Char-Em ISD, Boyne City Public Schools recognized for ‘Outstanding’ Lineworker Program

Posted on April 20th, 2021

Watch the video we submitted to the Office of Career and Technical Education about the award! Watch our video about the Lineworker Program! The Michigan Department of Education recently recognized Char-Em ISD and Boyne City Public Schools with an award of excellence for the popular lineworker pr…

Pellston High School students step up to help out Brave Hearts Estates veteran facility

Posted on April 16th, 2021

Each year, students who participate in Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) programming at Pellston High School participate in a community service project that benefits an area organization. This year, several welding students learned of some needs they could tackle at nearby Brave Hearts Es…

All revved up! Pellston High School introducing PowerSports Technology class in 2021-22 school year

Posted on February 24th, 2021

‘These skills will be applicable to boats, personal watercrafts, motorcycles, snowmobiles, watercraft, lawn and garden equipment, and other ATVs and UTVs.’ A new career and technical education class set to launch at Pellston High School next school year will really get students’ motors…

Sky’s the limit for Harbor Springs drone program!

Posted on February 23rd, 2021

Rob LaPoint’s drone class at Harbor Springs High School started four years ago as a way to show students the novice abilities of piloting unmanned aerial vehicles. Since then, it has grown to encompass so much more, opening up a sky’s-the-limit amount of potential future opportunities to the s…

Celebrating Career Tech to Careers at Great Lakes Energy

Posted on March 3rd, 2020

An initiative by the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, known as Career Tech to Careers, is celebrating the decision of high school graduates to enter the work force after earning their diploma – specifically those students whose high school careers included Career and Tech…

Local students attend national leadership conference in D.C.

Posted on February 2nd, 2020

Three students from Char-Em Intermediate School District schools were selected to attend the Jobs for America’s Graduates National Leadership Academy in December 2019. The students were selected by their teachers and Mike Vandermus, Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) Specialist with M…

National Manufacturing Day is returning for Char-Em ISD high school students!

Posted on September 17th, 2019

Regional manufacturing facilities will open their doors for student tours Oct. 8-10, 2019 ‘Several students even asked for employment applications to fill out for when they graduated. We’re very excited to participate in the event again this year.’
– Luke Manthei, The Manthei …

MiCareerQuest set for Oct. 18, 2019, for Char-Em ISD students!

Posted on September 5th, 2019

ISD Career Tech staff, partner agencies bring hands-on career expo to spark student career interests Ninth-graders from throughout Char-Em ISD’s 11 local school districts will have the chance to experience dozens of exciting career paths in an amped up career fair known as MiCareerQuest…

Celebrating Career Tech to Careers!

Posted on July 10th, 2019

Char-Em ISD launches new initiative recognizing students entering the workforce post-graduation ‘We love to hear these stories about students who complete career tech education classes, head out to begin fulfilling careers, and make us all proud.’ BOYNE CITY – A new initiative, Car…

Petoskey Health Occupations students receive Emergency Medical Responders certification

Posted on May 31st, 2019

(2019) The Petoskey area has 19 newly-trained emergency medical responders (EMRs), thanks to an innovative Health Occupations class offered through Petoskey High School, Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education, and North Central Michigan College. On May 21, 2019, the students, in grades 1…