Recently, the CTE Introduction classes at Springville Junior High switched thing up a bit. CTE is a year-long course that teaches business, family and consumer science, and technology. Every trimester (one third of the year or 12 weeks) the seventh-grade students are transferred from class to class so they can learn each subject.
There are three main areas to be covered and each teacher is trained and has a college degree in what they teach. Madison Johnson, a seventh-grade student, said, “I like not being in the same class all year and being able to move around.” Mrs. Hales teaches Business, Mrs. Bird teaches Family and Consumer Science and Mr. Rencher teaches Technology and Engineering. All 3 teachers also cover Marketing, Economics, Agriculture and Information Technology.
Mrs. Hales said, “Getting new students every 60 days is really fun. I like getting the chance to meet the whole seventh-grade class.” She also thinks the students like getting a new teacher and changing things up. According to Mr. Rencher, some students like the change, some don’t. Each student usually finds one of the three areas they identify with more than the other.