RTI Design Academy

02/21/2026

06/23/2023

Kaeori Mackenzi Butler is competing this week!!! She has done great. We have met so many new creatives!

SkillsUSA students are competing this week in Atlanta, Georgia at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Pictured from left, Dr Lucas Chapman (Director), Andreos Harris (Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair competitor in Mr Daharsh's class), James Cahill (Automotive Service Technology competitor in Mr Daharsh's class), Mr Terry Brookshire (Automotive Service instructor), Mr Ed Sederburg (Automotive Collision instructor), Mr Derek Chance (Asst. Director), Sara Tuschhoff (SkillsUSA Missouri State President and Prepared Speech competitor in Mr Sederburg's class), RaeAnn Yowell (Mrs Yowell's daughter), Kaeori Butler (Graphics Imaging Sublimation competitor in Mrs Yowell's class), Mrs Angi Yowell (Design Academy instructor) and Mr Kevin Daharsh (Automotive Technology instructor).

04/13/2023

To say the banner printer is a huge hit is an understatement! Students have been busy designing and printing lots of banners in our design shop. Here are banners we just finished up printing for an event this weekend. It’s the end of the school year but there is still a lot of learning happening!

02/13/2023

Design Academy is getting a new banner printer!!! So exciting!

04/14/2022

Yes, Design Academy students also design and cut vinyl for custom made cornhold boards!

09/16/2021

It’s a fun day in the Design Academy! We received our new brush markers today. Let the creativity flow.

08/23/2021

RTI Design Academy students spent part of their first day back to school organizing inventory in their screen printing design shop.

05/26/2021

This seems to be the wackiest school year on record but with it coming to an end students are walking a little taller with these Adobe Certifications! Six first-year students received “Adobe Certified Associate in Graphic Design & Illustration using Adobe Illustrator.” Eight second-year students received “Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Design using Photoshop,” “Adobe Certified Associate in Graphic Design & Illustration using Adobe Illustrator,” and Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Design” Amazing and well deserved.

05/05/2021

New iPads with Apple Pencils 2 came in today. Students are using ProCreate and can air drop to their Mac to continue their design in Adobe. ❤️

05/05/2021

New iPads and Apple Pencil2 came in today! ❤️ Students are using ProCreate with these and can airdrop to their Mac to finish in Adobe. ❤️

04/28/2021

RTI Design Academy students had the opportunity to design and install the storefront and interior vinyl designs for a new antique/vintage-modern retail store in Jefferson City. We are very thankful for Cotter Pin Cellar trusting us with this project. It turned out amazing!