Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools

PCTVS - February 2022

Other months were recorded, but Andrew ended up in hospital for a while and the episodes were not edited. Please enjoy the final episode with Andrew, Dave, and Dan.

PCTVS-January 2022

Dan, Dave, and myself catch up on what's new and how the holidays were for us all. We hear from 3 of the students of the month for January, and some sporting events from Angeliz Sara. Welcome back, everyone!

PCTVS December 2021

Wishing all of our bulldog family a happy and healthy Holiday Season. Best wishes from, Dan, Dave and Andrew

PCTVS November 2021

October 2021

Dan, Dave and I talk about the school clubs. We hear from Rachel Dewey's students (the Rho Kappa students) and their fun history lesson on Halloween. Tenaya Bascum informs us about her new role as student activities coordinator with PCTI.

September 2021

Welcome back to a brand new school year! 2021 to 2022

June Show 2021 - End of Year Podcast

It's that time of year again! and WHAT a year it has been. In today's show I have both principles, Mr.Johnson and Mr. Garcia as talk about the year that was and their plans for the summer. We hear from Dave, Dan and Andrew and a few of the Graphic Design Seniors, (Camila, Diana, Margaret, Jamie and Mauricio) as they reflect deeply on 2020 - 2021  at PCTVS.

MAY PODCODCAST 2021

The end of the year is nearly upon us. In today's show we hear from Dan, Dave, myself and The students of Ti, Victoria Mistretta, Fahil Hussain and Santiago Munera as they talk about mental health. Plus we hear a few of the positive affirmations that we have been sharing on our social media. We also talk with May student of the month, Roohan Patel.

APRIL PODCODCAST 2021

A great show for you today with Principle, Mr. Garcia, Culinary instructor Anthony Capo and his students entering the NASA HUNCH Mission. I am joined with David and Dad and the students from Ti and their thoughts about peer pressure.

March Podcast 2021

Dan Ambrose, David Christie and myself talk about some of the issues we deal with on a weekly basis and the new school schedule. The students from Rho Kappa talk about National  Women's month. Finally, we hear from the 2 students of the month, Misty Skupienski and Jia Xuan Zhang, for March. Since the show got a little long, we moved the March conversation with the students of Ti to the April podcast.

February Podcast 2021

An incredible podcast for you today. We have a list of names coming this week on the 3 missing episode summaries. But in today's show we celebrate CTE month at PCTVS with students taking over the podcast. We hear some black history month facts, and hear about why some of the students got started in the CTE areas that they have.

January Podcast 2021

Full episode information coming soon

December Podcast 2020

Full episode summary coming...

Thanksgiving Special - November 2020

In this episode, we hear from many of the amazing students from PCTVS, as they let us know what they are thankful for. We also hear from Mr.Garcia as he responds to some of the questions from students. A much later episode, as logistics of sitting with individuals, is almost impossible at times, as we go through this pandemic teaching remotely on occasion. For the first time, we also hear from a deaf student, Kimberly Laveriano, an amazing young lady that is in Digital Media class. When I c...

October 2020

October and November's podcast is extremely late due to the logistics of living in a pandemic, remote learning environment. In October's show, we talk with Bill Vacca about the annual car show, Joaquim Johnson, and what's going on at the STEM Academy, Daniel Ambrose, Maureen Wacha, and myself, Andrew Jones. We also hear from several of my students from the Digital Media elective class and my Senior' Graphic Design class, In this episode, we hear from Jamie Kivelier, Margaret Dela Cruz, and A...

PCTVS September 2020 - Welcome Back!

Maureen Wacha, Daniel Ambrose, and Andrew Jones Host the PCTVS Podcast. Introducing a few words from our new school principal, Mr. Antion Garcia. Mr. Garcia is welcomed aboard as the brand new principle of PCTI. We talk about his thoughts for the future and a little about how he got to where he is today. We also welcome Maureen Wacha as a new voice with the show, to help give another perspective to our podcast. With a difficult year ahead of us, we talk about some of the positives that are...

PCTI Farewell Special - Class of 2020

A massive thank you to the following individuals. Including Diana. C. Lobosco, Dr. Michael Parent, Sandy Woods. Thank you to the contributors, Aaliyah Rodriguez, Alima Pudup, Ahmed Ramadan, Amira Eldesouky, Arfa Ahmed, Ashley White, Ayah Ibrahim, Cayla Brodeur, Denise Puello, Eboni Bugg, Fatima Ramirez, Gianna Kelson, Grace Boonstra, Irene Olaya, Jamisin Saracino, Jennifer Limekiller, Jordyn Grier Parham, Katrina Minnett, Kayla Yepez, Kim Prinzo, Kimberly Crawford, Mehreen Ahmed, Nicole Cand...

