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Godwin is making gingerbread cookies. First time for making rolled cookies and tasting molasses!  Decorating on Friday! Click here for photos. 12/11/19

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The ACE Center at Hermitage Robotics team enjoyed a successful 1^st competition of the year. Team 3668, Smokey Jr., finished in the second place alliance. As one of the highest-scoring teams in the competition, we were a top-three selection. We couldn’t be more proud of the outstanding team effort and gracious professionalism displayed by the ACE Center at Hermitage team. 12/09/2019

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Congratulations to Crystal Sarvay ACTE Health Division Outstanding New Teacher presented in Anaheim, California!!! 12/06/2019

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Poinsettia Sale! The ACE Center at Hermitage’s Greenhouse Management program is having a poinsettia sale on

December 12th and 13th, 9am to 5pm.
61/2″ Poinsettias, wrapped in foil – $7.00
61/2″ Large Amaryllis – $15.00
Centerpieces & Wreaths starting at $20.00

Questions: Contact hjmazza@henrico.k12.va.us 

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Virginia Randolph Poinsettia Sale. Academy at Virginia Randolph Poinsettia Sale Dec. 11-12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., on campus. $4-$15, all foil wrapped (add a bow for $1!). Come show your support for the AVR horticulture program and make your spirits bright! Email sdwcaldwell@henrico.k12.va.us for questions, pre-orders.

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ACE Center Students Provide Free Haircuts For Homeless
Barbering students from the ACE Center at Hermitage provided free haircuts at the Homeless Connect event at the convention center in Richmond. 24 students served 108 clients between 9 a.m. & 2 p.m on Nov. 12. Click here for photos. 11/15/2019

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Birthday Greetings To Her Former Teacher. 11/15/2019

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Sports Med Students Getting Life Guard Ready!!! Click here for photos. 11/15/2019

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Students from Henrico, and surrounding counties, visited with many different trade companies and were able to participate in demonstrations of many different trade skills. Trade skills, allows civilization to exist. Click here for photos. 11/15/2019

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On Wednesday, November 6^th, Hermitage and the Marine Corp JROTC cadets took the time to honor and celebrate the Veterans in their community. The unit hosted a breakfast, followed by an assembly program for the school later in the morning. for photos. Click here for photos. 11/12/2019

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This is the best ending to a story!!  After Godwin’s TFT and Child Development classes painted pumpkins to represent their favorite storybook character, we shared these pumpkins with Jackson Davis Elementary School to support character day.  Jackson Davis had a family that owns a farm.  The students asked if they could take the pumpkins to feed animals.  They cut the paint off and as you can see the pigs loved them! Nothing went to waste.   Thanks for sharing this story, Mrs. Bonner!  Click here for photos. 11/11/2019

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Godwin’s Teachers For Tomorrow students had a great day at Short Pump Elementary School reading to the students.  Read for the Record is a program that brings together millions of adults and children around the world each year to read the same book on the same day in order to raise awareness about the critical importance of early literacy.   In 45 minutes we read and lead an activity to 320 students and adults. “Thank You, Omu” was the book. It taught about the gift of giving and receiving. We gave the gift of a pumpkin, made by the Life Planning classes, to each class.  Thanks, SPES for allowing us this opportunity. Click here for photos. 11/11/2019

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Ms. Lee’s Computer Science students at Tucker High School participated in APP Inventor sessions with Capital One Coder’s High program. Click here for photos. 11/07/2019

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Godwin challenges Chef Ferris to another challenge. We loved your pictures of the lemon and water challenge. Foods and Wellness students created a fall image with M & M’s and water. The key to the picture was timing. The Witches Pot was our winner! Click here for photos. 11/06/2019

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#LifeReady & hands-on for @ACEatHermitage Automotive 2 students today! Working on multiple 🚙 from people in the community. Click here for photos. 11/04/2019

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Ms. Brown’s 8th-grade Intro to Game Design and Coding class at Rolfe MS visited Dave & Buster’s to garner inspiration for their upcoming game arcade project where the students will create their own arcade and their peers will come to their class to play games that they have created. Click here for photos. 11/04/2019

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Students from Angela Coppola’s business class at Holman Middle School were asked to make their binary initials into a bracelet. First, they decoded their alphabet letters into binary and then made them into bracelets.  They used the letter beads as separators and so I could ensure their understanding of the process.  Now they see me and show their bracelets like a secret club. Really fun! 10/29/2019

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CTE, Fashion Career students designed and made Halloween costumes for NICU babies at St. Mary’s Hospital. To get an idea of how small these special babies are these costumes were smaller than a piece of 8’5X11 notebook paper. Click here for photos. 11/04/2019

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Godwin Foods class celebrated homecoming week with chocolate-covered pretzels. Click here for photos. 10/15/2019

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Educators Rising in Godwin’s homecoming parade.  Reaching out to our wonderful community. Click here for photos. 10/15/2019

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The students in Mrs. Thompson Advanced Sports Marketing class got to spend some time with the US Army when they came to visit Varina High School today. At VHS the students know they have three options for after graduation. Enroll. Employment. Enlist. Through a collaboration with the Army, they got to experience life as a service person. They did training exercises, first aid drill training and sat in real Army vehicles. This was a great real-world experience. Click here for photos. 10/09/2019

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Feeling the fall weather at Godwin. Foods class made apple cider donuts. Click here for photos. 10/08/2019

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Godwins FCCLA had a great time at the state fair.  10/08/2019

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Godwin’s Teachers For Tomorrow made scrunchies as a homecoming week fundraiser.  HUGE success and so much fun.  Click here for photos. 10/08/2019

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Mr. Givens’ 7th grade business students at Hungary Creek MS using Little Bits for their independent coding projects. Click here for photos. Click here for a video.  10/08/2019

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Friday, Oct. 4th, capped our CIT student’s two-day adventure at the 2019 VA Datathon. Minsol Kim, Kevin Du, Manasa Lagisetty, and Vidur Agaram wrapped up their analysis, built their pitch from it, practiced the pitch multiple times, listened to 16 other team’s pitches and finally had the opportunity to take the stage. They did a great job presenting their idea, Classroom Connection, an online learning place for students to take courses that they want to take but do not have access to in their own school. The responsive web app would work on any device from smartphone to desktop, feature a variety of courses with a variety of activities to fit a variety of student styles, and be supported by teachers with opportunities to connect and interact directly in real-time or through messaging.

While our CIT team did a great job, they did not make the podium. However, two of the three teams sponsored by Henrico County did win, taking first and third place. That’s pretty remarkable considering the competition included industry (international consulting powerhouse Booz Allen Hamilton, local consultants Impact Makers, analytic software and database provider Teradata), state and local governments (VA Dept of Health, VDot, Chesterfield County, a group from Hampton Roads, etc.), and college teams (VCU, George Mason) among others.

All in all the event was a great success! In a very short period of time, our students worked together to conceive, build, and pitch a product that they are proud of, while getting the experience of working with tools and data subject matter experts and alongside industry practitioners. They even managed to have fun, too!

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It was a productive morning at the Library of Virginia for our 4 CIT Capstone Seniors participating in the Annual VA Datathon where this year’s theme is “Using Data and Analytics to Promote Equity in Education.” Opening remarks were provided by the State’s Chief Data Officer, Carlos Rivero, the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. James Lane. Mr. Rivero asked who was in the audience asking industry to raise their hands, then local governments to raise theirs, then having students stand up, and then singling out high school students. He then mentioned the Deep Run team that “won the datathon” a few years ago and implored the others to beware of the high school teams as they have won it all before.

There is a record number of 21 teams here participating including a few student teams here from Henrico. In addition to our team from the CIT, there are teams comprised of students from various other high schools that came together through a combination of the Secondary Math Specialist, Skip Tyler, and Director of Equity and Diversity, Dr. Monica Manns. Mr. Tyler suggested that based on interest and turn out, they may be thinking of doing a Henrico-focused education-themed datathon in the spring.

Attached are a few pictures of our CIT Students, Manasa Lagisetty, Kevin Du, Vidur Agaram, Minsol Kim. (“Planning with Anne Spencer” is my favorite!)
– “Awaiting Opening Remarks” – From Left to Right – Vidur, Minsol, Manasa, Kevin with Governor Northam walking in (blurry in background)
– “Observing Gov Northam’s Opening Remarks” – Kevin and Manasa listening to Gov Northam’s opening remarks at the datathon.
– “Planning with Anne Spencer” – From Left to Right – Kevin, Manasa, Vidur, and Minsol planning their solution with a picture of Anne Spencer looking on. (Per Wikipedia, Anne Spencer was an American Poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener.
– “Ideating Part 2” – Manasa and Kevin in foreground, Vidur and Minsol closer to board – students working through their datathon solution ideas.

Click here for pictures. 10/07/2019

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The best way to conduct unplugged game research is to PLAY the game! Ms. Coppola’s Intro to Game Design and Coding students at Holman Middle School are doing just that.  It’s a fun, dirty job but someone has to do it.  Their next step is to design their own unplugged game! Click here for more photos. 10/07/2019

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Godwin Culinary Photo Challenge

Godwin wants to challenge any foods- culinary class. Who takes the best “grammar” pic of lemon and water.  The students were given a lemon and they were to figure out the best way to photo. They learned knife skills, teamwork, problem-solving, creative thinking, time management, and loved it! Click here for photos. 09/27/2019

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Guy Bar owns salons in a number of locations, including California, Florida and Italy. He also is an account executive for motivational program, Pretty in a Minute. The organization sends speakers to schools to encourage students to build the confidence to follow their dreams. Mr. Bar spoke to Cosmetology students In September. Click here for photos. 09/25/2019

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Shannon M. Jean-Pierre is a professional make-up artist. She demonstrated make-up techniques for the Cosmetology class at The ACE Center at Highland Springs. Mrs. Jean-Pierre is a 2006 graduate of The ACE Center at Hermitage (Cosmetology) and owns her own company, Live Fancy Make-up. Here’s the site: https://www.livefancymakeup.com/   Click here for photos. 09/25/2019

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Dr. Reveles, High Tech Academy program students are testing an exothermic reaction to release energy in the form of a spark or flash. The flash occurs because of mechanical energy (vigorously smacking one rusty cannonballs with another one covered in aluminum foil) causing iron oxide on the cannonballs to react with the aluminum metal, oxidizing the aluminum, reducing iron to pure metal and releasing heat in the form of light or a spark on what is known as thermite reaction. Click here for photos. Click here for videos one and two. 09/25/2019

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Sharon Womble’s students from her Teachers for Tomorrow class are working on Brain games.  The students must move a set amount of toothpicks to solve the problem given.  Class discussion on learning styles and how to keep all students as active learners. Click here for photos. 09/23/2019

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Pharmacy Technician students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs practice their skills. Click here for photos. 09/23/2019

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The Vet II class at the ACE Center at Hermitage is fostering 2 female, black & white, special-needs kittens. Both are missing part of a back leg. They manage to get around pretty well, despite that. Click here for photos. 09/23/2019

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Sharon Womble’s Foods and Wellness students are having a great time mixing, preparing, and cooking different foods. They are especially enjoying taking pictures of their food. Here is an excellent example of one student who Photoshopped himself into a picture of a marshmallow roll. I think they are having a lot of fun in this class as well as learning a lot from their teacher. 09/18/2019

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Mrs. Thompson’s Varina HS Advanced Sports Marketing students are setting up equipment to start their YouTube Podcast. Students are excited! Their first televised production set for Tuesday. Visit and subscribe @ VHSSportsreactions. Click here for photos. 09/18/2019

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Varina Culinary students provide 1st teacher lunch to the staff at John Rolfe Middle School! 09/18/2019

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The students in the Child Development and Parenting program at Godwin High School used PlayDough to define the parts of the human brain. They then labeled the parts with at least 5 functions of each. They also researched 2 toys or games that would enhance each part. Playdough is great for calming down children, building small motor skills teaching colors, muscle control, and imagination building. Click here for photos. 09/17/2019

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Brookland Middle School students in Autumn Honts 6th grade Discovering Business and IT class are playing a game called Kahoot. The game is about input and output devices and as you can see, her students are engaged and having a great time. Click here for pictures. 09/13/2019  #HenricoCTE #BrooklandMiddle #DiscoveringBusinessAndIT #HenricoBusinessEducation #HenricoSchools #WorkforceCareerDevelopment

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Ms. Norris’s AP Computer Science Principles students at Deep Run High School creating a model of a new technology innovation that they came up with. #HenricoCTE #DRHSCIT #HenricoBusinessEducation #HenricoSchools #WorkforceCareerDevelopment   09/13/2019

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Gordon and Lori  Taylor, owners of Firehouse Bar-B-Que and Smokehouse Grill, were serving some great BBQ at Henrico’s Central office today out of their food trailer. School employees feasted on BBQ pork and chicken.  Gordon and Lori were interviewed for Henrico CTE Now last school year after they spent part of a day visiting Varina High School’s Culinary class and taught them about smoking meat. Click here for their Podcast interview. Click here for their video when they visited Varina. The Taylor are great supporters of  Henrico Career and Technical Education.

