Welcome to the fifteenth issue of CTE Trends for 2010-11!

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Winning Festival Contest Gets Career Development Center Students on Stage with Legendary Rock Band Firefall

St. Vrain Valley School District-Career Development Center Student Nick Sanchez produced this poster which won top overall honors in the “Walk More Softly” digital arts and media contest. Click on this image to enlarge.

The members of the legendary band Firefall were not the only rock stars on stage at the Colorado Live concert and celebration held on March 19 at the Wells Fargo Theater in Downtown Denver.  The St. Vrain Valley school district’s Career Development Center (CDC) had its own “rock stars” participating in the event..Read more..

International Center for Leadership in Education Features Perkins Director as Expert in Integration of Academics and CTE Resource Kit

The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) is featuring the contributions of Colorado Community College System-Colorado Career and Technical Education Unit Perkins Director Lorrie Toni in a new resource kit they have developed about the integration of academics and CTE.. . .Read more..

Dolores County FFA/FBLA Leader Selected for Prestigious Boettcher Foundation Scholarship

In March, Jordan Lestina, a senior at Dolores County School District-Dove Creek High School was notified by Boettcher Foundation President and Executive Director Tim Schultz, that he was selected to be a 2011 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship recipient... Read more..