Georgia Board of Education Member:
Jason Downey
Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education Excellence Awards Award Division Awardee Organization/School Major Dennis J. Teacher of the Year JROTC Northside High School Jolissaint Postsecondary Teacher of the Year TIEGA Brad Simmons Southern Regional Technical College GACTE Postsecondary Teacher of GACTE Brad Simmons Southern Regional Technical College the Year Carl Perkins Outstanding Community GMEA Rich Nobliski American Marketing Association Service Award Administrator of the Year WBL Dwayne Hobbs GA Department of Education (Ret.) Administrator of the Year GMEA Linda Smith GA Department of Education (Ret.) GACTE Administrator of the Year Overall Dwayne Hobbs GA Department of Education (Ret.)
Georgia CTAE Professional Development Opportunities Platform # of Workshops Offered # of Participants Camp T&I 6 246 Field of Dreams 24 519 STEM/STEAM Teacher Summer Academy 12 1,300 GACTE Summer Conference 180 1,652 CTAERN 106 3,733
In the News! (Click to see Article/Pictures) The critical education behind our most essential helpers – Dr. Barbara Wall, Macon Telegraph, June 21, 2020 Georgia CTAE’s 2018-2019 Annual Report CTAE Delivers Video featuring GaDOE CTAE Division Staff CTSO Adviser Appreciation Video featuring Georgia CTSO State Officers GaDOE’s very own, Lynsey Singleton, receives International HOSA Above and Beyond Award Georgia CTAE Infographics • What is CTAE? • 17 Career Clusters • Shift from Voc Ed to CTAE
DECA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School 2020-2021 Executive President Jaidan Beal Houston County High School 2020-2021 Vice President of Emily Partain Houston County High School Hospitality Akudo Echebelem, Rose Tran, Chapter Chronicles 1 Howard High School & Harley Yopp Business Law & Ethics Team 2 Akudo Echebelem & Rose Tran Howard High School Decision Making Entrepreneurship Series 2 Leo Zhang Howard High School Job Interview 3 Amiaya Gary Howard High School Business Finance 4 Lauren Rogers Houston County High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Professional Selling 4 Samantha Godfrey Veterans High School Sports & Entertainment Marketing 4 Skye Battle & Omar Tello Douglas County High School Team Decision Making Innovation Plan 5 Sarah Khan Douglas County High School Business Law & Ethics Team 6 Shara Allen & Eryn Estelle Douglas County High School Decision Making Personal Financial Literacy 6 Ashton Perry Howard High School Principles of Marketing 6 Andrew Carter Houston County High School Promotional Pitch 6 Jacob Spring Piney Grove Middle School Retail Merchandising 6 Kiram Harrison Houston County High School Human Resources Management 7 Amaya Bass Houston County High School Principles of Business Management 7 Dustin Harper Warner Robins High School & Administration
FBLA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Business Concepts (MS) 1 Aidan Wang Piney Grove Middle School Business Math & Financial Literacy 1 Shiva Soundappan Mossy Creek Middle School (MS) Career Exploration (MS) 1 Ryleigh Wienke Lowndes Middle School Thomas County Central High Coding & Programming 1 Jonathan Strickland School Deborah Jacklin, Michaela Jones, Critical Thinking (MS) 1 Mossy Creek Middle School & Hailey O’Neal Introduction to Information 1 Luciano DaFieno Houston County High School Technology Marshall Honaker, Invention Convention (MS) 1 Deborah Jacklin, Mossy Creek Middle School & Clara Mae Johnson Marketing Concepts (MS) 1 Nithish Sabapathy Piney Grove Middle School Personal Finance 1 Shivani Narain Houston County High School Public Speaking (MS) 1 Kaitlyn Graves Eighth Street Middle School Business Etiquette (MS) 2 Madison Booth Lowndes Middle School Chapter of the Year - Division II 2 Bleckley County High School Computer & Internet Concepts (MS) 2 Shriya Sawant Piney Grove Middle School