Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) 2017 Automotive Technology / Archbishop Wood High School alum, Nick Hawthorne, has been serving in the U.S. Army since he graduated from high school. Last April, he graduated from the United States Army Airborne School and is currently with his unit in Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he works as an airborne wheeled vehicle mechanic and a paratrooper. As an airborne wheeled vehicle mechanic, Hawthorne trouble shoots, repairs and maintains Humvees, LMTVs and other military vehicles.
Hawthorne developed a love of cars at a young age. While in tenth grade, he heard about the career and technical program at EASTERN from a friend who was attending the Collision Repair Technology program. After visiting EASTERN, he decided to enroll in the Automotive Technology program. Hawthorne did exceedingly well in the Automotive Technology program and was selected as the student representative for EASTERN’s Executive Advisory Committee during his senior year.
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Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) Electrical Technology/Upper Dublin High School senior, Nick Bevilacqua, is currently an electrical summer intern at Upper Dublin School District. He is using the electrical skills he obtained at EASTERN on-the-job at Upper Dublin’s elementary, middle and high schools. Among his many summer projects, he is replacing the lights in the Upper Dublin High School pool and running wires for the air conditioning units in the elementary schools.
Kevin Finegan was selected as the Computer Network Administration Instructor at EASTERN starting in August 2018. As a 1999 alumnus of the Computer Network Administration program and Bishop McDevitt High School, he has enjoyed a successful career in the technology industry while pursuing many industry certifications.
On May 31, 2018, Emily Dimant, a 2014 Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) Cosmetology and Lower Moreland High School graduate, provided a make-up application demonstration and tips on photographing models for websites and portfolios to EASTERN Cosmetology seniors. Dimant obtained her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia after completing EASTERN’s Cosmetology program and obtaining her Cosmetology license at the age of 18.
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) Welding Technology, Electrical Technology and Protective Services students attended a presentation by Kevin Cawley, 2011 EASTERN Electronics Engineering Technology graduate, and Jeremy Barnhart – both Systems Engineers at Limerick Generating Station.
Our Student of the Month for September 2018 is Misha Davis. Misha is in EASTERN’s Allied Health program, and is a senior at Upper Moreland High School .
