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Completer Ceremony
The CATEC Completer Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd, at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School. Students should arrive by 6:15pm, and the ceremony will begin at 7:00pm. All family and friends are welcome, so come and support the accomplishments of our graduates!
Summer Camp and Internships
Summer is right around the corner so sign up now for summer camp! This summer our career exploration camps for rising 8th - 10th graders will include the following: Culinary Arts, Cosmetology and Barbering, Architecture and Construction. For rising 11th and 12th graders we will be offering an Architecture and Construction Academy, as well as a three week internship for students who are 16 years old and older. Click here for more information and to download an application: Summer Camp or Summer Internship.
Scholarships Available for CATEC Students CATEC seniors, post-grads, and adults who are currently completing a program at the school, and are planning on continuing their education at a post-secondary school, are eligible to apply for one of seven scholarship. Five of these scholarships are provided by the CATEC Foundation Board and are one-time awards in the amount of $1,000 each. Two additional scholarships to be awarded are the Leslie Hughes Walton Scholarship and the Rotary Scholarship, each in the amount of $1,500. Only one application needs to be completed to be considered for all scholarships. The scholarship criteria include academic success, community service, demonstration of technical skills within your trade, work ethic, teacher recommendation, and financial need.
Scholarship applications are available in the main office, or click on this link to download a copy. If you have any questions, please contact the front office at 434-973-4461.
Scholarship application deadline: Friday, March 30. 2012
CATEC Students Shine in District SkillsUSA Competitions On Friday, February 10th, CATEC students participated in the District VI SkillsUSA competition at Massanutten Technical Center. Students tested their skills against students from across the district. Trade competitions included Cosmetology, Commercial Baking, Masonry, Automotive Technology, Barbering, Collision Repair. Some students also participated in leadership competitions such as Scrapbooking, Job Skills Demo, Community Service, and Job Interview. All the contestants received certificates of participation, and the top three finishers in each area also received various prizes. The following students were among the top finishers in their respective competitions, and most of these contestants are now eligible to attend the state SkillsUSA competition at the Hampton Roads Convention Center on April 20th and 21st:
Student Wins Chili Pepper Cook-Off Contest
 On Saturday, March 3rd, CATEC Culinary Arts student Sandy Zuniga participated in the Chili Pepper Cook-Off Contest, held at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library as part of The Big Read 2012. Participants made homemade chili salsa to promote the program's book selection. This year the library chose "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya, which is set in New Mexico.
Sandy Zuniga was announced as the winner and won $100 gift certificate to Foods of All Nations. Click here to see the media coverage of the event.
A Lesson in Color
 When the Cosmetology students learn how to color, it's not about staying in the lines, but more about science and technique. Colorist Donna Darrington from Avalon, visited CATEC on January 29th and taught the students a lesson on applying highlights. The students were fully engaged as they learned the proper technique for applying highlights to someone's hair. They then took their new knowledge and applied it as they practiced the technique on each other. The students are also preparing for their Virginia State Board of Cosmetology exam, which will be taken in May.
Local Entrepreneur Visits Automotive Classes
On Tuesday, January 10th, the automotive classes were visited by local entrepreneur Vinny Tullo, Owner of Mobile Scratch Pros and V.I.P. Customs. Mr. Tullo spoke to the students about his journey to
 become the owner of his own business. This visit was part of the CATEC Entrepreneurship Program which teaches students how to begin their own journey towards becoming an entrepreneur. Students learn how to write a business plan, ways to obtain funding, and other business concepts. Video Spotlight
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returned with five state finalists. Maddy Retan earned 1st place in the personal care event; Kyle Eastman earned 3rd place in the extemporaneous writing category and our creative problem solving team, Kate Houff, Ivette Rodriguez-Arizmendi and Celia Trujillo-Arizmendi, won 5th place. All the students did a great job and many advanced several rounds before being eliminated. Maddy and Kyle will be competing in Orlando, FL at the national level June 20-23. 
