Bernice MacNaughton High School Chopper Class Completes its first year using IMBBA standards and training
Moncton, New Brunswick
Marc Mazerolle, - IMBBA Motorcycle Instructor, took on a whole new curriculum when he became IMBBA motorcycle instructor qualified. It enhanced his educational training materials and made access to his program, by bringing bike builders from within the industry that rallied in support of the school by making appearances to stimulate the students interests and provide hands on training, along with providing custom bike parts, and tools, increasing the students appetite to learn the trade of motorcycle customizations. "This effort is growing" said Jeff Starke, IMBBA President, many schools, now top six, and one post secondary school have embraced the IMBBA way by using the Chopper Fundamentals 101, IMBBA endorsed course. This course has under gone scrutiny and endorsement by IMBBA authored by the Chopper Institute of America, Douglas Hall. who is working feverishly with IMBBA to develop the standard and create a LMS (Learning management system) software that tracks the students progress. In addition, the LMS, will brake down and become a tool for the instructor while IMBBA establishes, based on the instructors syllabus, the points to be awarded a true value towards an IMBBA certification which will follow the students cradle to grave in their motorcycle trade experiences and career.
Both the Bernice MacNaughton High School, Marc Mazerolle, IMBBA Instructor, along with the many builders and sponsors can be proud of the following students who made the grade to become IMBBA certified. This marks a milestone and a piece of motorcycle history when students and industry rally to support a standard in education and training that transcend conventional trade education and training. IMBBA extends a hearty congratulations to everyone for shinning the chrome that will be the next generation riding the highways and byways of our planet. These schools require support and funding to continue. Lets help these schools everyway we can. It's our future.
The students that have successfully completed the IMBBA Motorcycle Fundamentals 101 program at Bernice MacNaughton High School, utilizing the Chopper Institute of America's text "Chopper Fundamentals 101" thus, completing all the necessary requirements for certification by IMBBA for "TECHNICIAN" are as follows;
Jennifer Allain - 16 years old - Mark of 68% Mikhala Atkinson - 16 years old - Mark of 86% Jesse Bishop - 16 years old - Mark of 66% Alex Butler - 18 years old - Mark of 63% Kevin Butler - 16 years old -Mark of 75% Rachel Daigle - 17 years old - Mark of 80% Samuel Goguen - 18 years old - Mark of 75% Emma Keiver - 15 years old - Mark of 80% Ryan Kelly - 18 years old - Mark of 70% Ryan Leaman - 16 years old - Mark of 83% Taylor Munn - 16 years old - Mark of 67% Patrick Riswold - 16 years old - Mark of 70%
Bike klub: After-school Youth Program members that have successfully completed the Chopper Fundamentals 101 text requirements Completing IMBBA "TECHNICIAN LEVEL I" are as follows;
Chelsea Jonah - 18 years old - Mark of 90% (Chelsea is the student that built the bike on stage at the Broken Spoke Saloon for IMBBA last summer in Sturgis) David Theriault - 19 years old - Mark of 82% Keegan Simard - 19 years old - Mark of 89% (Keegan also completed his Motorcycle Technician program at Community College this year) Dominik Achilles - 16 years old - Mark of 90% (Dominik is also a German Exchange Student at our school)
Bike Klub members mentioned all accumulated the following amount of experience during their IMBBA membership; Completing all the necessary requirement in education and training for certification to Technician Level II
Chelsea Jonah - 18 months - Shop tools, power tools and general custom motorcycle experience. Chelsea also traveled to Sturgis South Dakota during Bike Week and built a custom motorcycle on stage at the Broken Spoke Saloon with two other high school aged students. Chelsea was also voted Bike Klub Member of the Year for 2010-2011 School Year.
David Theriault - 16 months - two full years as a Bike Klub member, two full school years enrolled in Metals and Auto Shop courses, David has had exposure to all shop machines and hand tools and can build complex custom parts when called upon.
Keegan Simard - 24 months - Three full years in Bike Klub, 2 full years (school years) in Metals and Auto Shop courses, Keegan can perform most shop tasks with little or no supervision. Keegan has also completed his Pre-Employment Program "Motorcycle Technician" at the local Community College and comes to help the younger members of Bike Klub on a regular basis.
Dominik Achilles - 8 months - One full year as a Bike Klub member, Dominik has gone from little or no shop experience to being one of the best members of Bike Klub in recent history. Dominik can built complex custom motorcycle parts with very little supervision and designs these items with simplicity and ease.
To Help support or more information on the program contact:
Marc-Rene Mazerolle Bernice MacNaughton High School Teacher/Manager BMHS Bike Klub 999 St George Blvd. Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 2C9 CANADA Phone: 506-856-3469 Fax: 506-856-3406 www.bmhs.ca<http://www.bmhs.ca/> www.bmhsbikeclub.zoomshare.com<http://www.bmhsbikeclub.zoomshare.com/>