Computer Applications 2 Kyle Tran Houston County High School Employability Skills (MS) 2 Yashila Ramesh Piney Grove Middle School Future Business Leader 2 Shivani Narain Houston County High School Marketing Concepts (MS) 2 Rana Pillalamarri Piney Grove Middle School Viridiana Gutierrez Community Service Project (MS) 3 Eighth Street Middle School & Noemi Hernandez Computer Applications (MS) 3 Caitlynne Cox Perry Middle School Nithya Gutha, Sneha Munigati, Critical Thinking (MS) 3 Piney Grove Middle School & Arya Ray Savannah Duke, Tessa Randle, Invention Convention (MS) 3 Mossy Creek Middle School & Georgia Williams Local Chapter Annual Business Zach Goff, Sophia Kona, Thomas County Central High 3 Report & Emily Potter School Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Cheluchi Nwagbata, David Kwak, Management Information Systems 3 Houston County High School & Jimmy Vu Public Speaking (MS) 3 Shree Purohit Piney Grove Middle School Video Public Service 3 Nela Lopez Perry Middle School Announcement (MS) Coding & Programming 4 Colson Jones Perry High School Marleigh Corbett, Janey Johnson, Community Service Project (MS) 4 Hahira Middle School & Lael Gaskins Computer Applications (MS) 4 Nela Lopez Perry Middle School Sydney Cantrell, Kendall Johnson, Desktop Publishing (MS) 4 Pine Grove Middle School & Bailey McArdle FBLA Concepts (MS) 4 Jaley Arnold Lowndes Middle School Journalism 4 Katelyn Boyle Houston County High School Multimedia & Website Development 4 Caroline White Hahira Middle School (MS) Sophia Bowling, Ashlynne Corbin, Parliamentary Procedure 4 Bleckley County High School Maisilyn Corbin, & Ivy Wynne Accounting II 5 Calvin Brown Mary Persons High School Broadcast Journalism 5 Jamaina Canosa & Emma Quintal Howard High School Help Desk 5 Michelle Zhang Howard High School Insurance & Risk Management 5 Chloe Pate Irwin County High School Website Design 5 Somto Nwagbata & Yashil Patel Houston County High School Word Processing 5 Katelyn Boyle Houston County High School Business Math & Financial Literacy 6 Nithish Sabapathy Piney Grove Middle School (MS) Chapter of the Year - Division I 6 Houston County High School Chapter of the Year - Division II 6 Mary Persons High School Client Service 6 Luke Cooper Worth County High School Creed (MS) 6 Claire Martin Eighth Street Middle School Vennela Gosukonda Entrepreneurship 6 Houston County High School & Vishesh Patel Intro to Business Communication 6 Erin Yoo Pine Grove Middle School (MS) Intro to Computer Science & 6 Rahil Javid Piney Grove Middle School Coding (MS) Raaga Kottapally, Srika Nune, Invention Convention (MS) 6 Piney Grove Middle School & Pooja Pabbati Donny Jones Thomas County Central High Network Design 6 & Jonathan Strickland School Political Science 6 Kenna Fussell Lowndes High School Who's Who in FBLA 6 Shivani Narain Houston County High School Business Calculations 7 Jack Truxal Houston County High School Emily Bishop, Dylan Conoley, Thomas County Central High Business Financial Plan 7 & Donald Davis School Business Math & Financial Literacy 7 Rana Pillalamarri Piney Grove Middle School (MS) Database Design & Applications 7 Beau Williams Bleckley County High School Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Intro to Business Communication 7 Samantha Vega Pine Grove Middle School (MS) Multimedia & Website Development 7 Lachlan Evans Eighth Street Middle School (MS) Chrishawn Chappelle, Elizabeth Parliamentary Procedure 7 Connell, Phillip Spader, Tift County High School & Liam Young Personal Finance 7 Anchal Patel Houston County High School Thomas County Central High Securities & Investments 7 Jason Guo School Website Design 7 John Liu Lowndes High School Business Communication 8 Zach Ferguson Howard High School Digital Video Production 8 Bayabya Joshi & Jimmy Vu Houston County High School Economics 8 Rose Tran Howard