Career and Technical Student Leadership Organizations (CTSOs) were established with the commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of young people. In addition to offering a wide variety of specific career and technical training, CTE integrates student leadership elements, which complements student participation in these courses and programs.
DECA
Advisor: Dylan Myers
DECA, an International Association of Marketing Students, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges/universities around the globe.
FBLA
Advisor: Angela Johnson
FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America, provides students with opportunities for leadership, community involvement, business partnerships, and competition with other students in events ranging from Public Speaking to Job Interviews to Parliamentary Procedures.
FCCLA
Advisor: Lindsay Maxfield
FCCLA, Family, Careers and Community Leaders of America, provides students with opportunities to attain knowledge, skills, and leadership characteristics necessary to succeed in life, as well as promoting personal growth and leadership development.
FFA
Advisor: Kaylee Park
FFA is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
HOSA
Advisor: Buffy Blunck & Trudy Pecorelli
HOSA, Future Health Professionals, provides students with opportunities to attain the knowledge, skills and leadership characteristics necessary to succeed in a health care profession, through leadership training, career training, and service projects.
Prostart
Advisor: Lindsay Maxfield
ProStart is a nationwide, two-year high school program that reaches nearly 150,000 students in more than 1,900 high schools across 50 states, Guam and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Europe and the Pacific. From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart’s industry-driven curriculum provides real-life experience opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime.
SkillsUSA
Advisor: Jen Riley-Hansen
SkillsUSA provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development. This organization builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes, and communication skills. It emphasizes total quality of work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, lifelong education, and pride in the dignity of work.
Educators Rising
Advisor: Erin Dea
Educators Rising is a community-based movement that provides Grow Your Own programming through the Educators Rising Curriculum and supporting student activities.
