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Centre County proclaims February Career and Technical Education Month; students and programs highlighted
Summary
Commissioners proclaimed February as Career and Technical Education Month and heard from students and program leaders from CPI, State College Area schools and South Hills about training and enrollment.
The Centre County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 proclaimed February as Career and Technical Education Month and recognized teachers, administrators and students from county CTE programs.
Representatives from the Centre County Intermediate Unit/CPI (Career and Professional Institute) thanked the commissioners for support and introduced two students. Jaden Wagner, a post‑secondary certified nursing assistant graduate, described attending classes while facing homelessness, crediting the CNA program with improving his life and employment opportunities in long‑term care. “CPI has definitely blessed me with a life I didn't know,” Wagner said.
Another CPI student, Avery Melanese, a welding student, said the program changed her expected graduation path and helped clarify career goals.
Ben Morton, director of the State College Area School District Career Technical Center, told the board the district’s CTE, family and consumer sciences (FCS) and technical education programs enroll “more than 1,800 students.” Two State High students — Clayton (early childhood education) and Millie (health professions) — described hands‑on experiences and community service that influenced their career plans; Millie said CTE inspired her to volunteer as an EMT.
Jeff Sta Husky, marketing and outreach director for South Hills School, and program staff described South Hills’ 55‑year history of workforce training and recent emphasis on technical programs, including graphic arts where “art meets tech,” program staff said.
Commissioners thanked students and educators and posed questions about career ladders and post‑secondary options. The proclamation acknowledges the county’s CTE providers and encourages community support of vocational pathways.
No formal fiscal action accompanied the proclamation.
