As we return to school, Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink reminds Mat-Su families “Let’s all work together to keep our kids in school, and step up our collective prevention efforts”.
Avoid the 3 C’s
- Closed spaces
- Crowded places
- Close contact situations
Do the 3 W’s
- Wear a mask
- Wash your hands
- Watch your space
These preventive measures are done best when they are done together. It is also important to get tested at the start of any new onset of symptoms.”
Please review the District’s Keeping Students Safe & Schools Open flyer and continue to monitor your child for symptoms before the start of school each day. For any questions, please contact our front office at (907) 352-0400.
SCHOOL LEVEL YELLOW
We are currently operating at the YELLOW level. According to our mitigation plan the following changes are effective immediately:
- no lockers
- no Interview dress days
- no drinking fountains, please bring a water bottle
- no guest speakers
- no field trips
- no book check out in the library
Office Phone: 907-352-0402
Office Fax: 907-352-0480
Jim Simmons, Assistant Principal
Office Phone: 907-352-0403
Office Fax: 907-352-0480
OUR STORY
Opened in 2007, Career Tech High School is a comprehensive high school which focuses on career readiness, technical skills, and college preparedness.
Just as college students choose a major, Tech students choose a career pathway, which means they will take pathway electives where they explore the various jobs that relate to their professions of interest.
Students select from one of our eight pathways: Building, Business, Fitness, Human Services, Health, Natural Resources, Tourism, and Transportation. As students explore pathway careers, they can change pathways at any time, just as a college student would change majors, although without the cost.
From bookkeeping and accounting to web design and computer networking in our business pathway, or computer drafting and pre-engineering to interior design and home construction in our building pathway, students experience practical, hands-on activities that shows them each pathway’s art and skill.
An application school, Career Tech places a high priority on civic responsibility, professionalism, and customer service. Consequently, our students meet a high standard for both academics and behavior, a high standard that is reflected in our 98.67% graduation rate, our AdvancedEd accreditation, and our recent 5-star ASPI rating as a Highest Performing School from the Alaska Department of Education. CTHS was also awarded from the Department of Education in Washington DC the 2015 Blue Ribbon, School of Excellence, award.
Career Tech does not offer sports (although students can participate in sports at their home high schools), or other common popular electives; our electives revolve around career exploration and employability.
Mat-Su Career & Technical High School
2015 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
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Career Tech is about helping young people figure out what they want to do after high school while they are still in high school. To help students make these decisions, we base our courses, as much as possible, on industry standards. We are continually asking our business partners what they want to see our students familiar with and fluent in—and our curriculum responds very quickly to such industry advice.