Congratulations to #theCTHS Patient Care Technician students for passing the EKG certification exam!!
Congratulations to the 2024 Dr. Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High School Vanguard students for their outstanding achievements in community service! These students have been honored with the Vanguard Community Service Award for their dedication to serving their community. Their Congratulations to #theCTHS Vanguard students for their achievements in community service. #sisforservice
Introducing the 2024 Dr. Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High School Vanguard Community Service Award Honorees! 👏 Learn more about the Vanguard Awards here: https://ow.ly/tJ4k50RgGRC
ATTENTION 9th graders!!! Algebra STAAR Blitz in on April 17th after school. You don’t want to miss out on the review and all of the fun games and prizes.
State projects from #theCTHS Construction Tech students! Students competed in Corpus Christi at the State SkillsUSA competition.
Congratulations to #theCTHS SkillsUSA 2023-24 Carpentry State Champion Josue Hernandez!!! Josue also won a $10,000 Scholarship to Texas State Technical College!!! Josue will be going on to compete in Nationals this summer. #carpentryskills #SkillsUSA #HandsOnLearning
FRESHMEN!!! Mark your calendars for the Biology STAAR Blitz!!! The Biology STAAR test in on April 18th and the Blitz will help you be prepared.
Congratulations to all of #theCTHS Dental Assisting senior students. There was a 100% passing rate for the RDA certification!!!
#theCTHS horse, vet med, poultry, floral, and entomology teams competed at the Katy invitational CDE contest. #FFA #veterinaryassistant
The CTHS Criminal Justice students competed at the State level at the TPSA Competition. Congratulations to all of our students that competed at STATE!!!
Congratulations to Rena Chang!!! She placed FIRST in the state for closing argument at the TPSA Criminal Justice Competition! To top it off she also earned the highest scholarship from TPSA for $2000!!!!
SENIORS!!! Mark your calendars if you have not completed the FAFSA. This is a graduation requirement by the state of Texas.
The CTHS State bound building search team got to practice today at the Home2Suites in Pasadena. Thank you Home2Suites, Margaret, and Danielle for allowing our team the room the practice!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to CTHS Pasadena ISD welding students Julian Velasquez and Johnathan Gomez for their success at the 2024 ABC National Craft Championships. Julian earned 3rd place in the structural welding contest and Johnathan earned 4th place and also won the safety award. Stay tuned for more pictures from the awards ceremony. Again, thank you to Burns & McDonnell, Performance Contractors, Inc., and ISC Constructors LLC for sponsoring our Pasadena Independent School District students and giving them this amazing experience.
The CTHS PCT Students spent another fantastic night teaching others how to perform hands only CPR at South Houston Elementary’s Health Fair. They ended their night by showing off some dance moves!
Congratulations to Mr. Paez for graduating from the aspiring coaches academy!
Congratulations to Mrs. Rogers for graduating from the Aspiring Coaching Academy.
OMG could they be any cuter?! Fun collaboration between Cosmetology and Junior Academy! #theCTHS
Competition results are in and #theCTHS cleaned up in the Auto Collision Top Tech competition!
Josue Reyna 7th
Daniel Alvarez 6th
Jesus Mondragon 5th
Isaiah Arredondo 3rd
Brandon Rivera 2nd
Carlos Morales 1st
Congratulations to our #theCTHS Education & Training students that are advancing to TAFE National Competition!!!
Interactive Bulletin Board Elementary- Fatima Ocanas and Emily Gatica
Interactive Bulletin Board Elementary- Emily Hernandez
Teacher Created Materials Elementary-
Fatima Ocanas and Ericka Lopez
Join us tomorrow all day for a Spirit Day at Chick Fil A on Fairmont Parkway. Mention spirit day or CTHS to help support our Culinary Arts Prostart program. 
🌟 Teacher Spotlight 🌟
👩🏫 Let’s shine a light on the incredible Anthony Hranitzky, our dedicated US History teacher! 👩🎓
Let’s show our appreciation for Mr. Hranitzky and all he does to make Pasadena ISD brighter! 📚
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AVID freshman and sophomores learning how many of their pathways can lead to more certifications and even degrees at San Jac Central.
Congratulations to #theCTHS Senior Cosmetology Quiz Bowl team!! They will be advancing to STATE competition for the third year in a row.
Book your appointment to help support #theCTHS cosmetology students earn money to go towards attending state SkillsUSA competition. Email [email protected] to book your appointment.
If you applied to #theCTHS for the 2024-2025 school year, check your PISD email!!! Notification emails have been sent out, and you will need to accept your seat for the 2024-2025 school year. We look forward to meeting everyone on our Freshmen Welcome night in April.
