FEBRUARY IS CTE MONTH
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 2025 Student Showcase aims to celebrate and highlight student projects in Career Technical Education through a virtual platform. Here are some important details:
2/1: CTE Showcase Announced
2/1 - 4/6: Project Submission Window - Project Submission Form: bit.ly/show25-form)
*** Beginning Friday 2/20/25 - Projects submitted will be posted on the website every Friday ***
4/8 - 4/18: Projects Reviewed by Nomination Panel to choose finalists (Showcase Rubric)
4/25 - Finalists Posted on Website
5/9: Grand Champions Announced at Awards Night
*Dates Subject to Change
Prospective high school and middle school students will have the opportunity to learn about the CTE courses available at MTROP via in person tours:
- Tuesday, Feb 4
Session #1: SHS/WMS
Session #2: AHS/ESMS
Session #3: RSJHS/EPS/MTHS
- Thursday, Feb 6
Session #1: EAHS/LPMS
Session #2: NSHS/HMS
Session #3: SWD
For more information, contact your site's Career Counselor.
Every MTROP on-site class will feature an Industry Guest Speaker relevant to the course. The Guest Speaker will share valuable tips and helpful insights during their presentation to the class.
Industry professionals from the following sectors will participate:
- Advanced Culinary Food Science
- Auto Service
- Careers in Education
- CNA
- Dental Careers
- EMT
- Fire Technology
- Nursing
- Welding
- Medical Assisting
- Physical Therapy
112 SUHSD students are participating in 29 SkillsUSA contests in which they will demonstrate their career readiness skills. A big thanks to the following CTE teachers for advising these students in preparation for the SkillsUSA Regional contests: Rosana Diaz, Amy Dill, Joseph Frausto, Jen Ghastin, Guadalupe Guzman-Rubio, Lorand Incze, Marc Kollerer, Renata Lahodni, Scott Rose, and Jason Steinbarger.
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: https://bit.ly/FireCamp2024
