Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas honored Career & Technical Education (CTE) graduates at a signing ceremony and networking lunch on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at the historic Paramount Theatre in Abilene. CTE Signing Day celebrated graduating high school seniors who are committed to entering high demand, high wage career pathways. Family, friends, education, industry, […]
Expanding Experiences
Wylie’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program has steadily increased since beginning over the years. With 10 career clusters that offer 15 programs of study and more to come, students are graduating high school with a degree in-hand as well as certifications and real-world experiences. Wylie students share how CTE classes are helping them reach […]
Wylie Seniors Win NEXTU Competition and Internship
While graduation quickly approaches, Wylie seniors Cristobal Correa and Dylan Ragan have been busy completing a marketing micro-internship with local business Six27 Creative Co., an opportunity earned upon winning the Development Corporation of Abilene’s (DCOA) branding competition for their NEXTU program. Correa and Ragan were one of 80 student teams from Wylie High School to […]
Ready to Work: College Not Always Required
Cristobal Correa thought the film industry sounded like a cool career when he started in Wylie’s Video Production class as a freshman. Now he’s sure of it. “I want to go into film production and film editing in college,” he said. “This class is really helping me. Not only am I getting hardware experience working […]