A huge congratulations goes out to our MISD Career and Technical Education Program (CTE) who had 254 students pass their Industry-Based Certification (IBC) exams and 107 senior students complete their CTE Program of Study. This marks the highest number of students who have both passed their IBC certifications and completed their CTE program of study.
IBCs are recognized by the state as industry-standard certifications. With this certification, students can compete against real-world professionals and use these certifications as they move into their future careers.
Graduating seniors who completed their CTE Program of Study will get to walk across the stage with their green cord. These senior students completed their CTE Program of Study by taking three or more courses for a total of four or more credits within the same Program of Study. This requires serious dedication to their Program of Study to earn this achievement.
In the 2024-2025 school year, the Melissa ISD CTE program will offer 27 Programs of Study with a total of 128 courses available at the high school level. The MISD CTE program partners with both Princeton ISD and Collin County Community College to provide this extensive range of opportunities. For the full list of CTE programs and courses, visit the CTE website or pages 31-33 and 67-95 on MHS Academic Planning Guide.
Congratulations to these exemplary students for their dedication to academics! Thank you to MHS CTE Coordinator Doug Bingman, CTE Middle School Coordinator Samantha Yarbrough, and all the CTE teachers who have guided these students to achieve such a significant accomplishment. Melissa ISD would also like to thank Debi Crawford, the Executive Director of Technology & HIRE Education, for her four incredible years of building the exceptional Melissa ISD CTE program we have today.
To learn more about the Melissa ISD CTE Program and all it has to offer, please visit www.melissaisd.org/cte.
Industry Based Certifications:
Adobe Certified Professional in Digital Video Using Adobe Premiere Pro from Adobe: 7 students
Adobe Certified Professional in Print and Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesign from Adobe: 2 students
Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop from Adobe: 11 students
Autodesk Inventor from Certiport: 12 students
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA): 34 students
Certified EKG Technician (CET) from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA): 10 students
CodeHS Cybersecurity Level 1 Certification from CodeHS: 14 students
CodeHS Python Level 1 Certification from CodeHS: 11 students
Entrepreneurship And Small Business from Certiport-250: 34 students
Microsoft Office PowerPoint from Microsoft Office: 5 students
Microsoft Office Word from Microsoft Office: 12 students
Non Commission Security Officer from Texas A&M: 28 students
Non Commission Security Officer from the American Firing Range: 1 student
Nutrition, Food, and Wellness from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences: 10 students
Refrigerant Handling: 9 students
Stukent Social Media Marketing Certification from Stukent: 54 students
Seniors Graduating as CTE Program of Study Completers:
Accounting and Financial Services: Aidan Austin
Adv HVAC: Gavin Hearnsberger, Brayzon Riddle-Jones
Audio/Video Production: Ava Barnes, Camille Crews, Ryan Cruz, Tyler Evans, Johnathan Graves, Paige Mooneyham, Isaac Sandoval, Samuel Pevehouse
Business Management: Victoria Majdan, Coleby Milam
Computer Maintenance/Networking: Avree Becker
Cosmetology 2: Kassidy Bell, Hannah Luke, Brooke Waite, Kaiya Griggs, Kalilia Thompson
Cybersecurity: Tyler Mathieson, Hayden Maurer, Ira Roy
Design and Multimedia Arts: Jordan Hernandez, Eleanor King, Alexis Ware
Engineering: Jaxson Angleton, Nicholas Bunim, Clayton Brown, William Hernandez, Oliver Kurlinski, Jordyn Owens, Mason Pettigrew, Inaaya Ahmed
Exercise Science and Wellness: Reina Castro, David Graham, Bailey Mullen, Timothy O'Connor, Alana Walukiewicz
Graphic Design: Laila Chriss, Lily Cox, Katie Jackman, Lilly Lebo, Malaika Reed, Meagan Tubbs, Lelia Wormington
Graphic Design and Multimedia Art: Lexi Solis, Emily Rios Aviles, Jake Griffith, Jack Harris, Kara Jones, Raigh-Ann Kitowski, Franklin Knapp
Healthcare Therapeutics & Exercise Science & Wellness: Ava Day
Healthcare Therapeutics: Olumide Ajayi, Michael Bartlett, Frida Cervantes, Michael Chatman, Genevieve Chong, Logan Clark, Bishop Curry, Mara Dooley. Anna Garrett, Mckayla George, Kylie Gutierrez, Emma Hernandez, Simisola Kehinde, Hanyya Khan, Julie Lado, Alejandro Luna, Elizabeth Nguyen, Natalie Nguyen, Nathaniel Obianke, Taylor Ortega, Analise Portillo, Makayla Powell, Siya Shukla, Miranda Sirota, Alyssa Thompson, Lorelai Thompson, Emerson Trevino, Atiana Ussery, Anna Vorheis, Keara Wylie, America Zeitler
Law Enforcement: Aveian Anderson, Laura Carrico, Emmah Ellis, Dexter Gabrillo, Graham Harvey, Bronze Higginbotham, Ashley Jones, Hailey Porter, Jesus Serrano
Programming & Software Development: Tristan Mathieson, Andrew Clark, Eric Bosley
Teaching and Training: Sadie Blackwell, Kayla Dreksler, Madeline Garlin, Makayla Pearson, Ashley Philpott, Ellen Remigio, Trinity Willey