February
is Career Technical Education Month
The mission of the GUHSD
Career-Technical Education program is to provide quality programs that support
academic achievement resulting in post-secondary options for all students as
they acquire the tools for lifelong success. The Grossmont Union High School
District has Career Pathways at each site that prepare students to be college
and career ready and prepare them for high-wage, high-demand career fields. The
pathways represent 12 high-demand industry sectors in California and include:
AGRICULTURE
ARTS, MEDIA &
ENTERTAINMENT
BUILDING TRADES &
CONSTRUCTION
EDUCATION
ENGINEERING
FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN
HEALTH SCIENCE
HOSPITALITY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MANUFACTURING
MARKETING
TRANSPORTATION
Monte
Vista Auto Pathway Brings Home the Gold from SkillsUSA
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| Monte Vista Students Participating in a SkillsUSA Competition |
On Saturday, January 28, 18
students from MVHS Automotive Pathway participated in the California SkillsUSA
Region 6 skills competition. Ashley
Martinez, a senior who has been in the pathway all four years, took first place
(gold medal) winning the advanced division against top schools like Ontario,
Apple Valley and Ramona High School.
She is the program's first female
gold medal winner in this event. In the basic division, Monte Vista took second
and fourth place with two teams of four students. It was the largest group of
participants SkillsUSA Region 6 has seen for the automotive competition. The
Region 6 competition included schools from San Diego, Imperial, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono counties.
By winning the event, 9
students have qualified to participate in the state championships. The
accomplishments occurred through the hard efforts of each student. For three
months, students practiced the necessary automotive skills on lunch breaks,
after school and on Saturdays. They are all committed to continue this effort
in preparation of representing Monte Vista High School and the Grossmont Union
High School District in the automotive state championship, which will be held
April 20-23 at the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley.
Mount
Miguel Matador Business Academy Competes in State Trade Show
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| Mount Miguel Business Academy Students Showcase VE Radio |
Mount Miguel High School
Matador Business Academy (MBA) students have competed in a number of trade
shows including the San Diego Trade Show and the Virtual Enterprise California
State Trade Show in Bakersfield on January 18-19.
These competitions are part
of the MBA Virtual Enterprise (VE) class where students create and manage their
virtual businesses from product development, production and distribution, to
marketing, sales, human resources, accounting/finance and web design.
This year, the students
created VE Radio, an online radio to podcast events. At the San Diego Trade show VE Radio took home
honors for Video Commercial-Gold, Trade Show Flyer-Bronze, Website Design-Gold
(third in Show), Creative Booth-Silver, and Sales- Bronze. In Bakersfield, the
students were second in the Apprentice competition, third in Video Commercial,
and fifth in Website Design.
More information is available here.
Education
Pathway Students Explore Careers in Education
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| Grossmont High School Education Pathway Students with Teacher Nicole Thren |
On Friday, February 3,
students in the Education Pathway at Grossmont, Mount Miguel, El Cajon Valley,
and Granite Hills High Schools participated in the 2017 Educators Rising
California - San Diego Conference at San Diego State University. The conference
began with an introduction from Dr. Julie Evans followed be a keynote address
by David J. Johns from the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
African Americans. Students were offered
insights into teaching careers, including participation in select breakout
sessions.
The Education Pathway
students experienced an authentic industry-related conference and came away
with essential information regarding the education profession. Tonette Salter,
Program Coordinator for the Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee
(JSPAC) stated, “I was deeply impressed, filled with excitement and joy to see
the students of the Education Pathways from the Grossmont Union High School
District engaged in the various breakout sessions at the conference.” Many of the students commented that they felt
inspired by what they learned.
Health
Occupations Center Celebrates Vocational Nursing Graduates
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| Class 63 Vocational Nursing Graduates |
Recently, the Health Occupations
Center celebrated the graduation of 28 students in the Vocational Nursing
program, “Class 63.” They have completed 18 months of rigorous classroom
instruction, campus lab simulations, and clinical rotations at hospitals and
clinics across the county. The event commemorated their hard work, many
achievements in the medical field, and passion for the nursing field. The
audience was full of proud supporters as the students took their Nurse’s Oath.
Many of these students are
planning to continue their journey as Registered Nurses, while others will find
their special niche as Licensed Vocational Nurses. Whichever road they choose,
we know they will help many patients and touch many lives. We are always happy
to support a student’s journey in healthcare education.
Congratulations, everyone.
Special
Governing Board Meeting/Budget Workshop on 2/16
Next week, the Grossmont
Union High School District Board of Trustees will host a Board Budget Workshop on
Thursday, February 16, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the
East County Regional Education Center (ECREC), which is located at 924 E. Main
Street in El Cajon.
Dr. Tim Glover
Superintendent
