http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Students in Warren Tech's Entertainment and Event Planning class are involved in many community events. For example, they helped Wendi Bass of Let's Plan It prepare pre-opening events for the new Jefferson County library in Old Town Arvada. In addition, Siegel Media had students help with...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~126421.aspx9/18/2006 1:25:40 PMEllen Bjorhus February is Career & Technical Education Month Career & Technical Education is not the old vocational education. It's not an educational system designed for "students who don't go to college." Today's career and technical education programs increasingly incorporate rigorous and chal...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~254114.aspx2/22/2007 8:07:53 AMEllen Bjorhus Student landscapers from Warren Tech 's Landscape and Floral Design programs won top honors at the 48th Annual Garden and Home Show, recently held at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. Students won the G overnor's Award as well as the most prestigious President's Aw...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~254395.aspx2/22/2007 4:40:01 PMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech 's Hospitality and Event Planning Students Shine at State Competition In only their first year of DECA participation, Warren Tech 's Hospitality and Event Planning students qualified for state and national DECA competition. DECA is an international association of high scho...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~287858.aspx4/2/2007 3:51:18 PMEllen Bjorhus Challenging Competitions Showcase Talented Warren Tech Students Over 350 Warren Tech students competed in the Skills USA District competition February 28 - March 1 at Warren Tech in Lakewood. Skills USA is a national student organization designed to promote leaders...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~287904.aspx4/2/2007 4:25:31 PMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech 's Health Care Students Succeed as Top Contenders in State Competition Twenty-seven Warren Tech health care students competed in the state HOSA conference March 1 - 3 at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Denver. HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, is a national s...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~288484.aspx4/3/2007 4:06:20 PMEllen Bjorhus Bob Veges, Assistant Principal at Warren Tech in Lakewood, was awarded Colorado Skills USA Advisor of the Year at the recent Skills USA state conference in Colorado Springs. This award was given in recognition of his hard work and dedication to students, advisors, and the entir...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~300378.aspx4/26/2007 3:57:16 PMEllen Bjorhus Five Warren Tech High School students earned scholarships to continue their education at Red Rocks Community College. This is the first year of the Red Rocks/Warren Tech scholarship, created to encourage and assist students in pursuing post secondary education. Scholarship recipients...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~302374.aspx5/1/2007 1:06:40 PMEllen Bjorhus Dasha Perez-Tolliver of Morrison was awarded the Green Mountain Optimist Club Darryl D. Peters Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established for Warren Tech students and is awarded each year based on a student's academic record, extracurricular activities and financial need. The...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~302413.aspx5/1/2007 1:59:27 PMEllen Bjorhus Over 550 high school and community college students gathered in Colorado Springs April 19 - 20 for the Skills USA state competition. Twenty-eight Colorado schools were represented at this annual event. Skills USA is a national student organization designed to promote leadership and e...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~306564.aspx5/10/2007 12:00:32 PMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech 's National Technical Honor Society collected over a half ton of food for the Jeffco Action Center's Thanksgiving Food Drive. Students from the 24 programs donated over 1,500 non-perishable food items. National Technical Honor Society is a nationally-recognized organization ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~392667.aspx11/15/2007 2:33:26 PMEllen Bjorhus The Warren Tech Annual Holiday Plant Sale will begin Tuesday, Nov. 27 and run through Friday, Dec. 21 . Customers can choose from mum centerpieces, student-grown poinsettias, student-designed evergreen centerpieces and fresh evergreen wreaths. The Warren Tech Holiday Sale is an ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~394472.aspx11/20/2007 8:46:36 AMEllen Bjorhus Editor's note: Visit our Faces of Lakewood and Edgewater page , where YourHub.com staff and readers can introduce you to more people -- and a dog -- who make this part of the metro area what it is. Joachim Schaaf is the senior Chef Instructor of the Culinary Arts program at Warren Tech,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~412918.aspx1/9/2008 10:14:11 AMEllen Bjorhus Students in Warren Tech 's Health Sciences Technology program invite the public to an Open House, February 21 . Students will open their classroom during the morning school session, 7:45 - 10:30 am, and the afternoon session, 12:30 - 3:00 pm, to showcase educational games, interactive ki...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~416013.aspx1/16/2008 2:43:34 PMEllen Bjorhus Twenty-six Warren Tech student leaders and scholarship recipients were honored on April 22 at the annual Warren Tech Student Leadership Reception. Dr. Cindy Stevenson , Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, was on hand to congratulate each student. Students were honor...