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On the first day of school Heather McMunn’s FACS class used speed dating interviews to get to know every student in their class. They also learned the kitchen layout and how to work together while dipping pretzels and strawberries in chocolate. Click here for photos. 09/12/2019

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Mr. Givens’ Hungary Creek MS business students building aluminum foil boats in Intro to Coding class. The activity helps students develop/enhance their workplace readiness skills through critical thinking and peer collaboration. Click here for photos. 09/10/2019

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Great morning out at @VHS_BlueDevils w/@amseelyeducator and fellow #CTE Ts & Ss, where I had the chance to begin year 13 where I got my start!@HenricoCTE  Click here for photos. 09/09/2019

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Ms. Linas and her 🎥 Ss @ Freeman HS are prepping to do their LIVE stream of DSF announcements tomorrow! Big things happening for her #cte program this year – stay tuned!📺🎥 #GoRebels @HenricoCTE @DSFMrMarshall. Click here for photos. 09/09/2019

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First Day at The ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 09/09/2019

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First Day At The ACE Center At Hermitage. Click here for photos. 09/09/2019

Summer Polytech/STEM Precision Machining Technology Students
This summer’s project was a lot of fun for the students this year. They were able to design and build their own working hovercraft. Each student’s hovercraft was powered only by a small leaf blower motor but they all worked perfectly. Click here for photos.  Click here for the video. Click here for the video.  07/11/2019

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Students are showing their skills laying brick. Learning the skills required for civilization to continue. One of the many honorable and profitable skilled professions students can get certified in at the ACE Center Masonry program. Click here for photos. 07/11/2019

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Students in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Catering program are getting their foodie skills on. Click here for photos. 07/11/2019

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The Summer Polytech/Sports Medicine program has partnered up with SwimRVA to add swim safety and lifeguard instruction to this summer’s curriculum. This year’s students were lucky to participate in this new partnership. Click here for photos. 07/11/2019

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Middle school students learning important life and life saving skills at this years Summer Fire Academy. Click here for photos. 07/11/2019

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Our Early Childhood Education Students are having fun with our great kids over the summer. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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Criminal Justice Program at Summer Polytech the students are working on their investigation skills. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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Cosmetology students are busy working on hair and nail care in the lab. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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Polytech students in the Computer Technology program are learning all the parts that make a computer work. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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Polytech Students Enjoying The Automotive Technology Program
Polytech students are keeping busy and learning everything from designing your own shop to small engines and tools. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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CAD/Electricity Students Build Rockets and Launch Them
The Summer Polytech students in the CAD and Electricity programs have built and launched rockets. The students also as part of their assignment worked out altitude predictions taking into account wind and other factors. Click here for photos. 07/10/2019

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Graphic Communications at Summer Polytech students are printing their own tees after making tie-dyes last week. Click here for photos. 06/26/2019

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The Precision Machinery and STEAM Summer Polytech students are building individual hovercraft in class this summer. Click here for photos. 06/26/2019

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J.R. Tucker Marine Corps JROTC are Academic Bowl Champions!

On Sunday, June 23, 2019, members of the MCJROTC Academic team won the 2019 U.S Marine Corps Junior ROTC Academic Bowl Championship! The team,  composed of Carter Applewhite, Bowen Ault, Jhene’ Stephens, and Bryan Valdes, advanced through two phases of online competition and qualified to attend the national JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl Championship, on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

The John R. Tucker High School Marine Corps JROTC Academic Team earned top scores to win a place in the national competition. The team was one of eight Marine Corps JROTC academic teams in the nation to advance to the finals.  During the two online preliminary rounds, students were tested on their knowledge of JROTC curriculum, English, Math, and Science. Congratulations to these cadets on an amazing showing! Click here for photos. 06/26/2019

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The Summer Polytech program is teaching students about careers and hopefully getting them ready to eventually sign up for one of the ACE Centers their junior and senior year. Click here for photos. 06/24/2019

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Samantha Hanczaryk top 10 extemporaneous writing.

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Vivienne Pearlman top 10 Extemporaneous Health Poster! 06/22/2019

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Nurse Aide student!! HOSA ILC. Click here for photo. 06/21/2019

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EMT, Vet Science and Sports Med students getting ready for round 1 competitions!!! Click here for photos. 06/21/2019

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Some of our amazing ACE Center students are leaving RVA to go to the HOSA Nationals. Good luck everybody! Click here for photos. 06/20/2019

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Hermitage and Highland Springs ACE Centers graduation. Click here for photos. 06/2019

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The CAD students at the ACE Center at Hermitage are working on their Rube Golberg 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 and inventor Rube Goldberg. Click here for photos. 05/14/2019

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The Greenhouse Management program at the ACE Center @ Hermitage had a successful spring plant sale. Great job to the students and their instructor. Click here for photos. 05/03/2019

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HCPS Cooperative Education Employer Appreciation Luncheon
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. 05/01/2019

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CTE’s Signing Day 2.0 event was a huge success. With over 110 students participating and over 60 businesses we celebrated these students achievement of moving to the world of work after high school. Click here for photos. 04/24/2019

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Virginia Randolph Graphic Communications Students Operate a Booth to Sell Their Products!
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 bags. Proceeds will benefit the program at Virginia Randolph. S23 is a local nonprofit located in Scott’s Addition, and they are an art studio that gives people the space, the tools, and the classes to find that thing they love and make it. Click here for photos. 04/15/2019

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Congratulations to Cadet Williams and Cadet Johns of Springer Nation!
Cadet Corporal Austin Williams and Cadet Corporal Ceria Johns, from 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 12^th, competing against other high school seniors throughout Virginia. Both of these cadets have committed to and enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduation this year.

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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. Click here for photos. 03/28/2019

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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!!

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Nurse Aide and Practical Nursing students at the ACE Center @Hermitage practicing skills. Click here for photos. 03/27/2019

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A STEM and Precision Machining program student demonstrates his gyroscope. The Gyroscope was built by Yovany Medina. He designed, parts made using CNC mill, Lathe, dividing head, special fixturing  and assembled. Click here for video. 03/27/2019

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CS for ES introduces students to the world of computer science and facilitated by the middle school business education team made up of students and teachers. Click here for photos. 03/26/2019

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Mt. Vernon Adult Education Center held a Job Fair for their high school and adult nursing students. Over 25 organizations attended looking for new hires!! Click here for photos. 03/26/2019

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Students from the STEM and Precision Machining class show off some of their projects.

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.

Click here for photos.  03/25/2019

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Practical Nursing 2019 Graduation Ceremony

Click here for photos. 03/25/2019

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The Graphic Communications class at the ACE Center at Hermitage, had a visit from fifth-grade students from Trevvett E.S. The Trevvett students created their own designs, and the ACE Ctr. students re-produced them on t-shirts — one for each student. Click here for photos. 03/25/2019

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Tucker Tigers and SPARKY Compete in FIRST ROBOTICS Richmond Competition
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 excellence this year, and couldn’t have made it this far without the hard work of the students and support from the advisor and parents and guardians. Congratulations to team 384 SPARKY on a successful event! Click here for photos. 03/19/2019

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Horticulture and HVAC classes at the ACE Center at Hermitage teamed up on a fund-raiser. 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. Further info: Jennifer Mazza, Horticulture instructor, ACE Center at Hermitage. 03/14/2019

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The Vet Science II classes at the ACE Center at Hermitage are fostering a mother cat and her seven kittens. (all female) They are 7 weeks old and ready to be adopted. Three have already found homes. Click here for photos. 03/14/2019

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Work is continuing – Masonry students are laying brick on the House Building Project house. Another house has been started next to the first. Houses are sold when completed, and money goes to student scholarships. Click here for photos. 03/12/2019

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SkillsUSA District Competition – February 23^rd 2019
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 23^rd at Henrico’s Hermitage ACE Center. In addition, throughout February, several District competitions were held at various locations throughout the region. Students enrolled in Henrico’s programs competed in a wide-array of areas including: automotive, barbering, carpentry, cosmetology, customer service, diesel, electricity, esthetics, job interviewing, masonry and welding. Students also competed in static displays such as occupational displays, poster display, promotional board and flyers, and scrapbooking. We are all very proud of the great job by the students, and appreciate the time end effort made by the teachers to prepare them! Henrico students placed 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in many of the events – congratulations on a job well done! Students will have the opportunity to compete at the state level to compete the weekend of April 12^th at Virginia Beach. Click here for photos. 03/11/2019

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Godwin Eagles Soar in FIRST ROBOTICS Richmond Competition

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 awards ceremony TALON 540 received the 2019 Industrial Design Award, which recognizes teams that build efficient and effective mechanisms that answer the game’s challenge. This is truly a testament to the amazing students, advisors and volunteers that work together on a weekly basis. Congratulations to TALON 540 on a successful event! Click here for photos. 03/11/2019

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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 campus of The Catholic University of America, June 21-25, 2019. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps JROTC and is conducted by the College Options Foundation.

