NewTech Prep
Our Diesel students are learning how to write professional resumes. A key part of every one of our programs is making sure students are prepared not only with technical skills, but also with the professional tools they need for the workforce. Students use these resumes during mock interviews and when applying for employment. Every student is expected to leave our programs with a polished, professional resume ready to share with employers. #connectwithnewtech
Our Diesel students are learning how to write professional resumes. A key part of every one of our programs is making sure students are prepared not only with technical skills, but also with the professional tools they need for the workforce. Students use these resumes during mock interviews and when applying for employment. Every student is expected to leave our programs with a polished, professional resume ready to share with employers. #connectwithnewtech
Cascadia Tech Academy
Effective August 2026, our CTE Plan 2 course fees will increase slightly to cover rising operational costs. We remain the most cost-effective CTE program in Washington. Details: CTE Plan 2 Courses, Cost, & Clock Hours #CTE #Washington #Teaching #CascadiaTech
Effective August 2026, our CTE Plan 2 course fees will increase slightly to cover rising operational costs. We remain the most cost-effective CTE program in Washington. Details: CTE Plan 2 Courses, Cost, & Clock Hours #CTE #Washington #Teaching #CascadiaTech
Welcome back, PSSC ⛅️
YV-Tech - Family Enrollment Night
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Davis High School
Family Enrollment Night
Join us for Registration & Enrollment Night for the 2026-2027 school year. Families can get support with enrollment and registration, connect with district departments and community partners, and access on-site vaccine services. A backpack raffle will also be available, and pizza will be provided by Title I Parent & Family Engagement.
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: A.C. Davis High School, Commons Building
212 S. 6th Ave., Yakima, WA
Please bring the following documents for enrollment:
• Child’s birth certificate
• Updated immunization record
• Proof of residency, such as a most recent utility bill
Yakima Neighborhood Health will also be available for vaccine services. Whether your family is new to the district or returning, we are here to help make enrollment easier.
If you'd like, I can also turn it into a Spanish ParentSquare post version.
Families are welcome to attend anytime during the event window. We look forward to helping make enrollment simple and welcoming for everyone.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Davis High School
Family Enrollment Night
Join us for Registration & Enrollment Night for the 2026-2027 school year. Families can get support with enrollment and registration, connect with district departments and community partners, and access on-site vaccine services. A backpack raffle will also be available, and pizza will be provided by Title I Parent & Family Engagement.
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: A.C. Davis High School, Commons Building
212 S. 6th Ave., Yakima, WA
Please bring the following documents for enrollment:
• Child’s birth certificate
• Updated immunization record
• Proof of residency, such as a most recent utility bill
Yakima Neighborhood Health will also be available for vaccine services. Whether your family is new to the district or returning, we are here to help make enrollment easier.
If you'd like, I can also turn it into a Spanish ParentSquare post version.
Families are welcome to attend anytime during the event window. We look forward to helping make enrollment simple and welcoming for everyone.
Twin Harbors Skills Center
Registration for Summer Programs Opens May 4th, 2026
https://thsc.asd5.org/
Please join us for the Twin Harbor Skills Center Open House on Monday, May 4th from 6-7pm. You will be able to meet the instructors, tour the classrooms and register for summer sessions. Summer registration will be fully online.
June 15 - July 2, 2026 (no school June 19th)
Automotive Technololgy with Welding
Culinary Arts
Digipen Animation
Fire Science (Incoming 11 & 12 only)
Health Care Careers
Video Production
Summer 2026 Skills Center:
The summer application is open!
Summer Skills Center Schedule 2026: July 7th – 30th
Classes start Tuesday, July 7. In-person schedule is Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
· Summer Skills Center courses are open to all SPS students entering grades 9 through 12.
