Char-Em ISD’s Career and Technical Education Department has been recognized with a state award for its efforts to develop an extensive Construction Trades Continuum that brings students from the classroom to the job site equipped with knowledge, skills, and even the tools of the trade. The “Construction Trades Continuum Initiative” received a 2022 Career and […]
A Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) student in the Char-Em ISD welding program at Pellston High School is one of the first recipients of a new JMG scholarship that will help him continue his education. Drue Duffield received a $1,000 JMG Scholarship as part of the program’s mission to equip students with the skills to […]
Char-Em ISD-Northwest Michigan Works partnership will provide students with $14 per hour to build facility for fellow students A unique opportunity in Pellston will have students and young adults from around the region building a facility to house a new career and technical education class at Pellston High School. And the student-builders will be paid […]
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 […]
Many teenagers surely would get on board with being able to design and build ready-to-ride skateboards, longboards, snowboards and paddle boards during the school day. With the help of a new $50,000 grant, students in Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE)...
A new group of about a dozen 19- to 26-year olds has become part of the daily rhythm at North Central Michigan College as they dine at the Iron Horse Cafe, work in the kitchen, help clean computer labs, and traverse the campus. In fact, most people would likely assume...
See the Early Childhood / Great Start Collaborative State of the Community report on this page, after the ISD overview 30 years of Career and Technical Education in Char-Em ISD! There continue to be many uncertainties in the world of education, but one constant...
Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education millage request on the May 5, 2026, ballot 23 programs operating in 50+ classrooms, dozens of K-12 initiatives funded by millage Learn about all Char-Em ISD Career Tech programming and initiatives on the CTE website On May 5,...
From Behavioral Health Coordinator, Alicia Schlehuber, Dec. 16, 2025 The urgent issue of social media's impact on youth mental health remains a top concern, as recently highlighted at the Advancing School Mental Health Conference put on by the National Center for...