J.R. Tucker’s MCJROTC team earned top scores to win a place in this national competition. The team is one of only eight Marine Corps JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation to advance to the finals. During the two fast-paced preliminary rounds, students were tested on their knowledge of JROTC curriculum, English, Math, Science, and current events. One of the main goals of the JROTC Academic Bowl is to prepare students for state exit/graduation exams as well as college entrance exams, such as the SAT and ACT. 03/06/2019

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Meet New Teacher of the Year at The Academy at Virginia Randolph, Mr. Boehm!
Mr. Lee Boehm was nominated as the 2018-19 ‘New Teacher of the Year” at the Academy at Virginia Randolph. Mr. Boehm is a CTE teacher who teaches electricity. Before becoming a teacher, he spent 5 years working with a company as a professional electrician. While working prior to being an electrician, he realized that electricity was something that was one of the most important trades out there. He says “Plumbing can’t function without it, and it’s the first and last thing needed on a job site.” Mr. Boehm has done an outstanding job at building relationships with his students, and the team at the Academy is grateful to have him a part of it. Keep up the good work Mr. Boehm! 03/06/2019

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Masonry Students Compete in Regional Skills USA Event
On February 13^th, 2019, students in the masonry programs at ACE Highland Springs and The Academy at Virginia Randolph participated in the regional Skills USA competition. Students were tasked to build a structure in a set amount of time. Congratulations to all those who participated! Click here for photos. 03/06/2019

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Varina NJROTC Program Gets Its Annual Review
The Varina Blue Devils and their Navy JROTC program went through their annual military inspection (AMI) on December 3, 2018. The program goes through an inspection each year, in which the instructors and cadets are evaluated on a wide range of criteria. Not only does this include a full uniform and color guard review, but also an audit of the instructional practices that occur on a daily basis, as well as extracurricular activities offered through the program. This includes various color guards, physical endurance competitions, field trips, and community service activities. The goal of the program is to develop character and citizenship, which are important aspects for any productive member of society. Congratulations on a largely ‘outstanding’ AMI! Click here for photos. 03/06/2019

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Auto Tech class at the ACE Center at Highland Springs participate in a debate under the direction of Barbara Paul, English teacher. Teams had to debate the merits of electric cars vs. gas-powered cars. (The electric car proponents won, according to the judges.) Click here for photos. 03/06/2019

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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 photos. 03/01/2019

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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 cash prize.

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Students in Mrs. Layne’s Economics/Personal Finance class at Freeman High School are playing the “Score” board game, facilitated by Crystal Parker from the Henrico Federal Credit Union.  Students determine what their credit score is based on chips they are given.  Each roll of the dice takes them to a scenario which either helps or hurts their credit score.  It is a great review game to help prepare students for the W!SE test. Click here for photos. 02/22/2019

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The Academy at Virginia Randolph (Automotive Technology, Auto Body), and the ACE Center at Hermitage (Automotive Technology) and Highland Springs(Automotive Technology, Auto Body) were able to visit the Virginia Motor Trend International Car Show. They were treated to breakfast and a great speaker before they were able to sit in every car on the floor. Click here for photos. 02/19/2019

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Great competition in the game of SCORE in Mrs. Foster-Graves’ Economics and Personal Finance class at Henrico HS.  Thank you to Henrico Federal Credit Union/Mrs. Parker for supporting our EPF state standards for credit and credit scores. Click here for photos. 02/14/2019

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Allison Buschy  ACE@Hermitage Math teacher helps HVAC & Plumbing Class measure gas pipe. Click here for photos. 02/13/2019

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Henrico NJROTC Program Gets Its Annual Review
The Henrico Warriors and their Navy JROTC program went through their annual military inspection (AMI) on February 3, 2019. The program goes through an inspection every two years, in which the instructors and cadets are evaluated on a wide range of criteria. Not only does this include a full uniform and color guard review, but also an audit of the instructional practices that occur on a daily basis, as well as extracurricular activities offered through the program. This includes various color guards, physical endurance competitions, field trips, and community service activities. The goal of the program is to develop character and citizenship, which are important aspects for any productive members of society. Congratulations on a successful AMI! Click here for photos. 02/11/2019

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We  have the pleasure of presenting a new 4801 Gallery show for you all!
What: Red (A photography show)
Who: The DRHS Photography Club (10 works by 10 different students from 9^th to 12^th grade)
When: Opening tonight from 5-7pm
Where: 4801 Gallery (the new professional art gallery by the auditorium)

Please come out and visit.

Click here for photos. 02/08/2019

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Teachers for Tomorrow Leaders at Readers event hosted by HEF and West Rock! Pete the Cat Children’s book author Eric Litwin read, sang and played guitar in an interactive session with these future educators.

Students from: Deep Run, Glen Allen, Godwin, Freeman, Varina and Tucker were in attendance. Click here for photos. 02/05/2019

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Students enrolled in the Automotive Technology program at ACE Center at Hermitage are hearing about the “Ford Asset Program” from representatives of area Ford dealerships. The “Ford Asset Program” allows students to intern with Ford and earn a wide range of industry certifications through Ford. Local dealerships use this program for hiring and provides our students the opportunity for employment after graduating from high school. Click here for photo. 01/29/2019

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The Hawks of Pocahontas Middle school have been busy designing and innovating their way through Mr. Gromling’s 7th-grade Inventions and Innovations class. Students presented their prototypes to the class, which included a Q&A session after presenting. Inventions and innovations included improved and affordable virtual reality glasses, a magnetic phone key for a “pop socket”, and a fingerprint system for lockers. Featured in this photo are students that designed and constructed a robot, “Constructo-bot”, that is used to provide an extra set of hands when on a construction site. The robot, on verbal command, can hand out tools on demand and is able to follow the user on a job site. Click here for photo. 01/29/2019

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Trevvett ES students visit the ACE Center at Hermitage. Click here for photos. 01/28/2019

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Ms. McMunn’s Economics and Personal Finance students at Freeeman HS, completed a scavenger hunt to learn more about GRASP and their financial aid resources for college. Click here for photos. 01/22/2019

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Vet I & II students from the ACE Center at Hermitage at the Pet Expo at Richmond Raceway this Saturday. The event is a yearly fundraiser for the Henrico Humane Society. Vet students brought small animals from their classes and helped younger children “adopt” stuffed animals. They also answered questions about the Vet program. Events at the expo included agility trials, dog races and dog adoptions. Purina gave out free cat litter and dog and cat food and there were numerous booths offering pet merchandise. Click here for photos. 01/22/2019

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Vet I students clean animal habitats at the ACE Ctr. @Hermitage. Click here for photos. 01/09/2019

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The annual “Winter Wonderland” event hosted by Ms. Perry’s ACE Center at Highland Springs Hospitality students, for HCPS students with special needs. Click here for photos. 12/17/2018

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DECA conferences are targeted, highly-focused learning experiences for students and advisers that support National Curriculum Standards and the development of 21st Century Skills. DECA conferences bring our members into the larger DECA community while providing unique opportunities to extend classroom learning. Each of DECA’s conferences connects with corporate professionals to engage students in learning industry-related trends and content. This year’s conference was held at Regency Square Mall in Henrico, Virginia. Click here for photos. 12/06/2018

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The Automotive Technology program at Hermitage ACE Center had its annual open house. Students already in the program were able to meet with many area employers and technical schools. It looks like everyone is planning out their lives to be successful. Click here for photos. 12/06/2018

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Motivational speaker, Teico Dean, inspired Cosmetology students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs to follow their passion. Mr. Dean is a salon owner (Florida & Georgia) and a platform artist for Pretty in A Minute. Click here for photos. 12/05/2018

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The “Robo-Warriors” take the “Judge’s Award” in robotics! Members of Henrico High School’s robotics team, the “Robo-Warriors”, had a great showing this weekend at a competition at LC Bird High School on December 1st. The team was recognized with the “Judge’s Award” for their perseverance throughout the competitions challenges, as well as for evidence of great documentation in their engineering notebook. The “Robo-Warriors” will be back at it in January at the University of Virginia, in order to secure a spot at the State Competition later in the school year. Students are supported by their team advisors, Mr. Kenaz Greene and Mr. Brandon Hardy. Click here for photos. 12/04/2018

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The Technology Education Pumas at Short Pump Middle School have collaborated with the administration team for a project in the Systems Manufacturing class. A need for easier identification of classrooms to assist first responders and visitors has resulted in a great manufacturing project for the students.

Through the guidance of their teacher, Mr. Robert Doolidge, student design teams collaborated to create signage to be used throughout the entire school. Students used additive (3D Printing), subtractive (CNC Milling), and assembly line techniques to design, fabricate, and install new door signs for each and every room at SPMS! Click here for more photos. 12/04/2018

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The Cosmetology students and teachers, with the help of local salon professionals held an open house on December 3, offering services to the community at a reduced rate. (1 p.m – 6 p.m.). Students served 79 clients. Services included haircuts, hair styling and coloring, manicures and pedicures. Click here for photos. 12/04/2018

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Get ready for the Digital Arcade! Mr. Jackson’s ‘Intro to Coding’ business students at SPMS are preparing their first digital arcade to showcase their game coding skills to their peers.  The digital arcade will be open on 11/29 and 11/30. #CTElife #businesseducation Click here for photos. 12/04/2018

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Masonry students at the ACE Center are working hard laying brick on the project house. Click here for photos. 11/29/2018

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Mr, Alvut’s Precision Machining students working hard on their class projects. Click here for photos. 11/20/2018

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Mr. Robinson’s students enrolled in the Auto Body Repair program at ACE Highland Springs are learning how to repair vehicles! This student featured here is learning how to tack weld new metal to fix the wheel well of a pickup that has rusted. Click here for photo. 11/20/2018

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ACE Center students are benefiting from the scaffolding system we have at one of our house projects. Thank you Scaffolding Solutions! Click here for photos. 11/14/2018

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The JROTC Marines at Tucker High School celebrate the 242nd birthday of the U.S. Marines. Click here for photos. 11/13/2018

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Children from Springer Preschool Academy trick or treat (with ECE students and teachers) at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 11/06/2018

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Bryan Rose, Career Counselor at VCU’s business school, talks to ACE Center at Hermitage students about resumes, interviewing, at the Hermitage High School library. Click here for photos. 11/06/2018

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Highland Springs High School Economics and Personal Finance students learn budgeting skills with the Union Bank and Trust “FinancesWithU” program. Click here for photos. 10/26/2018

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Glen Allen High school Teachers for Tomorrow at Greenwood this morning for Read for the Record. Click here for photos. 10/25/2018

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Vet II students from the ACE Ctr. @Hermitage visit the Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue in Varina. Students washed and groomed the dogs in preparation for adoption. Click here for photos. 10/25/2018

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Cosmetology II students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs meet with salon professionals who will be their mentors throughout the school year. Students will shadow and intern at salons, and keep in touch with their mentors through meetings and phone calls. Mentors will help students grow professionally and personally. teachers: Julie Childress, Cynthia Williams. Click here for photos. 10/16/2018

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ECE students reading and supervising activities with the Springer Pre-School Academy children today. Click here for photos. 10/11/2018

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The Henrico Business Advisory Council Dinner to kick off Signing Day 2.0. Click here for photos. 10/08/2018

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Kimberly Thompson’s Marketing class learned how to make bowls out of paper mache so they can market them. Click here for photos. 10/05/2018

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The Jaguars at Glen Allen High School are already up and running in their year two of Materials Processing! Students in Mr. Timok’s class are learning to glue up various types of wood to create “band saw boxes”, and will create their own variations of the sample depicted. Click here for photos. 09/25/2018

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Students at Pocahontas Middle School who are taking Technology Foundations with Mr. Gromlin are already hard at work during the second week of school setting up the school’s in-house hydroponic system!  Click here for photos. 09/12/2018

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State & county officials and parents came to see what our Summer Building Trades Program was all about. Everyone was able to watch, first hand, our students in action working on our project house. The students received their certificates for completing the program and a wonderful catered lunch brought the event to a conclusion. Thanks to everyone who attended and congratulations to the students for all their hard work the past 6 weeks. For more information please visit: https://henricocte.com/summer-programs/summer-building-trades/ Click here for photos. 08/02/2018

