North Tech

These students signed their apprenticeship agreements last week, officially joining the World Wide Technology Youth Apprentice Program.

Over the next 10 months, they will work as Configuration Technician apprentices, applying what they have learned in Cisco Networking Academy directly in the field while working alongside industry mentors at WWT. The program includes paid employment, professional development, and hands-on experience that connects classroom learning to the expectations of the tech industry.

Since 2022, this opportunity has been available exclusively to Tech students through a Registered Youth Apprenticeship partnership with the Department of Labor.

In order of appearance after group photo:

North Tech
Solena Flores - Ritenour School District
Eric Harris - Ferguson-Florissant School District, McCluer
Tyaa Harris - Ferguson-Florissant School District, McCluer North
Nathaniel James - Ferguson-Florissant School District, McCluer North
Faith Johnson - Jennings School District
Emerode Kilusisa - Hazelwood School District, Hazelwood Central (not pictured)

South Tech
Michael Patrick - Mehlville School District, Oakville High School

Students in our North and South Tech HVAC programs are training with the same tools used in the field thanks to a $10,000 investment from Spire through its Spire Serves initiative.

The partnership goes far beyond equipment. For more than 15 years, Spire has helped connect North and South Tech students to careers through mentorship, mock interviews, career exploration, and real opportunities after graduation.

Read more about how this partnership is helping students build the skills that lead directly to careers with Spire: https://buff.ly/7wg8T4p

Law Enforcement students spent Law Day inside the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, sitting in on a federal sentencing hearing and seeing the court system at work.

They also stepped into the courtroom themselves, arguing the Supreme Court case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. as part of their moot court experience, which focused on arguing legal principles - just as they would in law school. Thanks to legal professionals Maggie Peters, LeeAnn Miller, and Judge Rodney H. Holmes, who worked with them as they prepared and presented their arguments.

Senior students Ayzia Cooney (1st Place) and Chanel Holman (2nd Place) were also recognized for their work in a First Amendment video competition! Congratulations!