A Look Within the Class: CTE Department

“I have taught at PHS for 19 years. I teach Business Essentials, Computer Applications, Web Design. I enjoy teaching Business Essentials & Computer Applications the most. My favorite units are Using Credit Wisely & Photoshop Lessons in the Computer class because it is imperative that students know how to use credit wisely in order to be an informed, intelligent consumer.”...

“I have taught at PHS for 39 years. I teach Drivers Education. Accounting is my favorite class to teach. Behind the wheel training is my favorite unit because watching the students make progress in their driving skills.”

“This year has been a good year. The students have been great considering all the unusual circumstances. This year has not been very stressful. Yes I do put effort. My classes are a majority hands on. Because of this, the virus hasn't changed much for me. I do not feel let down by my students. They have been great. I don't let myself down. I have been quarantined. It was super boring. I'm not the type...

“This is my 6th year at PHS. I teach Human Growth and Development, Family Studies, Food Basics, Career and Life Planning, Nutrition and Wellness, Teaching as a Career and Teaching Internship. It is hard to narrow it down, but Human Growth and development. I love teaching the unit on pregnancy and childbirth, in Human Growth and development. It is amazing what the human body is capable of. The incr...

"This is my 6th year at PHS. I teach Robotics, Intro to Tech, Intro to Craft Skills. Robotics is my favorite class to teach. CNC Unit is my favorite unit to teach because I have always enjoyed working with lasers and the CNC unit uses the Laser."

“This is my 3rd year teaching. I have been at PHS all of those years. I teach Accounting I, Computer Accounting II, Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship (Youth Entrepreneurs), Media and Digital Graphics, and Advanced Topics in Today's Media. My absolute favorite class to teach is Personal Finance. Credit is my favorite unit to teach. It is a longer unit that we break into Types of Credit and Managing Cred...

“This is my 1st year teaching at PHS. I teach Culinary 1 and 2. I like to teach both classes equally. My favorite unit to teach is the Culinary 2 world cuisines because the ability to expose students to foods and cultural cuisines that they may not understand as well as the impacts they have on other cultures.”

“I have worked at PHS for 14 years. I teach Introduction to Healthcare (Health Science I), Healthcare II (Health Science II), Health Science III - Clinicals. My favorite class to teach is Health Science II. Cardiology is my favorite unit to teach because showing how the heart is the single most important unit of life function”...

“This is my 10th year teaching at PHS. I teach Introduction to Transportation, Transportation Lab. Auto Tech 2, Auto Tech 3, Automotive Internship. I love all of my classes. I love seeing my students performing a task and doing it independently for the first time. I teach all of my material with equal passion. I love seeing when the kids perform tasks with absolute confidence”...

“I have taught at PHS for 13 years. I teach Media Production, Intro to Multimedia, Advanced Media Production, Advanced Multimedia Production, Editorial Leadership.I love to teach all of them. No, seriously, I love all of them. I love teaching media bias and newsworthiness but I do love all of it. It's less about units and more about growth and helping kids progress.”...