Programs
Toolbox Event
Through the Careers In Construction‘s Toolbox Event, local C.T.E High School students helped to teach 900 fourth graders in our community how to build toolboxes in the 2023/2024 school year.
- This program gives High School Students in our area the opportunity to share their love and passion of building with the kids in our local elementary schools.
- The Toolbox Event encourages interaction and engagement, strengthens fine motor skills, prompts problem solving, captures the interests of different learning styles, promotes cognitive development, helps to teach cooperation/working together, builds confidence, inspires creativity, and provides the opportunity for life experiences.
- Our goal for the 2024/2025 school year is to scale this program and increase the number of students reached from 900 to 1,500!
Toolbox Event Dates:
Hockinson Elementary
Date: April 8, 2025
Times: 9:00 AM and 12:15 PM
Address: 20000 NE 164th Street, Brush Prairie, WA 98606- Sacajawea Elementary
Date: April 10, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Address: 700 NE 112th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685 - Washington Elementary
Date: April 11, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM
Address: 2908 S Street, Vancouver, WA 98663 - Harney Elementary
Date: April 16, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM
Address: 3212 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661 - Ridgefield High School
Date: April 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Address: 2630 Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield, WA 98642 - Ridgefield High School
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Address: 2630 Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield, WA 98642 - Hough Elementary
Date: April 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM
Address: 1900 Daniels Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
School Built Sheds
Through our School Built Shed program students learn both the “hard and soft” skills of building, sales, and marketing. Students build the sheds from start to finish and sell them to the public through their marketing efforts. All funds that are received from the sales go directly back into the program to fund their future builds.
- The shed building programs at Vancouver School District, Evergreen School District, Ridgefield School District and La Center School District launched spring 2024! If you are interested in ordering a shed, please call Jon Girod at 360-907-5800
Skills USA
Throughout the year, SkillsUSA students sharpen their skills through competitions on the local, regional, and state levels, competitions created and judged by industry. The SkillsUSA Championships is the national pinnacle of those competitions, where more than 6,000 state champions compete in well over 100 skilled and leadership events.
- Hudson Bay student won State in the plumbing competition and took 15th at Nationals in 2024
- SkillsUSA website: Who We Are | SkillsUSA
