Insights From Mississippi's CTE Director Mississippi Department of Education CTE Director Aimee Brown answers questions about adjusting CTE during the COVID-19 shutdown and following fall blended instruction.
Petal Students Host Blood Drive Health science students at Petal High School partnered with United Blood Services in September to host a community blood drive as a way to learn leadership and organizational skills.
Cleveland Students Become Tech Master Scholars Two Cleveland Career Development and Technology (CCDT) seniors — John Nick Delahoussey and Kelsey Jackson — graduated as Mississippi Tech Master Scholars in the spring semester of 2020.
Forrest County Deputies Give Social Media Tips Forrest County Sheriff’s Department Deputies spoke with Petal Middle School students in September after discussing social and ethical issues related to digital citizenship and social media.
DonorsChoose Supports Cleveland Teacher Academy Students Cleveland Teacher Academy students receive book donations from DonorsChoose
Luncheon Provides Culinary Students With Hands-On Experience Culinary arts students from Sumrall and Purvis gained invaluable hands-on experience during the Downtown Hattiesburg Association’s annual awards luncheon and meeting.
Neshoba, McLain Plumbing Launch Apprenticeship Program Neshoba Central High School and McLain Plumbing and Electrical Service of Philadelphia launched an apprenticeship program last academic year that allows seniors to graduate with a high school diploma and earn industry credentials and experience.
KACTC, Milwaukee Tool Form Partnership The Kosciusko-Attala Career Technical Center (Attala County and Kosciusko school districts) and Milwaukee Tool partnered last academic year to provide tools for classrooms and career information to students.
FCAHS Receives Financial Tools From Auctioneer Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS) received a generous donation of teaching materials from local business owner Jeff Martin this fall.
Lauderdale County Students Make Hand Sanitizer Stations West Lauderdale High School (WLHS) juniors Cade Shannon and Logan Johnson (left) cut metal that would be used to build hand sanitizer stations for district football games in the fall semester.
Rankin County Teacher Academy Students Spread Kindness Brandon High School (Rankin County School District) Teacher Academy students and educators led the way for Kindness Week 2020 in the previous academic year.
Business, Sports Medicine Students Tour NOLA Petal High School (Petal School District) business and marketing students and sports medicine students visited New Orleans in the spring semester before the outbreak of COVID-19.
Pumpkin Project Joins FSCCTC Classes Forest-Scott County Career and Technology Center’s Health Care and Clinical Services (HCCS) II and Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) classes collaborated on a project last academic year that provided numerous hands-on learning opportunities with pumpkins.
FCAHS Students Receive PASS Training Forrest County Agricultural High School Law and Public Safety students receive a great deal of hands-on training with real-world equipment.
Insights From CTE Leaders Mississippi CTE administrators answer questions about their experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 shutdown and fall move to online/blended instruction.
Lauderdale County Teaches Financial Realities to Eighth Graders Lauderdale County School District (LCSD) Cyber Foundations II teachers promoted financial literacy to eighth grade students through a districtwide event last academic year.
Lamar County Engineering II Students Modify Safety Vest for Crossing Guard A Purvis school crossing guard was safer on the job last academic year thanks to Lamar County Center for Technical Education (LCCTE) students.
KACTC Students Tour Local Armory Students from the Kosciusko-Attala Career Technical Center participated in Guard X training and received hands-on experiences.
Educator Spotlight: Jennifer Williams Jennifer Williams is a Teacher Academy instructor at the Cleveland Career Development and Technology Center.
Spaces for the Future Lee County and Oxford School Districts Creating New Classrooms for CTE Programs
The Evolving Landscape Monroe County’s Female Agriculture Teachers Prepare the Next Generation of Graduates
The Marketplace of Ideas Teachers and entrepreneurs reshape business curriculum to suit evolving needs
Health Care-Related Pilots Coming Ahead of New Curricula Task forces of educators and industry professionals from across the state are helping the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) develop and implement two new health care-related curricula.
Educator Spotlight: Cerritos Johnson Educator Spotlight on Cerritos Johnson, Tupelo Student Services Coordinator
Tupelo Students Honor Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Victims Thirty-five students in Tupelo Career and Technical Center’s Collision Repair class honored those affected by breast cancer by renovating a 1969 Oldsmobile 98.
Forrest County SkillsUSA Students Attend Leadership Conference Members of Forrest County Agricultural High School's SkillsUSA chapter attended a leadership conference at Jones Junior College in October.
Kosciusko-Attala Health Science II Students Hold Great American Smokeout Event Health Science II students at the Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center provided free blood pressure screening and information about the adverse effects of smoking to Bluff Springs Paper Company employees this November during a health fair held in conjunction with the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout.
Hardy Named Counselor of the Year Tracy Hardy, a career and technical education (CTE) counselor at the Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center, was named the 2020 MS ACTE Counselor of the Year by the Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education.
Petal Construction Technology Students Selected for Paid Internship Following an interview process last spring, Petal High School students Cody Brumbaugh and Ethan Newsome began a paid internship with Southeastern Construction in Hattiesburg last summer.
Tupelo Students Hear From ‘Outlaw’ Chef Tupelo Career and Technical Center second-year culinary arts students visited local restaurant Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen last year.
Vicksburg-Warren HOSA Students Attend Leadership Conference Vicksburg-Warren School District student members of HOSA — Future Health Professionals attended the state’s leadership conference in Pascagoula in November.
Rankin County Health Science Academy Students Promote Handwashing Techniques Health Science Academy ninth graders and self-contained class students at Brandon High School (Rankin County School District) teamed up in December to learn about and promote proper handwashing techniques.
Vicksburg-Warren Culinary II Students Prepare NOLA Fare Vicksburg-Warren School District Culinary Arts II students traveled to the New Orleans School of Cooking in October and prepared many Big Easy staples alongside Chef Mark Guillory.