The CAD students at the ACE Center at Hermitage are working on their Rube Goldberg devices.  A Rube Goldberg machine, contraption, invention, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist…

Our podcast, CTE Now, will have its 10th episode available today at 11am. We are so excited to have Heather Greenwell and Steve Pierce with the Virginia Association of Professional Roofers talk with us about how getting into the roofing trade is a viable option for today’s youth. With professional roofers for industrial and residential…

Mercedes Buck’s marketing class at Tucker High School put together a anti-drug video and other promotion materials for the Henrico Area Mental Health & Development Services. They were so impressed with the students’ work. Great job guys. Click here for more pictures.

The 15th Annual HCVTEF Golf Tournament is next week on the 15th! Put together your company team and help sponsor student scholarships. Click here to get more information so you can sign up. Click here to visit our tournament page. Click here to view pictures from last years event.  

Our annual COOP luncheon to honor employers employing our students was one of the largest we can remember. Thank you so much for the opportunities you have brought to our students. Click here for photos.  

Over 110 students! Over 60 businesses! A day of recognition and celebration of graduating seniors beginning their careers by signing letters of intent with local businesses for everything from IT to masonry. Signing Day 2.0 was a huge hit and a great success. These students have decided to delay college or skip it all together…

Reshawn and Mike have another great podcast and this time they are covering our April 23rd CTE Signing Day event. They have many guests from different programs but it’s all about Signing Day. Follow this link to hear or look for Henrico CTE Now on your favorite podcast venue. https://anchor.fm/henrico-cte/episodes/Henrico-CTE-Now–Episode-9-CTE-Guests-From-A-Couple-Of-Programs-And-We-Are-Talking-About-Signing-Day-e3qiks

You want to watch something you have never seen before? Tune in April 23rd from  1:00pm to 3:00pm and watch our CTE Signing Day “LIVE”!  Follow this link: https://henricoschools.us/livestream/

Henrico, Va. April 15, 2019 – Since Henrico County Public Schools held its first Career and Technical Education Letter-of-Intent Signing Day in March 2018, the HCPS Department of Career and Technical Education has fielded hundreds of calls from school divisions asking for advice on replicating the idea. On April 23, some of those same school…

SkillsUSA Competition held in Virginia Beach, VA, April 12th – 13th The ACE Center at Hermitage Winners: In 3rd place, we have William Harden – Diesel Technology In 2nd place, we have Leah Thomas and Alexandra Gilstrap-  3D Visualization and Animation In 2nd place, we have Emily Koehler – Customer Service And in In 1st…