Eric Ripley

9 is fine! Congrats to the @RRHSactivities VEX Robotics on winning both another State Tournament and Overall Excellence Award to qualify for the World’s Competition. Riders are now the 9x consecutive state champion! #nd_cte @GFSchools @GFisCooler

Community Partnerships are a hallmark of high-quality CTE programs. Recently, @GFSchools instructors were able to look over excess inventory after Altru's move into their new hospital and identify items that can be used within our CTE courses and hands-on activities. #CTEMonth

We are grateful for the participation of our industry partners in being an active part of our CTE programs. A great example is the recent "Exploring Your Future Options" event in GF, with students learning about the career opportunities available to them. #CTEMonth #nd_cte

On President's Day, we congratulate Naomi Rahman (@RRHSactivities) on being a candidate for the US Presidential Scholar in CTE award. Each US state is able to forward 5 names to the national level, and Naomi is one of ND's selections! #nd_cte #CTEMonth @GFSchools @GFisCooler

Continuing yesterday's focus on @VEXRobotics, check out the success of South MS over the past few years. Great organizations start with great advisors, and hats off to Randy & Joey Votava for all they are doing to support their students! #CTEMonth #nd_cte @GFSchools @GFisCooler

CTE isn't only for high school students! We proudly offer a number of CTE courses at the Middle School level, along with competitive @VEXRobotics clubs at MS & Elementary. Students are preparing for the ND State Tournament, being hosted in GF next month! #CTEMonth @GFSchools

Congratulations to @RRHS_DECA & @GFC_DECA School Stores, who both have been recognized as Gold-Level Certified. The school stores are an extension of the Marketing Education program, allowing students to gain experience within a retail environment. #nd_cte #CTEMonth @GFSchools

@GFSchools CTE is fortunate to have great students, but also to have great teachers/advisors like Mr. Paul Zettler, who was selected for the @NCWIT "Aspirations in Computing" Educator Award for ND & SD. Congrats Mr. Zettler! #nd_cte #CTEMonth @Z43 @GFisCooler

With ND currently working through the legislative session, it was powerful to have @GFC_Activities at the State Capitol this week to showcase and discuss their CTE experience. Students are the best advocates! #CTEMonth @NorthDakotaCTE @GFSchools

CTE courses offer a direct connection from the classroom to the real-world. A recent example is @GFC_Activities students spending time with Shane Balkowitsch, to learn about the historic art process of wet plate photography, which dates back to the 1850s. #CTEMonth #nd_cte

Today's CTE Month Celebration? Congrats to Lauryn Brynjulson (@RRHS_Activities) on receiving the NCWIT "Aspirations in Computing" national honorable mention award. Lauryn has excelled in the IT courses, CyberMadness, and Girls Who Code. #nd_cte @GFSchools @GFisCooler @NCWIT

Did you know that February is National Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month? CTE is an essential component of our student's education within @GFSchools in helping Ss explore and start developing their career pathway with hands-on and engaging courses in MS & HS. #nd_cte

Another successful Northern Valley Career Expo was held last week in Grand Forks! Over 2,000 students from 58 schools in the NE North Dakota / NW Minnesota area attending to explore high-wage, high-growth career pathways. #nd_cte @GFisCooler @GFSchools flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPkUt

HT to @UofNorthDakota College of Engineering & Mines and @ASCETweets for hosting the first annual BrainSTEM event in Grand Forks at UND. Over 160 middle schoolers from @GFSchools were actively engaged in hands-on STEM activities. #nd_cte @GFisCooler blogs.und.edu/und-today/2024…

Final results of @UofNorthDakota Cybersecurity "Capture the Flag" prelim round. The top 20 collegiate and top 5 high school teams nationally will compete in the finals. Of the top 5 high school teams, 4 of them are from @RRHS_Riders #nd_cte @GFSchools compete.metactf.com/320/scoreboard…

@GFSchools students are competing virtually in the @UofNorthDakota Cybersecurity "Capture the Flag" national event. The top 20 teams will participate in the final round in Oct. After day 1, I recognize the teams on the top of the leaderboard! #nd_cte compete.metactf.com/320/scoreboard…

Excited to see @GFSchools listed in the "top story" of @actecareertech electronic SmartBrief. We are very proud to be 1 of the 10 final districts nationwide to be included within the Career Z Challenge. #nd_cte @GFisCooler @grandforkscia

@GFSchools is included in this listing of national finalists!! Woo hoo!! So excited for the WBL opportunities being developed for students. #nd_cte @NDCTEstate

Join us in congratulating our Career Z Challenge Finalists! These 10 finalists of the challenge – a federal competition to expand access to work-based learning – will be eligible to receive an award of $150,000. See all the finalists & their states at CareerZChallenge.com.

@GFSchools was selected to be 1 of 10 nationwide finalists for the US Department of Education Career Z Challenge!! #topten @GFisCooler @usedgov