Career & Technical Education-CTE School Board of Highlands County

09/12/2026

🔥 Sparks are flying at Sebring High School! 🔥

Students in Mr. Cosby’s Technical Ag Operations program are back in the shop and off to a great start! ⚡️👨‍🏭

Mr. Cosby has his students jumping right into real-world, hands-on projects that build valuable skills in welding, fabrication, problem-solving, and equipment construction. They’ve already been busy:

🔧 Fabricating w**d eater racks for landscaping trailers
🛻 Building a 5' x 8' utility trailer
♻️ Learning how to salvage and repurpose axles, fenders, and other usable components from an old trailer
⚙️ Developing skills in measurement, layout, welding, cutting, fabrication, and safe tool use

These aren't just classroom exercises. Students are developing skills and work habits used every day in agriculture, welding, fabrication, landscaping, construction, and other skilled trades careers.

This is Career & Technical Education in action—students learning by doing, solving real problems, and creating something they can be proud of while preparing for their future careers.

👏 Great work, Mr. Cosby and Sebring High School Technical Ag Operations students! We can't wait to see what rolls out of the shop next!

Sebring High School

09/03/2026

Things got a little wild today! This young injured sandhill crane found the perfect place to be in distress. Combine 1️⃣ registered wildlife rehabilitator- Ms.Dietz- + 1️⃣ enthusiastic Lake Placid Middle School Agricultural class 🟰 a successful rescue and live lesson about local protected species. Thank you to the volunteer from Peace River Wildlife Hospital who came to pick up our guest. Lake Placid Middle School is the place to be for learning, leading and succeeding.

08/26/2026

08/17/2026

Avon Park High School Sebring High School Lake Placid High School

08/06/2026

🏗️🔨 BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL! 🔨🏗️

Just as Open House gets underway at Lake Placid High School, there’s even more excitement to share! The Building Construction Technology program has received a major delivery of brand-new power tools, arriving alongside a full renovation of the construction lab and shop area! 🛠️⚡

When students step into the newly renovated program, they’ll have access to new equipment, modern tools, and an upgraded workshop environment designed to give them the hands-on experience they need to build real-world skills and prepare for successful careers in the construction industry.

Students will have opportunities to:

🔨 Train with modern, industry-relevant tools and equipment
🏠 Complete hands-on construction and building projects
📐 Develop skills in measuring, layout, planning, and problem-solving
🦺 Learn proper jobsite and equipment safety practices
🤝 Build teamwork, communication, responsibility, and work-readiness skills
👷 Gain experience that helps prepare them for careers, certifications, apprenticeships, and continued education in the skilled trades

And the best part? This project is fully funded through Florida’s CAP Grant!

This is what investing in CTE looks like—creating modern learning spaces, putting professional tools into students’ hands, and giving them opportunities to turn skills learned in the classroom into successful futures.

🛠️ New tools. New shop. New opportunities. Bright futures. Stay tuned for updates.

We can’t wait to see what our Lake Placid High School Building Construction Technology students BUILD this year! 🏗️💪


Lake Placid High School

08/05/2026

🩺🫀🧠📚 Lake Placid High School proudly hosted an Anatomage Table Training, bringing together Nursing and Anatomy & Physiology instructors from Glades County, Okeechobee County, Sebring High School, and Avon Park High School for a day of collaboration and professional learning.

The Anatomage Table is truly an incredible piece of technology that is transforming science and healthcare education. By providing an immersive, hands-on learning experience, it allows students to explore real human anatomy in ways that were once only possible in a cadaver lab. This interactive technology helps deepen understanding, build critical thinking skills, and better prepare students for careers in healthcare.

It was exciting to see educators from across our region learning together, sharing best practices, and discovering new ways to bring anatomy and physiology to life in the classroom. Investing in innovative tools like the Anatomage Table means investing in our students' futures!

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this training a success. Together, we're inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals! 🩺🫀🧠📚


Avon Park High School Lake Placid High School Sebring High School

07/08/2026

🚩 Raise Your Future. Raise Your Skills. 🚩

Take Your Career Goals to New Heights!

When it comes to your future, don't let opportunities pass you by!

Highlands County Career & Technical Education (CTE), helps students climb higher with hands-on training, industry certifications, and real-world experiences that lead to college and high-demand careers.

Whether you're interested in aerospace, healthcare, engineering, building construction, agriculture, culinary arts, education, information technology, welding, or skilled trades, there's a pathway waiting for you.

📣 Enroll in Highlands County CTE Programs!
💼 Build valuable career skills.
🎓 Earn industry certifications.
🚀 Graduate Career Ready.

Your future is calling. Answer it with CTE.

05/22/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the Nursing students at Lake Placid High School on earning their Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certification! 🎉

This achievement marks a major milestone as these students become the first to earn a medical industry certification at Lake Placid High School.

A special recognition goes to Instructor Kaitlyn Hoyle for an outstanding first year in the classroom. As a Certified Registered Nurse, Mrs. Hoyle brought not only her professional experience but also a true passion for helping students learn, grow, and reach their goals. Her dedication to student success has already made a lasting impact and helped pave the way for future achievements in the program.

We are incredibly proud of these students for their hard work and commitment, and excited to see what the future holds for healthcare education at Lake Placid High School! 🩺👏

05/20/2026