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CTE Pathways

CTE Pathways

Career-Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for high-skill, high-wage, high-demand jobs where you can be creative, innovative, and self-directed after high school.  South’s programs focus on student collaboration, real-world relevance, and leadership development opportunities.  CTE sets students up for success in all levels of post-secondary education and entry-level employment, start-up entrepreneurship, and community leadership.

You can find additional information in the 2024 South CTE Brochure and below. 

  • While anyone may take these courses, we encourage all students to consider completing the 3-credit pathway (see below).  Some CTE programs offer College Now credit, and pathways are connected to the senior-year CTE project, which can fulfill the Extended Application requirements for graduation.  

     

    CTE Pathways 1st Credit 2nd Credit 3rd Credit + CTE Project Completion
    Early Childhood Education

     

    • Child Development I
    • Child Development II

     
    • Intro to Teaching
    • Child Psychology
    • Advanced A/B or ECE Aide A/B
    • CTE Project 
    Culinary Arts
    • International Foods
    • South Fork Catering I
    • South Fork Catering II
    • Food Lab Aide (optlonal)
    • South Fork Catering Ill (full year)
    • Food Lab Aide (optional)
    • CTE Project 

     
    Computer & Information Services
    • Computer Fundamentals
    • Any Computer Class
    • Any 2 Computer Classes
    • AP Computer Science or Any 2 Computer Classes
    • CTE Project

     
    Graphic Design
    • Art 2D I
    • Graphic Design I CN
    • Digital Photography
    • Art 2D I
    • Graphic Design II CN

     

    • Graphic Design III Special Projects
    • Graphic Design iV CTE Project

    Portfolio only offered Spring Term

     
    Jouranlism & Media Arts
    • News Media I
    • News Media II
    • News Media II, Broadcast Media, or Newspaper (full year)
    • News Media II/III CN (Broadcast Media or Newspaper)
    • CTE Project

     
    • Yearbook I
    • Yearbook II
    • Yearbook II (full year)
    • Yearbook II/III CN (full year)

    • CTE Project

     

    For classic South students, committing to any of the CTE pathways and the final CTE Project replaces the Senior Experience. The CTE Project fulfills the Extended Application graduation requirement. Students who have taken 1.5 credits in a CTE Program of Study by the end of Junior year are eligible to declare the CTE Project for Senior year. 

    The CTE Project is a comprehensive portfolio that documents the knowledge gained in a given CTE pathway at South. It proves a useful tool in showing future clients, employers, or other evaluators the depth of a student’s traning and skill. 

  • CALCI “Hub” Programs are district-wide Career-Technical programs that allow students to do a deep dive into a career pathway while earning high school credits and fulfill the Extended Application requirements to graduate. These programs have no prerequisites to enter, have integrated credit, and are project-based and hands-on.  Attendance is essential in these programs, so be aware that chronic absences or tardies may result in your removal from the program.

     

    CALCI Programs:

    1. Future Build... 4.0 Credits: 2.0 Applied Arts, 1.0 Language Arts, 1.0 Math

    2. HumaniTech... 4.0 Credits: 2.0 Science, 1.0 Applied Arts, 1.0 Math

    3. EmpowerED... 4.0 Credits: 2.0 Applied Arts, 1.0 Language Arts, 1.0 Health

    4. Creative Current Studio... 4.0 Credits: 3.0 Applied Arts, 1.0 Language Arts

     

    For additional information about the CALCI program, visit the Welcome to CALCI page on the Eugene School District 4j website. 

  • How CALCI programs differ from South-specific CTE programs:

    • 11th and 12th Graders only (South programs can start as early as 9th grade)

    • Double periods each day, either in the mornings or afternoons, except Future Build which is the entire A Day or B Day (South typically has a single class period per term of the program). 

    • Completed in a single year (South programs take 2-3 years to complete)

    • Integrated Credits offered in more than one graduation credit type (South programs are often a single credit type, Applied Arts: CTE)

    • District Provided Transportation as students go to different sites (South CTE programs happen only at South.  HumaniTech is an exception since it is housed at South.)