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

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Mark's Final President's Corner of the 2010-11 School/Academic Year:
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. . .”

CTE Trends was greatly enriched this year thanks to Mark Bell's leadership and the 14 President's Corners he contributed to enhance CACTE's communication with its membership and beyond.

Last summer I began my term as the president of the Colorado Association of Technical Education, CACTE.  When I did so I set some goals for myself.  A year passes quickly; and, while I still have a number of months left on my term of office, this will be my last TRENDS President’s Corner for the 2010-2011 school/academic year. ..Read more..

Smoky Hill Automotive Students Place 22nd at National Automotive Technology Competition and Then Take State

Smoky Hill High School Automotive Technology Instructor Brian Manley’s students have has some enormous competitive success lately.  On April 26-27 they placed 22nd at the finals of the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City and then on May 7 they earned first and second place trophies and scholarships at the 2011 Colorado State Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition... Read more..

Colorado TSA and SkillsUSA Present Impressive State Conferences

Nearly 1,200 students attended the state Colorado TSA and SkillsUSA conferences. Click "Read more" for links to photos and to learn about the amazing experience these students had...Read more..