Annual CTE
District Advisory Meeting Celebrates Successes
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| GUHSD Governing Board President Rob Shield with CTE Student Ambassadors |
On Friday, February 24, the
CTE District Advisory Meeting was held at Cuyamaca College. Ten industry
sectors were represented at this meeting, along with a CTE teacher from the
industry sector, a student, and a parent. Also present were representatives for
English Learners, Special Education, and the Employment Development Department.
The event was emceed by San
Diego East County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Eric Lund, who gave his perspective on the need for a diverse and well-trained workforce. A special
introduction to the participants was provided by GUHSD Governing Board
President Robert Shield.
The purpose of the meeting
was to evaluate the progress that had been made since the last advisory
meeting, and to look ahead at what we can do to improve our CTE pathways across
the district.
We extend thanks to
everyone involved in helping us with this work on behalf of our students.
Grossmont
Students Pitch Businesses to Industry Professionals
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| Dr. Glover is Pitched on a Multicultural Resource Center by Tyrese Belfonte and Javier Duarte |
Local business
professionals and Junior Achievement partnered with the English for Business
course to judge student-created businesses.
For this activity, students
were required to work in groups to develop their own business. Students could
sell a product or a service, and all ideas had to be original. The project
itself included a five-part written business plan which included a cover page
and financial plan that stated projected monthly income and projected start-up
costs. Each group also created an original logo, 30-60 second commercial, and a
hard-copy advertisement. Many groups went the extra mile in creating a company
web page and slideshow presentation highlighting each section of the written
portion.
During the “shark tank”
presentations, students were graded on their oral presentation skills, attire,
preparation, and all parts of the report.
Students receiving the
highest marks and meeting the PitchFest presentation requirements will advance
to the Junior Achievement Company Program PitchFest on March 20. From there,
advancing students will compete locally on April 20 at the San Diego County
competition. The top three companies will be nominated and finalists will have
the opportunity to attend the national competition in Washington, D.C., in
June.
This volunteer commitment
by our community business partners is equipping our students with vital skills
that will help them outshine the competition in the pursuit of their goals.
Granite
Hills Holds Highly Successful Electives Fair
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| Students at 3D Art Booth Learn to Make Pinch Pots with Clay |
The Fair was organized to
promote an understanding of what each elective offers. Each elective had its
own board of information and pictures to represent important information
including: A-G Requirements, Honors course, and prerequisites so that students
can be prepared and plan for electives they may want to take throughout their high
school career.
Teachers selected Elective
Student Ambassadors from their classes to represent their course that day in
order to teach other students about the class and why they should consider taking
it.
Attendees had the
opportunity to play an instrument, interact with skeletons, create with clay,
and gather enough information to make an informed decision about what they want
to include in their schedule as they finish high school.
The main idea for this
successful event began as an effort help promote CTE programs at Granite Hills
High School, but transformed into an Elective Fair. Showcasing and explaining
electives in better detail is helping students discover new academic pursuits
that meet their interests.
Grossmont
High NJROTC Cadets Prepare for Area Manager’s Inspection
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| Cadet Dah Dah (second from right) Answers a Question during a Uniform Inspection |
Cadets from Grossmont High
School’s NJROTC unit are preparing for the upcoming Area Manager’s Inspection.
Once every two years, the Navy sends the Area 11 Manager (California, Arizona) to
Grossmont to inspect the Cadets. Cadets are expected to be well versed in
military customs and courtesies, general military knowledge, and close order drill.
A formal Pass–In–Review
will be conducted in conjunction with the inspection. The ceremony is scheduled
for March 8 and will be conducted behind the auto shop on the NJROTC Drill pad.
East
County Schools Federal Credit Union Highlighting GUHSD Schools
The East County Schools Federal Credit Union is embarking on a
social media campaign throughout 2017 that will recognize the “heroes” and
exceptional programs within our local school districts.
The link below is for the first video highlighting GUHSD in a
year-long series of short productions that highlight some of the amazing work
and accomplishments going on all around our East County schools
community. These videos are the result of a partnership between East
County Schools Federal Credit Union and Ron Cook Media.
Click here for the first video featuring University of Chicago-bound
engineering student Nathan Garrett that highlights CTE programs at Santana High
School.
More information on the East County Schools Federal
Credit Union is available here.
Save
the Date: April 1 Girls Empowerment Conference
The annual Girls
Empowerment Conference will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on April 1,
2017.
As special guests, the $40.00
fee is being waived for all GUHSD girls with the guhsdstudent promo code. Amenities
will include a light breakfast, lunch, workshops, giveaways and many more
opportunities.
Registration information is available here.
Dr. Tim Glover
Superintendent