Computer maintenance students learned how to triage laptops. Thank you to Fernando and Technology Support Services for giving these students real world experience. #theCTHS #laptops #computerrepair
Veterinary Assistant students visited Bayou Wildlife Park. #theCTHS #vetassistant #animals
Juniors are practicing EKG electrode placement on patients that require adaptations and working on those manual blood pressures! #theCTHS #PatientCare
#theCTHS AVID juniors and seniors visited Rice University! #AVID #collegebound #riceuniversity
Congratulations to our newest Knights of Honor nominated and chosen by #theCTHS Staff members: Mr. Masters, Floral Design teacher, and Ms. Sevilla, EB Student Support.
Congratulations to Emily Pacheo on winning 2nd place in the Medical Art Poster Drawing on Saturday Jan. 27th in the HOSA Competition. Congratulations to Ashley Hernandez on winning 5th place in the Dental Science event Saturday Jan. 27th in the HOSA Competition. #theCTHS #HOSA #competition
Congratulations to Ti Na Nguyen on placing 3rd in the Medical Math Competition for HOSA. #theCTHS #HOSA #competition
Don’t miss out on the informational meeting about dual credit classes. #theCTHS
TPSA criminal justice competition results!
1st place job exhibit Dolores Medina and Emily Guerrero
2nd place job exhibit Mariyah Martinez and Xavier Torres
3rd place job exhibit Ashley Morales and Marisa Dorado
We swept the job exhibit!
2nd place male law agility course Isael Zuniga
3rd place building search Jesus Gutierrez, Justice Sears, Loren Ornelas, Alison Quintanilla
3rd place closing statement Rena Chang #theCTHS
31 students, five chaperones and a TON of rice later, #theCTHS StuCo and FFA members helped bag 3135 meals for their community!
It is not too late to apply…Highlighting #theCTHS Transportation and Manufacturing Academy programs. Check out all of our pathways at www.tinyurl.com/cthspathways
Did you know that #theCTHS is the only school in Pasadena ISD that offers a certification to become a veterinary assistant? Apply today to not miss out on this opportunity! www.apply.cthsweb.com #theCTHS #vetassistant
Check out our Human Services Academy programs. The deadline to apply to #theCTHS is quickly approaching. www.apply.cthsweb.com
January 7th is the last day to apply to #theCTHS for the 2024-2025 school year. Check out our programs in the Technology Academy! www.apply.cthsweb.com
More collaboration between our Junior Academy and English 4 students. ❤️🌲❤️
Are you interested in working on paint & body for vehicles??? All 8th grade students are welcome to apply by January 7th! Apply.cthsweb.com
Auto Collision students getting some practice in the paint booth. LOTS of work to get the vehicle to this step in the refinishing process.
Congratulations to Kayla Platt, engineering teacher, and Monserrat Ramirez, cosmetology teacher for being awarded a mini grant from the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation We are excited to see the grant money fund projects for these programs. Thank you!! 
Pasadena PD K9 unit presented to the freshman and sophomore classes last week about their career opportunities.
Tune in on Sunday to watch the Livestream of #theCTHS eSports team compete live in the Texas High School eSports Championship. League of Legends Semi-Final match starts at 3:45pm.
The CTHS application is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. The deadline to apply is January 7th. Check out our Health Academy Pathways: Patient Care Technician, Dental Assistant, EMT and Pharmacy Technician. 
Congratulations to the following #theCTHS welders for placing in competition over the weekend.
Underwater Welding
3rd Place – Izak Alvarado (11th)
1G SMAW Open Root
3rd Place – Giovanni Valdez (11th)
1st Place – Christopher Perez (10th)
2nd place – Alonzo Avila (10th)
2G SMAW Open Root
2nd Place – Julian Velazquez (12th)
It’s not too late to stop by CTHS to enjoy the Festival of Trees in person. Open to the community!
The CTHS HOSA is conducting a fundraiser now through January 12th. We are selling a CTHS long sleeve t-shirt and hoodie. Click on the link below to order.
https://gogandy.com/cths-hosa23
Congratulations to Mrs. Jessica Watson and our entire Special Education department for being named Knights of Honor at CTHS.
AVID 9th and 10th graders visited UHCL for a campus tour. #CollegeReady #UHCL #collegevisit
Mark your calendar for December 13th to attend our FREE event. CTHS presents Festival of Trees to benefit local charities. Come and admire beautiful Christmas trees and give to a local charity if you would like to do so. Our Culinary Bistro will be open selling treats also.
