Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is reopening the Career and Technical Education (CTE) application window for a limited time for select programs. Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m., Friday, April 5, to 5 p.m., Friday, April 12, for the CASE: Natural Resources pathway, and the Interactive Media and the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute programs.
CASE, housed at Maurice J. McDonough High School, is open to current eighth graders while current sophomores can apply for the Interactive Media and the Fire and Rescue Institute programs. The Interactive Media program is taught at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center and the Fire and Rescue Institute classes take place in La Plata off of Radio Station Road.
CASE: Natural Resources
CASE prepares students to be successful in numerous careers in the agricultural sciences as well as readying them to further their education in college and the workforce.
Elliot McKay, a McDonough senior, has been in the CASE program since his freshman year. He is interested in studying soil and has been accepted into a few colleges where he’s planning to further study environmental science subjects. “I grew up spending most of my time outside, in nature,” McKay said. “I figured the CASE program was about that stuff and it sounded pretty fun. The program teaches you a lot about the environment and just being aware of what’s going on. We have a lot of group projects and leadership opportunities. It teaches you more than the average high school class.”
To apply to the CASE program, visit https://forms.office.com/r/Hyyt6WWyCh
Interactive Media
The Interactive Media program teaches the fundamental elements of effective visual communication including sound, video and motion graphics. The program is nationally accredited through Adobe with students getting the opportunity to earn Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification providing a competitive edge in the job market with entry-level skills using Adobe digital media software.
CCPS students begin the Interactive Media program in their junior year attending Stethem from taking a school bus to and from their home high school. Learn more about the program at the Interactive Media site at www.ccboe.com. Find the application here.
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
CCPS sophomores interested in public safety can apply to study at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in their junior and senior years of high school. The program is a partnership with instructors from the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) of the University of Maryland.
Students in the program progress through courses on fire prevention and control and emergency medical technology. The program includes classroom instruction and training at local fire companies. Students are required to complete work-based learning and take eight certification exams. Learn more about the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute program. The application for the program can be found here.
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 Kathy Kiessling, 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).