High School Thomas County Central High Electronic Career Portfolio 8 Ashlynn Hayes School Elevator Speech (MS) 8 Braylon Samuel Eighth Street Middle School Hospitality Management 8 Gillian Harvin & Toree Theodore Howard High School Thomas County Central High Introduction to Public Speaking 8 Karsyn Bush School Daniel Grigsby Marketing 8 Houston County High School & Cheluchi Nwagbata Thomas County Central High Publication Design 8 Sophia Kona School Advertising 9 Rumi Lee Houston County High School Business Etiquette (MS) 9 Jaabili Gosukonda Feagin Mill Middle School Business Math & Financial Literacy 9 Aidan Wang Piney Grove Middle School (MS) Desktop Publishing (MS) 9 Brady Bishop Hahira Middle School Elevator Speech (MS) 9 Hannah Jones Perry Middle School Kendajah Cummings Thomas County Central High Graphic Design 9 & Emily Potter School Intro to Computer Science & 9 Yashila Ramesh Piney Grove Middle School Coding (MS) Introduction to Information Thomas County Central High 9 Bishop Jackson Technology School Marketing Concepts (MS) 9 Kyrin Hill Berrien Middle School Social Media Campaign 9 Anokhi Patel Mary Persons High School Kayla Horton, Zion Magee, Broadcast Journalism 10 Perry High School & Maurice Releford Chapter of the Year - Division II 10 Howard High School Computer Applications (MS) 10 Madison Pryde Perry Middle School Database Design & Applications 10 Yashil Patel Houston County High School Digital Citizenship (MS) 10 Gianna Castro Feagin Mill Middle School Thomas County Central High Electronic Career Portfolio 10 Loxley Slocumb School Elevator Speech (MS) 10 Georgia Williams Mossy Creek Middle School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Introduction to Business Thomas County Central High 10 Campbell Smith Communication School Introduction to Business 10 Seyanna Castro & Khushi Patel Houston County High School Presentation Introduction to Business 10 Ellie Adams Mary Persons High School Procedures Introduction to Parliamentary 10 Kylie Godman Houston County High School Procedure Journalism 10 Jasmine Briola Perry High School Parliamentary Procedure Concepts 10 Hunter Wills Lowndes Middle School (MS) Public Service Announcement 10 Macie Barber & Trinity Brown Dodge County High School Public Speaking (MS) 10 Hailey O’Neal Mossy Creek Middle School
FCCLA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School National VP of Public Relations Brynley Jones Houston County High School State President Sarah Forehand Berrien County High School Vice President of Competitive Madline Hagemann Houston County High School Events Honor Roll Chapter Ben Hill Middle School Honor Roll Chapter Berrien Middle School Honor Roll Chapter Irwin County High School Northside High School - Warner Honor Roll Chapter Robins Honor Roll Chapter Warner Robins Middle School Honor Roll with Distinction Chapter Berrien County High School Honor Roll with Distinction Chapter Bonaire Middle School Honor Roll with Distinction Chapter Houston County High School New Chapter Adviser of the Year Denise Hamby Irwin County High School Adviser Mentor Leigh Johnson Berrien County High School State News Award (HS) Berrien County High School Chapter of the Year (HS) Houston County High School Chapter of the Year (MS) Bonaire Middle School Community Service National Colquitt County High School Program Award Winner (HS) Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FACTS) National Berrien County High School Program Award Winner (HS) Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FACTS) National Berrien Middle School Program Award Winner (MS) Financial Fitness National Program Warner Robins Middle School Award Winner (MS) STOP the Violence National Bonaire Middle School Program Award Winner (MS) STOP the Violence National Houston County High School Program Award Winner(HS) Student Body National Program Ben Hill