Career & Technical Education (CTE)
October 2022 - Newsletter for Ionia County CTE programs.
Ionia County Career Center Updates
Student Advisory Officers
AM: Cadin Heinbokel (Secretary), Caitlin McGuire (President), Mya Kahn (Vice President), Morgan Tidd (Treasurer)
PM: Christian Perez (Secretary), Alden Palmeter (Treasurer), Kadin Carigon (President), Sam Meyer (Vice President)
Culinary Arts - ServSafe 100% Pass Rate
For the first time ever 100% of our Culinary Arts students passed their ServSafe test! Our Ionia County ISD Board President, Linda Hoxie-Green stopped by to congratulate our students on a job well done.
Machine Tool Field Trip - IMTS 2022
A HUGE thank you to NN Inc. for sponsoring our Machine Tool class to attend IMTS 2022. Students were able to see and experience hundreds of areas of the industry. The IMTS show is every other year in Chicago and in Germany in the opposite year. The sheer size of this conference is a lot to take in, let alone the amazing things all of these businesses are doing. What an amazing experience for our students!
Local CTE Programs
- Belding - Ag, Business, Finance, Marketing
- Saranac - Ag
Alumni Spotlight
All about Mrs. Brooks
Mrs. Elena Brooks is our Culinary Arts instructor. She has been with the Ionia County Career Center for 18 years. Elena is married to Jeff Brooks and they have two adult children, Mary & Mark. Mary is married to Joe and Mark is engaged to Audrey (to be married in February 2023). Elena enjoys spoiling Paul (PJ) her grandson (Mary & Joe's son). Elena is very involved in Portland High School Football (her husband Jeff is a coach), her church, and is the Superintendent of the Home Economics building at the Ionia Free Fair.
- Travel: Went to the Grand Canyon this summer, this was on her bucket list.
- Loves: Hugs
- Favorite Color: Purple
Quick Facts About CTE
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is at the forefront of preparing students to be “career- and college -ready.” CTE equips students with:
- core academic skills and the ability to apply those skills to concrete situations in order to function in the workplace and in routine daily activities
- employability skills (such as critical thinking and responsibility) that are essential in any career area
- job-specific, technical skills related to a specific career pathway
CTE provides an excellent option that will lead to high skill, high wage & high demand jobs. CTE keeps kids in school; Michigan CTE students graduate in four years of high school 93% of the time compared to non-CTE students that graduate 79% of the time in four years. CTE helps give Ionia County the skilled workforce necessary to attract new business & industry.
Advice from Mr. Paton
About Us
Email: careercenteroffice@ioniaisd.org
Website: www.ioniaisd.org/cte
Location: 250 East Tuttle Road, Ionia, MI, USA
Phone: 616-527-6540
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IoniaCountyCareerCenter