Porterville Pathways

Our 2025–2026 Pathways Annual Report is now available on our website! Take a look at some of the highlights, milestones, student experiences, and big moments that made this year memorable.
https://pathways.portervilleschools.org/apps/pages/annualreport

Two photos. Eleven years apart. One incredible legacy!

The first photo shows the LJE Pathway Class of 2026. The second takes us back to the inaugural graduating class in 2015. Standing in both is Mrs. Jane Kisling, whose leadership helped grow the Law, Justice, and Ethics Pathway from its very first graduates into a program that has impacted thousands of students.

As Mrs. Kisling retires, we thank her for her years of dedicated service, unwavering commitment to students, and lasting impact on the LJE Pathway. Congratulations on a remarkable career and well-earned retirement!

Hands-on learning making a real impact in our community! Porterville High School AERO students are building durable Little Libraries while gaining valuable construction and trade skills that will serve them for years to come. Our hats off to teacher Mr. Robert Young and these students for turning classroom learning into meaningful projects that give back to Porterville.

Students at Porterville High School are using their construction knowledge to build little libraries for their community.

The students have also built chicken coops, sheds, and more.

More: https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/digital-enterprise/porterville-high-school-libraries/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KSEE24_News

For more than a decade, PUSD Pathways has been helping students graduate with purpose, direction, and the skills needed to succeed in college, career, and life. One of the greatest signs of that impact is seeing our alumni return to invest in the next generation of students.

A special thank you to Pathway alumni Rhyane, Arnold, Joanna, and Fr. Dalton for joining this year’s Mentor Conference and sharing their stories, experiences, and advice with current Pathway students. Their words offered encouragement, perspective, and a powerful reminder of what is possible through hard work, perseverance, and opportunity.

We are proud to see our alumni continuing to make a difference both in their own communities and here in PUSD Pathways.

Catherine is a graduate of our Porterville Academy of Health Science (PAHS) at Porterville High School and also a former Pathway Ambassador. We are very proud of her and all her achievements!

This weekend, our Health Science Pathway interns stepped into leadership roles at the Junior Medical Academy Competition in Tulare, supporting younger students as they explored careers in healthcare and medical science.

We are proud of these students for giving their time, sharing their experiences, and helping inspire the next generation of future healthcare professionals. Thank you to our partners at tnhealthworks for creating these meaningful opportunities for students across the region!

Congratulations to our ACE Pathway seniors who were recently recognized during a special graduation and recognition ceremony at John J. Doyle Elementary School!

Over the years, these students have dedicated countless hours to tutoring and supporting Doyle students while gaining valuable real-world experience in the field of education. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, commitment, and growth through these meaningful Work-Based Learning experiences.

Thank you to our partners at Doyle Elementary for helping create opportunities that truly make a difference for both our students and theirs. This is Pathways Work-Based Learning in action!

We’re excited to share that Karla Vargas & Mariana Andrade Delgado from the PAHS Health Science Pathway earned an Honorable Mention and received a prize of $500 in KnoPro’s The Future of Health: Tech that Saves Lives.

This challenge was an incredible opportunity where Karla and Mariana designed an app Safe Fields (Campos Seguros) that uses technology to help field workers stay healthy, get better care faster, and understand their health better. It was inspiring to think outside the box and create a solution that could make a difference.

Thank you to NAF and for creating valuable learning experiences like this for students in Porterville.

Congratulations to Karla Vargas and Mariana Andrade Delgado!

We are grateful to U.S. Congressman Vince Fong for recognizing National Pathway Day and honoring the work being done in Porterville Unified to ensure students are college and career ready.

At our recent P8 Broad-Based Coalition meeting, our district-level advisory council for the Pathway program, Field Representative Ireland Comstock-Rush presented this recognition on behalf of the Congressman.

Thank you again to Congressman Fong and to all of our Pathway partners for your continued support and commitment to empowering student success through real-world learning opportunities.

We’re proud to announce that Harmony Magnet Academy has been named a PLTW - Project Lead The Way Distinguished School for the 5th year in a row for its commitment to increasing student access, engagement, and achievement in their PLTW Engineering program. Congratulations!

Read more here:
https://www.recorderonline.com/news/harmony-pltw-distinguished-school-5th-straight-year/article_100d2a18-cfab-4540-896e-8cc5794097a0.html