Induction celebrates Career and Technical Education Month
Erie’s Public Schools on Thursday announced the launch of the district’s new National Technical Honor Society chapter and inducted the first class of students.
Thirty-three junior and senior high school students enrolled in career and technical education programs housed at Erie High School make up the 2020-2021 class of inductees. They participated in a virtual induction ceremony, during which they were awarded pins signifying their membership in the National Technical Honor Society. Seniors also received National Technical Honor Society sashes to wear with their gowns at graduation.
The induction was one of the many ways Erie High School is celebrating Career and Technical Education Month in February.
“We are incredibly proud of the students who make up the first class of our new National Technical Honor Society chapter,” said Pam Mackowski, director of Career and Technical Education for the district. “Their excellence in academics and in their career and technical programs is a testament to their dedication and the strength of our CTE program. These are the students who are going to help shape the future.”
Students are required to attain at least a 3.3 GPA in their chosen career or technical program as well as a 3.0 GPA in academic classes in order to be eligible for membership in the National Technical Honor Society. More than 100 juniors and seniors were eligible for membership this school year; 33 chose to be inducted into the first class of Erie High’s new chapter.
