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Dobie culinary students showed up to the Strawberry Festival and helped build the world’s largest strawberry shortcake.

Culinary students from J. Frank Dobie High School participated in The Pasadena Strawberry Festival and helped build the world’s largest strawberry shortcake. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the event

and it’s all for a good cause with proceeds going towards scholarships.

Stop by the Pasadena Convention Center if you get a chance.
Friday 10am – 12am
Saturday 10am – 12am
Sunday 10am – 6pm

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Rayburn High engineering students got a firsthand look at the professional world at a Job Shadow event hosted by Katoen Natie.

Engineering students from Sam Rayburn High School attended a Job Shadow event that was hosted by Katoen Natie. Students were taken through all the various departments and exposed to potential opportunities

beyond high school. Special thanks to all the staff at Katoen Natie and Junior Achievement.

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PMHS Welding Instructor Mr. Tugwell received the prestigious award for Outstanding Performance in High School Instruction. Congratulations!

Congratulations to PMHS Welding instructor Mr. Tugwell for being the recipient of the Outstanding High School Instructor award presented at the 2023 ABC/CMEF Workforce Development Awards.

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CTHS freshman CJ students exploring the world of emergency response at Texas City Fire Station.

CTHS Freshman CJ students toured the Texas City fire station today and learned about both an EMT and Firefighter careers as well as how they interact with police departments. Thank you TX City Fire and BC R. Medina!

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CTE celebrates Dobie’s ServSafe Manager Certifications earned by culinary all-stars.

Congratulations to the Culinary students from J. Frank Dobie High School that earned their ServSafe Manager certification. This is not an easy test and we are beyond proud of these students and their instructors that prepared them for this.

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South Houston Trojan, Keven, is a trailblazer in the Process Technology Dual Credit Program. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Keven Medel from South Houston High School for completing the first half (23 hours) of the Process Technology Dual Credit program at San Jacinto College that was sponsored by Shell. Keven will complete the program after he graduates. As a reward for their hard work, students that earned this scholarship receive a computer as an end of the year gift. 

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Victor and Joseph from Universal Technical Institute donated over $14k in scholarships and prizes to CTE students. Congratulations!

A HUGE thank you to Victor Rodriguez and Joseph Montoya from Universal Technical Institute for stopping by to present $14,500 in scholarships and prizes to CTE students from CTHS Pasadena ISD. We truly appreciate their support of our students and programs.

Congratulations to the following winners:
Carlos Gutierrez – Auto Collision – Top Tech Challenge 2nd place. He received a scholarship for $7, 500 and a Snap-on toolbox.

District Skills USA winners:
Juan Mercado – Welding – $3,500
JoseMiguel Ponce Mora – Welding – $1,000
Joel Rivera – Auto Tech – $1,500 scholarship
Alexander Berlanga – Auto Tech – $500 scholarship
David Romero (not pictured) – Auto Tech – $500 scholarship

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CTE’s honors practicum business panel student presentations.

We would like to thank all of our business partners that participated in honors practicum business panel student presentations this week. These students have gone above and beyond in their CTE classes to earn honors credit and this is the last thing they have to do to be finished. We are beyond proud of these students and wish them all of the luck after graduation and beyond!

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CTE Sophomores in EMT gain eye-opening experience at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast.

A few weeks ago, sophomores in EMT had an incredible experience at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast! Thank you to all of the employees that made room and time for our students. It was eye opening and inspiring for the students and we appreciate their investment into our educational experiences!

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Gulf Coast CTE All-Stars had retirees over for their monthly meeting and share career stories over amazing food.

Retiree’s were invited to join us for our monthly Gulf Coast CTE meeting that was hosted by Deer Park ISD CTE (the food was AMAZING). It was great to see these folks and hear all about what they have been up to since retirement. It was EXTRA special to see two former Pasadena ISD CTE ROCK STARS! Thank you both for your dedication to career and technical education and for laying the groundwork for what we are doing today! 

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Proudly certified Memorial High welding seniors received their stoles and rave reviews for NCCER and AWS achievements. Congratulations!

PMHS Welding had their Senior Stole ceremony this morning. What a great group of students and that have worked really hard to earn multiple NCCER and AWS certifications. We are beyond proud of them and their instructors and can’t wait to hear all of their success stories in the coming years.

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ISC Constructors LLC brings a spark of inspiration and generosity to CTHS Pasadena ISD’s 9th grade Electrical students.