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Summer Building Trades students are getting experience in masonry and HVAC today with contractors and volunteers from Acors & Griffith Heating and Air teaching them how to install the duct work in the house. Some of the students also were working hard to get some of the brick work complete before they finish for the summer. Click here for photos. 07/19/2018

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Summer Building Trades Students Continue House Project. Click here for photos. 07/16/2018

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Students Graduate from the Teen Summer Fire Academy while their parents watch. Click here for photos. 07/16/2018

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Fire Academy Students Working Hard at Henrico Firefighter Training Center. Click here for photos. 07/11/2018

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Summer Polytech Auto Body Repair, 7/2/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Web Design Class, 6/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Vet Assistant Class, 6/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Sports Medicine Class, 6/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Precision Machinery Class, 6/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Graphic Communications Class, 06/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech, Pharmacy Tech Class visits The Virginia Science Museum. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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Summer Polytech Cosmetology Class, 06/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/10/2018

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The students in the Summer Fire Academy were at the Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs today learning how to enter a vehicle that has been in an accident. Other students from Summer Building Trades and Summer Polytech were there to watch the demonstration. Click here for photos. 07/09/2018

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Summer Polytech Criminal Justice Class, 06/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/09/2018

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Summer Polytech Graphic Communication Class, 06/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/09/2018

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Summer Polytech CAD Class 6/22/18. Click here for photos. 07/09/2018

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The little ones are being celebrated for advancing at the Springer Preschool Academy. Click here for photos. 06/25/2018

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The ACE Centers at Hermitage and Highland Springs held their graduation ceremony at the Richmond Raceway Amphitheater. Good luck grads! Click here for photos. 06/14/2018

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Students and teachers are practicing for next week’s graduation. Click here for photos. 06/07/2018

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Tech Ethics Society students at the ACE Center @ Highland Springs host a lunchtime cookout for area seniors. Click here for photos. 05/24/2018

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Highland Springs’ ACA Students Were Selected For Henrico 21. Click here for photos. 05/24/2018

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Cooper Hamilton, from Quioccasin Middle School, Mrs. Barkovich’s class Make It Your Business is the TOP Middle School Team Stock Market Game winner for 2018 at the Federal Reserve Luncheon. Click here for photos. 05/22/2018

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Students from Michelle Landon’s Relationships class at Varina High School are working on their Mock Wedding project. Click here for photos. 05/17/2018

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Nurse Aide students practice for their state exam at the ACE Center at Hermitage. Click here for photos. 05/17/2018

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The 2018 House Building Project Charity Golf Tournament. For 14 years the Henrico County Vocational/Technical Education Foundation has held a charity golf tournament to help fund scholarships for students who are in our building trades programs. The HCVTEF and CTE want to thank all our sponsors for their support. Without you we would not be able to accomplish our goals. Click here for photos. 05/17/2018

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During the weekend of May 4^th through 6^th, over 150 middle and high school technology education students from Henrico County participated in Technosphere, the state Technology Student Association (TSA) conference in Hampton, Virginia. What a weekend! Our students and teachers once again showed why Henrico County is leading the way in TSA in Virginia. Highlights of the conference included:

In middle school, students from Henrico schools were finalists (top 10) in 34 of 35 events. Out of these 34 contests, there were 11 third place winners, 14 second place winners, and 11 first place winners. Emily Woodward, a student from Short Pump Middle School, was awarded the William T. Reed Most Competitive Participant Award. Holman Middle School was recognized with 1^st place Chapter Excellence Award. Holman Middle School, along with Short Pump Middle School, placed 2^nd and 3^rd respectively earning the Community Service Award. Holman Middle School won the Arvid W. VanDyke Outstanding Middle School Award for the 7^th time in the past eight years. Mr. Robert Doolidge from Short Pump Middle School was presented with the middle school Advisor of the Year Award. Overall, Henrico middle schools placed 1^st in the state winning the Lynn P. Barrier Outstanding School Division Award for middle schools.

In high school, students from Henrico schools were finalists (top 10) in 31 of 37 events. Out of these contests, there were 11 third place winners, 6 second place winners, and 5 first place winners. In Chapter Excellent Awards, Henrico High School placed 2nd. Deep Run received the 2^nd place award for Community Service.  Ms. Jennifer Tolley from Deep Run High School was presented with the high school Advisor of the Year Award. Overall, high schools from Henrico County placed 2^nd in the state as the Outstanding High School Division.

Two of our schools, Holman Middle School and Short Pump Middle School, received Century Awards for having 100 or more members.

Billy Batkins, advisor from Highland Springs High School, won the Advisor Flight Endurance Challenge with a time of 3 minutes and 17 seconds.

For the complete list of event finalists and winners, please visit

http://virginiatsa.org/assets/2018/05/TechnosphereWinners2018-1.html

In addition to the many awards, five students from Henrico County were elected to state officer positions:

President                                             Devan Patel                             Deep Run High School

Vice President                                         Maggie Dube                            Deep Run High School

Secretary                                              Virginia Suddarth                     Henrico High School

Historian                                                  Sruti Kamarajugadda               Deep High School

Parliamentarian                                     Hirak Shah                                Henrico High School

Sergeant at Arms                                Abhishek Singh                         Henrico High School

South Central Region President         Tyler Yarrow                               Deep Run High School

Congratulations to all of the students for their many outstanding accomplishments!

Click here for photos. 05/14/2018

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Students from Pocahontas Middle School TSA competing at Technosphere 2018, held in Hampton, Virginia May 4 – May 6. The students are members of Mr. Gromling’s  classes. Click here for photos. 05/09/2018

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Students from Moody Middle School TSA competing at Technosphere 2018, held in Hampton, Virginia May 4 – May 6. The students are members of Mr. Stolzfus’s classes. Click here for photos. 05/09/2018

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The ACE Center at Highland Springs Senior Awards Assembly. Click here for photos. 05/08/2018

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Masonry students are working on the brick work and carpentry students are working on installing a large window in the Foundation House. Click here for photos. 04/30/2018

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Vet II students from the ACE Center at Hermitage visited Busch Gardens and had a tour led by animal trainers/handlers. Click here for photos. 04/25/2018

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Walker Stephens, an Automotive Technology student at the ACE Center at Hermitage, was awarded a donated car after winning an essay contest. The original owners of the car, Ben and Andrea Purcell, wanted to be able to donate their car to a deserving student and Walker was able to win the essay contest. With his car he will be able to get to and from his job at a local automotive repair shop. Good luck Walker! Click here for photos. 04/25/2018

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Jakob Linder, Jackie Luu, James Vithoulkas, and Chanelle Williams placed third in the state in the David Ricardo Division of the Governor’s Challenge in Economics. Great Job! Click here for photo. 04/23/2018

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The annual Cooperative Education Employer Appreciation Luncheon was held on April 19, 2018.  The luncheon recognizes employers of our co-op business and marketing students.  This year’s guest speaker was Shelby Brown from WTVR-CBS 6 News. Click here for photos. 04/20/2018

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Vet II students work with Northstar Academy students to clean animal habitats. Click here for photos. 03/27/2018

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ACE Center @ Hermitage Vet Assistant Student Winners @ HOSA Competition. Click here for photos. 03/27/2018

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Students from the Advanced Career Education Center (ACE) @ Highland Springs were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremony today. Click here for photos. 03/27/2018

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Practical Nursing Graduation. Click here for photos. 03/26/2018

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Students in Mr. Stacey’s Engineering Drawing/CAD class at Glen Allen High School work on the construction of a CNC milling machine. Many of the parts for the CNC Milling Machine were made by the students using 3D printed parts and using other hand-made parts. Click here for photos. 03/20/2018

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The Ace Center trades students were invited by Richmond Raceway and Barton Malow Company to view the re-imagining of the race track and infield. It all ended with Richmond Raceway and Barton Malow presenting a check to the scholarship fund. Richmond Raceway and Barton Malow Company has shown amazing support for our ACE Center students. We thank you for your support! Click here for photos. 03/19/2018

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7th grade Intro to Coding business students at Wilder Middle School collaborated with Art students to design a video game using Bloxels.  Coding students created the animations of the game while Art students created the background and characters. Click here for photos. 03/19/2018

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Attorneys McGuire-Woods and Tavenner & Beran visited Ms. Stockdale’s Economics and Personal Finance classes last week to talk about Credit Abuse and Bankruptcy.  The attorneys tweeted about their visit. Click here for photo. 03/19/2018

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Mrs. Buck’s FBLA chapter at Quioccasin Middle School participated in community service on Saturday: Hashtag Lunchbag Richmond at VCU where volunteers throughout the community came together to make bagged lunches for the homeless. The students really enjoyed themselves and even had a few parents help out! Click here for photos. 03/19/2018

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Graphic Communications I student, (The ACE Center at Hermitage) Bailey Hall shows the items she created using sublimation. Bailey will be going to state SkillsUSA competition. Click here for photos. 03/16/2018

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The Academy at Virginia Randolph students from Mr. Phelps’ classes and students from Mr. Person’s ACE Center at Highland Springs classes participate in the district SkillsUSA masonry competition. Using the skills that they have mastered in their respective classes, students constructed a masonry structure in the allotted time limit. The winners were:

1st place- Jordan Harris from the ACE Center at Highland Springs 2nd place- Mike Banks from The Academy at Virginia Randolph 3rd place- Eddie Davis from the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 03/08/2018

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Students in Mr. Glassner’ s Graphic Communications I class at the ACE Center at Hermitage work on assembling buttons and printing tee shirts and custom license plates.  Click here for photos. 03/08/2018

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First year students in Mr. Renick’s Air Conditioning & Refrigeration class at the ACE Center at Hermitage learn how to troubleshoot and repair many different types of refrigeration. Click here for photos.

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Students in Ms. Hart’s and Ms. DeJarnette’s Cosmetology I class at the ACE Center at Hermitage practice their hair styling skills on each other and their practice manikins. Click here for photos. 03/08/2018

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Carrie Yeats Relationships class had a toothpick challenge, creating a tower using toothpicks and gummy bears. Students were divided into groups with the group building the highest tower named the winner. Click here for photos. 03/02/2018

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Tanvi Allada a High Tech academy junior received the First Place Award for the Richmond Joint Engineering Council’s Engineering Essay Contest. Contests from the Richmond metropolitan area and surrounding counties were solicited for entries. Click here for photo. 02/27/2018

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Laura Owen’s (marketing teacher, GAHS) Entrepreneurship students who won $2500 in this past Saturday’s Virginia Entrepreneurial Challenge at VCU. http://www.richmond.com/…/article_9cdc1d24-754a-5195-983e-f…

Believe it or not, this same group of students presented their idea to the “Sharks” in October 2017 during Mrs. Owen’s first period Shark Tank presentations. Their idea was remarkable and original, and garnered offers of investment from multiple Sharks. Here’s their October presentation. https://drive.google.com/open…  02/27/2018

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Sulayman M. Jones, High Tech Academy student at the ACE Center @ Highland Springs, researched and made his presentation of jet turbine engines and even built a model of a turbine. Great Job! Click here for photos. 02/23/20

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Dennis Bickmeier, President of Richmond International Raceway receives the Ray Tate Memorial Award at last nights school board meeting. Click here for photos. 02/23/2018

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Students in Mr. Alvut’s Precision Machining I class at the ACE Center ,at Hermitage use the various machines in the classroom to perform the processes need to complete the meat tenderizer mallet project. Click here for photos. 02/23/2018