Middle School Award Winner (MS) Chapter in Review Portfolio (6-8) 1 Rosalyn Ande Warner Robins Middle School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Northside High School-Warner Chapter in Review Portfolio (9-10) 1 Bailey Jolley & Carson Sams Robins Chapter Service Project Display (9- 1 Layla Hewitt & Cayla Nix Colquitt County High School 10) Chapter Service Project Portfolio Kennedy Martin, Kaelei Aragon, & 1 Thomson Middle School (6-8) Elizabeth May Northside High School-Warner Consumer Services 1 James Stephens Robins Digital Storytelling State Event (MS) 1 Silvia Dellinger & Alivia Dwight Thomson Middle School Early Childhood Education (11-12) 1 Raleigh Dyer Jones County High School Etiquette 1 Carlie Stein Valdosta High School Event Management (9-10) 1 Hannah Shelton & Karli Lawhorn C. A. Gray Junior High School Event Management (11-12) 1 Loren Seabolt & Chloe Sumner Colquitt County High School Fashion Design (9-10) 1 Reece Lehman & Patience Moore Lowndes High School Focus on Children (6-8) 1 Mollie Mize Bonaire Middle School Isabella Urzua, Norma Jones, & Northside High School-Warner Focus on Children (9-10) 1 Sophia Khan Robins Food Innovations (9-10) 1 Janna Young Perry High School Food Innovations (11-12) 1 Renee Hedding & Jalynn Sivo Perry High School Food Science Investigation State 1 Boswell Hannah Lowndes High School Event (HS) Food Science Investigation State 1 Tazayia Neloms & Taniya Scott Berrien Middle School Event (MS) Middle School: Family & Consumer 1 Aspen Mitchell Feagin Mill Middle School Sciences National Programs in Action (6-8) 1 Sarai Rice & Sam Barlow Warner Robins Middle School Nutrition and Wellness (6-8) 1 Imani Bundick Huntington Middle School Tyasija Hooten, Jaslyn Engram, Parliamentary Procedure (9-10) 1 Chyna Lester, Amelia Kelly, & Perry High School Malaysia Ford Tionna Kendrick, Damon Negron, Sophia DiSarli, Karla Arias, Briana Parliamentary Procedure (11-12) 1 Perry High School Brown, Asia Berry, & Savannah McKleroy Promote and Publicize FCCLA! (9- 1 Susanna Whidden Berrien County High School 10) Repurpose and Redesign (6-8) 1 Katie Bowen Huntington Middle School Jayden Young, Ashlie Wiggins, & Repurpose and Redesign (9-10) 1 Lanier County High School Natalie Evans Say Yes to FCS Education (9-10) 1 Harley Greer Jones County High School Teach and Train (6-8) 1 Braxton Yancey Ben Hill Middle School Teach and Train (11-12) 1 Kari Hardigree Colquitt County High School Chapter in Review Display (11-12) 2 Jenifer Duran & Christian Puckett Houston County High School Haley Raymond & Camryn Chapter in Review Portfolio (9-10) 2 Houston County High School Pinckney Chapter Service Project Display (6- 2 Abigayle Williams Berrien Middle School 8) Chapter Service Project Portfolio 2 Abbigail Larson & Casidy Mann Warner Robins Middle School (6-8) Digital Delish Dish State Event 2 Savannah Kerr & Daylee Lanier Mossy Creek Middle School (MS) Entrepreneurship (11-12) 2 Katie Lindsey & Maryann Rowe Berrien County High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Addison Cooper, Janie Martin, & Food Innovations (6-8) 2 Warner Robins Middle School Gracie Hayes Interior Design (11-12) 2 Amber Barreotis Lowndes High School Job Interview (11-12) 2 Christian Martin Lanier County High School Middle School: Family & Consumer 2 Claire Whidden Berrien Middle School Sciences National Programs in Action (6-8) 2 Abigail Mclean Bonaire Middle School Piper Smith, Avery Kilgore, & Nutrition and Wellness (9-10) 2 C. A. Gray Junior High School Emily Brooks Professional Presentation (9-10) 2 Anna Beth Howard 7 Lana Mcguirt Colquitt County High School Promote and Publicize FCCLA! (6- Brookelyn Hill, Marijane Martinez, 2 Ben Hill Middle School 8) & Aliyah Bautista Repurpose and Redesign (6-8) 2 Nandini Patel Ben Hill Middle School Emmakate Broome & Alexander Sports Nutrition (6-8) 