Dickson County High School CTE Newsletter

Digital Arts and Design Event Photography

Digital Arts & Design students used their photography skills at the CASA dance, CareNet Banquet, and the 2026 prom

Congratulations to these Digital Arts and Design students that passed the Adobe Certified Professional exams.

Digital Arts & Design Departmental Award

Congratulations to Logan Goheen, this year's recipient of the Digital Arts & Design Departmental Award! He has been in this program for four years During that time he has earned three Adobe professional certifications, which is a huge accomplishment!

Manual Mode Photography

GFWC Dickson Woman’s Club Donation

Digital Arts I students learned manual mode photography while Design II and III students worked on lighting and portrait techniques

Revyourengines....

SeveralDCHSseniors,includingAutomotivestudents, participatedintherecentTCATSigningDay!By committingtocontinuetheireducationinCareerand Technicaltraining,theyaretakinganexcitingsteptoward high-demand,skilledtrades Theyarereadytoturntheir CTEPathwayfoundationalskillsandhands-onexperience intomeaningful,in-demandprofessions.

StudentsinBusinessCommunications earnedtheirSouthwestPremier CommunicationCertification

IntrotoBusinessstudents earnedtheirTOSAGoogle SlidesCertification

What’shappeninginDCConstruction

Constructionstudents workedhardandearned theirNCCERCarpentry Level1IndustryCertification!

Kruz,aWBLstudentwho internsatDC

Construction,isfinishing asetofcornhole boards intheshop.

What’shappeninginCJ?

GUNRANGEDAY

CJstudentsrecentlyhadtheopportunityto buildcriticalskillsinfocus,decision-making, discipline,andsituationalawarenessthrougha hands-ontrainingexperienceattherange!

CJPracticumstudent’souton thejob...

Allison,aCJPracticumstudent,isatDickson FuneralHomeobservinginthefieldof MortuarySciencsaspartofherinternship.

DCHSCJstudentsrecentlytookpart inthepowerfullearningexperience, “SurvivetheCelebration”,an emergencyawarenesssimulation focusedonthedangersandreal-life consequencesofimpaireddriving.

Dieteticsand Dietetics and Nutrition Nutrition

HOSASLC2026

Top10:JiyaPatel,MedicalAssisting KinsleyAusley,DentalScience

Top5:CarsonShadowensandMicahPitts,EMT TracieLin,Biotechnology

2 place:AlaysiaWest,NursingAssisting nd

Congratstothe newlyappointed HOSAofficersforthe 2026-27Schoolyear:

DCHS JAG

JobsforAmerica’sGraduates

JobsforAmerica’sGraduates(JAG)helps studentsbuildskillsneededforsuccessin school,work,anddailylife.Theprogram focusesoncareerdevelopment,goal setting,studyskills,leadership,and personalresponsibility.Basedona nationalmodel,JAGsupportsstudentsin graduatingfromhighschooland preparingforemploymentorfurther education.Studentsalsoreceivefollowupandemploymentsupportfor12months aftergraduation.

Technology

TAP Students...

3RDANNUALFUTURETEACHER SIGNINGDAY

CWHSandDCHSgraduatingseniors recentlycommittedtoenterthe educationfield.

DCEASCHOLARSHIP!

SpecialCongratstoBellaDCHS,andAbigail-CWHSfor beingtherecipientsofthe DCEAScholarshipforfuture teachers!

Cougarsinthecommunity... Work Based Learning

BOBSTRACTORS

Developdigitalcontent thathighlightsgreen initiatives.

Showcasesustainability effortsthroughcreative designsolutions.

effortsthroughcreative designsolutions.

Cayden

Maite

Kaiden

Marlee

PBL

StudentshavebeenactivelyengagedinaProject BasedLearningprojectfromourcommunitypartner, TitleGroupofTN.Studentsareworkingonmarketing campaignsandt-shirtdesignstopresenttoour partner!

Auto-CAD

StudentsusedOnShapetodesigna3-DPacMan

Careers

Studentsareworkingon programming robotstomakespookysounds.