LVHS to introduce more CTE pathways in the 2022-2023 school year
LAKEVILLE—LAVILLE High School (LVHS) Counselor Lori Williams was excited to announce that they will be offering more Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways for graduation in-house instead of sending students out to other schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Through these alternative options to a standard high school diploma, students have the opportunity to get real-world experience and gain certifications in a field of their choice.
at present, LVHS offers business administration and Marketing and Sales CTE pathways. but next year, they will also be offering ag Mechanical and Engineering, agriscienceanimals, band and Choir,
Art, Theatre, and Culinary Arts, much of which is thanks to establishing a Fine Arts Pathway with the Indiana Department of Education. They are also working toward adding Childhood Education and Entrepreneurship in the 2023-2024 school year.
During the 2021-2022 school year, 15 students were enrolled in CTE pathways. However, the number has increased to 46 for the next school year. “I think that just goes to show you that our kids want to get out there. They want hands-on, they want those certificates. They want to learn and grow in the area of study that they’re interested in,” said Williams. The most popular ones are Health Science with 10 students, with Construction and Culinary Arts running a close second with nine students enrolled in each.
There are several high schools in the area that work together to provide a variety of CTE pathways for local students. This includes Robotics and Precision Machining CTES at Plymouth High School, Cosmetology at Knox, Fire and Rescue as well as EMT CTES at Oregon-davis, Construction trades at John Glenn, and many others.
One challenge that Williams and teachers have had to face is working out the schedule to help the students balance general studies classes in the morning, lunch, travel time to other schools, if necessary, and CTE classes in the afternoon. In order to make it work, next year, the senior high students will have an early lunch (two 30-minute periods between 11:08-11:54), and junior high students will eat later (two 30-minute periods between 11:59-12:45). Williams commended the faculty to the board for all their help. “It’s been tricky, but I think we came up with a really good plan… That is one thing that I will say about the staff here: everybody is just so flexible and they want to do what’s best for kids,” she said.
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