SVHS Regional Programs Information

SENECA MOVES ON TO SKILLSUSA NATIONALS!

On February 13, 2025, 21 CTE students went to Thomas Edison to compete in various trades and skills in the SkillsUSA Regional competition and they WERE FABULOUS!!! Please see the results below. Those results mean that 8 students have qualified for the state competition that will be held in Westminster, MD on March 29th! By comparison, we only had 3 students who placed at regionals last year. According to our amazing SkillsUSA sponsor, Matt Weisberg: Our students went toe-to-toe with Edison's best and in only our 2nd year we made our presence felt! Thank you to all of the CTE teachers who worked hard to prepare their students for their competitions!

Cybersecurity

Nithin Manikandan and Sean Jean-Baptiste (team)- 1st place

IT Services

Wai Wu- 2nd place

Criminal Justice

Aiden Thornton- 2nd place

Logan Heisman- 3rd place

Electricity

Matthew Thacker- 2nd place

Carpentry

Josiah Aslam- 2nd place

Internet of Things

Reece Clegg- 1st place

Of course we have tons of pictures that will be posted on our social media sites and on our CTE pages. @SenecaVHSCTE (Twitter)

SenecaValleyCTE@Facebook

www.instagram.com/senecavalleycte/

DECA STUDENTS HEADED TO FLORIDA!

Congratulations Ms. North and the amazing students in the hospitality and tourism CTE program! WOO HOO!!

Friday, February 7th, 15 students represented Seneca Valley High School at the Maryland State DECA Competition and Conference (SCDC). They competed in various role plays and written events in subject areas such as entrepreneurship, sports and entertainment marketing, and human resources, just to name a few.

Congratulations to Ella Simon for placing second in Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research and Gautham Kannan for placing second in the Retail Merchandising Series. Both are now eligible to compete at the national level (ICDC) in Orlando, Florida in April.

Seneca Ends Mock Trial Season in Victory!

The Seneca Eagles won against Northwood in the final match of the Mock Trial season! Skills learned in our Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement CTE program really paid off!

February is CTE Month! Throughout the month of February we will be highlighting the benefits of taking a CTE pathway in high school, career pathways, CTE competitions, students and fun. One of the most exciting events for many CTE students are the many competitions hosted by career and technology student organizations (CTSO). We have close to 40 health professions students who are taking assessments in the hope of earning qualifying scores so that they can advance to the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competitions at the state level, then go on to nationals. We also have carpentry, criminal justice, cybersecurity, electricity, HVAC, and IT teams who are preparing to compete in regional SkillsUSA competitions at Thomas Edison High School on February 5, 2025.

During CTE month students will be going on career exploration field trips to the Washington Auto Show and to the Bethesda Marriott. They will have the opportunity to network with industry experts and to find out what skills employers are currently seeking. Additionally, we have several guest speakers who will be coming to Seneca Valley to present information about nontraditional careers and to share information about internships and apprenticeships. Make sure to be on the lookout for information about our CTE month activities. You can visit our webpage or follow us on social media so that you don't miss a thing!

Website, @SenecaVHSCTE(Twitter), SenecaValleyCTE@Facebook, www.instagram.com/senecavalleycte/

CTE Students and Teachers

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