2009-10 AOIT Happenings & Continuing News Coverage

JANUARY - MAY-------------------------------------------------------------

  • The 2010 Senior Class took their picture with their AOIT Letterman Jackets on March 17, 2010. - Link

AUGUST - DECEMBER-------------------------------------------------------------

  • The Carencro High AOIT hoisted a national ASPIRE conference on September 6-8, 2009 with attendance by other National Academy Foundation academies: Lancaster (NY) High School Academy of Finance; Apex (NC) High School Academy of Information Technology; Miami-Dade (FL) School District; Miami Beach (FL) Academy of Hospitality and Tourism; Southwest (FL) High School Academy of Finance; A.J. Moore (Waco, TX) Academy; San Diego (CA) High School of Business; RSD School Design, NO East; Reed (NO, LA) High School Academy of Information Technology. The theme was Community Engagement and Internships.
    • A "Hello" video for the participants to the ASPIRE Design Studio, hosted by the Carencro AOIT program - September 8, 2009
    • Day 1 was held at the LITE Center - Link
    • Day 2 was held at South Louisiana Community College. - Link
    • An Advisory Board meeting was held on Day 2. - Link
    • Day 3 was held at Carencro High School. Classroom visits were conducted, along with a meeting with students and other stakeholders. - Link
  • Technicians from the LPSS Technology Department, LITE, and Lafayette Consolidated Government come to Ms. Becnel's Room to set up the fiber link to the LUS Fiber Ring as a part of the cooperative FiberKids! project - September 4, 2009 - Link
  • AOIT Director, Kit Becnel, was featured in the Independent Weekly's Acadiana Business in an article entitled, Woman Who Mean Business. Congratulations, Ms. Becnel!! - August 26, 2009

JUNE - JULY-------------------------------------------------------------

  • Academy volunteer Kris Wotipka made a presentation at the National Academy Foundation Summer Institute - July 9, 2009 - Link
  • Interns from the 2009 Summer Internship Program - Link