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Students in ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Public School’s Career and Technical Education courses used their summer break to immerse themselves in their chosen career paths. From winning international competitions to combining forces to prepare for the 2024-25 school year, ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ CTE scholars are doing whatever it takes to ensure their futures are bright. Keep reading to check out summer highlights from our CTE scholars. Ìý

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Mission HOSA’s Award-Winning CampaignÌýÌý

×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Mission College Prep HOSA (Future Health Professionals) took home first place in the Community Awareness event at the 2023-24 International Leadership Conference (ILC) in Houston, Texas. Hear from our scholars on their award-winning campaign for obesity awareness on

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Elsa Attends Teen Police Academy ProgramÌý

Nataly Diaz from ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Elsa College Prep participated in the Edinburg Police Department’s Teen Police Academy program this summer. She learned how to about the process of crime scene investigation, law enforcement careers in Texas and how to perform CPR. ÌýÌý

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Quest Scholars Earn EKG CertificationÌý

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Students in ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Quest College Preparatory’s CTE courses earned a $1,500 scholarship to attend South Texas College’s EKG (Electrocardiogram) summer course. The students are now EKG-certified technicians prepared to work in the medical setting before they enter their senior year.

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Walzem Interviewing Skills Ìý

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Our youngest CTE students at ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Walzem in San Antonio are preparing for the workforce by participating in the job application process and practicing mock interviews.

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Palmview attends 96th Texas FFA State ConventionÌý

×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Palmview’s award-winning Future Farmers of America team attended the FFA State Convention in Houston, Texas this summer. The group engaged in opportunities to meet like-minded students and participated in hands-on learning experiences. Ìý

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×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Quest and ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Owassa Join Forces Ìý

Students from ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Quest and ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Owassa’s commercial photography courses joined teachers before the first day of school to photograph them for the 2024-25 school year. Ìý

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Career and Technical Education prepares students for college and career. To explore CTE programs and locations at ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Public Schools visit . To learn more about ×ÔÒùϵÁÐ Public Schools, click here. Ìý