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Monday, February 4, 2013

ACTE :: Career and Technical Education Month

ACTE :: Career and Technical Education Month:



 CTE Month Logo with 2013 Theme 

2013 CTE Month®

2013 CTE Month CalendarIt'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. 
2013 CTE Month Student Video PSA Contest 
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 
  
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?  

CTE Month Promotional Poster Contest 
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. 


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. 
CTE Month 2012 News Coverage and Events  
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 
Governor of Kansas proclaims CTE Month 2012 photo 
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
(will be a series of articles)
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
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).
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):
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.