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Howe ISD teacher spent a week in a factory for her students' benefit
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The program was originated in 2002 by DDA and partnered with Workforce Solutions Texoma and each participating ISD Those two organizations initially sent Denison ISD teachers through the program, but have expended, and in 2014, the newcomers were The City of Howe, Tom Bean Community Development Corporation Howe ISD, Tom Bean ISD, Bells ISD and Pottsboro ISD all sent teachers in this program which paid them a $1,000 stipend for their time.
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Howe High School biology teacher
Kailey Hayward spent a week working at Tyson Foods, Inc last summer during one of her few summer weeks off in order to benefit the students of Howe ISD
Nearly a year ago, Bob Rhoden, Director of External Relations at Workforce Solutions Texoma presented a program to the Howe City Council that would send one Howe ISD teacher through the partnership program knows as BET (Business Education for Teachers)
Teachers will go to a local manufacturing location and learn hands-on skills in the workforce in order to have true first-hand knoweledge of what life is like in the workforce for students that may enter the workforce just out of high school
Before entering the program, the teachers were asked what they'd like to get out of it. Hayward told DDA (Denison Development Alliance), "I want to get ideas from the working world, and show my students how their lessons will
Teachers that participated spent a week at local industries such as Ruiz Food Products, NOVO1/Dialog Direct, Caterpillar Global Mining, LLC , Tyson Foods, Inc , Presco Products, City of Denison, Grayson County, Emerson Process Management - Fisher Controls, PTF Insulation Fabricators, ACS Manufacturing, Inc , National Government Services Champion Cooler Corporation, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital - WNJ, and Denison Industries
Hayward said that Howe High School Principal Michael Smiley approached her and asked if she would be interested in the program. Hayward, a biology teacher, fit the criteria of math or science that the program calls for.
"After getting a little information on it, such as getting to work in an industry, I said, hey, I'll give it a try" said Hayward
On the first day of the program, the teachers gathered with the program administrators and learned about what to expect They also learned their job placement
"Tyson requested someone from Howe or Sherman since they have a lot of employees from there " said Hayward "Sherman didn't participate, so I found out pretty quickly that I was going there "
Tyson Foods gave her a tour of the facility and she quickly learned what most people don't know - Tyson Foods in Sherman does not handle chicken The local plant in Sherman is the home of the pork and beef operation
"They gave me and overview and how you have to scrub up to go on the floor and how you have to dress and all of the different layers you have to put on." said Hayward.
The rest of week, she was working with different departments, but she spent a lot of the time with Quality Assurance
They talked about what they have to check for and meet all of their regulations." said Hayward. "I never thought that they had to go to the local stores "
During the week, Walmart in Sherman called the plant about some meat that they thought might be suspect quality because the packaging was different Hayward went along with the Quality Assurance team to Walmart to inspect the product
"It was like a case investigation " said Hayward "They took all of these pictures That was pretty neat. You don't think that this big plant is distributing to the store right beside it. You think it's got to go through all of these steps, but it really doesn't."
Hayward then spent time with the safety director and learned the safety procedures After that, she continued on Page #9
Local Church Calendar
First United Methodist Church of Howe
Tuesday, February 3
9:30 am - Women's Bible Study (Beth Moore's Children of the Day)
Wednesday, February 4
9:00 am - Wednesday Workers
6:30 pm - Discover Christ (Children)
6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study (Beth Moore's Children of the Day)
6:30 pm - Jr High Youth 7:30 pm - Sr. High Youth
Thursday, February 5 pm - Boy Scouts
Sunday, February 8 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts 7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study
First Baptist Church Howe
Tuesday, February 3
7:00 pm - Ladies Bible Study
7:00 pm - Men's Bible Study
Wednesday, February 4 6:30 pm - Fuel
6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:30 pm - Choir
Sunday, February 8 8:30 am - Traditional Worship service
9:45 am - Bible Fellowship
11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service
Community Bible Fellowship
Monday, February 2
7:00 pm - Luella home group Bible Study
Wednesday, February 4
6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship
7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry
7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study
Sunday, February 8
10:15 am - Worship Service
7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study
Howe Church of Christ
Tuesday, February 3
10:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible Class
Wednesday, February 4
7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages)
Friday, February 6
7:00 pm - Friday Bible Study Group
Sunday, February 8
9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages)
10:00 am - Worship Service
6:00 pm - Worship Service
First Baptist Church Dorchester
Wednesday, February 4
6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free)
6:30 pm - Praise service
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group
Sunday, February 8
9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time
9:45 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - A M Worship Service
5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship
New Beginning Fellowship
Wednesday, February 4
7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Kids Church
7:00 pm - Radiate Youth
Sunday, February 8
10:00 am - Kids Church
10:00 am - Morning Service
A Christian Fellowship, Luella
Wednesday, February 46:30 pm – Potluck Meal
7:00 pm – Worship Service
7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth
Sunday, February 8
9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages)
10:30 am – Worship Service
10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr)
