Congratulations to our Practical Nursing students who are graduating tonight!

We are proud of our ACE Center students who competed in the state HOSA competition in Williamsburg. These students now qualify for the HOSA National competition in Dallas, Texas.
Nurse Assisting: Bethany Brown, Practical Nursing, 1st place.
Emily St. Cyr, Practical Nursing, 3rd place.
Medical Terminology: Sarah Jayne Hirt, Practical Nursing, 2nd place.
Sports Medicine: Chris Bonnett, Sports Medicine, 2nd place.
Extemporaneous Writing Nyla Williams, Nurse Aide, 2nd place.
Biomedical Debate: Bethany Brown/Martina Gamil/Fellipe Moreto/Practical Nursing, 3rd place.
Home Health Aide: Martina Gamil, Practical Nursing, 4th or 5th place.
Physical Therapy: Isabella Beazley, Sports Medicine, 4th or 5th place.

The CTE departments of Marketing and FACS collaborated with Fisher Budd Ventures/RVA Fashion Week to create a Fashion Symposium for HCPS students!  The Fashion Symposium was designed for students who have expressed a strong interest in or exhibited talent in the fashion industry such as entrepreneurship, clothing design, hair, photography, modeling, production, and much more! There were speakers and projects throughout the day for the students.  The day concluded with a Trash Bag Challenge where student teams designed and produced outfits made from trash bags and duct tape and were judged with a fashion show event. All the teams had a fun time and worked extremely hard on their fashion projects. For more photos click here to view Facebook post.

What is a Career Rodeo? Most know what a career day is. Businesses set up tables and students come and meet with businesses they have questions about. Our “Career Rodeo” is where businesses come and meet students and see them demonstrating their skills, ask the students questions and collect resumes or even interview students on the spot. We had over 250 business and community leaders meet with over 350 students and over 440 resumes were handed out to businesses. Here is a quote from one of our businesses who met with students: “Did you meet any great students today” His reply, “are you kidding? I must have a hundred numbers written down. I don’t know how I am going to keep track of them.” Here is a link to some pictures of our event. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=henricocte&set=a.906404510801460

Members of Arborscapes demonstrated how they climb trees to assess the trees’ health and then prune damaged areas of the tree. Some of our landscaping students were also able to participate in suiting up in climbing gear and climb a tree. Students also learned about the tools and equipment used, plant care, and working in the industry.

Valentine’s Day has to be the best day ever for Horticulture students. Today, students had a blast selling carnations and sharing their love for flowers. The ACE Center at Hermitage Greenhouse Management students work every day to produce amazing flowers and plants. Instead of “Why CTE” we should be asking “Why Not CTE!”

Lori Waran, President of Richmond Raceway, visited with marketing students at Freeman High School. She talked to them about the fresh marketing plans for the racetrack while also talking about her past career story. Ms. Waren is only the 4th president of the track’s 76 year history. She succeeds Dennis Bickmeier who left Richmond Raceway to lead Henrico County’s new Sports and Entertainment Authority. There was a full house at the Freeman library and lots of great questions. Fun fact, Ms. Waren’s mother is a former principal at Freeman.

Dr. Lisa Young-Wilker and her partner from another branch of Woodforest bank came to Highland Springs High School to share their banking knowledge with the students in Economic & Personal Finance 1st Block class. She spoke on our subject that we are currently teaching which is credit. She made sure that the students learned the correlation between credit and banking and credit overall.

February is CTE Month and Henrico CTE is going to celebrate!

Animals are part of the family for many people. Just like humans, animals get sick and need assistance getting back to a healthy condition.  Veterinary professionals provide invaluable service by ensuring that our beloved animals stay happy and healthy. 

Veterinarian assistants typically need a high school diploma or equivalent. Most employers prefer prior experience with animals. Most veterinarian assistants and laboratory animal caretakers receive on-the-job training for their specific duties. Earning a Vet Science certification is a fantastic way to get started.

A Vet Science certification is a great steppingstone to going to getting a job and preparing to go to college to become a vet and the Vet Science program at the ACE Center at Hermitage is a great 2-year program to start your education and hands-on training before you head to college to get your vet education.