On Feb. 15, eighth graders from all over the county came to FHS for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Fair. The CTE Fair is when the high schools in our county such as Liberty and Kettle Run High School come to FHS and display the electives they offer to all of the eighth graders. This is beneficial to the eighth graders because it gives them the opportunity to see what classes they may be interested in for high school.
Lots of people work together to make sure that the CTE Fair is a success. Students represent their classes, teachers supervise and teachers from the middle schools help their students find what they are interested in. A few electives that were displayed were the cosmetology program, the nursing assistants program, carpentry and the pharmacy tech program.
The CTE Fair is very helpful for students to be able to see what classes interest them. Family and consumer sciences teacher at Taylor Middle School, Kara Branham, said, “I think the CTE fair is of huge benefit to incoming freshmen because it provides a real life look at what students have to expect. The student Program Of Studies doesn’t really help the kids get a true understanding of all that is offered.’”
The CTE Fair is also a great way for students at FHS to meet the rising freshman and see what classes they might be interested in. “I liked getting to see all of the new kids,” sophomore Annemarie Gentry said. It is also a great bonding experience for the high school students. Junior Kaitlyn Buzzi said, “My favorite part about the CTE Fair was doing it with my friends. I thought it was fun for all of us to be together and also to share the class.” Senior Zander Forbes said, “My favorite part about the fair was figuring out who was interested in what I was presenting.”
Overall this year’s CTE Fair was a success and students and teachers are looking forward to putting it on again next year.