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~468961.aspx5/12/2008 12:28:53 PMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech students in the Hotel/Travel, Culinary Arts, and Event Planning Programs experienced first hand what employment opportunities the tourism industry has to offer. In April, fifteen students, two instructors and five parents-including two grandmothers-sailed on a four-day cruise o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~469683.aspx5/13/2008 1:59:56 PMEllen Bjorhus Thirty-five Warren Tech health care and dental assisting students competed in the state HOSA conference March 6 - 8 at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Denver. HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, is a national student organization designed to promote leadership and career opp...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/News/General-News/Story~470319.aspx5/14/2008 3:52:28 PMEllen Bjorhus In April, Brian Griese, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Bronco quarterback, flew in from Florida to meet a very special group of volunteers. These volunteers from Warren Tech 's Health Sciences Technology class logged many hours of hard work at Judi's House in Denver, a ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~472158.aspx5/19/2008 12:45:50 PMEllen Bjorhus Teamwork, goal-setting, and hard work were some of the topics promoted in an inspirational talk by Yakhouba Diawara , Denver Nuggets team member. On May 20, Yakhouba spoke to students at Warren Tech , Jefferson County School District's Career and Technical High School, as part of a speak...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~473248.aspx5/21/2008 12:09:43 PMEllen Bjorhus Due to success at state competition, sixteen Warren Tech students will travel to Kansas City in June to compete among 5,000 other students at the Skills USA National Competition. In April, over 500 high school and community college students gathered in Colorado Springs for the Skill...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~473340.aspx5/21/2008 2:00:17 PMEllen Bjorhus First Annual High School Portfolio Review Day at Warren Tech was a successful new twist on an existing idea. National portfolio review days are educational events for young artists held at host colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada. The idea is to bring high school students together with...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~475231.aspx5/27/2008 8:04:38 AMEllen Bjorhus Dorothy Clinard , of Lakewood, celebrated her 100th birthday May 15 with a free perm at Warren Tech 's Salon. Dorothy has been coming to Warren Tech 's Salon since it opened in 1973. Like clockwork, Dorothy arrives every other week for a "wash and roller set" and every few months ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~475412.aspx5/27/2008 12:01:27 PMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech Senior, Jeremy Williams , is more than inspired to lead the fight to cure lymphoma. He's driven. Jeremy Williams's mother lost her battle with lymphoma in 2004 after a long struggle. She died the day after his thirteenth birthday. Four years later, Jeremy organized his War...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~531096.aspx10/7/2008 10:49:15 AMEllen Bjorhus The Warren Tech Advisory Board Dinner was held November 5, 2008 at Warren Tech . This annual dinner is a gathering of 160 Jefferson County educators, community members, and industry professionals who support Warren Tech, the career and technical high school for Jeffco Public Sch...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~546712.aspx11/11/2008 12:57:09 PMEllen Bjorhus Over half the classes at Warren Tech allow students to earn high school academic credit. This is great news for students who need to meet the increased high school graduation requirements yet still want to pursue a career focus. In addition, students can get a head start on college by earn...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~559742.aspx12/17/2008 10:57:34 AMEllen Bjorhus Warren Tech 's new Fire Science/First Responder program is flourishing due to some recently donated equipment from HVH Transportation, a locally-owned Colorado Trucking company. HVH Transportation presented Tim Vaninger, Fire Science Instructor, with a 48 foot trailer that students will use...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~573474.aspx1/28/2009 9:55:02 AMEllen Bjorhus WarrenTech Dental Assisting students have been spreading the word about the importance of good oral hygiene and the correct way to perform daily brushing and flossing. In February, WarrenTech students visited teacher Amy Ziegler 's Health class at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton. Warren...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~588974.aspx3/9/2009 2:30:28 PMEllen Bjorhus WarrenTech may not have a football team but there is still some major competition happening on campus. Throughout the school year, students developed confidence and gained leadership experience due to successes in a variety of competitive activities. WarrenTech is the career and technical high ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~615513.aspx5/14/2009 2:49:18 PMEllen Bjorhus An energized crowd of students, teachers, parents, and school district administrators gathered October 19 at WarrenTech to hear about an exciting partnership between NASA and two Jefferson County schools.WarrenTech and Lakewood High School are the first schools in the state of Colorado to team ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/School-News/Story~677755.aspx10/27/2009 1:41:02 PMEllen Bjorhus