PCTVS - Coping With Change 2020

In this episode, we hear from some of our students on how they are handling life during the pandemic. Thank you to Alexander Ontaneda, Courtney Post, Julia Zukofsky, and Michael Todoroff. We talk with Jennine LaCorte about the virtual wellness day and motivational speaker, Michael Arterberry about the work he does and how he works with schools and their students to give encouragement and drive during dark times. If you like Michael's message, here is how you can contact him. www.michaelar...

PCTVS - March

We talk with the cast of the Wizard of Oz, Denise Puello (Dorothy), Justin D'Alesandro (Tinman), Christina Cinque (Scarecrow), and Javier Martinez (Lion), as well as Emily Villar (Stage Manager). We also talk with Tracy Espiritu and Javier Rabelo from the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy. And as always, Dan and Sarah.

PCTVS - February 2020

We hear from Sandy Woods, Director of Communications, about CTE month. We also hear from Lynn Quinn, Theater Instructor, about the spectacular play coming  on March 27th and 28th. We also hear from Julissa Rodriguez, Instructional Technology Coach, who shares how she can assist us in becoming more effective teachers by using the technology that is available to us within the school.

PCTVS - January 2020

A short welcome back to PCTVS and a little news about the upcoming big event, in just a few short months from now, The Wizard of Oz! Dan, Sarah, and Andrew greet the new year in a short conversation on new year resolutions. Plus we speak with Lynn Quinn on the preparations for the Wizard of Oz.  

PCTVS - December 2019

Holiday Podcast Show Notes to come

PCTVS - November 2019

Show notes coming...

PCTVS - October 2019

This episode is the beginning of a brand new sound and feel, as we add a little more life into the podcast. We talk with Joaquim Johnson, principal of the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy, and Dr. Parent about the opening week at PCTI. We hear about how this year started and discuss the new theme for this year, as we bring you insight on those initial days of 2019-2020. Daniel Ambrose makes his podcast debut, as he talks about what he does at PCTI. We discover why he loves his job, and a littl...

PCTVS - September 2019

PCTI and the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy are together under the name of Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTVS) in this new show for September 2019. We are currently releasing podcasts to catch up, so please be aware that our show is for the month ahead, not for the month behind. In this podcast, we talk with Sarah Auerbach, the new Communications Coordinator and her role at the school. We also talk with Cathy Pagano to discuss the work she does with PCTVS in conjunction with ...

Class of 2019 Graduation Special - June 2019

The backdrop was a beautiful sunny day in Wayne, NJ. June 21st 2019. As the graduating class of 2019 as students made their walk, diploma in-hand, onto the grass for the last time. Many off to college, and many going straight into employment in their chosen fields of technical education. Faces aglow and excited for all that lay ahead of them. These are the events as they unfolded on that day... September and October shows will be up and live within the coming weeks, so stay tuned. Subscribe...

May 2019 - Art Show - Vocal technique - Jazz Band

In May's first episode, due to the incredible success of the annual art show, we speak first with Graphic Design and 3D Animation Instructor, Fernando Colon. Advertising Art Instructor, Gino Patti, and Construction Instructor, Bob Vendetti, about the art show from their perspectives. We hear beautiful singing from "vocal technique", and listen in on Jazz Band Instructor, Nelson Mendez with his students, plus other news and events, read by myself and Diana Achoa. In this podcast, we speak wi...

PCTI April 2019

Please see the time markers below, if you would like to skip to any part of the show. In our very first podcast, we speak with Michael Boorman, coach and discipline coordinator. We also speak with Joe Ram and 2 alumni of Passaic County Technical Institute from 2011, to see what they are up to today after a number of years in the "real world" (as it were). We tell you about a story NBC wrote about our programs and the success we are having with a large number of our students. Each month we w...

PCTI Podcast Trailer

This is a brief summary of the PCTI podcast, and what to expect in the coming shows ahead. With host, Andrew Jones, and students from Passaic County Technical Institute, in Wayne, NJ. An award-winning, CTE, vocational high school in Wayne, NJ. Where learning has no limit. This little introduction will give you more insight as what to expect in the shows ahead, though we are constantly evolving the ideas of where these shows will be taken in time. With such a rich and diverse range of incred...