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Students in Mr. Timok’s Materials and Processes Technology and Production Systems classes at Glen Allen High School work on a mass production project. The project is a coaster set that will be presented to each member of the school board in recognition of School Board Appreciation Month. Click here for photos. 02/23/2018

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Monday (02/19/2018) was door decorating day and the first day of CTE spirit week. The ACE Center @ Hermitage Graphic Communications students had a theme of “CTE touches everything,” and tied it in with Black History month, everyday life and education. Historically Black colleges were noteworthy for their support of CTE programs. Bailey E. Hall and  Tecumseh El designed the banner.  Click here for photos. 02/23/2018

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Sports Medicine students getting some practice in on some of their skills. Click here for photos. 02/23/2018

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Hermitage & Highland Springs ACE Center automotive students visit the Richmond Auto Show. They attended a breakfast with area dignitaries and our own Senator Brat. He took time to talk with our students and stood for pictures with them. They were also able to hear from a great speaker, Master Sergeant Cedric King. After all that they were able to get out and see some great new cars from some of the best car manufacturers in the world. Click here for photos. 02/16/2018

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Students in Mr. Alvut’s Precision Machining Technology class at the ACE Center @ Hermitage use their skills to produce a dovetail template for Godwin High School and a new tee shirt sleeve guide for the Graphics Communication’s class. Click here for photos. 02/15/2018

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Financial literacy game boards created by students in Mrs. Stockdale’s Economics and Personal Finance class. Click here for photos. 02/15/2018

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Students in Mr. Stook’s Imaging Technology class at Varinia High School work on their photo restoration and photo collage projects. For the photo restoration project, students scanned old photographs that were damaged and learned how to apply Photoshop techniques to repair them. For the photo collage projects, students worked on creating a layout that featured a number of their photographs taken throughout the year. Click here for photos. 02/12/2018

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Students in Mr. Kimball’s Materials and Process Technology class at Highland Springs High School work on assembling their projects. Click here for photos. 02/12/2018

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Ms. Ferguson’s and Mrs. Huss’s Highland Springs High School FBLA students visit the Federal Reserve. Click here for photos. 02/12/2018

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Mrs. Voyack’s Exploring Computer Science students at Deep Run High School create their network topology. Click here for photos. 02/08/2018

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2nd-year Cosmetology students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs participate in mock interviews with salon professionals. Click here for photos. 02/06/2018

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Landscaping class at the ACE Center at Hermitage hard at work. Click here for photos. 02/06/2018

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The Greenhouse Management class at the ACE Center at Hermitage learns about bees and beekeeping from CTE Educational Specialist, Shawn Gross. Click here for photos. 02/06/2018

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Hermitage High School’s nutrition and wellness students in the lab. Click here for photos. 02/02/2018

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Pharmacy Technician students working in the lab at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 02/01/2018

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Students in Mr. Alvut’s Precision Machining Technology class at the ACE Center at Hermitage work on developing their machining skills. Click here for photos. 02/01/2018

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Just some of the skills studied in Practical Nursing. Click here for photos. 02/01/2018

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Computer Systems Technology mock interviews (a.m. class) at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. thanks so much to our interviewers for giving their time and expertise! Click here for photos. 02/01/2018

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Students in Mr. Jewell’s Materials and Production class at Hermitage High School work on their projects. Click here for photos. 01/26/2018

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Students in Ms. Grice’s CAD/Animation class at the ACE Center at Hermitage work on their house designs. Click here for photos. 01/26/2018

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Kitchen island built by 1^st-year Carpentry students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 01/24/2018

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A nice warm day to work on the house (for a change!). Click here for photos. 01/23/2018

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Sports Medicine students at the ACE Ctr. @Hermitage being tested on skills. Click here for photos. 01/23/2018

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Precision Machining students at the ACE Center at Hermitage. Click here for photos. 01/23/2018

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CAD class at the ACE Center at Hermitage. Click here for photos. 01/23/2018

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Auto I students at the ACE Center at Hermitage hard at work. Click here for photos. 01/23/2018

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Mr. Batkins’ students in the Foundations of Engineering and Design class at the Center for Engineering at Highland Springs High School work on their CO2 cars and flight projects. Click here for photos. 01/18/2018

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Students in the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Plumbing class at the ACE Center at Hermitage learn how to repair an HVAC unit by watching a demonstration by their instructor, Mr. Renick. Click here for photos. 01/16/2018

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Students in Mr. Childress’s Tech Systems/Manufacturing class at Elko Middle School work on their pen turning projects and learn how to properly read a rule. Click here for photos. 01/16/2018

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7th grade students in Family and Consumer Sciences class and teachers, Amy Miller, hand sewed “Ugly Dolls”. Students researched optional shapes, colors, accessories, etc. and submitted a design/pattern for approval. Students did an amazing job on their “dolls” and many made 2! The class decided to make a greater impact on the community and we worked with one of our school’s teachers to connect with a Head Start Program in Puerto Rico that had tragically lost most of their items. Students were given the option to take their work home or to donate it to the Head Start Program. Most students opted to take a picture as a memory, and to send their projects along to brighten the world of a young child that had been through a tough time. The pictures include students who received the dolls from the Pocahontas Middle School class. Click here for photos. 01/16/2018

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Mr. Martin’s Carpentry I students at The Academy at Virginia Randolph work on constructing jump stands for the PE department. Click here for photos. 12/14/2017

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At Wilder Middle School, Mr. Handsome’s Introduction to Technology students show off their Tic Tac Toe games and the project portfolio they developed to go with them. Click here for photos. 12/14/2017

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At Hungary Creek Middle School, one of Mr. Dunn’s Technology Systems/Manufacturing student shows of his CO2 car. Click here for photo. 12/14/2017

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Students from various HCPS schools were invited to attend the Winter Wonderland hosted by the students of Hospitality, Tourism and Catering class at the ACE Center @ HS.  The focus was to invite students from Special Needs classes to collaborate with the students of Hospitality.  This event also gave student an opportunity to plan a special event that is an important part of the our program. Click here for photos. 12/14/2017

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The continued support from the Central Virginia Electrical Contractors Association (CVECA) ensures all students in the HCPS Electricity programs work with the most up to date tools and equipment. Here are several students with their Instructor, Mr. Cline, from the Academy at Virginia Randolph Electricity Program showing some of the new tools that were donated by the CVECA. Thank you CVECA for your contributions in helping the students in HCPS gain the necessary skills to obtain and maintain employment upon completion of high school! Click here for photo. 12/14/2017

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Legals Systems Admin. students interview with Micky Ogburn, HCPS school board member, and lawyers and paralegal from the law firm of Allen and Allen. Many thanks to our interviewers for giving their time to help our students! Click here for photos. 12/12/2017

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Legal Systems Admin. class at the ACE Center @Hermitage practices interviewing with HR personnel from Bon Secours and Fahryka Elliot, Educational Specialist, Business. thanks so much to our interviewers for their time and expertise! Click here for photos. 12/12/2017

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Students in Mr. Alvut’s Precision Machining II class located at the ACE Center at Hermitage work at practicing the skills they have learned in class whether it’s on the milling machine, welding, or learning to keep their work area clean. Click here for photos. 12/06/2017

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Ms. Mazza’s Greenhouse Management students at the ACE Center at Hermitage High School check over the poinsettias they have been growing for their winter fundraiser. In addition to growing the plants, students learn how to create bows, wreaths, and centerpieces. Click here for photos. 12/06/2017

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Students in Mr. Bestafka’s  Electronics I class at Hermitage High School work on soldering project components to a printed circuit board. Click here for photos. 12/06/2017

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Hour of code is a 20-minute general computer science information session followed by 60 minutes of hands-on computer science activities at various stations. Middle school students from Henrico and around Henrico come each year for the program. HOC is facilitated by students in the Web Development/Programming course at the ACE Center at Hermitage and the Center for Information Technology at Deep Run High School. Click here for photos. 12/05/2017

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Jason Binaisz’s Electricity students from The ACE Center at Highland Springs put up a Christmas Tree at Central Office. Click here for photos. 12/05/2017

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Is there really a difference between name brand and store brand snack/drink products? Ms. Rabon’s Marketing I students at Freeman High School participated in a taste test to determine if there really is a difference. What did their tastebuds decide? Click here for photos. 12/04/2017

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Landscaping class work on project at one of our schools. Click here for photos. 11/30/2017

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Greenhouse Management students working in the greenhouse and outside garden. Click here for photos. 11/30/2017

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Vocational Foundation house takes shape on Neale St. in eastern Henrico. Carpentry students are shown working. basement walls are already in, but will be brick along the bottom. this section will be an unfinished basement. house will be more than 3,000 sq. ft. when finished. Click here for photos. 11/29/2017.

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Hermitage High School students in Materials and Processes Technology learn about the safe operation of the sliding miter box saw from their instructor, Mr. Jewell. Click here for photos. 11/29/2017

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Ms. Wright Caldwell’s Greenhouse Management students check over the poinsettias they have been growing for their winter fundraiser. The sale will be Dec 11-15^th 8:30am to 4pm. Standard 6.5” pots are $5. The colors include red, pink, white, marble, and jingle bell to choose from. They are all just starting to bloom so they are fresh and will last a LONG time. Click here for photos. 11/29/2017

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Mrs. Adams’ Glen Allen High School students played the game of Monopoly to reinforce accounting concepts in her Honors Accounting I course.  Mrs. Adams “audited” students throughout the game to ensure they were appropriately analyzing transactions in their T-Accounts. Click here for photos. 11/21/2017

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The ACE Center @ Highland Springs Tech Ethics Society hosts annual Thanksgiving dinner for area seniors. Click here for photos. 11/17/2017

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Pharmacy Tech students working in their lab. Click here for photos. 11/15/2017

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Pharmacy Tech mock interviews at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 11/15/2017

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In Mr. Phelps Masonry I class, students are learning how to layout and set concrete blocks to form foundation piers and columns. Click here for photos. 11/15/2017

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Mrs. Herrmann’s Fashion Marketing students at Deep Run HS created “ghostly fashions” to celebrate Halloween. Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Mr. Batkins students learn how to operate the CNC Mill to cut out CO2 cars in there Engineering Analysis and Applications class, located at Highland Springs High School. Students first designed their CO2 cars using AutoCAD Inventor before uploading the files to the mill. Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Students in the Horticulture Science class at the ACE Center at Hermitage work in the fall garden with their instructor, Ms. Mazza. Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Students from the CAD/3D Animation class and Web Design class at the ACE Center at Hermitage, work together on a robot for the FIRST Robotics Tech Challenge. Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Varina High School students in the Navy JROTC program prepare for the PT portion of their Military Science I class. Students are shown with their instructors, Commander Irby (l) and Master Chief Blair (R). Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Students from the ACE Center at Highland Springs in Mr. Croker’s Carpentry class prepare to start the floor system on the newest “House That Henrico Built.” Click here for photos. 11/07/17

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Varina culinary students prepare meals and the entire social studies department sits together to eat and fellowship. Click here for photos. 11/7/17

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Students from The Academy of Virginia Randolph in Mr. Cline’s Electricity I class practice their wiring skills. Click here for photos. 10/30/17

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EMT students at the ACE Center at Hermitage learn to use back board to stabilize patients with possible neck/back injuries. Click here for photos. 10/25/17

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Deep Run Air Force JROTC students celebrating the 70th birthday of the US Air Force’s. Click here for photos. 10/25/17

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AFJROTC students visit air show. Click here for photos. 10/25/17