Mr. Dunn from ISC Constructors LLC stopped by to visit with 9th grade Electrical students from CTHS Pasadena ISD. He offered a little advise to the students as they worked on their wiring projects and also delivered a very generous donation for the program. We truly appreciate the time spent with students and the donation! 

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Maverick’s archery team zeroed ia at NASP Nationals clinching 6th place in 3-D and 11th in bullseye. Congratulations!

The Pasadena Memorial High School Archery team attended the NASP Nationals in Sandy, Utah. They ended up placing 6th in 3-D and 11th in Bullseye! Awesome work by coach Mills and Aubin in getting the students this far. 

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14 Maverick Students Earned ServSafe Manager Certification – A Culinary Triumph. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Pasadena Memorial High School students that passed their ServSafe Manager certification exam! A total of 14 students passed (not all pictured here). We are super proud of these students and their instructor Chef Cano for preparing them. 

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Tuesday night’s CTHS Vanguard Awards Celebrating 5 Outstanding Students.

Last night CTHS honored 5 students that earned the distinction of a Vanguard Award recipient at the PISD School Board meeting. The award is based on the number of community service hours. Congratulations to Alexis, Jackeline, Charles, Bryce and Lizandro. 

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Join the CTHS team and become an education warrior with Pasadena Independent School District.

CTHS is hiring!!! Check out our teacher job postings available at this time: Math, Social Studies, Special Education, English and Audio/Video Productions! Come work with our CTHS Family. Click the link below to apply.

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CERT Field Training Exercises: CTE Criminal Justice Students Tackle Emergency Response with Impressive Proficiency.

Criminal Justice students doing CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) field training exercises. Seniors were the victims/ casualties for the incident. They also got to use the new mannequins, inflatable people, and backboards that were purchased with a Pasadena ISD Education Foundation grant the department earned with the Health Science pathways. Seniors helped with the debrief after the event as well.

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CTHS Welding students practicing elevated job site welding.

As the end of the school year comes closer, CTHS Pasadena ISD Welding students practice welding pipe in an elevated job-site simulation. These students have put in a lot of hard work and are ready to join the workforce. 

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CTHS junior classes doing CERT field training exercise with new equipment from a PISD Education Foundation grant.

CERT field training exercise for the junior classes. Seniors were the victims/ casualties for the incident. We also got to use our new mannequins, inflatable people, and backboards that were purchased with a Pasadena ISD Education Foundation grant the department earned with the medical pathways. Great experience! Seniors helped with the debrief after the event as well. 

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The Chamber is having a job fair next week at the Convention Center Wednesday April 26th and general public starts at 4:30pm.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job fair next week at the Pasadena Convention Center. It is open to high school students only from 3:00 – 4:30 PM and the general public beginning at 4:30.

The link to register can be found under the “Events” tab at https://www.pasadenachamber.org/

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Mario, a 2016 graduate from CTHS is now a business owner who went back to CTHS for a pep talk.

Meet Mario Mendez, he is a Pasadena Independent School District 2016 graduate from CTHS Pasadena ISD. He and his twin brother named Christian, both were in CTE courses (HVAC & Electrical) and each are now business owners in their respective fields. This week, Mario took time out of his busy schedule to stop by and visit with his former teacher’s current students. He spoke with them about taking advantage of the opportunities in front of them and gave examples of how much the same classes they are taking helped him get where his now. We are beyond proud of Mario and Christian and it is truly amazing and rewarding to have our former students come back as business partners.

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South Houston High’s HOSA students at the farmers market practicing their clinical skills.

Once a month Mrs. Barrett takes her HOSA students from South Houston High School to the farmer’s market to serve the community, work on their communication skills and practice clinical skills. What a great experience for these students and for the community. 

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Dobie and South Houston are in Austin competing in the Young Escoffier Mystery Basket competition. Break a bread!

Good luck to Ms. Hooker’s culinary students from Dobie and Mrs. Alba’s culinary students from South Houston High school who are all in Austin competing in the Young Escoffier Mystery Basket competition!

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Rayburn’s Business Professionals of America students took a field trip to the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Expo.

BPA (Business Professionals of America) students from Sam Rayburn High School joined their principal, Mrs. Reyes, on Friday when they attended Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Expo. There were roughly 2,000 people in attendance made up of entrepreneurs, executives, elected and appointed officials, young professionals, and job seekers.

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