Career and Technical Education Academy -

🚜 Ag Field Trip Fun! 🌾
Our Ag classes took a trip to a fully functioning farm where we watched a soybean harvest in action! Students learned how soybeans are used to feed cattle on-site and sold off-site — seeing the full cycle of farm-to-feed firsthand. 🐄🌱

And of course… we couldn’t leave without spending time with some super cute baby animals! 🐥🐖

#AgEducation #CTE #FarmLife #HandsOnLearning #SoybeanHarvest #FutureFarmers

🩺 Health Careers I Field Trip! 🏥
Our Health Careers I students had an awesome opportunity to tour Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital! They made real-world connections to what we’re learning in class and got to hear valuable insights straight from healthcare professionals in the field. 💬💉

#HealthCareers #CTE #FieldTrip #HandsOnLearning #FutureHealthcareHeroes #EncompassHealth

🎉📚 Heads up! No school Oct 13–14 for Columbus Day and Teacher In-Service. Enjoy the extra sleep, snacks, and chill time! 😎✨

#LongWeekendVibes #NoSchool #CTE #Recharge

🏡🔨 Check out the progress on the CTE & Habitat House construction! Our students are putting their skills to work and making big things happen. Way to go, team! 👏 #CTEHouse #HabitatForHumanity #HandsOnLearning

🖥️💡 Our Computer Hardware & Software students are diving into individual projects alongside their regular coursework! One student even upgraded his PC with a new radiator and fans—that’s pretty COOL (pun intended 😎). #FutureTechies #HandsOnLearning #CTE

✨ Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! ✨
Today we give a huge THANK YOU to our custodial team for all they do to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming every single day. 🧹🧼🪣

Your hard work often happens behind the scenes, but it makes a BIG difference for students and staff. We appreciate you! 💙

#CustodianAppreciationDay #ThankYou #SchoolCommunity

🏡 Check out the floor plans for the CTE House! 📐✨ Big things are happening, and we can’t wait to share more. Stay tuned for updates on color combos, features, and all the exciting details! #CTEHouse #FutureHomebuilders #DesignInProgress

🚑 Our Health Careers class has been hard at work learning the essentials of patient care! 🧑‍⚕️ Students practiced wheelchair safety and techniques for safely moving residents and patients in bed—skills that build both confidence and compassion. 💙 #HealthCareers #FutureHealthcareHeroes #HandsOnLearning

🚀 Taking flight in Aviation class! Just a little rocket launching fun last week. Who’s ready for liftoff? ✈️💥

Check out the YouTube video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eD6Lqgot0

#AviationClass #RocketScience #STEMFun #FuturePilots #HandsOnLearning

💼 Academy of Finance students hit the road this week! 🚗💨 Our class visited First Premier Bank to see finance in action and learn firsthand how banking works. From exploring career opportunities to understanding real-world money management, it was a valuable experience for our future financial leaders! 💰📊

#FinanceFieldTrip #FutureBankers #AcademyOfFinance #RealWorldLearning #MoneyMatters #StudentSuccess

🤖⛳ Robotics has been putting their skills to the test—literally! Students are using their robots to tackle a mini golf course and aim for a hole in one. Fore! 😎🏌️‍♂️

#CTE #Robotics #HandsOnLearning #STEM #MiniGolfChallenge

🏠🔨 Things are moving fast in Carpentry! Before long, we’ll have the floor finished on the CTE house and the roof on the Habitat for Humanity house. Exciting milestones ahead as our students build skills and homes at the same time! 💪✨

#CTE #Carpentry #HabitatForHumanity #BuildingFutures #HandsOnLearning

🔧🚗 The Auto Body shop has been full of energy lately! Students are learning the difference between R&I (remove & reinstall) and R&R (remove & replace) — putting real car parts back together and taking them apart, hands-on style. Nothing beats learning by doing! 😎

#CTE #AutoBody #SkillsForLife #HandsOnLearning

💼✨ This summer, our Finance students gained incredible real-world experience through internships!
Liam Travers (LHS) – Levo
Alissa Alut (JHS) – Five Star Call Center
Jorge Huete (WHS) – First National Bank in Sioux Falls
A huge thank-you to the supervisors and sponsors for your leadership and commitment to shaping our future business leaders. Your support makes all the difference! 🙌👏

#CTE #Finance #InternshipExperience #FutureBusinessLeaders #HandsOnLearning

🔨🏡 Big progress in Carpentry! Our students have walls going up on the Habitat for Humanity house and are starting the flooring on the CTE house. Teamwork, skill, and dedication are turning blueprints into real homes! 💪✨

#CTE #Carpentry #HabitatForHumanity

💚 Another Friday at CTE Academy spreading mental health awareness! Students wrote reminders to classmates that they matter, are loved, and are never alone. 🧠✨ #YouMatter #MentalHealthAwareness

🔥👏 Shoutout to our very own Welding teacher, Mr. Benshoof, who received a $250 Replenish the Room Grant! He put the funds to great use, purchasing aluminum rulers, machinist squares, and weld gauges.

These tools are now helping our Welding students every week as they measure and perfect their projects with accuracy. 🛠️✨

#CTEAcademy #Welding #HandsOnLearning #CTEStrong #FutureBuilders

🎬✨ Behind the scenes!
Our Media Arts students are hard at work on their Walking Project shoot—planning, filming, and capturing creative shots that bring their ideas to life. Love seeing their creativity in action!

#CTEAcademy #MediaArts #StudentCreativity #BehindTheScenes #FutureFilmmakers

🚛🏡 The Carpentry House from the 2024–25 school year is officially on the road today! Built with skill, teamwork, and dedication by our CTE Carpentry students, it’s now off to start its next chapter with new homeowners.

Here’s to new adventures and the memories this home will hold!

#CTEAcademy #Carpentry #StudentBuilt #FutureBuilders #OnTheMove

🐾✨ Big news from CTE Academy! ✨🐾

Our Mama Kitty Roxie has officially become a mom—she welcomed 7 adorable, healthy kittens into the world! 😻💕

We’re so excited to watch them grow and can’t wait to share more cuteness with you soon. 🐾💖

#CTEAcademy #MamaRoxie #KittensOfInstagram #PurrfectNews #CTEPets