PCS CTE Connections Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Week of September 4th - September 8th
CTE Director's Message
2023 - 2024 school year is all about taking Pender County Schools CTE to the next level. Our theme for this year is "Level UP". We plan to level up in impact, student success and community economic mobility. We have an amazing staff, programs, students and plans in place for this upcoming school year.
This school year we are planning to continue to engage our students in unique experiential learning activities that are preparing them for their futures. These activities are helping to equip our students with the tools to be enrolled, enlisted or employed upon graduation. What amazing opportunities we are providing for students in Career and Technical Education.
Huge thank you to all CTE teachers, leadership and staff for all that you do for our students daily!
CFMS Students Create Straw Rockets and Paper Planes in STEM Class
This course is meant to teach students to:
Discover and use technology, engineering, and design journals and the Engineering Design Process. Construct and test prototypes to various design challenges. Experiment with different types of renewable and recyclable material sources. Explore the knowledge and skills for careers in technology, engineering, and design pathways.
Pender High School Public Safety Guest Speaker
Life, a nation wide public speaker and entrepreneur helped conduct student interviews and speak to the students about hard work, and what it takes to obtain a career in public safety.
Public Safety Course:
This course provides basic career information in public safety including corrections, emergency and fire management, security and protection, law enforcement, and legal services. FEMA certifications NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 are also a part of this course. Additionally students will develop a personal plan for a career in public safety. The course includes skills in each area, using resources from the community to help deliver instruction to the students. English language arts are reinforced.
Topsail High School Public Safety Does Safety Checks on Emergency Lights and Team Building Activities
Public Safety Course
Topsail High School Culinary Arts and Hospitality Students Practice "Knife Skills"
Culinary Course:
This course is designed to introduce students to the hospitality and foodservice industry by learning about components of professional practice and building basic knowledge and skills in food preparation, baking, and food service operations. The introduction includes students learning food safety, breakfast cookery, salads and sandwiches, quick breads and cookies, and dining room service. Art, English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies are reinforced
Heide Trask High School Horticulture Students Plant Garden Beds
Horticulture Course:
This course provides instruction on the broad field of horticulture with emphasis on the scientific and technical knowledge for a career in horticulture. Topics in this course include plant growth and development, plant nutrition, media selection, basic plant identification, pest management, chemical disposal, customer relations, and career opportunities. English language arts, mathematics, and science are reinforced.
Burgaw Middle School Students Learn the Design Thinking Process via Chain Link Contest
Heide Trask High School Foods and Nutrition Students Make Edible Cookie Dough
Foods and Nutrition:
This course examines the nutritional needs of the individual. Emphasis is placed on fundamentals of food production, kitchen and meal management, food groups and their preparation, and time and resource management. English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies are reinforced.
Pender County Schools CTE Teachers Recognized for "Leveling UP"
Brandon Adams: Over 75% Credential Attainment
Gregory Hoch: DECA Advisor
Miranda Wells: HOSA Advisor, 100% Proficiency on State Exams, Over 75% Credential Attainment, and Level-Up Award.
CTE Director Bates Presents at Statewide CTE Administrator Internship
Portrait of a Graduate
Portrait of a Graduate
An initiative led by the N.C Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to define the skills and mindsets students need for success after high school has been unfolding since March. Now, with the help of 1,200 North Carolinians across the state, this grassroots-informed Portrait of a Graduate has been finalized.
Revealed October 18th the result of that effort – known as the Portrait of a Graduate – aims to ensure that North Carolina students are well equipped for the broadest range of postsecondary opportunities. Aligning with State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Catherine Truitt’s 2022 focus on the “Year of the Workforce,” the Portrait can be adopted by schools and districts to better prepare the state’s 1.5 million students for civic life, career or college.
As determined by the design teams that were part of the initiative, the statewide Portrait identifies seven competencies that students should possess upon graduation from high school to help them thrive in the 21st century.
These include:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Empathy
- Learner’s Mindset
- Personal Responsibility
My Future NC Data
PCS CTE's vision of ensuring that students are enrolled, enlisted or employed are aligned with My Future NC and House Bill 664. To ensure that the state remains economically competitive, the state shall ensure that by the year 2030, 2 million 16 to 24 year olds will have earned a recognized industry credential or post-secondary degree.
The data in the report below:
•Highlights county and regional performance on key indicators
•Lists specific opportunities for improvement that will ultimately lead to increased attainment
•Facilitates decision-making on LOCAL priorities
•Uses data to identify three actionable opportunity areas to improve future attainment outcomes
Contact Information Below
Email: dominique_bates@pender.k12.nc.us
Location: 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, NC, USA
Phone: 704-918-3245