Watch the video we submitted to the Office of Career and Technical Education about the award! Watch our video about the Lineworker Program! Nearly two years ago, the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District began a program recognizing the achievements of students who took career tech courses in high school and used those skills to enter the […]

Watch the video we submitted to the Office of Career and Technical Education about the award! Watch our video about the Lineworker Program! The Michigan Department of Education recently recognized Char-Em ISD and Boyne City Public Schools with an award of excellence for the popular lineworker program housed at Boyne City High School. The Michigan […]

Each year, students who participate in Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) programming at Pellston High School participate in a community service project that benefits an area organization. This year, several welding students learned of some needs they could tackle at nearby Brave Hearts Estates, a retreat for injured soldiers and veterans. A broken metal lawn […]

‘These skills will be applicable to boats, personal watercrafts, motorcycles, snowmobiles, watercraft, lawn and garden equipment, and other ATVs and UTVs.’ A new career and technical education class set to launch at Pellston High School next school year will really get students’ motors running.  The PowerSports Technology class will focus on small engine repair, and […]

Rob LaPoint’s drone class at Harbor Springs High School started four years ago as a way to show students the novice abilities of piloting unmanned aerial vehicles. Since then, it has grown to encompass so much more, opening up a sky’s-the-limit amount of potential future opportunities to the students enrolled. When it comes to careers […]

An initiative by the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, known as Career Tech to Careers, is celebrating the decision of high school graduates to enter the work force after earning their diploma – specifically those students whose high school careers included Career and Technical Education classes. On Feb. 26, 2020, ISD staff held a Career Tech […]

Three students from Char-Em Intermediate School District schools were selected to attend the Jobs for America’s Graduates National Leadership Academy in December 2019. The students were selected by their teachers and Mike Vandermus, Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) Specialist with Michigan Works!, a program under Networks Northwest. The Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates position is a […]

Regional manufacturing facilities will open their doors for student tours Oct. 8-10, 2019 ‘Several students even asked for employment applications to fill out for when they graduated. We’re very excited to participate in the event again this year.’ – Luke Manthei, The Manthei Group, Petoskey  Char-Em Intermediate School District juniors and seniors will have the […]

ISD Career Tech staff, partner agencies bring hands-on career expo to spark student career interests Ninth-graders from throughout Char-Em ISD’s 11 local school districts will have the chance to experience dozens of exciting career paths in an amped up career fair known as MiCareerQuest­­. The event takes place on Oct. 18, 2019, at North Central […]

Char-Em ISD launches new initiative recognizing students entering the workforce post-graduation ‘We love to hear these stories about students who complete career tech education classes, head out to begin fulfilling careers, and make us all proud.’ BOYNE CITY – A new initiative, Career Tech to Careers, is celebrating the decision of high school graduates to […]