Larissa Lizarraga

CTE Professional Study Day is well under way! We couldn’t make this happen without our sponsors & vendors!

The CTE Supervisors visited @HillsboroughSch newest High School. Opening August 2025!

2025 Sports Marketing HOF class #gshsmarketing

🎸💸 Last week, Jefferson High School rocked with ‘Funding Your Future’! The event featured an electrifying performance by The Gooding, followed by an inspiring financial literacy session for over 200 students from Jefferson, Brandon, and King high schools.

Last week, we hosted two incredible days of NFTE Innovation Days, where 160 entrepreneurship students from across the district demonstrated their entrepreneurial thinking, creativity, and teamwork.

Virtual Enterprises Innovation Day! 💡 Our Business Ownership students participated in VE Innovation Challenge at Keiser University. Students engaged in a prototype competition, applying entrepreneurial thinking and creativity to develop innovative solutions.

It was an honor to speak at the Hotel Motel Association’s luncheon yesterday. Thank you to Bob Morrison and @SantiagoCorrada for your help in revitalizing our hospitality and tourism management programs. Your support is helping shape the future of our students and community!

The Hospitality and Tourism Management Advisory Board met today to discuss the industry's future and how best to support students. Teachers from all over the county also participated in professional development sessions hosted by USF. We are thankful for community support.

Students in Mr. Waraksa's Digital Discoveries class at Barrington MS learned about the problem-solving process through multiple attempts of building towers out of spaghetti & tape. They needed to be strong enough to hold the weight of a marshmallow on top. The highest tower won!!

Hillsborough HS Tourism Academy students had an amazing experience today at the Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism! They attended Tim Tebow’s keynote, network and even received a special shoutout during the lunch general session. #TourismAcademy #FLTourism #StudentSuccess

One driver illegally passing a stopped school bus is unacceptable. However, having 2,391 individual violations in just FOUR DAYS is shocking. Student safety is at risk. Please listen to this important message from Superintendent @VanAyresHCPS. @BusPatrol_ | @HCSOSheriff

Benito Middle School students in Mrs. Perez's Business Technology course learn "The Design Process" and team building by making paper towers.

Today, our amazing CTAE teachers braved the weather to participate in Professional Study Day. Here are some highlights from the day 🌀☔️

@thesecret ❤️

Do you realize the greatest gift is being yourself? Leave a ❤️ below to affirm this. "You are the recipient of the most beautiful gift there is. The gift of being you." #RhondaByrne #TheSecret #lawofattraction #loa #visualization #manifestation #askbelievereceive

Summer 2024 has officially started & CTE teachers are already expanding their skill sets through professional development opportunities! #nfte #Entrepreneurship

@VanAyresHCPS @RaceTrac Wohoo!!! Congratulations D’Quan!!! Happy teacher appreciation!! 👏👏👏

Thank you to Dr. Berry, Principal Johnson, and Principal Jackson for your help in spotlighting these educators! Also, we’d like to give a shoutout to @RaceTrac for gifting us $100 gift cards for our teachers.

Throughout the day, I popped by to a few schools to celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek! From having incredible gains in the classroom to reaching personal/professional milestones, I wanted to take a moment to thank our teachers for all of their hard work.

Thrilled to have over 500 @HillsboroughSch FBLA and DECA students join us at Rays Career Day, diving into the exciting world of sports marketing careers while catching an epic ball game! Big thanks to @RaysBaseball for the partnership and opportunity! 🎉⚾ @VanAyresHCPS @HCPSCTAE

Amazing day showcasing @HillsboroughSch Entrepreneurship @NFTE_southeast and @VEInternational middle and high school programs at Entrepalooza! So proud of our students, and congrats to all winners! @HCPSCTAE @VanAyresHCPS @CTE_Director @SuzanneHCPS_CTE

Such a great opportunity for @HillsboroughSch @HCPSCTAE students to learn about this exciting industry! Grateful to our business partners and friends at @USFMuma School of Hospitality & Tourism! @VanAyresHCPS @SuzanneHCPS_CTE @CTE_Director

Thank you, @PwC and @JATampaBay for hosting @hillsboroughschools Academy of Finance students at the PwC Leadership Conference. It was an invaluable experience for them to learn about career trends in the industry. @VanAyresHCPS @HCPSCTAE @SuzanneHCPS_CTE