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Lovington board honors bilingual and CTE student achievements as high school CTE rebrands to ‘LV Tech’
Summary
The Lovington board recognized bilingual-seal students, county reading winners and state- and national-level DECA/SkillsUSA competitors, and Art Payan unveiled a rebrand of Lovington High School’s CTE programs as “LV Tech.”
The Lovington Municipal Schools board of education opened its regular meeting with a series of student recognitions Thursday night, spotlighting bilingual-seal graduates, county reading winners and students who qualified for state and international DECA and SkillsUSA competitions.
Superintendent (by role) introduced bilingual-seal students Jennifer Garcia Bordeja and Emilio Rosendo and thanked program teachers for supporting dual-language proficiency in reading, writing and speaking. The superintendent said the district has fielded roughly 30–40 bilingual-seal candidates a year since the program began around 2015.
Several elementary and high school students were then recognized. The board awarded a trophy to Jordan, the top first-grade reader in Lee County, who read 256 books, and acknowledged a first-grade class that read 120 books in one month. Lovington High School students who advanced in DECA and SkillsUSA competitions described their experiences and thanked teachers and advisers for supporting travel and competition opportunities.
“I’m honored to stand before you tonight representing both DECA as vice president and SkillsUSA as a member,” student Luke Payne said, thanking the board and advisers for enabling students from a small town to compete at state and international events. Payne added, “I’m proud to represent Lovington.”
In a related presentation, CTE coordinator Art Payan announced a new brand for high school career and technical education programs: LV Tech (Lovington Technical Education and Careers). Payan said the rebrand reflects expanded equipment and facilities, increased community advisory involvement, more certifications earned by students and a broader slate of work-based learning internships.
“We’ve created what I believe is a culture,” Payan told the board, describing LV Tech as a label students can claim much like an athletics or academic affiliation.
The recognitions required no board action beyond the customary presentations. Students and advisers accepted certificates, medals and LV Tech promotional items provided at the meeting.
