Career and Technical Education Month Celebrated at SCVTHS

BRIDGEWATER – Throughout the month of February, students at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS) engaged in a number of activities to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month.

Photo 1: Welding students Victor Holmlund of Hillsborough, Paige Ziegler of Branchburg, Aaron Leung of Somerset, Mateusz Teepe of Warren, Kyle Wargo of Hillsborough join Computer Science student , Elijah Gyamfi of Bridgewater during one of the “Shop Swap” events held during Career and Technical Education Month at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School.

The first week of the month was SkillsUSA Week. Every student who attends SCVTHS is enrolled as a member of this national organization that promotes career readiness and workforce development. Events during the week included guest speakers from different industries, the kick-off of a canned food drive, and a school wide giveaway that featured t-shirts printed by the school’s Graphic Communications program. In addition, Mr. Bryant Jefopoulos was named the SCVTHS SkillsUSA Mentor of the Year for his dedication to the students who compete in SkillsUSA events.

The rest of the month featured a series of “Shop Swaps” where students switched classes to see what goes on in the different programs offered by SCVTHS. Among the classes that swapped were Computer Science and Welding, Agricultural Science and Business, Entrepreneurship & Marketing (BE&M), and Cosmetology and Global Business. BE&M student Arya Gupta enjoyed the experience, saying “You don’t come to school and think you’ll do stuff like this. I’m really excited to expand my horizons and learning today.”

Another planned event, CTE Jeopardy, fell victim to the weather. The competition between students from different CTE programs, which was going to be played during assemblies, had to be canceled due to a snow day. However, the two games were sent to instructors when school resumed and students were able to play during their shop classes.

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Photo 2: Cosmetology students demonstrated their skills during the Career and Technical Education Month “Shop Swap” at SCVTHS. Pictured are (l-r): Cosmetology student Quinn Levash of Bridgewater, Global Business Operations student Kyla Lynch of Branchburg, SCVTHS Principal Michael Meyer, and Cosmetology student Madison Heider of Neshanic Station.

Career and Technical Education programs are revitalizing our communities by spurring cooperation and innovation between high schools, community colleges, and the business community. SCVTHS offers 22 CTE programs that prepare students for high-skill, high wage, in-demand careers.

Photo 3: Business, Entrepreneurship & Marketing (BE&M) student Zane Hoffman of Martinsville works on an experiment during the “Shop Swap” with Agricultural Science during Career and Technical Education Month at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School

For more information on the programs offered at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, please visit www.scvths.org

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