2006-07 AOIT Happenings & Continuing News Coverage

2006 - 2007

  • Baby Shower for Kelly Brasseaux, Technology Teacher (April 2007) - Pictures
  • Kit Becnel, AOIT Director, was named One of the Top 31 Women in Lafayette Parish (March 28, 2007) - Article
  • Video and Animation Festival (March 24, 2007) - See a list of winners and over 350 pictures from the planning, setup, and execution stages of the Festival's Red Carpet Affair, Awards Ceremony, and Reception.
  • Parental Organization Meeting (March 2007) - Pictures
  • AOIT Co-Director Joel Hilbun received the The I CAN Learn®–NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence at an Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. (February 8, 2007) - Pictures
  • The World's Ugliest SuperComputer Project continues with another planning visit from ULL Electrical Engineering Instructor Paul Darby. (February 6, 2007) - Pictures
  • Commentary in the Lafayette Advertiser by Doug Menefee on High School Internships, Lafayette Parish Academies, and the CHS Academy of Information Technology (February 6, 2007) - Advertiser Article.
  • Parental Organization Meeting (February 5, 2007) - Pictures
  • Article on the approaching deadline for academy applications, including quotes from Mr. Hilbun (January 30, 2007) - Advertiser Article
  • Article on the Chamber of Commerce's Workforce Panel, on which Kit Becnel, AOIT Director, serves. (January 30, 2007) - Advertiser Article
  • AOIT Jackets and patches came in during the Christmas 2006 holidays and were modeled by several seniors. (January 9, 2007) - Pictures
  • AOIT Classes - Pictures will be added from time to time. (Pictures)
  • Courtni Robicheaux, Lisa Barousse, Dylan Hollier, Alex Conde, Brandon Miller, Andre Sun Chee Fore and Sam Goulas were finalists in the VFW's Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. (December 20, 2006) - Advertiser Article
  • Freshman Field Trip to ULL - Dec. 13
  • AOIT Christmas Social (December 7, 2006) - Pictures
  • Joel Hilbun, Richard McClendon, and Kit Becnel receive grant awards from the Acadiana Educational Endowment (December 7, 2006) - Advertiser article
  • Carencro Business Association visits the AOIT (November 29, 2006) - Advertiser Article
  • Advertiser coverage in Homeroom section on Joel Hilbun's award as a semi-finalist for the Horace Mann-NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and on AOIT faculty receiving a grant - (Advertiser article).
  • Fall Frenzy ( November 11, 2005) - Recruitment Event for all LPSS Schools of Choice, held at the CajunDome Convention Center (Pictures)
  • Mr. Joel Hilbun, AOIT Co-Director is named as a semi-finalist for the Horace Mann-NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence - Advertiser article
  • Paul Darby, Instructor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, spoke to the A+/NETWORK+ Certification Preparation class about grid computing. (Pictures)
  • AOIT Seniors visit Halliburton - Group Picture, Advertiser Article, Advertiser Picture Gallery.
  • AOIT student Danielle Landry's picture is featured in a Daily Advertiser article on cheerleading (August 28, 2006).
  • AOIT Social (August 5, 2006) - AOIT students, including many from the 72 incoming freshmen, and their parents and families gathered at CHS for program information, a school tour, games, and pizza. (Pictures)
  • Faculty Training (June 28, 2006) - AOIT faculty met at CHS for team building training and planning for the 2006-07 school year. (Pictures)
  • Internship Program (June - July 2006)- Pictures