FEBRUARY IS CTE MONTH
2026 - Celebrating Hands-On Learning & Career Pathways
During the month of February, there are a variety of events to highlight Career Technical Education.
The SUHSD is joining efforts to celebrate CTE with other organizations across the United States to recognize the importance of career and technical education in preparing our students for high-skilled and high-wage occupations. See below for details and signup information for these events.
The CTE 2026 Student Showcase aims to celebrate and highlight student projects in Career Technical Education through a virtual platform. Here are some important details:
2/2 CTE Showcase Announced
2/2 - 3/27: Project Submission Window - Project Submission Form: bit.ly/show25-form)
3/28 - 4/11: Projects Reviewed by Nomination Panel to choose finalists (Showcase Rubric)
4/29 - Finalists Posted on Website
5/1: Grand Champions Announced at Awards Night
*Dates Subject to Change
Prospective high school 10th grade students will have the opportunity to learn about the CTE courses available at Mission Trails ROP via in person tours:
Tuesday, Feb 12th
Session #1: SHS
Session #2: AHS
Session #3: RSJHS
Thursday, Feb 19th
Session #1: EAHS
Session #2: NSHS
Session #3: EPS/MTHS
For more information, contact your site's Career Counselor in the Career Center at your High School.
Every MTROP on-site class will feature an Industry Guest Speaker relevant to the course. The Guest Speaker will be working with students on critical skills necessary in their respective industries.
Industry professionals from the following sectors will participate:
- Auto Service
- Culinary & Food Science
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Dental Careers
- Education
- EMT
- Engine Maintenance
- Fire Technology
- Medical Assisting
- Nursing
- Physical Therapy
- Welding
115 SUHSD students are participating in 30 SkillsUSA contests in which they will demonstrate their career readiness skills. A big thanks to the following 15 CTE teachers for advising these students in preparation for the SkillsUSA Regional contests: Ms. Amy Dill, Mr. Guadalupe Guzman-Rubio, Mr. James Nichols, Mr. Jason Steinbarger, Ms. Jen Ghastin, Mr. Joseph Frausto, Ms. Magdalene Rodriguez, Mr. Marc Kollerer, Ms. Nancy Utterback, Mr. Nathan McClain, Ms. Renata Lahodni, Ms. Rosemarie Johnson, Mr. Scott Rose, Mr. Tim Brown, and Ms. Valarie Osuna.
Hartnell’s CTE programs are primarily taught at our Alisal Campus, a state-of-the-art facility built in 2006 with support from Salinas Valley business and industry. The campus features interactive classrooms, science laboratories, computer labs and numerous hands-on technical shops tailored to each program.
If you are interested, kindly complete the form to receive further details.
Girls Firefighter Camp
MPC is proud to announce that they are holding a Girls Firefighter Camp on Saturday April 26th from 7am-5pm open to girls ages 14-18. Cadets will learn live fire, rescuing dummies, rope rappelling, wildland hose lays, CPR, extinguisher, ladder climbing, and chainsaw training.
Sign Up Here: LINK to Sign Up Form
