AACPS STEM Awards 2024 Celebrates Excellence in Students and Teachers
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it" - Alan Kay, Winner of the A.M. Turing Award
Working with AACPS Facilities Division, school staff and students from the HVAC, Plumbing, Electricity, and Building Maintenance programs, Trane, Inc. implemented an on-site training facility at CAT North.
"During my years of high school, I built good relationships with staff members especially Mr. Lucas Jamerson, Mrs. Hannah Reiger, and Mr. Jens Johanson."--Evan, Grade 12
What began as a training opportunity for AACPS HVAC technicians blossomed into a hands-on, real-world learning experience for students.
"We are strengthening the push with the CAT schools to help raise awareness of the great opportunities that are still offered in trades."
After 25 years in the classroom my father transitioned into another position within the board of education as an Internship Coach. I decided to apply for the Automotive Refinishing Instructor position that my father held for the past 25 years. As a family we were very excited that I was selected for the position… I don’t think I’d be happy doing anything else. You have to find passion in what you do, and I feel that passion. I enjoy going to work every day. There are always going to be problems in any career you choose, but you have to find the joy in it. If there is no joy, there’s no point.