GRAVETTE — Angela Scott, the Health Science Technology Instructor at Gravette High School, was honored recently by the National Association for Career and Technical Education.
She was recognized for service as the 2010 Region 4 ACTE National Fellow. Scott received the Fellowship in January and will continue to serve in that capacity during 2011.
ACTE is the nation’s largest not-for-profit association dedicated to the advancement of education with the aim of preparing youth and adults for successful careers. Membership includes teachers, counselors and administrators from middle and senior high schools as well as from post-secondary levels.
Scott received the appointment to the regional position as did others from five regions throughout the nation. Region 4 is comprised of educators from Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi, and Arkansas.
National Recognition
Her appointment came from her nationwide reputation developed through work at Gravette High School and at the state level and from recommendations by local school administrators as well as from state officials.
As the Health Science Technology instructor at Gravette High School, Scott has developed a program which has resulted in state recognition of students, who in turn have been impressive at national competition.
In June four of her students were in the top 10 in the nation in Health andOccupation Students of America competition at Orlando, Fla., quite an accomplishment for a school the size of Gravette.
Earlier last spring 47 of the 66 Gravette HOSA students who attended Arkansas state competition returned home with achievement medals, resulting in a trip to Nationals. Gravette’s delegation was the largest of many schools in the state.
Scott’s students have a reputation of being prepared for advanced studies and/or prepared to enter the work force. Her tracking of past student accomplishments verifies the success of the intensive Gravette High School program.
A Busy Teacher
Besides her local classroom work, Scott chairs the Career and Technical department at GHS, as well as being the HOSA adviser. She is also on the faculty at Northwest Arkansas Community College at Bentonville.
At the state level she is Division President of Arkansas Health Science Technology Education, serves on the ACTE Arkansas Board of Directors as well as on the state ACTE Legislative Committee.
As one of the five Regional fellows, among Scott’s activities are conferring with local, state and federal legislators. She serves as a mentor for either a state or regional ACTE member, attendsvarious state and regional meetings and finally will submit a summary of the past year’s activities and recommendations, a document she is completing. Her work in the coming year will mirror that of 2010 with expected additional challenges.
West Fork Grad
Scott is a graduate of West Fork High School and later earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas., She has been on the faculty at Gravette High School for 16 years. She started the Medical Sciences program at Gravette High School in 1998 and has developed and fine tuned it since that time.
Scott was presented her award by Dr. Gary Moore, 2010 National ACTE president, at the organization’s national conference in Las Vegas recently. The plaque hangs on the wall in her classroom at Gravette High School. It shares space with pictures of her former students who are now achieving success in advanced studies and/or as employees in area medical and emergency service programs.
News, Pages 6 on 12/29/2010