Eastern Student Moves to District SkillsUSA Competition

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology () Computer Network Administration student and Wordsworth Academy junior, David Blair, is moving on to the SkillsUSA District Competition for the Employment Application Process competition to be held on January 31 at Western Center for Technical Studies in Limerick, PA.

David is in his first year of EASTERN’s Computer Network Administration program. Wordsworth Transition Coordinator, Steve Bass, arranged a tour of EASTERN’s facility and programs during David’s sophomore year.   

After David conducted some research, he found that EASTERN was one of the best technology schools in Pennsylvania. From a young age, David has always been interested in computers, and more recently, computer networking. He decided that enrolling in EASTERN would be the ideal first step toward both his education and career.

For this competition, David will need to interview with a panel of judges. In preparation, David is practicing his interviewing skills both inside and out of EASTERN.

His Computer Network Administration instructor, Karon Crickmore, encouraged David to participate in the local competition where he placed first.

David and Crickmore are currently working to fine tune his interviewing and writing skills.

Through EASTERN’s Dual Enrollment program with Montgomery County Community College (MCCC), David will end this school year with six college credits. After he graduates from high school in 2013, David plans to attend Drexel University for Computer and Security Technology.

EASTERN’s Computer Network Administration program is a two year, half-day program for high school juniors and seniors who live in Eastern Montgomery County. More than 95 percent of Computer Network Administration students attend college. Students are offered the opportunity to earn up to 12 transferable credits at MCCC through EASTERN’s Dual Enrollment program.

The Computer Network Administration program provides the foundation for success in such career fields as: computer networking, computer information systems, computer network engineering and help desk support.

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