Career Technical Education students from 13 middle and high schools, as well as the Shelby County Career Technical Education Center, were recently honored at the Career Technical Education Awards Banquet held April 30 at the Shelby County Instructional Services Center.

Jackson Pruett, from The Shelby County Chamber, was the guest speaker for the event which was sponsored by Shelby County Community Education and the Shelby County Education Foundation.

Students honored were nominated based on the following criteria: Career Technical Program credentials/academics, Career Tech Service Organizations (CTSO) leadership, and/or career technical conference winners.  Teachers of the various career technical programs throughout the county were also recognized.

Student honorees included:

Calera High School

Katie Scott Troy, Business
Maria Monteiro, Marketing
Taryn Bilberry, Carpentry
Amaya Cummings, NJROTC

Calera Middle School

Cora Prescott, Business
Sabrena Wheeler, Family & Consumer Sciences

Chelsea High School

Sara Curren, Business
Noah Lee, Drafting/Design
Nia Simone Cummings, Family & Consumer Sciences

Chelsea Middle School

Brody Wesson, Business
Tamya Morris, Family & Consumer Sciences
Sam Junkin, Project Lead The Way

Career and Technical Educational Center

Nicholas Uldrich, Automotive Technology
Jonathan Barrett, Biomedical Sciences
Jake Horn, Collision Repair
Lyle Jensen, Construction Technology
Lizzy Brown, Cosmetology
Charly Stringfellow, Culinary Arts
Brendyn Allen, Health Science
Michael Buird, Plumbing
Christopher Smith, Robotics
Tiffany Byrd, Public Service Academy
Colby Miller, Welding

Columbiana Middle School

Alexander Moody, Business
Tanner Stogner, Family & Consumer Sciences
Colin Davis, Project Lead the Way

Helena High School

Jessie Zou, Business
Lexi Berry, Health Science

Helena Middle School

James Comer, Business
Olivia Martin, Family & Consumer Sciences

Montevallo High School

Daniel Campbell, Agriscience
Migdalia Lopez-Jimenez – Business
Jackqueline Galvan, Culinary/Hospitality & Tourism

Montevallo Middle School

Brianna Robertson, Business

Oak Mountain High School

Carley Sharp, Business
M’Kiyah Mitchell, Family & Consumer Sciences
Carson Easterling, Information Technology
Forrest Blake, Marketing       
Richard Fabian, Project Lead The Way

Oak Mountain Middle School

Katelyn Miller, Family & Consumer Sciences
Natalie Gaston, Family & Consumer Sciences
Ben Buckley & Connor Moore, Project Lead The Way

Shelby County High School

Reed Horton, Agriscience
Amanda Vick, Business
Amanda Martin, Family & Consumer Sciences

Vincent Middle/High School

Tyler Morales, Agriscience
Allie Totten, JROTC
Katilyn Garrison, Business