Today, Alabama ACTE and ACTE continued its media two with visits to Auburn High School and Elmore County Area Technical Center.
The day began at Auburn High School where we were greeted by students in the JROTC program. We then got to hear directly from school and district leadership before touring four programs:
- Animal Science
- Army JROTC
- Entertainment & Media
- Health Science
We heard directly from the students who told us that their CTE program is preparing them not just for their future career but also for life. JROTC students said that their program is teaching them important skills such as leadership and large scale planning and logistics. Notably, the many of the students are completing multiple CTE programs. As conversations with the students continued, we found that it was not uncommon for them to be enrolled in two programs.
The tour continued with the Elmore County Area Technical Center where we got to stop into all 15 programs with a special focus on:
- Automotive Services
- Culinary Arts
- Public Safety and Law
- Drafting and Technical Design
At the start of the tour, we heard directly from the students who shared with us some of their plans for after high school. During the tour, we saw CTE in action! In the law and safety program, students were learning how to transport their fellow firefighters in the event of an injury while on a call. In the Automotive Services class, students were working on two cars, including their instructors.
The tour concludes tomorrow when we visits programs in Enterprise and Andalusia.
