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Jacksonville High School CTE program upgraded JISD officials held ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 7 at Jacksonville High School, opening a newly revamped CTE building to the public for perusal. • The project was part of the district’s $21 • JHS offers nine different career pathways through its CTE program: Agricultural sci- million bond package, which called for in- creasing building’s size from 26,656 square ences – Animal Science (veterinary Tech- feet to 38,231 square feet. nology); Agricultural Sciences – Mechan- • Three new classrooms were added to the ics; Agricultural Sciences – Plant Sciences; facility, and space in the school’s ag shop Audio Visual Production; Business and has doubled. Finance; Education and Training; Health • A new welding shop with adequate room Science; Hospitality and Tourism – Culi- and ventilation was created, along with nary Arts; and Transportation, Distribution extra storage space and restrooms. and Logistics, led by 13 instructors, ac- cording to www.jisd.org. Below, The stadium is a Texas Football Stadium Hall of Fame honoree, and four play-off games have been hosted in the newly renovated facility. The project took top honors in October, 2019, at the 2019 Texas Downtown As- sociation Presidents Awards Program, named winner of the Best Public Im- provement Design Category for a city below a 50,0000 population. Above, Instructor Erin Reynolds describes the use of equipment for a health-science class during an open house of Jacksonville High School’s newly renovated CTE building. 2020 | Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 27