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…

Students have been provided a cool opportunity through Studio Two Three (S23)! The Graphic Communications students have learned about using Adobe products for creating artwork, and use the screen printing process to create a product. Thanks to S23, students have been given a booth for an event in June to sell their t-shirts and canvas…

Cadet Corporal Austin Williams and Cadet Corporal Ceria Johns, of Highland Springs High School, will be representing the Richmond and Tri-Cities area as the top male and female for the Ironman and Ironwoman fitness competition.  They will be in Lynchburg the weekend of April 12th, competing against other high school seniors throughout Virginia. Both of…

Pharmacy Technician students had a field trip to VCU’s School of Pharmacy, Center for Compounding Practice and Research. They learned about sterile and non-sterile compounding, and practiced in a clean room and lab.

Some of our students competed in the Educators Rising competition.  Educators Rising competitions are performance-based competitive events in which teenage, aspiring teachers demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and leadership in education. Josie Chase came in first in Lesson Planning and Delivery-Arts. Allison Paner came in 2nd in Lesson planning and delivery – Humanities. Great job!!

Practice makes perfect when it comes to taking care of your patients. Our wonderful students from our Nurse Aide and Practical Nursing programs work on their skills so they can be the best of the best.

The Air engine was built by Robert Agee. He modified a design, made the parts using a mill, lathe, CNC lathe and assembled. The Gyroscope was built by Yovany Medina. He designed, parts made using CNC mill, Lathe, dividing head, special fixturing  and assembled.

The Practical Nursing program had their graduation ceremony last week. Another great group of graduates.   

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…