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Battle of the Techbots (PREVIEW Pt. 3 of 4): Man Bear Pig vs. Problem Child

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A battle for Techbot supremacy is coming soon to the classrooms of Moraine Park. Here’s a preview of one of the first-round match-ups.  Check out the bios and watch the videos below, and let us know who you think will win in the comments section! 
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May 3, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Battle of the Techbots (PREVIEW Pt. 2 of 4): BeeF KaM vs. Flipping Awesome

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A battle for Techbot supremacy is coming soon to the classrooms of Moraine Park. Here’s a preview of one of the first-round match-ups.  Check out the bios and watch the videos below, and let us know who you think will win in the comments section! 
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May 2, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Battle of the Techbots (PREVIEW Pt. 1 of 4): Penetrator vs. Magic Smoke

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A battle for Techbot supremacy is coming soon to the classrooms of Moraine Park. Here’s a preview of one of the first-round match-ups.  Check out the bios and watch the videos below, and let us know who you think will win in the comments section! 
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April 29, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Explore the world of CTE on May 10

CTE (Career and Technical Education) offers coursework in a variety of career pathways including Electromechanical Technology. This program offers students an opportunity to explore careers in many areas including the trades and manufacturing fields while they get an introductory education to build on.

Students also have opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities and competition relating to these careers.

To learn more come to West Bend High School on May 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information on MPTC’s Electromechanical Technology (Mechatronics) Program, visit our program page by clicking here.

April 26, 2016by Kim Harrington
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When you hear “Boot Camp” …

Students gaining muscle memory on the virtual welders the first week of class

Boot Camp.

For some these two words have a military connotation.

But that’s not who we are.

A google image search will reveal fitness classes with people running, doing pushups, and generally sweating their way to good health.

Moving in the right direction, but with a different kind of fitness.

Part of the Merriam-Webster definition is: “a program or situation that helps people become much better at doing something in a short period of time.”

Spot on. But there’s still more.

What if, when you saw the words Boot Camp, you thought…
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April 6, 2016by Samantha Story
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Move over, Jack! “Jane of All Trades” is coming March 8

Female Moranie Park student working on computer

If asked to visualize welding, or automotive, or things like Mechatronics, metal fabrication and civic engineering, what are some things people typically think of?

Someone doing those jobs. Someone potentially making good money doing those jobs.

Oh, and that someone being a man, right?

But it doesn’t have to be that way
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March 3, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Guess who’s back! Cosmetology graduates reflect on 40 years of changes

Moraine Park 1975 Cosmetology grad class

Amidst a gentle symphony of scissors snipping and clippers clipping, 16 women gathered, learned together and bonded in 1975 in the cosmetology classroom of Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du Lac campus.

These women were the second class to graduate from the College’s cosmetology program, and despite experiencing many changes during the 40 years since they met – both in the beauty industry and personally – their bond to each other has remained constant.
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February 10, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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