BCTC SENDS REGIONAL WINNER TO STATE COMPUTER FAIR

Berks County, PA - Brad Ellis, a student at the Berks Career and Technology Center, captured first place at the Berks County Intermediate Unit's Regional Computer Fair on April 3, 2002. Ellis is a student at Exeter High School and is enrolled in Computer Information Systems/Programming at BCTC's East Campus in Oley. His winning entry was an information-based Web page design titled "Six String Central." Ellis will compete in the Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair, May 21, 2002 at Dickinson College.

The Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair is an annual event that highlights Pennsylvania high school students' application skills and computer knowledge. Students are able to unleash their creativity, learn how to convey information more dynamically, and enhance the learning process. The categories include information-based Web page design, curriculum-based Web page design, graphic design, multimedia presentations, text-based desktop publishing, digital movie and computer fair logo. Ellis will compete against students from across the state for the top prize of $500 in his category.

Ellis's project, "Six String Central," is intended to serve as a resource for guitar enthusiasts and to help aspiring guitarists with techniques, styles and methods of playing, as well as history and cultural information about guitars. The project is expected to be published to the Internet in August 2002.