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Woodlawn High School CTE Updates

Published Monthly: February 1, 2023

Woodlawn High School CTE Updates Published Monthly: February 1, 2023

Woodlawn High School's Career & Technical Education (CTE) Department

Providing career skills preparation and rigorous academic course work

February is Career and Technical Education Month!

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Speakers, Lunch and Learns, Field Trips and Much More are Planned to Celebrate CTE Month

Woodlawn is home to nine CTE Completer Programs


  • Apprenticeship Maryland Program (AMP)
  • Business Management-Marketing
  • College-Career Research and Development, Work-Based Learning
  • Information Technology (IT)-Computer Science
  • Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC)
  • Teacher Academy of Maryland (TAM)
  • Food and Beverage Management (ProStart)
  • Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science
  • Project Lead the Way Engineering

    • Learn more about our programs by visiting: https://forms.office.com/r/jgD6anqgsj

    CTE: Learning that works for America

    Students share what they love about PLTW Biomedical Science at WHS!

    PLTW Woodlawn High School
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    Off-campus experiences are a hallmark of WHS's PLTW Biomedical Science program.

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    In January, students visited UMBC.

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    Students learned from experts and took part in interactive demonstrations.

    Blueprint Reading Class

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    Students reviewed blueprints during this interactive presentation.

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    Students linked skills learned in a dollhouse building project to this lesson.

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    Mr. Larry Luis, Ironworks 5, shared his successful journey working in a trade.

    Students in the Introduction to Apprenticeship Class took part in a blueprint reading class last month. Mr. Nick Cummings, Director Baltimore DC Metro Building Trades, and Mr. Larry Luis, Ironworks 5, provided students with information about trades and assisted students in understanding how to read blueprints.

    Youth Apprenticeship Employer Interest Meeting

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    Woodlawn High School is hosting an Employer Interest Meeting for businesses interested in hiring a youth apprentice.


    Learn more about the program on February 15, 2023, from 3 pm to 5 pm, in Woodlawn High School's Multi-Purpose Room (MPR).


    Registered apprenticeship is good for business.


    • Build your workforce. Registered apprenticeship trains workers in the specific skills needed by your company.
    • Reduce turnover costs. Registered apprentices boast an impressive 91% retention rate.*
    • Increase productivity. Apprentices report high levels of motivation, satisfaction, and loyalty. For every dollar spent on apprenticeship, U.S. employers get $1.47 back in increased productivity. **
    • Make your workplace safer. A well-trained workforce may reduce worker compensation costs.
    • Plan for employee succession. Registered apprenticeships help you to successfully facilitate the transfer of knowledge from experienced employees to new recruits.
    • Take advantage of tax credits and financial incentives. Maryland offers businesses valuable support to build a reliable pipeline of qualified workers.


    Request more information here, https://forms.office.com/r/48G42QDYL4.

    Robotics Competition Season Continues

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    Mr. Otto and Mr. Freeze, coaches

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    Students attended the Calvert Hall competition in January.

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    One team made it all the way to the semifinal round.

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    Woodlawn now has two competitive robotics teams.

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    Team captain Cameron says the teams are ready for the next event!

    WHS Students are Learning Important Skills as they Build Dollhouses

    AMP Project

    Woodlawn High School's Career and Technical Education Team

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    Dr. Behneman, Project Lead the Way, dbenheman@bcps.org

    Mr. Fauntleroy, Computer Science, kfauntleroy@bcps.org

    Ms. France, Business and College Career and Research Development (CCRD), wfrance@bcps.org

    Petty Officer Gentry, NJROTC, pgentry@bcps.org

    Ms. Goldring, Teachers Academy of Maryland (TAM), dgoldring@bcps.org

    Mr. Greene, Computer Science and Business, dgreene3@bcps.org

    Ms. Hinton, Project Lead the Way Engineering, thinton2@bcps.org

    Mr. Howard, Foundations of Engineering, ehoward2@bcps.org

    Ms. Hudson, Business and College Career and Research Development(CCRD), vhudson@bcps.org

    Ms. Joe, Project Lead the Way Engineering (magnet program) sjoe@bcps.org

    Mr. Lawler, Project Lead the Way Engineering (magnet program) tlawler@bcps.org

    Ms. Louden, CTE Department Chair, llouden@bcps.org

    Ms. Maddox, ProStart, lmaddox@bcps.org

    Master Sergeant McKoy, NJROTC, wmckoy@bcps.org

    Mr. Otto, Foundations of Engineering, jotto2@bcps.org

    Ms. Quisgard, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science, aquisgard@bcps.org

    Ms. Rajamani, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science, arajamani@bcps.org

    Ms. Simms, CTE Site Coordinator, kharrissimms@bcps.org

    Contact Us

    Woodlawn High School

    1801 Woodlawn Drive, Baltimore, MD 21207

    Phone 443-809-1309 | Fax 443-809-1324

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