Four Nominated For Indiana Award for Excellence

pcctclogoThe Porter County Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee met on October 25 and among other business unanimously approved four nominations for an Indiana Award for Excellence. The Award for Excellence is the highest award presented in Indiana to a student, program, or partnership. The students were selected from 1100 eligible students to be candidates for this highest award presented to a Career and Technical Education student in Indiana. The following students were nominated:

  1. Ben Brubaker, (two years study in Electronics and Computer Technology) (Valparaiso HS senior)
  2. Matt Mues, (Criminal Justice and Criminal Investigations student) (Valparaiso HS senior)
  3. Alexander Schreier, (present Health Occupations Student, and Medical Terminology student) (Portage HS senior) Partnership Nominee
  4. The Porter County Career and Tech Center’s Alternative Energy Demonstration Project was nominated for an Indiana Partnership Award.

 

This partnership includes the Electronics Technology and Modern Machining programs, the Valparaiso Community Schools Maintenance staff, Midwest Wind and Solar LLC, and former and present students. This partnership was recently recognized with induction into the Northwest Indiana Society of Innovators.

Statewide Award for Excellence selections will be announced in late January and presented in Indianapolis in March.