11/23/09- The MCS Technology Department is making Holiday Wreaths. The beautiful Fraser Fir wreaths are 16" diameter and come with a Red Bow for $12.00. You can also order a Decorated Wreath with 3 ornaments for $15.00. Please email Scott Gray at sgray@middleburgh.k12.ny.us if you are interested. Checks can be made out to the MCS Technology Department and can be paid when the wreaths are picked up. Depending on the number of orders we receive, we hope to have them ready late next week. Please place your order by 12/2/09. Proceeds to benefit TECHNOPALOOZA 2010. _____________________________________________________________ Materials Processing Class Highlighted At local hardwood manufacturing facility.
09/21/09 - In a time where computers, iPhones, and Facebook seem to have become the most popular forms of expression, in Middleburgh, New York, the time honored tradition of working with natural materials lives strong. (read more)
_____________________________________________________________ Technology Department to offer NEW College in the High School Class 9/7/08 The MCS Technology Department is proud to announce that we will be offering a NEW College in the High School Class this Year. This will be the second college in the high school offering in the department. Last year students in the CIHS Media Production class also received credit from the SUNY Cobleskill Communications Department. Students in the CIHS Residential and Landscape Construction Class can achieve credit from the SUNY Cobleskill Plant Science Department. More information can be found about the course on the class website at: http://www.technopalooza.com/CIHS%20Const/CIHSCONST.htm _____________________________________________________________ CAD/CAM class to complete School Scale Model Project 9/5/08 Students in Mr. Gray's NEW CAD/CAM class will be putting the finishing touches on the scale model of the school that was started last spring. The students will be using the TechnoCNC machine to cut pieces that will be used in the construction of the detailed model. The model, which measures more than 8 feet long, will be a recreation of the front elevation of the school, and has detail down to every last brick. The model will be completed for the anniversary celebration of the school on Columbus Day weekend 2009, and displayed permanently in the Gym Lobby ______________________________________________________________
Tecno-CNC 12/08/08 The MCS Technology Department was able to purchase a NEW Techno-CNC router for the CADLAB. The machine is capable of cutting woods, plastics and light metals up to 5 inches thick on a 30" X 24" work table. Students will be able to use AutoCAD or Solidworks software to generate drawings of a part. The drawings are then imported into the machine's Mastercam software and a toolpath is generated. The machine follows the toolpath and cuts the parts. Scott Mckellar is the first student who will be using the machine to cut out a guitar he is building out of maple. Check back soon for pictures, video, and updates of Scott cutting the guitar on the machine. |
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CADLAB Renovations 11/21/08 Students in the Architecture and Construction class have just completed the finishing details on the newly renovated CADLAB. The lab which is now capable of holding a class of 16 students, has 8 new Lenovo computers, and four new LCD flat panel displays. The students in the class painted the walls and desks, built a bookshelf, and installed drop ceiling under the gaping holes left by the last building project. The classroom was first used Monday after Thanksgiving break, and is used 6 periods a day by the high school and middle school students. It is an overdue and welcome addition to the technology department. |