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Mr. Jackson’s business education students at Short Pump MS use their business and coding knowledge to create a cardboard arcade. Their SPMS peers will have an opportunity to “play” in the cardboard arcade and win tickets for prizes. Click here for photos. 10/25/17

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Greenhouse Fall Plant Sale. Click here for photo. 10/24/17

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Students from the Cosmetology II classes at the ACE Center at Highland Springs meet with their adult mentors for the first time. The students are from Mrs. Williams and Ms. Childress’s classes. Click here for photo. 10/24/17

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Students in Mr. Kimball’s Production Systems class work on laying out project parts. Click here for photo. 10/24/17

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Students in Mr. Johnson and Mr. Enroughty’ s Computer Systems Technology II class at the ACE Center at Highland Springs are creating a tutorial, a step by step guide, describing the actions taken to “Configure, Setup and Install a Linux Virtual Machine” using HyperV in Windows 10. Click here for photo. 10/24/17

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Highland Springs High School’s business education student organization FBLA, participated in the homecoming parade on October 20^th. Click here for photo. 10/24/17

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Springer Preschool Academy students making fresh apple sauce after learning about Johnny Appleseed! Click here for photo. 10/19/2017

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Mr.  Tate’s 8th grade business students collaborating with each other to link their learning to the Indian Jones project in his Exploring Computer Science class at Pocahontas MS. Click here for photos. 10/19/2017

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Career & Technical Education students competed in SkillsUSA competition at the State Fair of VA. Events included Carpentry, Electricity, Automotive, HVAC and Cosmetology (2 girls featured – Total Fashion Look competition) as well as leadership competitions. A/C, Refrigeration and Plumbing students from the ACE Center at Hermitage took 2nd place and Carpentry students at Highland Springs took 2nd placed as well. Click here for photos. 10/04/2017

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HOSA (Health Occupations students of America) blood drive organized by Jennifer McCrickard (Nursing), and Audrey Valentine (Pharmacy Technician) at the ACE Center at Highland Springs had 44 donors (most were students) and collected 38 units of blood. Click here for photos. 10/04/2017

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Mr. Doolidge teaching his students how to read and produce drawings at Short Pump Middle School. Click here 09/14/2017

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Students begin their first week at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 09/06/2017

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Students at their first day of class at the ACE Center at Hermitage. Click here for photos. 09/05/2017

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2016/2017 School Year

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Several elementary schools have received book houses from Career & Technical Education. Click here for photos. 08/21/2017

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National Tech Honor Society Induction Ceremony. The ceremony was for the ACE Center @ Hermitage students. A record 100 students were inducted this year. Click here for photos. 03/23/2017

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Practical Nursing Graduation at Hermitage High School Auditorium. Click here for photos. 03/22/2017

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First Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge Building Competition

Team 32- Grapes – consisting of Lilly Piett, Eli Fidlow, and Logan Hiner were the winners of the first Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge Building Competition last Saturday, March 18, 2017.  The event was held at the Chesterfield County Technical Center on Hull Street.  Their bridge weighed 20.2 grams and held 122 pounds before it failed.  A fourth student, Tim Johnson, represented the team and made their presentation because they were at the FIRST Robotics Competition in Portsmouth. Congratulations Team Grapes! Click here for photos. 03/21/2017

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Three Henrico County Middle Schoolers are surprised at their home schools with prizes after they participated in “Mission Tomorrow,” the Richmond region’s first interactive career exploration event for 8^th grade students.. Click here for video. 03/17/2017

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This is a picture of Lori Brooks’ FCCLA Group at Elko Middle School.  FCCLA Group at Elko Middle School. Click here for photos. 03/14/2017

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Elko Middle School Students use Kahoot. Kahoot is a fun method of learning while being challenged and competing against other students.  The students are having fun while learning. Click here for photos. 03/14/2017

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Elko Middle School’s Independent and Teen Living Sewing Projects using the Sewing Machines and Learning How to Hand Stitch. Click here for photos. 03/14/2017

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Elko Middle School’s Independent Living Class students  create their own restaurant with Name, Menu, Floor Plan, Décor, and Music for ambiance in the restaurant .  They were all required to make a poster/sign that included all requirements.  The next step was to choose one item on the menu to cook and be evaluated. Click here for photos. 03/14/2017

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The Highland Springs Economics and Personal Finance 10th graders had a great time at Junior Achievement Finance Park. It was the first time that Highland Springs has participated in this program and our other EPF classes will follow later this spring. Students were given real life profiles and salaries and learned how expensive the real world can be by speaking with volunteers. They really seemed to enjoy themselves, had exemplary behavior and came back realizing that real life can be expensive! Click here for photos. 03/14/2017

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CTE Teacher Highlight (March) Ms. Ashby, Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at J.R. Tucker High School. Click here for video. 03/14/2017

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The Materials & Processes Tech with Woods class at Highland Springs High School are working on many projects including guitars and jewelry boxes. Click here for photos. 03/09/2017

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MOCK INTERVIEWS at Tucker High School with News Anchors. Karla Redditte, NBC 12 News, Eric Philips, NBC 12 News, Whitney Banks, Channel 8 News interviewed the students today.  Click here for photos. 02/28/2017

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Henrico County Schools FACS students participated in the 4th Annual Cupcake Wars competition. Click here for photos. 02/20/2017

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Henrico’s GRAD Center students were able to talk with Tyrone E. Nelson, Supervisor for the Varina District, about the workings of government at the local level. Click here for pictures. 02/13/2017

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Make It Your Business: Watch out world, here they come! Make It Your Business students at Quioccasin Middle School presented their business plans to the panel in a Shark Tank style setting.  Their products were awesome! Click here for photos. 01/23/2017

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Exploring Computer Science: Quioccasin Middle School’s Exploring Computer Science students learned about universal computer components/features and their basic functionality, such as CPU, motherboard, input/output formats & peripherals, etc. by dissecting computers within small groups. Click here for photos. 01/23/2017

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Fashion Marketing:  Designers from RVA Fashion Week shared their inspirational stories of their road to fashion success with Fashion Marketing students at Hermitage High School. Click here for photos. 01/23/2017

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Four Business & Information Technology teachers (Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Pedersen, Mrs. Graham, and Mr. Thomas) were invited to attend “A Conversation With The Chair, A Teacher Town Hall Meeting” with Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Click here for photo. 01/13/2017

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Virginia ACTE 2017 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year Award Event. Click here for photos. 01/13/2017

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Virginia DECA District Leadership Conference at Regency Mall. Virginia DECA helps marketing students prepare for careers in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. Click here for photos. Click here for video. 01/06/2017

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Hermitage Educators Rising Reading to local elementary school students. Click here for photo. 01/06/2017

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Teacher Cadets rediscover the joy and importance of play.  ❤Glitter Play-doh!!! Click here for photo. 01/06/2017

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Jeremy Stacy’s photography class is in the process of making DIY photo booths. His students have been learning about lighting and its importance to photography. Today they all brought in products to take photos of after the construction of their booths. Click here for photos. 12/20/2016

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Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code (12/9/16) – Virginia currently has 34,469 open computing job (4.3 times the average demand rate in Virginia) with an average salary of $100,800, which is significantly higher than our current average salary ($51,670). This was a major opportunity to introduce our students to something that will no doubt create greater possibilities for them in the near future. Hermitage students and teachers joined millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries in over 45 languages in a self-led tutorial for one hour of coding with great success. Click here for photos. 01/02/2017

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Hermitage High School had its Hour of Code event. Click here for photos. 12/12/2016

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JA Finance Park. Click here for photos. 12/09/2016

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A small group of FBLA students read to K and 1st graders at Highland Springs Elementary School. Everyone had a great time. We are looking forward to volunteering there again in January. Click here for photos. 12/09/2016

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Student at Hermitage HS’s CTE Photography Class Captured This! Click here for photo. 12/07/2016

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Students from many area schools visited today’s Hour of Code event at Henrico’s Eastern Recreation Center. Students were able to have hands on experience in game programming, circuit design and building and robotics. Click here for photos. 12/07/2016

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Master Barber, Robert Jones, owner of Parkside Barber Shop, visited some our students today and spoke with them about the importance of education and how they could become future entrepreneurs. Students heard the steps it takes to start and run a successful business. Mr. Jones explained the two routes it takes to earn your state license to become a barber. Students asked Mr. Jones about what it took for him to start his business and he stressed the importance of education and how it was key in order to learn how to run a successful business. The morning wrapped up with a group picture with Mr. Jones and the students. Click here for photos. 12/07/2016

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The Barton Malow Foundation donated $5000 to Henrico CTE students. BMF works closely with Richmond International Raceway and their work to promote technical education in the Richmond/Henrico area.They all were there to see CTE students working on reclaiming old benches from Richmond International Raceway to be installed at local area baseball fields. Click here for photos. 11/06/2016

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Henrico High School students in Mrs. Artis-Ablack’s Office Administration course participated in Job Shadowing with PricewaterhouseCoopers on Friday, November 18^th. Click here for photos, 11/23/2016

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Diesel Technology students hitting the books before heading out to the shop. Click here for photos. 11/23/2016

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AVR Culinary Arts class hard at work. Click here for photos. 11/23/2016

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Ray Ferguson sons are honored at the School Board meeting on achieving Eagle Scout. Click here for photos. 11/15/2016

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2016 College and Career Night at Freeman High School. Click here for photos. 11/09/2016

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Varina High Intro to Culinary students with NBC 12 take over. Click here for photos. 11/08/2016

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Mission Tomorrow is the Richmond region’s first interactive career exploration event for students. The event was held October 27– 28, 2016, at Richmond International Raceway. Click here for photos. 11/02/2016

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Pajama day at Springer Pre-school Academy (Early Childhood Ed.) at the ACE Ctr. at Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 11/2/2016

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First-year Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Plumbing students hard at work. Click here for photos. 10/26/2016

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Graphic Communications II students at the ACE Center at Hermitage, design their class t-shirts, among other things. Click here for photos. 10/12/2016

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The Veterinary Assistant II class visits with some Great Pyrenees. Click here for photos. 10/12/2016

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Vet students groomed two dogs at no charge for a man who is impoverished and wheelchair-bound.  His two little dogs were terribly matted.  The SPCA couldn’t even help him and suggested he call us.  The morning group did this on their half day, and it was such a big job that several stayed late to finish up.  The dogs felt so much better afterwards, and the students felt good that they had done something to help the man and both dogs. Click here for photos. 09/23/2016

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Jacob Canary was a junior when he competed at SkillsUSA Nationals in 2016 and while he placed 10^th in the nation his scores were high enough to earn him a certificate of proficiency in Graphic Imaging- Sublimation. Click here for photo. 09/23/2016

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Deep Run photography student Torrance Hall’s photo entitled “Clouds” has  been chosen for a gallery show at the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education building in Washington DC. Click here for photo. 09/22/2016

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First day of school at ACE Center @ Highland Springs. Click here for photos. 09/09/2016

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First day of school at ACE Center @ Hermitage. Click here for photos. 09/09/2016

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Last Day For Early Childhood Education at this year’s Summer Polytech.  Click here for photos. 07/18/2016

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Summer Polytech Culinary Class. Click here for photos. 07/14/2016

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More photos from Summer Polytech. Click here for photos. 07/14/2016

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Summer Polytech Students Visit The Science Museum. Click here for photos. 07/13/2016

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2016 Fire Academy students get put through their training. Click here for photos. 07/13/2016