Last weekend #theCTHS participated in the Pasadena Christmas Parade. Our float won best school float! Thanks to Mr. Masters, Mrs. Patterson, Ms. Louviere, Ms. Andrews and Mrs. Gwaltney for leading the efforts. Thanks to all teachers and students that were involved with this collaboration.
CTHS is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. The deadline to apply is January 7th. We also accept out of district students! Don’t delay. Apply today!
Mark your calendar for December 13th to attend our FREE event. #theCTHS presents Festival of Trees to benefit local charities. Come and admire beautiful Christmas trees and give to a local charity if you would like to do so. Our Culinary Bistro will be open selling treats also. #sisforservice #charityfundraiser Pasadena Independent School District
Another successful Texas McDonalds invitational for 2023. AV students did an amazing job providing the live stream production of the tournament shown to families and friends across the state of Texas and beyond. Thank you to everyone that tuned in!
The CTHS Culinary Arts students preparing food for Texas Invitational Basketball hospitality rooms. #texasinvitational #basketball #basketballTournament2023
We are so excited to see CTHS Pasadena ISD’s first group of students start their clinical rotations! They toured some of the departments they will rotate through like IMCU, PACU, and the nursery, just to name a few. Thank you to HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast for giving them this opportunity. #PISDCTE #CTE #OneTeamOneGoal #healthscience #healthcare #futurehealthcareprofessionals
Big shout out to our culinary arts program!!! #theCTHS
Congratulations to CTHS Pasadena ISD Culinary students for earning FIRST PLACE at the Landry’s Jr. Chef Showdown in Galveston yesterday. WAY TO GO!!!
Fun collaboration with Outdoor Education students and Mr. McLendon! S’mores, stories by the campfire and a little disc golf.
A huge CONGRATS to all of our AP students that made a qualifying score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement exam last school year. For each test passed the student earned $100 thanks to our PISD Board of Trustees approving a student incentive plan to encourage students to take AP courses and the exam. They also received a yard sign and we celebrated with a celebration walk around campus!
Congratulations to our newest Knights of Honor. Mrs. Medina, (EMT teacher), Ms. Zapata (Custodian), Dr. Noyes (Multilingual Coach) and Mr. Webb (Technology CCS)!
The CTHS AVID Seniors took a field trip to Lamar University to learn about the admissions process.
Congrats to the 33 senior #theCTHS Criminal Justice students for completing their industry based certification: IAED Emergency Telecommunication Certification!
San Jacinto Central criminal justice field trip with some #theCTHS seniors. Thank you Prof. White and Dr. Ring for talking with students and the tour!!
#theCTHS underclassmen learning proper handcuffing procedures #handson #criminaljustice
CTHS Archery and FFA students competed at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Archery Competition. Senior, Justice Sears, won Reserve Grand Champion in the NASP Division. He also was awarded a $1000 scholarship.
US Marshals presented to the senior level criminal justice students about career opportunities and hiring processes. Thank you to all the deputies that come out today
Community service opportunity for #theCTHS students. Sign up with Mrs. Ramirez. #sisforservice
Our Patient Care Tech students were able to participate in hands on learning opportunities thanks to UT Health Anesthesia.
eSports competed in League of Legends this afternoon. Way to go #theCTHS Demacian Knights for winning the match!
Patient Care Technician 10th graders at the CTHS recently had the opportunity to go on an informative tour. The tour aimed to provide students with an inside look into the world of patient Patient Care Technician 10th graders went on a tour.
Congrats to our Archery and FFA float for winning the Billy Graham Spirit Award during the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo Parade.
The CTHS Student Council sponsored Noche de Loteria to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Patient Care Technicians took care of stuffed animal friends with the help of our junior academy littles.
Thank you to the Pasadena American Legion for the computer donation. It is greatly appreciated!
Congratulations to AP teachers, Jessica Watson, David Chandler, Ryan Hill and Peyton Smith who were each recognized as AP Superstar teachers for the district.
CTHS students carrying banners, Archery and FFA floats representing in the
Pasadena Rodeo Parade!
At the CTHS, freshman and sophomore computer maintenance students have been learning how to replace RAM and hard drives. This hands-on learning experience allows students to gain practical skills in computer hardware. They are taught the proper procedure for safely opening the computer casing, identifying the RAM slots and hard drive connections, and removing and replacing the components. This knowledge is crucial in troubleshooting and upgrading computers. The students are given real-life scenarios to solve, enabling them to develop problem-solving skills. Overall, this practical training equips the students with valuable abilities in computer maintenance and repair.
