BY MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
Looking ahead
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for our programs.” Student Katelyn Stanaland is a senior at Flower Mound High School and in her second year at TECC-East. She spoke at the Aug. 28 ribbon-cut- ting, thanking the district for the program. “I’ve sincerely enjoyed being in the automotive program here, and I’ve learned a lot, not just about cars, but about what the automotive field expecta- tions of professionalism are,” Stanaland said.
Another aspect of TECC-East that makes it unique is the way it brings students with shared interests together. “We’re able to pull a few kids from every building that don’t realize that there’s other kids just like them who are interested in building video games,” Moreno said. “But then we bring them over here, and pretty soon we’ve got four classes of 30 kids that all have that common interest, and they wouldn’t have known each other if it wasn’t
The district offers similar program options at the middle school level. District staff said TECC-East and West also have community nights where middle school students are invited to learn more about the programs. “We currently offer 42 programs of study and one regional program of study, and they get to have some hands-on opportunities because middle school is when we need them to start thinking about that journey that they’re going to take in high school,” Petrunin said. As workforce needs continue to evolve, LISD is continuing to adapt to prepare students for future careers. “We’re preparing students for jobs that might not even exist at this moment in time,” Petrunin said. “We’re helping students to see all of the possibilities beyond what they might traditionally see.”
TECC-East offers courses in:
Animation
Cosmetology
Health science
Architecture
STEM/Engineering
Law enforcement
Auto technology
Graphic design/Illustration
Video game design
NOTE: LIST IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE
SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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