· Summer Skills Center classes are free
· Students can earn 0.5 high school CTE credit in a summer Skills Center class
· All summer courses are in-person – no asynchronous time
· Students must attend class regularly and participate to earn credit
· Some classes, like Maritime Vessel Operations aboard the schooner Adventuress and internships, have different schedules and other requirements (see application for details)
· Transportation is not provided, but we can help students get Orca cards if needed
Learn more and apply on the Skills Center website: https://skillscenter.seattleschools.org/summer/course-descriptions-and-application/
If you complete an application, you will receive a notification from skillscenterinfo@seattleschools.org confirming course or waitlist placement. Follow the steps in the confirmation email to enroll your student in the summer class.
The summer application is open!
Summer Skills Center Schedule 2026: July 7th – 30th
Classes start Tuesday, July 7. In-person schedule is Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
· Summer Skills Center courses are open to all SPS students entering grades 9 through 12.
· Summer Skills Center classes are free
· Students can earn 0.5 high school CTE credit in a summer Skills Center class
· All summer courses are in-person – no asynchronous time
· Students must attend class regularly and participate to earn credit
· Some classes, like Maritime Vessel Operations aboard the schooner Adventuress and internships, have different schedules and other requirements (see application for details)
· Transportation is not provided, but we can help students get Orca cards if needed
Learn more and apply on the Skills Center website: https://skillscenter.seattleschools.org/summer/course-descriptions-and-application/
If you complete an application, you will receive a notification from skillscenterinfo@seattleschools.org confirming course or waitlist placement. Follow the steps in the confirmation email to enroll your student in the summer class.
Tri-Tech Skills Center is at Highlands Middle School
Highlands Middle School FB Post Link
Today Mr. Dustin Smith's 8th grade CTE classes welcomed Tri-Tech Skills Center Culinary Program.
Chef Luis Alcaraz and students Waylon English (KaHS) and James Freeman (Home School) presented the power of Tri Tech and the value of the experiences a student can have in their program. This included employability, creativity as well as presentations in real life scenarios.
The students were able to witness firsthand the making of Patachou Pastry (think eclairs and cream puffs).
A special thank you to Kennewick School District Nutrition Services as well as Field Supervisor Brandi Barajas for allowing our students to see firsthand what their future could be!
NEWTech Prep
Video Link
We are back from Spring Break and our welding students are wasting no time. They are gearing up for welding certifications and proving they have skills beyond the shop. Great video by our welding program—they can weld and make videos too. #connectwithnewtech
Core Plus Aerospace
FB Post Link
ICYMI – More than 50 students from Core Plus Aerospace programs competed in the 2026 SkillsUSA Washington Manufacturing Assembler Competition at Boeing in Washington in Everett.
Congrats to all the students for competing and to the winners:
1st - Omar from Decatur High School in Federal Way Public Schools
2nd - Ankhbayar from Sumner High School in the @sSumner-Bonney Lake School District
3rd - Andres from Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center
YV-Tech
EMP students excel at their final news broadcast!
EMP students excel at their final news broadcast!
WANIC Skill Center
Now accepting summer semester applications! Apply before 3:00 pm April 23 to be eligible for the lotteries. No tuition or application fees! Students in the classes of 2027, 2028, 2029, & 2030 enrolled in a public high school in Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Northshore, Mercer Island, Riverview, or Snoqualmie Valley school districts eligible to apply. https://wanic.lwsd.org/academics/summer-courses
Summer Semester runs Monday June 29 through Friday July 17 (no school July 3). NOTE: Restoration Ecology is 26 days of required attendance Monday June 29 to Tuesday August 4.
Programs by Location
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Bothell High School
9130 NE 180th Street, Bothell, WA 98011
• Engineering Design - Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
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Cedarcrest High School
29000 150th ST NE; Duvall, WA.
