CTE Program Areas

• National FFA – https://www.ffa.org/
• North Dakota FFA – https://www.ndffa.org/
• North Dakota FFA Foundation – https://www.ndffafoundation.com/
• North Dakota CTE Agricultural Education – https://www.cte.nd.gov/agricultural

North Valley Career and Technology Center: 

• Emma Torkelson, Seed/Chemical Sales
• Scott Gorder, Implement Manager
• Tony Gudajtes, Ag Loan Officer
• Jamie Medbery, Parent & former Extension Agent
• Jeremy Gowan, Insurance Agent

Park River Area:

• Tom Ford, Retired Banker
• Suellen Brunsvold, Office Manager
• Emily KIoenig, Social Worker
• Mollie Shirek, Sign Language Interpreter
• Leigh Eisenbarth, Accounts Receivable
• Julie Zikmund, Professor
• Lori Zahradka, Special Projects Coordinator
• Andrew Hylden, Farmer

The North Valley Career and Technology Center Auto Technology Program is an ASE Accredited Training Program.

• SkillsUSA – https://www.skillsusa.org/
• North Dakota SkillsUSA – https://www.skillsusand.org/
• North Dakota CTE Automobile Technology – https://www.cte.nd.gov/tradeindustry
• ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) – https://www.ase.com/

• Mark Buck, Transportation Director GHS
• Scott Almen, Auto Technician
• Jay Skjerven, Auto Technician
• Clay Horter, Auto Parts Store Owner
• Kevin Jopp, Retired Auto Technician

• National FBLA – https://www.fbla-pbl.org/
• North Dakota FBLA – https://www.nd-fbla.org/
• North Dakota CTE Business Education – https://www.cte.nd.gov/business

• Lisa Tucker, Business Manager, North Valley CTC
• Amy Vollrath, Branch Manager, North Star Community Credit Union
• Maggie Suda, Unity Medical Center
• Kody Stark, Ag Country
• Jesse Forster, Business Solution
• Mike Shereck, First United Bank
• Molly West, FBLA Chapter President

Students learn about building materials, use and care of tools, and foundation, floor, wall, and roof construction while working on construction projects. Students are introduced to concrete, plumbing, and electrical installation, interior wall finishing, insulating, stair construction, and window and door installation. Construction Technology students participate in the student organization SkillsUSA.

Drafting

Students learn manual and computer drafting skills. Using AutoCAD LT students generate and plot one, two, and three-dimension drawings. Students may articulate credits earned to Wahpeton State College of Science Drafting program. Drafting students participate in the student organization Skill USA.

• SkillsUSA – https://www.skillsusa.org/
• North Dakota SkillsUSA – https://www.skillsusand.org/
• North Dakota CTE Trade & Industry – https://www.cte.nd.gov/tradeindustry

• Jason Latraille, Construction Business Owner
• Clark Molter, HR @ Custom Aire
• Kerry Demars, Lumberyard Owner
• Greg Elde, Construction Business Owner
• Ross Stewart, Electrician

The Mission

Objectives:

• Students must demonstrate that they can:
• Define 80% of the key terms listed in each chapter
• Obtain and record vital signs
• Recognize abnormalities in residents’ health and report the abnormalities to their supervisor
• Practice good communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate safety and emergency procedures
• Satisfactorily complete all 23 CNA skills listed in the candidate handbook
• Maintain patient confidentiality

• HOSA – https://hosa.org/
• North Dakota HOSA – https://www.ndhosa.org/
• North Dakota CTE Health Science – https://www.cte.nd.gov/healthsciences

• Mary Rudnik, Registered Nurse
• Trevor Tompkins, Administrator of Lutheran Sunset Home
• Lark Oihus, Office Manager
• Kathy Rustebakke, Sports Medicine at Life Skills & Transition Center

The mission of Marketing Education is to enable students to understand and apply marketing, management, and entrepreneurial principles; to make rational economic decisions, and to exhibit social responsibility in a global economy.

Objectives:

• Encourage students to think critically
• Stress the integration of and articulation with academics
• Sequenced so that broad-based understandings and skills provide a foundation to support advanced study of marketing
• Enable students to acquire broad understandings of and skills in marketing so that they can transfer their skills and knowledge between and among industries
• Enable students to understand and use technology to perform marketing activities
• Stress the importance of interpersonal skills in diverse societies
• Foster a realistic understanding and appreciation of business ethics
• Utilize a variety of types of interactions with the business community

• National DECA – https://www.deca.org/
• North Dakota DECA – https://nddeca.org/
• North Dakota CTE Marketing – https://www.cte.nd.gov/marketing

• Jayce Schumacher, Family Engagement Coordinator, GPS
• Kylen Kostrewski, Sales, Nutrien Ag Solutions
• Cameron Lentz, Technology Coordinator, GPS
• Zach Suda, Choice Financial Bank
• Brynn Flanders, Student
• Ryan O’Toole, Student