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Early Childhood Education take their kids to the mall. Click here for photos. 07/13/2016

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More photos from Polytech this week. Click here for photos. 07/11/2016

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More Summer Polytech Photos. Click here for photos. 07/11/2016

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The Summer Polytech Vet class working with their animals and they visited The Gloucester Dog Show at RIR. Click here for photos. 07/07/2016

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The Summer Polytech students are keeping busy learning this summer. Click here for photos. 07/07/2016

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 Early Childhood Education Class takes their kids to the water park and a playground. Click here for photos. 07/06/2016

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CTE’s Summer Polytech Graphic Communications, Automotive Technology, Electricity, Radio Broadcasting and Journalism, Veterinary Assistant, EMT, and Cosmetology classes. Click here for photos. 06/29/2016

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Second Day at 2016 Summer Polytech. Students get a taste of many of CTE’s classes this summer at the Advanced Career Education (ACE) Center at Hermitage. Looks like everybody is having a great time and learning a lot. Click here for photos. 06/22/2016

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The ACE Center at Highland Springs Graduation Ceremony. Click here for photos. 06/14/2016

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Springer Preschool Graduation Program. Click here for photos. 06/14/2016

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The Ace Center at Hermitage Graduation Ceremony. Click here for photos. 06/14/2016

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Seven Pines Elementary 5th grade students work with Billy Batkins with the Center for Engineering at Highland Springs, and a few of his students, on the properties of flight by building and flying their own model airplanes.  Click here for photos. Click here for video 1. Click here for video 2. Click here for video 3. Posted 06/10/2016

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The Tech Ethics Society of the Advanced Career Education (ACE) Center at Highland Springs held their annual Spring Senior Adult Picnic. Hot dogs and hamburgers and all the fixings were on the menu and no one went home hungry. Students and teachers cooked, prepared and served meals up to local seniors from the Highland Springs area. Our superintendent of Henrico County Public Schools, Dr. Patrick C. Kinlaw, was there and met with many of our guests. Since 2000 this annual picnic has brought together students and local seniors for food and shared experiences in the community. Click here for photos. 05/24/2016

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Cosmetology students from the ACE Center (Advanced Career Education) at Highland Springs provided manicures to the homeless at Second Presbyterian Church. Click here for photos. 05/24/2016

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Tucker High School Economics and Personal Finance students attended a Luncheon at the Federal Reserve for state winners of the Stock Market Game. Click here for PDF file. 05/16/2016

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The Veterinary Assistant 2 classes have been working with Richardson’s Rescues to help foster kittens.  Currently we have two that are close to 8 weeks old who will be going to their new homes this week.  We also have a 4 day old and an 11 day old who both need bottle feeding.  This is providing the students with great experience and helps the community as well!  Click here for photos. 05/16/2016

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Cosmetology students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs provided exceptional ed. students from Highland Springs High School with manicures. This was their community service portion of a project students were working on for national SkillsUSA competition. Click here for photos. 05/16/2016

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K9 Officers Honored With a Memorial.  Today they dedicated a memorial to our K9 officers over the years. CTE students over the years have completed many projects at the Henrico County Police K9 Facility and Training Center.Click here for photos. 05/06/2016

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The Big Red Bus made a trip to Dumbarton Elementary and the kids had a great time! Click here for photos. 05/05/2016

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CTE hosted the 2016 Cooperative Education Appreciation Luncheon for employers who have employed our students this year. Thank you so much for support of Career & Technical Education. Click here for photos. 05/02/2016

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CTE’s Big Red Bus visits Greenwood Elementary. 5th grade students at Greenwood Elementary had a great time on the Big Red Bus! Click here for photos. 04/28/2016

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The Academy at Virginia Randolph Spring Plant Sale

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Henrico CTE Students Win at SkillsUSA State Competition. Click here for photos and list of winners. 04/20/2016

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The team of Sean Deibel, Lauren Golmon, Zach Gregory, and Shelby Vandergriff won first place in the Personal Finance Division of the Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance this past Thursday at VCU. Sean, Lauren, Zach, and Shelby, as well as David Ricardo’s economics team comprised of Rebekah Cheng, Mya Driffill, My Nguyen, and Matija Tomas, were 8 of the 176 students who qualified to attend the state championship round at VCU out of a record number of more than 3,350 high school students from across the state. Click here for photos. 04/18/2016

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Students from the ACE Center at Hermitage are inducted in the HHS auditorium. To qualify, CTE students must maintain a certain grade-point average in their tech classes, as well as have no disciplinary infractions and limited absences. Click here for photos. 04/12/2016

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EMT students practice extricating “victims” from an automobile after an accident. Click here for photos. 03/28/2016

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CTE students attend the STEM IN SPORTS event at VCU’s Siegel Center. Click here for photos. 03/28/2016

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Teachers and staff compete in Cake Boss FCCLA fundraiser. Click here for photos. 03/18/2016

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Practical Nursing students from the ACE Center at Highland Springs (now attending class at St. Mary’s) participate in a health fair at the HCPS Adult Education Center. Click here for photos. 03/15/2016

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Students at the ACE Centers at Hermitage and Highland Springs visited the auto show in downtown Richmond. Click here for photos. 03/15/2016

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Highland Springs HS Engineering Students Learn Real World Work
Highland Springs HS engineering students learn how their studies apply to real world work. They visited the Automotive Technology class at the Advanced Career Education Center @ Highland Springs to learn how wheel balancing and front end alignment of automobile tires and suspension systems are rooted in the principles of math and engineering.

Click here for photos. 03/08/2016

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Students at the AVR Auto Body Repair Class Paint a Dodge Ram Pickup
1988 Dodge Ram overall paint job. We will be repainting both colors (red and white). We will be doing a spray in the bed liner. We will be cutting out the rust that you see over both rear tires and welding patch panels in. This will give the kids some good ideas of how much work is involved when you have to paint 2 colors at once, along with this amount of bodywork. It’s a good versatile job for a learning experience. Click here for photos. 03/08/2016

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The IT Fundamentals Class at Fairfield Middle School completed a lesson using Excel 2013 to create a Battleship game board. After the students completed all of the steps using the instructions and prior knowledge of Excel they were able to play the game with each other. Click here for photos. 03/08/2016

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The EFE class at Fairfield Middle School took a trip on Friday, March 4^th to Junior Achievement Finance Park. Click here for photos. 03/08/2016

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Hermitage DECA students volunteered on yesterday at Maude Trevvett Elementary for Dr. Suess Birthday, the members read to students in grades PK – 5^th grade. We also facilitated an activity in all of the Kindergarten classes. We had so much fun. Click here photos. 03/03/2016

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3rd Annual Cupcake Wars was this past Friday. Students from Family and Consumer Sciences classes across Henrico competed in this year’s sweet and frosty fight of delight. Click here for photos. 2/22/2016

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Students from the Advanced Career Education Centers, formerly known as Tech Centers, participated in SkillsUSA competition at The Academy at Virginia Randolph (AVR).  Click here for photos. 2/22/2016

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Tech ethics students went to St Mary’s Hospital, pediatric floor to deliver teddy bears. Click here for photos. 2/22/2016

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Some Varina students and staff we met while recruiting last week. Click here for photos. 2/8/2016

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EMT Students teach the Sports Medicine students how to handle a possible spinal injury while placing someone on a backboard. Click here for photos. 2/08/2016

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Teachers and administrators at Highland Springs and Hermitage celebrate our new name, Advanced Career Education Centers @ Highland Springs and @ Hermitage. Click here for photos. 2/8/2016

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Susan Brooks with KSB Inc. received the Helping Hand Volunteer Award for her dedicated work as President of Henrico County Public Schools Business Advisory Council. Click here for photo. 1/29/2016

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Mark Holmberg with WTVR 6 visited with students and teachers at the Henrico County Vocational/Technical Education Foundation house. Mark interviewed our students, teachers and Foundation members while reminiscing of his days as a brick mason back in the day. Students from CTE’s two Highland Springs and Hermitage Technical Centers and The Academy at Virginia Randolph trades programs build houses to teach them hands-on the skills needed to build a house from foundation to shingles. Once the house is completed the house is sold on the open market to fund the Foundation’s purchase of land and materials needed to build the next house. So far the Foundation and our students have built and sold over 16 houses in Henrico County since the Foundation was established in 1986. Click here for photos. 1/19/2016

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CTE students participated in the DECA District Leadership Conference on January 7th at Virginia Center Commons Mall. The annual event prepares students for real-world marketing situations through role-play scenarios and previously administered online testing related to their competition event. Judges were brought in from the business community and scored students on specific criteria for their event. Students that placed 1st and 2nd in their event will move forward to DECA’s State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Virginia Beach on March 4-6. Click here for photos. 1/12/2016

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Here is a bumper that was painted for a 2007 Honda Accord. Mr. Leuzzi’s Auto Body Repair students Ryan Davis, and Adam Reyes painted it. Turned out nice! Click here for photos. 1/6/2016

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The Virginia Randolph Auto Body Repair class did a great job on an allover paint job on a Nissan Titan pickup. Awesome job! Click here for photos. 1/4/2016

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Karen Bowles’s Vet Assistant students visited the Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue in Varina. They helped train, walk, groom, bathed, and brushed out over a dozen Great Pyrenees dogs. Click here for photos. 11/3/2015

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Mr. Leuzzi’s Auto Body students repaired the bumper on a 2003 Mini Cooper. Looks like they did a great Job! Click here for photos. 11/3/2015

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Photos of Mr. Miller’s Auto Tech students working on a project. This is a 1996 Cadillac that was donated to our program with a bad transmission. In the photos you see the students have removed the transmission from the vehicle and are in the process of tearing it down to inspect it and then rebuild it. Click here for photos. 11/3/2015

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The team from Career and Technical Education(CTE) was at Henrico High School this morning teaching the students about the importance of CTE in getting them college and career ready! Click here for photos. 11/2/2015

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Jennifer McCrickard and Sheila Langford’s students held a blood drive sponsored by HOSA at the Highland Springs Technical Center. Click here for photos. 10/28/2015

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County Manager, John Vithoulkas visited Glen Allen High School Economics and Personal Finance students. Click here for photos. 10/28/2015

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Jennifer Dillon’s Hermitage High School Culinary Arts class visited Dumbarton Elementary School as part of the Read for the Record program. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® is a global campaign which generates public support for high-quality early learning by mobilizing millions of children and adults to take part in the world’s largest shared reading experience. On October 22, 2015, Jumpstart celebrates the 10th anniversary of Read for the Record with the campaign book, Not Norman: A Goldfish Story, written by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. Click here for photos. 10/23/2015

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Robert J. Himmel, President of the Henrico County Vocational/Technical Education Foundation presents work boots paid for by the foundation to some of CTE’s Diesel Technology students. Click here for photos. 10/23/2015

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CTE’s auto body class finishes their truck. Click here for photos. 10/15/2015

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Auto body students tackle a big job on a 1999 Dodge truck. Click here for photos. 10/14/2015

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HSTC Cosmetology II students make color wheels using icing, and food coloring. The base was a sugar cookie. Students had to mix primary colors to produce secondary and tertiary colors in the wheel. Click here for photos. 10/14/2015

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Mr. Leuzzi’s auto body class is hard at work. Click here for photos. 10/14/2015

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Veterinary Assistant students complete a large-animal project at the State Fair of Va. Click here for photos. 10/1/2015

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Shaquanda Whitfield from the AVR Cosmetology class placed 1^st in the State Fair of Virginia Manikin Comb-out.

