Celebrating Career Tech to Careers!

Posted on July 10th, 2019

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, Car…

Meet Up and Eat Up, and Read Up – summer 2019 food programs at local schools

Posted on June 6th, 2019

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Petoskey Health Occupations students receive Emergency Medical Responders certification

Posted on May 31st, 2019

(2019) The Petoskey area has 19 newly-trained emergency medical responders (EMRs), thanks to an innovative Health Occupations class offered through Petoskey High School, Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education, and North Central Michigan College. On May 21, 2019, the students, in grades 1…

Harbor Springs students earn drone operators’ safety certificates, FAA licenses

Posted on May 31st, 2019

Four students in the unique drone program at Harbor Springs High School have achieved two major milestones – they have received their flight safety certification and also their UAV license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), two designations that will set them on the path of commer…

Boyne City High School line worker student Erin Smith receives 2019 Breaking Traditions Award

Posted on May 17th, 2019

A Boyne City High School junior is among 91 high school and college students statewide to receive 2019 Breaking Traditions Awards for overcoming obstacles and stereotypes to succeed in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced Thursda…

Shock Squash 1.0 to the rescue!

Posted on May 16th, 2019

East Jordan High school junior Aaron Nachazel designs unique bike repair device in Career Tech CAD class Mike Cortright needed a device to help him service mountain bike shocks at his Boyne City business, North Country Cycle Sport. Commercial devices cost upwards of $1,000 or more, and Cortright w…

Write on! Lakeview teacher Kelly Wilson named among state’s top creative writing educators

Posted on May 14th, 2019

Kelly Wilson has been an educator for 25 years in both traditional and non-traditional settings, and she discovered early on that teaching truly is an art, one that requires constant renewal and refinement. It is that approach to teaching that has earned Wilson a state-wide honor among her peers. S…

April is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Posted on April 23rd, 2019

By Philip Haldaman, Char-Em ISD Transportation Supervisor Two days before Thanksgiving in 2008 in Fort Collins, Colo., 9-year-old Erica couldn’t wait to pedal home from school on her bicycle to begin the holiday. Sadly, instead of celebrating, she was hit by a woman who was texting while…

The Class of 2032! Kindergarten round-ups, open houses scheduled in local school districts for 2019-20 school year

Posted on March 20th, 2019

It’s the time of year when local elementary schools roll out the welcome mat for incoming kindergartners and their families, through open houses, school tours and registration activities. For the 2019-20 school year, a child who resides in a public school district providing kindergarten may b…

Sparking investment!: Consumers Energy Foundation awards $25,000 to new line worker program at Boyne City High School

Posted on February 26th, 2019

BOYNE CITY – A new Career and Technical Education program offered at Boyne City High School has sparked the investment of regional and statewide energy companies, who have contributed tens of thousands of dollars in grants, in-kind donations, critical equipment and resources to help get t…