2 Thomson Middle School Meck Chapter in Review Display (6-8) 3 Olivia Brothers & Caitlin Harmon Bonaire Middle School Chapter Service Project Portfolio 3 Juliana Perry & Kathryn Maxwell Colquitt County High School (11-12) Digital Delish Dish State Event (HS) 3 Treyvion Askin Houston County Career Academy Digital Delish Dish State Event 3 Ali Bremner & Analise Valdez Bonaire Middle School (MS) Zoe Babcock, Emma Collins, & Northside High School-Warner Entrepreneurship (9-10) 3 Corey Nichols Robins Jacey Wetherington, Rachel Focus on Children (9-10) 3 C. A. Gray Junior High School Goforth, & Allie Boatwright Food Innovations (6-8) 3 Clara Sweeney Bonaire Middle School Middle School: Family & Consumer 3 Braden Holder Feagin Mill Middle School Sciences Northside High School-Warner National Programs in Action (9-10) 3 Heta Patel & Kristol Callender Robins Kirsten Martin, Mackenzie Hunt, Parliamentary Procedure (9-10) 3 Mikila Staffin, Mattie Mathis, & Berrien County High School Torrence Griner Professional Presentation (6-8) 3 Sidney Braswell & Kentrell Box Warner Robins Middle School Promote and Publicize FCCLA! (11- Northside High School-Warner 3 Riley Green & James Stephens 12) Robins Rachel Stull, Ayah Abdul-Malik, & Repurpose and Redesign (6-8) 3 Northside Middle School Erin Alcantar Repurpose and Redesign (9-10) 3 Wendy Solano Warner Robins High School Repurpose and Redesign (11-12) 3 Daniela Restrepo Jones County High School Say Yes to FCS Education (11-12) 3 Gracie Ahuacatitan Berrien County High School Sustainability Challenge (11-12) 3 James Lewis & Gary Grantham Jones County High School Career Investigation (6-8) 4 Hensley Jones Bonaire Middle School Chapter Service Project Display (6- 4 Laney Davis Bonaire Middle School 8) Entrepreneurship (6-8) 4 Emma Rice & Daviona Ruff Bonaire Middle School Entrepreneurship (9-10) 4 Kayla Alford Colquitt County High School Event Management (11-12) 4 Ashley Alexander Veterans High School Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation 4 Aiyana Hopkins Lanier County High School (11-12) Interpersonal Communications (9- 4 Taniya Spivey Lanier County High School 10) Job Interview (9-10) 4 Kyra Kinsey C. A. Gray Junior High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Professional Presentation (11-12) 4 Lexi Walker & Lilly Bates Tift County High School Promote and Publicize FCCLA! (11- 4 Leigha Kimbrell & Kaitlyn Ray Berrien County High School 12) Public Policy Advocate (9-10) 4 Kaitlyn Wise & Haylee Offermann Berrien County High School Repurpose and Redesign (11-12) 4 Alicia Solano Warner Robins High School Sports Nutrition (11-12) 4 Arthur Buck & TyKhia Burden Perry High School Northside High School-Warner Sustainability Challenge (9-10) 4 Meghan Emmott Robins
FFA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Karli Stallworth, Angelica Smith, Dairy Evaluation JR 1 Houston County High School Seth Winn, & Karbohn Morgan EMC 1 Robert Mitchell Colquitt County High School Zac Acosta, Cameron Sparks, Environmental/Natural Resources 1 Nadya Bauman, Mary Persons High School JR & Thomas Brooks Kaleb Berr, Carly Buttimer, Farm Business Management 1 Aubrey Hughes, Berrien County High School & Thomas Trevino Dravin Bennett, Jason Cox, Forestry SR 1 Mary Persons High School Jacob McGouirk, & Kaitlyn Shields Mia Crooms, Joni Lumley, Land Evaluation SR 1 Bleckley County High School Louie Lumley, & Lizzy Parks Lawnmower Operations MS 1 Ethan Parks Bleckley County Middle School William Woods, Natalie Wisekal, Meats Evaluation SR 1 Perry High School Jonah Wynn, & Carson Mashburn Nevaeh Evans, Jada Odum, Veterinary Science JR 1 Berrien County High School Kathryn Williams, & Logan Tew
