Since 2006, Mr. Toth's Media Design students have attended the Media and Design competition where they compete in six different media and design categories, showing off their tech skills against students from other schools in the Monroe and Northampton county areas.  These skilled areas include; Logo and Graphic Design, Digital Movie, 3D Print and Design, Animation, Programming, and Webpage Design. This year, JTL entered twenty projects in a field full of tough competitors. In the end, Mr. Toth's students did not disappoint winning multiple awards in all six categories. The first place awards in each category get to compete in the state competition which is a place where our Media Design students really shine.

In Programming, an automatic controlled desk fan called, the Whirlwind, won a second place. This was programmed and designed by Nick, Jason, and Tareq.

In Graphic and Logo Design, Capture Your Creativity was created by Claire and Kellan and received third place. Caroline's Electrifying A Way Forward was designed by Caroline and won a second place award. 

In the Animation category, an animation created by Harold won a second place award with an amazing animation called The Impacts of Plastic Pollution. 

In 3D Print & Design, the Deck Digger created by Chris, Diego, and Orion took first place. This product helps clean off the space between decking materials on homes to make spring cleaning easy. 

In Webpage Design, JTL took home two awards. In second place, Cameron, Daren, and Destiny created a website for Jay's Limousine Service, which explained the details of a local business. In first place, Dante and Liam created a website called A warm welcome to JTL to show off the things new students should know about coming to our school. It is a resource page for students, but also a great way to make students feel welcome and that they belong at JTL.

In Digital Movie, JTL took home the first place award with the movie titled First Day Jitters. This was a great movie created by Camila, Trinity, and Elyse, which will be used to show incoming 6th grade students the JTL building. Its purpose is to make new students to JTL less worried about the day to day hustle and bustle of our building. 

All students winning their respective categories will be headed to the state level competition on Wednesday, May 21st at Elizabethtown College. 

The students want to thank their chaperones, Mr. Toth, Mr. Del Vecchio, Mrs. Shemansky, Mr. Labar and Mrs. Burns for helping everyone get to the competition and to set up. Congratulations to Mr. Toth and his students on the awards won in every category and the fun time had by all.

Congratulations to the following students named February Students of the Month.

Congratulations to the JTL Technology Education STEM Club members who competed in the TSA (Technology Student Association) competition this past weekend at Stroudsburg Junior High School! The TSA is a national student organization designed to help students develop skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Jacoby Carmella, Preston MacArt, Ariana Manter, Zivah Mills, Ely Pena, Jonas Potestio, Sierra Richterich, and Mason Zielinski proudly represented our school.

Several students earned top placements and qualified for the state competition:

• Ariana and Zivah placed 3rd in Forensics Technology, an event where participants take a written test on basic forensic science theory.

• Ariana, Zivah, and Sierra secured 3rd place in Leadership Strategies, an event where students prepare and deliver a presentation addressing a specific STEM challenge.

• Ariana, Zivah, and Ely took 1st place in Tech Bowl, a written test showcasing their knowledge of TSA and technology concepts.

• Jacoby earned 1st place in Materials Processes, demonstrating his skills in manufacturing a product using a variety of materials.

• Several students placed in the robotics event where students design, build, document, and test a robot to meet a specific challenge.

• Jonas and Preston placed 5th. Ariana, Zivah, Sierra, and Ely achieved 3rd place, and Jacoby and Mason took 1st place in the Robotics event!

A special thank you to Mrs. Lazowski for her help and support during the competition. Congratulations to all the participants for their hard work and success!

The John T. Lambert Intermediate School celebrated Veterans Day with two assemblies on Monday, November 11th. We would like to thank the Veteran's Day Committee who put together a fabulous program that included the JTL Pep Band under the direction of Mr. Del Vecchio, the Symphonic Choir under the direction of Mr. Mengel, a movie honoring our local veterans created by students in Mr. Toth's Media design classes (click here to see the movie), and an award celebrating our buildingwide fundraiser called Penny wars. Ms. Schembeck obtained an amazing guest speaker, Earl Granville, who was joined by Tom Tice, the founder of Warrior Strong. The $1,211.49 raised was donated to Warrior Strong which is an organization that helps veterans when they return home from combat missions.

Our school community would like to thank all veterans for serving our country.

Tom Tice, CEO of Warrior Strong, receives a check from Ms. Schembeck, Veterans Day Committee member, Violet K, Kyra L-E, and Mrs. Frey, Student Council Advisor.
 

Mr. Del Vecchio directs the JTL Pep Band.

Mr. Mengel directs the Symphonic 7/8 Choir.

Earl Granville, a motivational speaker, reminds students that when the load is heavy, people are there to help share the load.