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HSTC Cosmetology students use melted sugar and lemon/lime juice to make a natural waxing agent. Click here for photos. 9/30/2015

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Career & Technical Education and many other county agencies receive National Association of Counties (NACo) and Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) awards. CTE received the NACO 2015 Achievement Award for Education in Racing: How STEM Plays a Role in NASCAR and National Parents Night Out and Hermitage Technical Center’s Emergency Medical Technician Course. CTE also received an award from VACo 2015 Award for our Education in Racing: How STEM Plays a Role in NASCAR.  Click here for photos. 9/23/2015

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Team building Exercise for Computer Systems Technology Students -Computer Systems Technology students participate in a team-building exercise. Students had to build a boat with straws and  masking tape. The winner was the one whose boat took the most pennies to sink. Click here for photos. 9/21/15

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A student team from the Center for Information Technology (CIT) at Deep Run High School won the inaugural Virginia Virtual Datathon, in which 23 teams took part. All but two of the teams were comprised of working professionals.

The team consisted of Roman Bohuk, Jake Smith, Akhil Bharani, Nikhil Bharani and Grant Klich.  All are juniors in the CIT.  The students worked together to create an app that utilized student longitudinal data to help parents make informed decisions when choosing school districts for their children.

As winners of the Virtual Datathon the students were asked to present at the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) on September 9^th.  The students were one of five teams to present their apps to the attendees during lunch.  The students won the People’s Choice Award for their app and received a standing ovation when they received their award on Wednesday afternoon.

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All HOSA classes contributed money for two gift baskets to give to Henrico County firefighters at Henrico Fire Station 12. Click here for photos. 9/11/2015

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The first week of CTE classes at Hermitage Technical Center. Click here for photos. 9/11/2015

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The first week of CTE’s new Diesel Technology Class. Click here 9/11/2015

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First day of school, Highland Springs A.M.,  Highland Springs P.M.,  Hermitage P.M.   9/9/2015

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2014/2015 School Year

Summer Polytech and Fire Academy students. Click here for photos. 7/6/2015

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More Polytech photos from Highland Springs Tech Center. Click here for photos. 7/6/2015

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Students hard at work in the CTE Summer Polytech program at Highland Springs Technical Center. Click here for pictures. 6/29/2015

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Henrico CTE students go to California for HOSA competitions. Click here for pictures. 6/29/2015

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Hermitage Tech Veterinary Science students visit Three Lakes park for a fishing competition. Click here for pictures 6/29/2015

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Congratulations to Torrance Hall for receiving his national award for photography in the Scholastic Art and Writing competition back in February. Click here for photos. 6/29/2015

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CTE Polytech Students. Click here for pictures. 6/23/2015

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Hermitage Technical Center Completion Ceremony. Click here for photos. More Pictures Here. 6/9/2015

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Buddy Bench Project. Click here for photos. 6/8/15

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Highland Springs Technical Center Completion Ceremony. Click here for photos. Click here for more. 6/5/2015

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Brad Beazley promotes CTE’s newest course, Diesel Technologies. Click here for pictures 6/3/2015

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Students talking to Brad Beazley about CTE and our new Diesel Technology program starting in the fall.  6/2/2015

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Jennifer McCrickard’s Nurse Aide students had a 100% pass rate this year! Congratulations for a job well done! WE ARE CTE! Click here for Facebook link. 5/28/2015

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The Veterinary Science 2 class at Hermitage Technical Center put their dog grooming and handling skills to the test today at the Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue in Varina.  19 students worked on teams to help train, exercise, brush out and bathe dogs in preparation for adoption.  The students received high praise for their organization and their professionalism, knowledge and ability to work with the animals.  As a reward, they got to play with the puppies at the facility!  It was a great experience, and a real win-win situation.  They have begged us to come back next year! Click here for pictures. 5/26/2015

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Practical Nursing students at Highland Springs Tech Center practice giving injections using oranges. Click here for pictures. 5-26-2015

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Members of the HSTC Tech Ethics Society provided a picnic lunch for senior citizens in the area. Click here for pictures. 5/26/2015

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Henrico CTE students placed in two categories in The Richmond Chapter 141 of the NAWIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION Design Contest. Click here for pictures. 5/26/2015

We also want to mention Tyler Stevens Cable who is a second year scholarship recipient of the Richmond Chapter of the NAWIC Education Foundation. Tyler graduated from Varina High School and Highland Springs Technical Center’s Carpentry Program in 2014 and is currently studying Environmental Engineering at Wofford College. Congratulations Tyler!

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CTE students help renovate Henrico Police’s K9 kennel. Click here for pictures. 5/14/15

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Students from Hermitage Technical Center get special instruction. Click here for pictures. 5/14/15

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House Building Project Golf Tournament. Click here for pictures. 5/14/15

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Henrico County Public Schools Cooperative Education Employer Appreciation Luncheon. Click here for pictures. 5/4/15

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Precision Machining students at HTC hard at work. Click here for pics. 4/27/15

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Debbie Woo cuts the ribbon on her Capstone project at the Science Museum of Virginia. Click Here for pics. 4/24/15

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The National Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremony at Hermitage Technical Center. Click here for photos. 4/16/15

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Freeman High School CTE Business students attend FBLA State Leadership Conference in Reston Virginia. Click here for photos. Click here for photos 4/13/15

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The CTE Business Advisory Council Steps Up Holman Middle School’s Career Day. Click here for photos. 4/2/15

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Johnson & Wales University rep doing a cooking demo (Asian dish) for Hotel & Catering class at Highland Springs Tech. Click here for photos. 4-1-15

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Hermitage students from the Culinary Arts and Fashion CTE class on a field trip to Maggiano’s. Click here for photos. 3/31/15

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Hungary Creek Middle School displays a collaboration of all CTE teachers to help promote the programs and promote/celebrate HCMS’s Arts at the Creek in their main office. Click here for photos. 3/30/15

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2015 Henrico County – St. Mary’s Hospital School of Practical Nursing Graduation. Click here for photos. 3/25/15

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Students in the HSTC Carpentry class are building a K-9 training unit for drug sniffing dogs for the Henrico Police Dept. Click here for Photos. 3./25/15

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CTE students from Highland Springs, Tucker, and Godwin High Schools went to the FIRST FRC Virginia Regional Robotics Competition at VCU’s Siegel Center. Click here for photos. 3/20/15

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Hermitage Automotive Technology class went to the Richmond Auto Show. Click here for photos. 3/20/15

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Highland Springs High School Receives a Gift. Click here for photo. 3/19/15

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Students with Fire Club work with Henrico County firefighters at Wilder Middle School during practice fire drill. Click here for photos. 3/19/15

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Henrico County Public Schools Excel in Health & Medical Competitive Events
during the 35th Annual Health & Medical Occupations Students of America State Leadership Conference
March 13-15, 2015 Williamsburg, Virginia. Click here for photos. 3/18/2015

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Virginia TSA representatives meet with Virginia Governor McAuliffe. Click here for photos 2/11/2015

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The Highland Springs Tech Center Criminal Justice class is having their mock interviews. Click here for photos 2/12/2015

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With guidance from the People’s Library, professional writers, their teacher, and with the assistance of VCU Globe students, Barbara Ingber’s ESOL class documented their personal journeys detailing how they arrived to Virginia from their native country.  Not only did they write their own stories in English, they manufactured the paper used for the book, and bound the book themselves.

Click here for info.  2/5/15

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Nursing students at Hermitage Tech created “people” to showcase body systems. Click here for photos 2/5/15

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Pharmacy students are making hand sanitizer and practicing compounding. Click here to see photos 2/5/15

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Congratulations to the 2015 winners of the Regional Scholastics Art and Writing competition in Photography!!  

Click here to see photos.

Gold Key Recipients

1. Emma Bailey –Submerged
2. Torrance Hall –Day Dreams
3. Addison Hodges –Trapped
4. Joey Saucier –Perched
5. Kelsey Stoner –Touch of Color
6. Kelsey Stoner –Modern and Antiquated

Honorable Mention Recipient

1. Meagan Gallagher –Walking on Water

Gold Key work will move on to be judged nationally in New York.  Good Luck Everyone!!

To see the work visit the “Student Recognition” section of EnGaged: http://drhsphotography.weebly.com/student-recognition.html

Click to see photo’s. 2/3/2015

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Mrs. Zimmerman’s Computer Applications students at Hungary Creek Middle School used Microsoft Excel to learn how to create charts and graphs.  They used varying colors of tootsie pops and the number of licks it would take to get to the center of a tootsie pop for data. Click to see photo’s. 2/3/2015

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HOSA Blood Drive at Highland Springs Technical Center Click here for photos 1/9/2015

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High Tech Academy students at Highland Springs Tech calculate Pi using various methods, including measuring a tire. Link to photos 1/6/15

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Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones visits Hermitage Technical Center. Link to photos. 12/19/2014

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Central Virginia Electrical Contractors Association gives a donation to the CTE electrical programs. Click here 12/18/14

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Students from the Greenhouse Management Class at Hermitage Technical Center are having a plant sale. Click here for pictures 12/17/14

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Hour of Code

Students from Deep Run’s Information Technology Specialty Center along with Hermitage Technical Center’s Web Design/Programming students spent December 17, 2014, at Virginia Center Commons Mall exposing and educating students from Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond City Public Schools, All Saints Catholic School, and Home School students to the vast and diverse world of computer science through their support of Hour of Code. Students from both schools collaborated with  one another and were able to use their knowledge and skills learned within their respective programs to share and guide visiting students through programming modules courtesy of Code.Org, showcase student work, and allowed guests to experience the programming world through interactive play with Spheros and Smokie Jr Robot. Students were not the only ones who benefited from this Hour of Code Event, adults who were in attendance learned a wealth of knowledge in regards to what programming is and how it is the language of our society. Coding is for everyone and it is everywhere. Join us next year as we strive to increase the exposure of computer science.  For more information regarding Deep Run’s Information Technology Specialty Center please contact Lynne Norris at lmnorris@henrico.k12.va.us  and for information regarding Hermitage Technical Center Web Design/Programming Program please contact Keisha Leonard at klleonard@henrico.k12.va.us. Link to pictures 12/17/14

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Hotel & Catering project (team building exercise), build gingerbread houses. Click here for photos 12/17/14

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Henrico CTE students with the National Technical Honors Society fill holiday socks for charity. Click here 12/10/14

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Hermitage Technical Center Cosmetology students work on “non-hair” hair styles. Click here 12/10/14

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Hermitage Technical Center Cosmetology Class students were hard at work doing facials today.  Sounds relaxing. 12/4/14

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Steve Coor receives  the Henrico County Vocational/Technical Education Foundation award for emeritus service for the foundation at a dinner at Richmond International Raceway. 12/2/14

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EMT students at Hermitage Technical Center check out a pig’s heart. Click here    Posted 11/19/14

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Students in Carpentry and High Tech Academy finishing up the trebuchet they will be using this Saturday at Innsbrook’s first ever “Punkin Dunkin” competition. Come out to 4991 Lake Brook Drive in Glen Allen and watch our students launch pumpkins based on a design they created in the classroom. This is a free event and sure to be a great time! Students will set up from 9 – 10:30 and begin launching at 11 AM. Posted 10/24/14

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Varina High School geospatial technology students work to document gravesites at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond during a visit Oct. 31  Click Here

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First Day Back at School

Highland Springs Tech Center

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Hermitage Tech Center