The ‘Deep Space’ Chesapeake-Richmond VA District Competition for FIRST Robotics was held this weekend at Deep Run High School. Tucker’s team 384 SPARKY battled it out and ended up as a finalist in the competition. During the awards ceremony 384 SPARKY received the 2019 Excellence in Engineering Award. The team has been truly committed to…

Students in the A/C, Refrigeration and Plumbing class are working with Greenhouse to put together planters made from discarded pallets. A/C classes put them together and Greenhouse grows/adds the plants. These will be sold to raise money for class activities/competition.

In this great episode we interview Carter Iseman, Director of Training and Development for Virginia Asphalt Association, David Helmick, Executive Vice President of Superior Paving, and Sunni Burton, QC Lab Technician for Superior Paving. They talk about their work in the asphalt industry and what they are actively doing to attract young people to their…

Students enrolled in Trade and Industrial programs through the Academy at Virginia Randolph, and the ACE Centers at Hermitage and Highland Springs were busy demonstrating all the great things they’ve learned through the SkillsUSA District event! The regional competition was held on February 23rd at Henrico’s Hermitage ACE Center. In addition, throughout February, several District…

The ‘Deep Space’ Chesapeake-Richmond VA District Competition for FIRST Robotics was held this weekend at Deep Run High School. Godwin’s team TALON 540 was selected to be a part of the 2nd seeded alliance as the 27th ranked team and was eliminated by the 3rd seeded alliance after three matches in the semi-finals. During the…

Former Henrico CTE student, Nicki Condradt-Eberlin, talks about how Henrico CTE helped her get started as an employee at Henrico Federal Credit Union.

After advancing through two phases of online competition, the J.R. Tucker Marine Corps JROTC Academic Team composed of Carter Applewhite, Bowen Ault, Jack Drilling, Jhene’ Stephens, and Bryan Valdes will compete in person at the Championship event in Washington, DC. The 2019 U.S Marine Corps Junior ROTC Academic Bowl Championship will be held on the…

Nurse Aide students at the ACE Center at Hermitage made jello “brains,” using a mold. (instructor: Pam Ross) Then they had to correctly label the parts of the brains. Click here for more pictures.

Rosemary Koola was awarded First Place in the Richmond Joint Engineering Council’s (RJEC) Essay Contest on February 20th. Rosemary is a first-year student in the High Tech Academy Program and her essay was titled: The Significance of Civil Engineers. In addition to recognition at the RJEC Banquet at the Jefferson Hotel, she received a $100…

CTE Elective Program students and ACE Center students placed at the SkillsUSA District II Competition this past weekend.  Thirty students are eligible to move on to State Competition. 3D Visualization and Animation 1st place Kieran Casey and Thomas Kirkpatrick 2nd place  Alexandra Gilstrap and Leah Thomas Architectural Drafting 1st Daniela Cardosa 2nd Danny Cooper Barbering…