High Desert CTE and STEM

Last week Mountain View High School Culinary students opened their "cafe" for lunch for school staff. Culinary 1 students created menus then voted on their top choices to serve during the lunch. Students worked both the front of the house and the back of the house. This was a great culminating event for the students!

🎉🎉Congratulations to Wyatt McMahan and Josie Hopper!🎉🎉

We are proud to announce the 25-26 Skilled Trades Scholarship winners, Wyatt and Josie!

Wyatt is a Lakeview High School graduate who was part of the construction and agriculture programs. He plans to attend the Peterson Cat program where he will train to become a mechanical technician. Lake County School District #7

Josie is a Ridgeview High School student who completed the CNA program. She plans to continue her education in health sciences and become a physician's assistant so she can help others. Redmond School District

The scholarship is funded from a portion of vendor fees for the annual Skilled Trades Fair and other donations directly for the scholarship. Students must have completed at least 2 years in a career technical education program at their school and be pursuing a career in a CTE field.

Last week Caldera High School hosted their 3rd annual CTE showcase night. 100 students participated in the night showcasing 44 different CTE Capstone projects. After the event, 36 students participated in a "CTE signing" committing to pursuing their CTE education after high school.

The Hood River Valley High School agriculture department loved hosting 275 local 3rd graders for our annual “Touch and See” event! Students spent the day exploring agriculture through hands-on activities, learning about livestock, plants, food production, and the many ways agriculture impacts our daily lives. Every student left with a tree to plant at home, and teachers received Ag in the Classroom books and resources to continue the learning back in their classrooms.

Thank you to all the CTE and STEM partners who celebrated the end of the school year with us! Without your partnership, students and teachers wouldn't have the same opportunities that they have.

Last week Caldera High School Biotech students visited Thermo Fisher Scientific to learn about careers and processes in the biotech industry. Students were able to learn about the process for pharmaceuticals to become FDA approved, the machinery to make the products, and career paths for the pharmaceutical industry. Thank you to Thermo Fisher for providing this great opportunity to students!

Congratulations to CTE at Bend High Digital Arts student, Hannah Miller! Bend-La Pine Schools

A Bend Senior High sophomore’s work zone safety message will soon appear on billboards across Central Oregon after winning an ODOT contest. Hannah Miller’s design reminds drivers to keep their “Eyes UP” and “Slow DOWN” to help save workers’ lives.

READ MORE: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/bend-student-wins-odot-work-zone-billboard-contest/article_ef9592e5-ff68-4c4a-9123-bce25aacede2.html

Are you interested in sharing your passion for your industry? Become a CTE teacher and help shape future industry professionals! The Dalles High School is hiring for the following positions:

CTE Information and Communications Technology - Computers 1.0 FTE

CTE Manufacturing - Welding 1.0 FTE

CTE Health Sciences - Health Occupations 0.4 FTE (possibly 1.0 with grant)

To apply, visit the North Wasco County School District 21 website
https://www.nwasco.k12.or.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2709241&type=d&pREC_ID=2290469

Recently, students in the Digital Arts program at The Dalles High School practiced their interviewing skills. The “speed interviews” activity from Empowered gave students the opportunity to learn about traits they want in a partner. Then they went through speed interviews to learn about their classmates in order to pick out appropriate partners for their next project. At the end, students commended about how it was easier to interview towards the end of the activity because they had more practice. North Wasco County School District 21

Congratulations to Caldera High School's Construction program for placing 1st in the “Craftsmanship” Category at the CIEF Design Build Construction Competition. (Least amount of mistakes, gaps, and overall highest quality)

Also, thanks to Pahlisch Homes Inc. who sponsored the Caldera team.