HOSA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Dawson Lasseter Exploring Medical Innovation (MS) 1 Eighth Street Middle School & Brayden Rowland Speaking Skills (MS) 1 Ellie Stone Eighth Street Middle School Life Threatening Situations (MS) 2 Julia McKeown Eighth Street Middle School Prepared Speaking 2 Dariana Waters Lowndes High School Health Career Photography 3 Lauren Dykes Bleckley County High School Prepared Speaking (MS) 3 Phu Nguyen Eighth Street Middle School Public Health (MS) 3 Peyton Hipps & Jaidyn Murillo Eighth Street Middle School Health Education (MS) 4 Kate Barry & Jessee Stone Eighth Street Middle School Medical Math 6 Kathy Tabe-Ebob Douglas County High School Personal Care 6 Alicia Norwood Valdosta High School Home Health Aide 7 Alexis Powell Berrien County High School Johnson Nguyen, Erick Perez, HOSA Bowl 7 Colquitt County High School & Rogelio Serrano-Lopez Physical Therapy 7 Aralyn Cooper Colquitt County High School Nursing Assisting 8 Jaden Hylton Lowndes High School Speaking Skills 8 Samarian Brown Lowndes High School Job Seeking Skills 9 Emily Rowland Tift County High School Job Seeking Skills 10 Ruby Nsah Douglas County High School Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Barbara James Service Award Bronze Story Maegan Eighth Street Middle School Recogntion Event HOSA Happenings Recognition Bleckley County High School Event
SkillsUSA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Cabinetmaking Gold Chase Waters Houston County Career Academy SkillsUSA GA T-Shirt Gold Elena Gregory Lowndes High School Mathematical Applications Silver Aaron Hodo Warner Robins High School 11th/12th Grade Promotional Graphics Silver Brandon Clinton Worth County High School SkillsUSA GA Bronze Colquitt County High School Commerical TV Video Production Bronze Houston County Career Academy
TSA State Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Outstanding Chapter (MS) Hahira Middle School Inspirational Teacher Curt Johnson Hahira Middle School Award (MS) Career Prep (MS) 1 Jenaya Tucker Cook Middle School Gracie Defelice, Janine Raymond, Community Service Video 1 Trista Simmons, Lexie Wright, Hahira Middle School (MS) John Fiveash, & Hudson Wright Construction Challenge Maggie Davis, Jackson Mercer, 1 Hahira Middle School (MS) & Cade Eckdahl Essays on Technology 1 Cadie Pearce Cook Middle School (MS) Flight (MS) 1 Landon Bynum Ben Hill Middle School Lexie Wright, Trista Simmons, Gracie Inventions and Innovations 1 Defelice, Janine Raymond, Hahira Middle School (MS) & John Fiveash Mechanical Engineering Isaac Chambers, Dylan Radulski, 1 Hahira Middle School (MS) & Judson Ray Microcontroller Design Judson Ray, Miles Green, 1 Hahira Middle School (MS) & Emma Howell Outstanding Student (MS) 1 Lena Sumner Hahira Middle School Problem Solving (MS) 1 Dylan Radulski & Isaac Chambers Hahira Middle School System Control Wade Lavender, Miles Green, 1 Hahira Middle School Technology (MS) & Jack Hillberg Wade Lavender, Janine Raymond, Tech Bowl (MS) 1 Hahira Middle School & Jack Hillberg Tech Bowl Written (MS) 1 Jack Hillberg Hahira Middle School Ford Scott, Dylan Radulski, Video Game Design (MS) 1 Calvin Lee, Samson Lee, Hahira Middle School & Judson Ray CAD Foundations (MS) 2 Ford Scott Hahira Middle School Challenging Technology 2 Kylee Frithsen & Lena Sumner Hahira Middle School Issues (MS) Childrens Stories (MS) 2 Erin Yoo Pine Grove Middle School Cybersecurity (MS) 2 Lauren Wixson Ben Hill Middle School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Medical Technology (MS) 2 Cade Eckdahl & Paul Tindall Hahira Middle School Structural Engineering 2 Nandini Patel & Lauren Wixson Ben Hill Middle School (MS) Tech Bowl Written (MS) 2 Miryru Fernando Bonaire Middle School Technical Design (MS) 2 Paul Tindall & Isaac Chambers Hahira Middle School Technology Problem 2 Grayson Dugger & Isaiah Smith Jones County High School Solving (HS) Calvin Lee, Dylan Radulski, Biotechnology (MS) 3 Hahira Middle School & Samson Lee Board Game Design (HS) 3 Delanie