• Health
• Photo Video Fusion
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DigiPen Institute of Technology
9931 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
• DigiPen Intro to 3D Modeling & Animation
• DigiPen Intro to Game Development
• DigiPen Intro to Music & Sound Design
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Lake Washington High School
12033 NE 80th ST., Kirkland, WA 98033
• DigiPen Intro to Art & Animation: Digital Animation Production
• DigiPen Intro Art & Animation: Drawing Humans & Animals
• DigiPen Intro to Computer Programming
• Institute for Systems Biology: Biosystems, Genetic Research & Ethics
• Intro to Culinary Arts
• Health
• Vector Applications in Python
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Riverview Learning Center
32302 NE 50th ST Carnation, WA 98014 All students attend in person 8:30 am - 3:30 pm NOTE DAILY SCHEDULE CHANGE AND EXTENDED REQUIRED DATES OF ATTENDANCE
• Restoration Ecology - YESS
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Tolt Middle School
3740 Tolt AVE; Carnation, WA 98014
• Guitar Building (STEM)
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Woodinville High School
19819 136th AVE NE; Woodinville, WA.
• Emergency CERT
• Welding
Now accepting summer semester applications! Apply before 3:00 pm April 23 to be eligible for the lotteries. No tuition or application fees! Students in the classes of 2027, 2028, 2029, & 2030 enrolled in a public high school in Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Northshore, Mercer Island, Riverview, or Snoqualmie Valley school districts eligible to apply. https://wanic.lwsd.org/academics/summer-courses
Summer Semester runs Monday June 29 through Friday July 17 (no school July 3). NOTE: Restoration Ecology is 26 days of required attendance Monday June 29 to Tuesday August 4.
Programs by Location
________________________________________
Bothell High School
9130 NE 180th Street, Bothell, WA 98011
• Engineering Design - Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
________________________________________
Cedarcrest High School
29000 150th ST NE; Duvall, WA.
• Health
• Photo Video Fusion
________________________________________
DigiPen Institute of Technology
9931 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
• DigiPen Intro to 3D Modeling & Animation
• DigiPen Intro to Game Development
• DigiPen Intro to Music & Sound Design
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Lake Washington High School
12033 NE 80th ST., Kirkland, WA 98033
• DigiPen Intro to Art & Animation: Digital Animation Production
• DigiPen Intro Art & Animation: Drawing Humans & Animals
• DigiPen Intro to Computer Programming
• Institute for Systems Biology: Biosystems, Genetic Research & Ethics
• Intro to Culinary Arts
• Health
• Vector Applications in Python
________________________________________
Riverview Learning Center
32302 NE 50th ST Carnation, WA 98014 All students attend in person 8:30 am - 3:30 pm NOTE DAILY SCHEDULE CHANGE AND EXTENDED REQUIRED DATES OF ATTENDANCE
• Restoration Ecology - YESS
________________________________________
Tolt Middle School
3740 Tolt AVE; Carnation, WA 98014
• Guitar Building (STEM)
________________________________________
Woodinville High School
19819 136th AVE NE; Woodinville, WA.
• Emergency CERT
• Welding
Why Maritime|253?
💬 Future student:
“I'm interested in this program as it's an opportunity to gain skills that I'm unlikely to get from school.”
Students told us they’re interested because Maritime|253 offers unique opportunities and industry-connected skills they can’t find elsewhere.
Enrollment is open now for students across the South Sound: maritime253.org ⚓️
💬 Future student:
“I'm interested in this program as it's an opportunity to gain skills that I'm unlikely to get from school.”
Students told us they’re interested because Maritime|253 offers unique opportunities and industry-connected skills they can’t find elsewhere.
Enrollment is open now for students across the South Sound: maritime253.org ⚓️
NEWTech Prep is with Children's Dental Village in Spokane, WA.
