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2013 CTE Month®
It's CTE Month 2013 in February! Celebrate with the 2013 theme Career and Technical Education Works! This year, CTE Month will be better than ever—take this opportunity toSHOW the CTE works, TELL that CTE works and CELEBRATE that CTE works! Learn more about what you can do by clicking the calendar to the right. Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 CTE Month Student Video PSA Contest!
First Place: Sydnie Hinshaw, Jeremy Boutte, Maritza Arenas and Aaron Miles from North Shore High School in Houston, Texas, with their video, "What's Your Future Sound Like?" |
Second Place: Kalin Williams, Manuel Alanis, Kennedy Morales and Lupita Rios, also from North Shore High School in Houston, Texas, with their video, "Passion Into Paycheck" |
The first place team will receive $750, and the second place team will receive $250. Congratulations to our winners and to all the students who submitted PSA videos to the contest this year! The winning PSA will be shown on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Closing General Session of CareerTech VISION 2012.
2013 CTE Month Logo
Download logo (vector file)—please complete this form about your usage of the 2013 CTE Month logo and return it to Online Communications Manager Jon Miller.
Logo use and restriction agreement
Logo use and restriction agreement
See Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) (left) and Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-PA) (right), co-chairs of the Congressional CTE Caucus, speak from the House floor in support of CTE and commemorating CTE Month 2012 on Feb. 16., 2012 | |
CTE Month ProductsTo help in your celebration, ACTE offers you the opportunity to purchase promotional items that showcase the 2013 CTE Month logo, including pencils, pens, stickers, highlighters, balloons, sticky notes and mousepads that double as notepads.
It has come to ACTE's attention that merchandise companies have been attempting to sell CTE Month branded material. ACTE has no affiliation with any company claiming to carry CTE Month material. The only place you can order official CTE Month material is through ACTE. Please support ACTE by using the official CTE Month logo and materials. If you have any questions, please contact ACTE at 800-826-9972 or acte@acteonline.org.
How can you celebrate CTE Month?
- Encourage your students to submit an entry in the CTE Month Promotional Poster Contest!
- Tell your CTE stories through traditional media with our press kit starter and sample press release.
- Spread the word on social networks all month and especially during CTE Social Media Advocacy Day on Feb. 23.
- Encourage students to submit video PSAs on CTE to the PSA Contest!
- Read about 2013 CTE Month activities across the country and view CTE Month news coverage links.
- Tell us about your 2013 CTE Month national and local events.
- Involve legislators and businesses.
- Purchase promotional items that showcase the 2012 CTE Month logo.
A new and exciting contest for CTE students is now here! We’re looking for a CTE Month poster that will draw interest from students, teachers and administrators alike and inspire individuals to get involved in CTE Month. Submissions for 2012 are now CLOSED. Please visit the ACTE Facebook page to view the finalists and the winning posters!
Thanks to our contest sponsors, Adobe and The YGS Printing!
The two winners will receive prize packs including a copy of Adobe CS6 Creative Suite. Thanks to Adobe, sponsors of the CTE Month promotional poster contest, for donating the software. The winning posters will be printed and available for FREE for attendees at CareerTech VISION 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, thanks to contest sponsors The YGS Group.
- Job Shadowing
- CTSO Events and Activities
- Social Media Advocacy Day
- National Entrepreneurship Week
Do you have an event planned for CTE Month 2013? Get news coverage of your CTE Month celebration activities? Send us your links and photos so we can share them here! Email aparker@acteonline.org to add your activities to this page.
Members have been submitting their links and information on CTE Month activities in their respective schools, districts and states, as well as positive media coverage around CTE Month to share with you! Here are just a few of the activities, events and news in celebration of CTE across the country:
CTE Month Activities Across the United States
The Governor of Kansas signed a proclamation declaring February as CTE Month in the state of Kansas. Representatives from CTSOs and the Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education were present for the signing.
Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center spotlights CTE Month in their radio ad spots currently airing on local Clear Channel Chilliothe’s WKKJ 94.3 and The Mix 106.5. You can listen to two of their ads by clicking on the links: Pickaway-Ross radio ad #1 Pickaway-Ross radio ad #2
CTE Month Headlines
Over 100 articles on CTE Month were published across the country during February. Below are a sample of some of those articles.
WHS observes National Career and Technical Education Month—Winfield High School, Winfield, Kansas
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Career, tech courses offer alternatives for Brunswick students—Brunswick High School, Frederick, Maryland
Wisconsin Senator declares CTE Month—Northlands News, Wisconsin
Lord Botetourt’s Manufacturing Class a highlight of CTE Month—Lord Botetourt High School, Daleville, Virginia
Apex H.S. DECA students raise awareness about problems in Africa—Apex High School, Apex, North Carolina
Students recognize benefit of Career and Technical Education—Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis, South Dakota (this article developed from a recent South Dakota media tour. Read more about that on the CTE Policy Watch blog).
Apex H.S. DECA students raise awareness about problems in Africa—Apex High School, Apex, North Carolina
Please send us your CTE Month activities and new coverage so we can share it here. E-mail Ashley Parker, Media Relations Manager with your links, photos, videos and sound clips!
Plan Your Own CTE MonthEvents
There are a variety of events that you can plan for the month of February: career fairs, press conferences, competitions and more! See examples from your colleagues below and re-watch our our Planning and Promoting CTE Month Webinar (ACTE members only):
There are a variety of events that you can plan for the month of February: career fairs, press conferences, competitions and more! See examples from your colleagues below and re-watch our our Planning and Promoting CTE Month Webinar (ACTE members only):
- CTE Month 2010 Observances
- CTE Month 2009 Observances
- CTE Month 2007 Observances
- CTE Month 2006 Observances
- CTE Month 2005 Observances
- CTE Month 2004 Observances
If you are hosting your own event or participate in an event described above, such as Job Shadow Day, please send pictures and information about your experience to Ashley Parker.
Need planning tips? Members can re-watch.