Roberts & Molly Davis Lowndes High School Helen Edmonds, Daniel Thompson, Chapter Team (MS) 3 Camryn Jones, Amelia McGuire, Pine Grove Middle School Caleb Trantham, & Erin Yoo Foundations of Information 3 Louis Ludwig Pine Grove Middle School Technology (MS) Jr. Solar Sprint (MS) 3 Kylee Frithsen & Lena Sumner Hahira Middle School Microcontroller Design Shelby Branch, Rylee Young, 3 Irwin County Middle School (MS) Ben Cook, & Jada Eason Promotional Marketing 3 Nandini Patel Ben Hill Middle School (MS) System Control Isaiah Gentry, Gavin McGuire, 3 Lowndes High School Technology (HS) & Aeryn Cronin System Control Ben Cook, Jada Eason, 3 Irwin County Middle School Technology (MS) & Shelby Branch Coding (MS) 4 Jack Hillberg & Ford Scott Hahira Middle School Flight (MS) 4 Eli Johnson Hahira Middle School Foundations of Information 4 James Bardes Pine Grove Middle School Technology (MS) Lexie Wright, Janine Raymond, Jr. Solar Sprint (MS) 4 Hahira Middle School & Hudson Wright Outstanding Student (MS) 4 Camryn Jones Pine Grove Middle School Promotional Marketing 4 Lena Sumner Hahira Middle School (MS) System Control James Fisher, Andy Gayton, 4 Fitzgerald High School Technology (HS) & Clint Wixson James Bardes, Louis Ludwig, Kaden Video Game Design (MS) 4 Miller, Casey Florig Jr, Pine Grove Middle School & Ben Hardman Maggie Davis, Janine Raymond, Chapter Team (MS) 5 Judson Ray, Runi Patel, Hahira Middle School Isaac Chambers, & John Fiveash Cybersecurity (MS) 5 James Bardes Pine Grove Middle School Electrical Applications 5 Miles Green & Wade Lavender Hahira Middle School (MS) Off the Grid (MS) 5 Harris Holley Cook Middle School On-Demand Video (HS) 5 Tate Green & Cole Broomberg Lowndes High School Photographic Technology 5 Hunter Powell Cook High School (HS) Prepared Presentation 5 Delanie Roberts Lowndes High School (HS) Prepared Speech (MS) 5 Runi Patel Hahira Middle School System Control Caleb Trantham, Amelia McGuire, 5 Pine Grove Middle School Technology (MS) & Ben Hardman Tech Bowl Written (MS) 5 Wade Lavender Hahira Middle School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020 Website Design (MS) 5 Ford Scott & Aarin Dave Hahira Middle School Coding (HS) 6 Cheluchi Nwagbata & Bayabya Joshi Houston County High School Computer-Aided Design, 6 Grayson Dugger Jones County High School Engineering (HS) Forensic Technology (MS) 6 Amelia Mcguire & Helen Edmonds Pine Grove Middle School Wade Lavender, Miles Green, Off the Grid (MS) 6 Hahira Middle School & Jack Hillberg Prepared Speech (MS) 6 Nahla Billingsley Ben Hill Middle School Problem Solving (MS) 6 Nandini Patel & Lauren Wixson Ben Hill Middle School Amelia McGuire, Camryn Jones, Tech Bowl (MS) 6 Pine Grove Middle School & Daniel Thompson Career Prep (MS) 7 John Fiveash Hahira Middle School Childrens Stories (HS) 7 Janae Ewing & Isaiah Richarson Fitzgerald High School Forensic Technology (MS) 7 Maggie Davis & Wade Lavender Hahira Middle School Structural Design and 7 Uriah Wilson & Cadence Bellant Lowndes High School Engineering (HS) Career Prep (MS) 8 Camryn Jones Pine Grove Middle School Coding (MS) 8 Seth Mauldin & Daniel Jenkins Cook Middle School Cybersecurity (MS) 8 Wyatt Ferguson Hahira Middle School Leadership Strategies Lexie Wright, Trista Simmons, 8 Hahira Middle School (MS) & Gracie Defelice Wade Lavender, Isaac Chambers, Mass Production (MS) 8 Hahira Middle School & John Fiveash Technical Design (MS) 8 Helen Edmonds & Kaden Miller Pine Grove Middle School Technology Problem 8 James Fisher & Andy Gayton Fitzgerald High School Solving (HS) Dragster (MS) 9 Andrew May Cook Middle School Electrical Applications 9 Mallory Peavey & Noah Lenac Ben Hill Middle School (MS) Essays on Technology 9 Joshua Kim Lowndes High School (HS) Flight (MS) 9 Amelia Mcguire Pine Grove Middle School Jr. Solar Sprint (MS) 9 Daniel Thompson Pine Grove