Cydney, pictured on the far right, is interning at Children’s Dental Village. Their team has been incredibly supportive and has welcomed her like part of the office. She is gaining valuable hands-on experience, and they shared that she is doing a great job.#connectwithnewtech #dentalcareers #internships
Cydney, pictured on the far right, is interning at Children’s Dental Village. Their team has been incredibly supportive and has welcomed her like part of the office. She is gaining valuable hands-on experience, and they shared that she is doing a great job.#connectwithnewtech #dentalcareers #internships
WANIC Skill Center
WANIC 2026-27 Full Year applications still being accepted:
ONLY for Aviation, DigiPen & Restoration Ecology:
https://wanic.lwsd.org/academics/full-year-courses
WANIC 2026-27 Full Year applications still being accepted:
ONLY for Aviation, DigiPen & Restoration Ecology:
https://wanic.lwsd.org/academics/full-year-courses
NEWTech Prep is with Moffitt Dental in Spokane
Highlighting Bianca in the office and the great work being done during the internship. Bianca is interning at Dr. Moffitt’s Dental, a pediatric dental office, and is doing a great job. Bianca enjoys working with kids and has brought strong energy and enthusiasm to the experience. Dr. Moffitt shared, “We need more Biancas,” recognizing Bianca’s excitement and desire to learn dentistry. #connectwithnewtech #dentalcareers
Highlighting Bianca in the office and the great work being done during the internship. Bianca is interning at Dr. Moffitt’s Dental, a pediatric dental office, and is doing a great job. Bianca enjoys working with kids and has brought strong energy and enthusiasm to the experience. Dr. Moffitt shared, “We need more Biancas,” recognizing Bianca’s excitement and desire to learn dentistry. #connectwithnewtech #dentalcareers
@Cascadia Tech Academy
Where Are They Now
For one Southwest Washington family, Cascadia Technical Academy has become more than just a school; it’s a generational pathway to opportunity.
“As a former student of The Skills Center, I know what a great place it is,” said Laura Weber. She attended the program in 1989–90 for dental assisting, gaining hands-on experience while still in high school. I worked as a dental assistant during my senior year, which gave me real confidence going into adulthood. Although she initially planned to pursue dental hygiene in college, her path shifted, and she ultimately found her calling in education. Today, she works at View Ridge Middle School in the Special Education department, continuing her commitment to supporting young people.
Now, decades later, that same hands-on, career-focused experience is shaping the next generation of her family. Her daughter, Megan, completed two years in Construction Technology at Cascadia and graduated in 2023. After working in the construction industry for a year and exploring college, she is now looking to return to the field with a long-term goal of becoming a construction manager. “Cascadia gave her a strong foundation and the confidence to pursue a career she’s passionate about,” Weber shared.
The family’s connection to Cascadia Tech doesn’t stop there. Weber’s son is set to attend next year in the Diesel Technology program, continuing a legacy that spans more than three decades. From one generation to the next, Cascadia Technical Academy continues to play a vital role in shaping the lives of students across Southwest Washington, helping them discover their strengths, explore career pathways, and build confidence for what comes next.
Where Are They Now
For one Southwest Washington family, Cascadia Technical Academy has become more than just a school; it’s a generational pathway to opportunity.
“As a former student of The Skills Center, I know what a great place it is,” said Laura Weber. She attended the program in 1989–90 for dental assisting, gaining hands-on experience while still in high school. I worked as a dental assistant during my senior year, which gave me real confidence going into adulthood. Although she initially planned to pursue dental hygiene in college, her path shifted, and she ultimately found her calling in education. Today, she works at View Ridge Middle School in the Special Education department, continuing her commitment to supporting young people.
Now, decades later, that same hands-on, career-focused experience is shaping the next generation of her family. Her daughter, Megan, completed two years in Construction Technology at Cascadia and graduated in 2023. After working in the construction industry for a year and exploring college, she is now looking to return to the field with a long-term goal of becoming a construction manager. “Cascadia gave her a strong foundation and the confidence to pursue a career she’s passionate about,” Weber shared.