Knight of Honor is a newly established award at CTHS, aimed at recognizing the exceptional efforts and dedication of staff members in upholding the core principles of Collaboration, Trust, High Expectations, and Service. The award is presented to individuals who have gone above and beyond their duties, as nominated by their fellow colleagues. The first two recipients of this esteemed recognition are Jason Rhodes, a Social Studies teacher, and Chris Wasson, an Auto Tech teacher. These individuals exemplify excellence in their respective fields, embodying the spirit of the CTHS community. The hashtags #LiveTheCode, #knightofhonor, and #theCTHS showcase the school’s commitment to fostering a culture of honor and integrity. [og_img] Knight of Honor is a new award for all CTHS Staff. Staff members nominate each other for going above and beyond and exemplifying excellence in the four principles of CTHS: Collaboration, Trust, High Expectations and Service. Our first two Knight of Honor Spotlights are on Social Studies teacher, Jason Rhodes and CTE, Auto Tech teacher, Chris Wasson. #LiveTheCode #knightofhonor #theCTHS
Health Science practicum students from Dobie HS prepped patients for “surgery” and utilized their knowledge of medical terms and directional terms. They practiced transport skills from the OR to the PACU as well!
It was just a few months ago that the SRHS Culinary students were taking fun senior pictures for the last time. Here are few of them now at San Jacinto College continuing their culinary education and journey. We’re proud of you guys, keep it up!!
Congratulations to PMHS Welding student Rey Arredondo for completing his Combination Welder certification from San Jacinto College!!! Rey and welding students from our district just like him commit their evenings, weekends, and summers to perfect their craft and get a jumpstart on their career. We are beyond proud of Rey and his achievements and can’t wait to see what’s to come. Please give Rey and all the young welders in our district a round of applause! 👏🙌🏆
Pasadena ISD has always prohibited vaping on school campuses according to PISD Student Code of Conduct. The new Texas House Bill REQUIRES students to be placed at the Summit if a student is in possession of any part of a vape device.
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
JustSayNo,vapeprevention
Junior Cosmetology students learning how to properly shampoo for salon services. Stay tuned for upcoming salon days and then you too can book an appointment and get a proper shampoo (and other services). 😀 ✂️
Pasadena High School Eagles Culinary students starting the year off with a little baking. FYI…… These pastries tasted as good as they look. Great job, young chefs!
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The CTHS Cross Country Knights at the Maverick Stampede!
Electrical students learning about job hazard analysis during their safety training. 
Junior EMT students discussed qualities of a good health care professional and what it takes to care for your patient. Then they created protective environments for their fragile egg patients and tested their stability with a drop from the second floor! The last photo is the group that won!
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Youth for Christ will be held every Wednesday from 2:35-4:00 starting September 6th in room 1615 after school, for more information follow @cthsyouthforchrist on Instagram
Ag Mechanics students Sam Rayburn High School already hard at work on their projects.
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First year Welding students from Pasadena Memorial High School are ready to take on the challenge of learning the trade. Fortunately, they are in good hands with Mr. Tugwell and Mr. Basilio.
Sam Rayburn High School Health Science students getting a feel for hands-on patient care.
Clinical students from CTHS Pasadena ISD working on silent communication skills, setting one word goals for the year, and working on team building! Having a goal and being an effective communicator is half the battle. Do you have any “one word goal” suggestions for these students?
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Please allow us to introduce some of the 2023-2024 PISD Career and Technical Education team. Our theme for this year is One Team, One Goal and that goal is to positively impact CTE students and give them the tools for success. Thank you to Scott Cundiff from South Houston High School for making this video.
Please follow the following Traffic Flow map when dropping off and picking up students at #theCTHS. Be sure to leave early so that students are not late to school. School starts at 7:10am and releases at 2:35pm.
Bus Routes are now available for the 2023-2024 school year. Be sure to select CT High School as your campus.
Port Houston has been a wonderful business partner for our Maritime program. Check out this story that KHOU 11 News Houston published a couple of days ago. Also, the two interns mentioned in the story (Alex Maldonado and Eliseo Garcia) are from Pasadena Independent School District.
A huge thank you to Dr. Powell (PISD Superintendent) and Cristina Womack from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce for welcoming our teachers this morning.
Your district CTE admin team is ready to take on the 2023-2024 school year! We wish all of our teachers and students a fantastic and successful year!
Health Science students from South Houston High School gearing up for a great school year with a little summer workshop. They had a mini HOSA bowl challenge, team challenge and performed watermelon PPE surgery.
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It was great spending time with our new CTE teachers yesterday. They are excited and ready to start and we can’t wait for our students to meet them! A BIG thank you to Kimmie Longstreet (22-23 New Teacher of the Year from SHHS) for sharing first year survival tips with them.