Middle School Medical Technology (MS) 9 Amy Cuevas & Emma Howell Ben Hill Middle School Prepared Speech (MS) 9 Jada Eason Irwin County Middle School Technical Design (MS) 9 Gage Cook & Peyton Reeves Irwin County Middle School CAD Foundations (MS) 10 Caleb Trantham Pine Grove Middle School Courtney Raymond, Sarah Cole, Chapter Team (HS) 10 Tate Green, Cole Broomberg, Lowndes High School Molly Davis, & Daniel Jackson Digital Photography (MS) 10 Janine Raymond Hahira Middle School Dragster (MS) 10 Daniel Thompson Pine Grove Middle School Leadership Strategies Karli Malone, Erin Yoo, 10 Pine Grove Middle School (MS) & Kaden Miller Music Production (HS) 10 Henry Haithcock & Joshua Kim Lowndes High School Prepared Speech (MS) 10 Harris Holley Cook Middle School Problem Solving (MS) 10 Caleb Corbett & Seth Mauldin Cook Middle School Video Game Design (HS) 10 Henry Haithcock & Dev Patel Lowndes High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020
CTSO – Career Technical Student Organization
CTSOs are co-curricular organizations with leadership programs and competitive events which reflect current curriculum standards and competencies for the instructional programs they serve. Co-curricular means curriculum-based competitive events which reinforce standards, Instructional time within the classroom, integrated with curriculum, incorporated into lesson plans, leadership development through real world application, as well as trips centered around career path and career exploration. The current approved CTSOs are CTI, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, First Robotics, HOSA, Skills USA, and TSA.
EOPA – End of Pathway Assessments
Georgia implemented a measurement mechanism that would ascertain the technical skill attainment level of students participating in career and technical education courses. These mechanisms are valid and reliable technical assessments aligned with industry-validated standards.
Industry Certification
When a CTAE program becomes industry certified, the program receives a "stamp of excellence," which represents the apex of program quality. Only those programs which successfully undergo rigorous reviews by leaders from business and industry are recognized with this distinction.
WBL – Work Based Learning
YAP – Youth Apprenticeship
Top Gun
Twenty teachers/WBL coordinators are invited to attend the Top Gun training, representing all regions of the state. Participants learn to use marketing and public relations toolkits to more effectively market and brand their program and increase connections with the business and industry sector. Other topics included increasing employability skills in high school students, matching education to economic development needs, and improving the quality of student placements and mentoring.
Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education (GACTE)
Georgia ACTE is a state affiliate of the national association representing thousands of career and technical education professionals, all working to make a real different in students’ lives. We provide educators with powerful resources, professional development, and information to help them achieve more.
GACTE Divisions • Career and Counseling Development (CCD) • Georgia Affiliate for Engineering and Technology Education (GAeTE) • Georgia Association of Career Educators for Special Needs Populations (GACESNP) • Georgia Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (GATFACS) • Georgia Business Education Association (GBEA) • Georgia Council for Career and Technical Administrators (GCCTA) • Georgia Marketing Education Association (GMEA) • Healthcare Science Technology Education Association (HSTEA) • Junior Reserves Officers Trainings Corp (JROTC) • Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA)
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE January 2020 – July 2020