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Press Release
CCOC Students Win Three Medals at StRUT Competition
Central County Occupational Center students won three medals--a gold, silver and bronze at the 7th Annual StRUT (Students Recycling Used Technology) Competition at Mission College on March 24.
"We were quite surprised we got the gold as we were one of the only two person teams at the event," CCOC student Travis Cook, said. "It was nice to see all the different grade levels competing against each other."
Students from CCOC's Computer Technology Class worked in a team of three with an alternate and a team of two and were scored in three different timed areas: Computer build/presentation, challenge, and written exam. Students in grades Kindergarten-twelfth grade participated in the competition and were judged against other students in their grade range.
The computer build/presentation is a timed portion in which students take apart and rebuild a computer as fast as they can. The team gives a presentation to judges who score on their ability to communicate, organizational skills, use of visual aides, delivery, and teamwork.
In the Challenge portion, students troubleshoot 10 different computers, determine the problem, and suggest a solution. Students also take a written exam with 100 items on computer knowledge and A+ certification content.
"The challenge portion was realistic of the problems you would get if you worked in computer support," Ben Parker from Branham High School, said. "I really enjoyed the whole experience. It was really fun and worthwhile."
CCOC, a unit of MetroED, provides career-technical education for high school students in six districts: Campbell Union High School District, East Side Union High School District, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Milpitas Unified School District, San Jose Unified School District, and Santa Clara Unified School District. Students attend CCOC for half of their school day and the other half of the day, they attend their home high school.
The gold winning team consisted of Travis Cook from Piedmont Hills High School and Matt Sharp from Evergreen Valley High School. Both attend CCOC's morning Computer Technology Class. The Bronze team from CCOC's afternoon class included Ben Parker from Branham High School; Patrick Decker from Los Gatos High School; Andrew Miles from Evergreen Valley High School; and George Booth from Leigh High School.
MetroED is the largest career-oriented educational organization in
Santa Clara County, comprised of high school and adult occupational,
academic and community programs.
MetroED annually provides 50,000 diverse students with the skills
to help them be productive, income-earning and tax-paying contributors to
Silicon Valley.
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