Spotlight on Career and Technical Education (CTE) nights will take center stage next month. 

North Point High School's night is set for 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9. Current eighth-grade students and their parents can visit to learn more about the application-based CTE programs housed at the school. Potential students will have the opportunity to visit up to three CTE classrooms of their choice to talk to the instructors.

During the event, attendees can learn more about the application process and explore the 15 pathways at North Point. For more information, contact Jennifer Condo, North Point’s admission counselor, at jcondo@ccboe.com or 301-753-1759. North Point is at 2500 Davis Road in Waldorf.

The Robert D. Stethem Educational Center will hold a CTE Spotlight for current high school sophomores from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oct. 17. Potential students can visit the center to learn more about the programs at the center such as the Academy of Health Professions, pharmacy tech, physical rehabilitation, automotive tech, barbering, CASE: Natural Resources and HVAC. For more information, contact Darien Prince, Stethem's CTE coordinator, at dsprince@ccboe.com or 301-753-1757.

Stethem is at 7725 Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret. 

Maurice J. McDonough High School's CTE Spotlight is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23, for current eighth-grade students. The application-based programs housed at McDonough include dance, interactive media and theater. For more information, contact Jana Heyl, at jheyl@ccboe.com or 301-753-1755. McDonough is at 7165 Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret. 

The CTE application window is open from Oct. 21 to Nov. 8. Students will be notified of CTE acceptance, denial or waitlist status in February. To learn more about CTE, visit the CTE page on www.ccboe.com. 

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.  CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).