The family’s connection to Cascadia Tech doesn’t stop there. Weber’s son is set to attend next year in the Diesel Technology program, continuing a legacy that spans more than three decades. From one generation to the next, Cascadia Technical Academy continues to play a vital role in shaping the lives of students across Southwest Washington, helping them discover their strengths, explore career pathways, and build confidence for what comes next.
Spokane Valley Tech
Foundations in Education and BioTech students took a field trip to Joya Child and Family Development to learn about careers in pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and more! Thank you, Joya, for hosting our students and for all you do for the children and families in our community!
#NCTA #MoneyAndBusiness #JATitanChallenge #FutureLeaders #CareerTechEd #HandsOnLearning #NextGen #StudentSuccess
Foundations in Education and BioTech students took a field trip to Joya Child and Family Development to learn about careers in pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and more! Thank you, Joya, for hosting our students and for all you do for the children and families in our community!
#NCTA #MoneyAndBusiness #JATitanChallenge #FutureLeaders #CareerTechEd #HandsOnLearning #NextGen #StudentSuccess
CBTECH
We’re proud to celebrate Mario Gonzales, a CBTECH student at the Institute of Beauty Professionals, for earning 1st place at the Washington State SkillsUSA Competition!
Under the guidance of his instructor, Nicholas Harle, Mario has spent the past two years sharpening his skills and preparing for success. As he gets ready to graduate, this achievement is a true reflection of his hard work, talent, and dedication.
Congratulations, Mario—we can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!
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¡Estamos orgullosos de celebrar a Mario Gonzales, CBTECH estudiante del Institute of Beauty Professionals, por obtener el 1.er lugar en la competencia estatal de SkillsUSA en Washington!
Bajo la guía de su instructor, Nicholas Harle, Mario ha dedicado los últimos dos años a perfeccionar sus habilidades y prepararse para el éxito. Mientras se prepara para graduarse esta primavera, este logro refleja su arduo trabajo, talento y dedicación.
¡Felicidades, Mario! ¡Estamos emocionados de ver todo lo que lograrás en el futuro!
We’re proud to celebrate Mario Gonzales, a CBTECH student at the Institute of Beauty Professionals, for earning 1st place at the Washington State SkillsUSA Competition!
Under the guidance of his instructor, Nicholas Harle, Mario has spent the past two years sharpening his skills and preparing for success. As he gets ready to graduate, this achievement is a true reflection of his hard work, talent, and dedication.
Congratulations, Mario—we can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!
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¡Estamos orgullosos de celebrar a Mario Gonzales, CBTECH estudiante del Institute of Beauty Professionals, por obtener el 1.er lugar en la competencia estatal de SkillsUSA en Washington!
Bajo la guía de su instructor, Nicholas Harle, Mario ha dedicado los últimos dos años a perfeccionar sus habilidades y prepararse para el éxito. Mientras se prepara para graduarse esta primavera, este logro refleja su arduo trabajo, talento y dedicación.
¡Felicidades, Mario! ¡Estamos emocionados de ver todo lo que lograrás en el futuro!
Meet Phill Schmitt, Learning Experience Engineer at Maritime|253. ⚙️
Phill brings a dynamic background in education, industry partnerships, and military service to his work designing engaging, career-connected learning experiences. After more than a decade teaching STEM and leading innovative programs, he now supports curriculum design and instructor development across CTE programs.
Driven by a passion for hands-on learning, Phill is committed to helping students gain real-world skills, industry-recognized credentials, and the confidence to succeed in high-demand careers.
Read her full bio and meet the rest of the team: bit.ly/M253team
Phill brings a dynamic background in education, industry partnerships, and military service to his work designing engaging, career-connected learning experiences. After more than a decade teaching STEM and leading innovative programs, he now supports curriculum design and instructor development across CTE programs.
Driven by a passion for hands-on learning, Phill is committed to helping students gain real-world skills, industry-recognized credentials, and the confidence to succeed in high-demand careers.
Read her full bio and meet the rest of the team: bit.ly/M253team
