Happy Holidays & Welcome to the 9th CTE Trends for 09-10!

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High School Culinary Students Intern with Food Network's Guy Fieri

A still from a promotional video featuring Guy Fieri on Food Network.com

On December 9, ProStart culinary students from Boulder, Golden, Mountain Range and Standley Lake high schools interned with Food Network star Guy Fieri at the Denver stop of “The Guy Fieri Roadshow." Read more. .

Front Range Community College
High School Carpentry Program Has Strong Emphasis on "Soft Skills"

Above, past students in the program are shown participating in a unique activity involving 4x4s strapped to their feet to teach the "soft skill" of teamwork.


Front Range Community College High School Carpentry program has a strong emphasis on “soft skills" such as attendance, character, teamwork, productivity, attitude and respect.. Read more..



Lots Happening with Northeastern Colorado HOSA - Including Younger
Grade Requirement to Join

Some of the HOSA students are shown preparing gift bags of granola bars to give to clinical sites . Pictured here are (l to r): Ray Love, Hilary Kloberdanz, Emily Benson, Kyle Klinzman, Courtney of Negley and Paulina Meraz.

The 2009-10 school year has so far featured lots of action and enthusiastic activity by the secondary and post-secondary HOSA chapter operated by Northeastern Junior College. And now, high school sophomores and freshmen can participate in the HOSA experience. Read more..