Career and Technical Education

This is an amazing opportunity for graduating seniors. Attend Ohlone College in Fremont, tuition free, for a 10-week semester and receive a full-time job offer at Tesla! There is a program beginning in June and transportation is provided! See the flyer for more details.

Look at the beautiful flower arrangements created by students in the floral design class at Enochs! We have very talented students! #mcs

Enochs Forensic Biotech Academy(FBA) held its first Annual Research Poster Gala and Award Night. Over 70 seniors displayed their research project and discussed their findings. The evening included a presentation of awards and a tribute to Dr. Menshew, retiring this year. Dr. Menshew, a life-long educator and science enthusiast is the founder of the Biotech Academy and leaves a legacy of excellence at Enochs and the science community! Best wishes and happy retirement Dr. Menshew. #MCS, #Enochs, #ehs_forensic_biotec_academy

You are invited to join the Johansen Viking Production Network awards program that will include student produced films in school culture, mental health, suicide prevention, and if you see something say something PSA'S. See flyer for more details.

Some more great projects from CTE students at Davis High School! Lou Triller, a senior, finished a five-month project of this river table with rock and glass blown trout. Ramon Paige, a freshman, finished this bowl he has been working on for about a month. Damien Del Real, a senior, cut these garden gnomes out of 14 gauge steel. #CTE #MCS #GraceDavisHighSchool

Modesto FFA invited the CTE department to come help them celebrate their 100th year of operation at their Annual FFA Awards Night on 5/10/23. The evening was spent recognizing students on their various degrees and awards they have earned throughout the year, as well as recognizing industry business partners and individuals for their contributions to the organization.

Congratulations to Charles Thrall and Giann De Ramos for being the 2023 Spring Stock Market Game 1st place winners! Both students are juniors at Davis High School and competed against 448 other teams to win their division! We have future stock brokers! #MCS,

As we draw closer to the last day of school, many students across the district are finishing up projects for their classes. Taner Roberts, a senior at Davis High School, just completed this bench set for his Ag Mechanics class. The benches are made of Alaskan White Cedar and convert into a picnic table. Great job Taner! Thank you for sharing Mr. Thrasher.

Modesto High FFA Livestock Judging Team wins 4th place at the State Finals competition. The team competed against 34 teams and had to judge classes of cattle, swine, sheep and goats. Each team member also had to give 4 sets of oral reasons to defend their class placement and take a test. Team members are Alysha Travao, Bethany McGrath, Katie Higgins, Daisy Houx-Miller. Team placings: 4th High Team Overall 2nd High Team Swine 3rd High Team Cattle 4th High Team Reasons 6th High Team Sheep 7th High Team Test Alysha Travao was the 4th High Individual Overall Congratulations Modesto High FFA! #MCS, # Modesto_FFA,

Plan on attending the 1st Annual MODCITYARTS Media Festival and Awards Show this Wednesday, 5/10/23 at the State Theater. This free event will showcase the talented students of MCS. Be sure to check the list of award recipients! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PJ84A8ntySgt_ss9DV9XGm9oFVN3gWPyPauIVDJG72s/edit?usp=sharing

Students from MCS visited Western Pacific Truck School to learn about their training program and truck driving. They offer a day program for 4 weeks and a night program for 7 weeks to complete the requirements for Class C drivers license. Students can be 18 years old, complete the training and obtain their license, and be hired by local companies to drive trucks. Great career option! #MCS, #WesternPacificTruckSchool

You are invited to the 1st annual MODCITYARTS Media Festival & Awards Show! Students that entered a submission to the festival should check their email for an invitation. Plan on attending this free event that will showcase our talented students. #MCS

The Gregori High School Ag Department hosted a farm visit for the Shackleford Elementary 3rd grade students. The 3rd graders rotated through stations that included rabbits, pigs, goats, ag mechanics, and the greenhouse. They also learned about future careers and explored the Gregori agriculture department. #CTE, #MCS, #gregoriffa

The Gregori Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club sent 19 members to the Ca FBLA State Leadership Conference. Students competed in several events earning awards and qualified to compete at the FBLA National Leadership in Atlanta, Georgia this summer. Congratulations to the following students: National Qualifiers: Aarushi Vyas - 1st Place in Impromptu Speaking Leena Gupta - 3rd Place in Intro to FBLA Nathalie Castro - 4th Place in Intro to Marketing Concepts Anaahat Brar - 4th Place in Help Desk Other notable performances: Sasha Zonligt - 6th Place in Public Speaking Kaveri Gupta - 6th Place in Journalism Jingxuan Li - 10th Place in Intro to Financial Math

Watch the Gregori JNN announcements with reports on the recent Jag Awards, and Dance Production, Mike Cantwell appears in Between Two Palms and SportsBox covers the recent new in Spring Sports. https://youtu.be/vIHAPcL-cFs #CTE, #MCS

Downey High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competed at their state conference and placed 5th in California for Community Service Project. Team members Addison Allan, Amelia Laherran and Chelsea Wey presented a Lead4change workshop where they shared their story in front of hundreds and inspired other FBLA chapters to commit to service. Great job ladies! #CTE, #MCS, #futurebusinessleaders

Plan on attending the Theatre Showcase that will include Downey, Johansen, Enochs & Gregori High Schools theatre students. See flyer for more details.

Watch the Modesto High News produced by students in the video production class. https://www.youtube.com/live/CRG5GRdkax0?feature=share

Parents - check out this Robotics Summer Camp opportunity at Beyer High School. See flyer for details. #MCS

Here are some Modesto High FFA student animal projects. Watch this video of three students and their projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mqqH1MS87Q #MCS, #CTE, #ModestoFFA,