Student Success

Isaiah Barden is a senior from Maranacook Community High School enrolled in the Business Academy program. He has found the knowledge he has gained through the program helpful already in many aspects of his life. He has learned about leadership, managing a business, using programs in the Microsoft office suite, motivation, psychology and problem solving…

Congratulations to all of our NTHS students!

Alyssa Thurlow of WABI stopped by to see what is happening in the Welding Program.  Check out the news story here.  

Congrats to our March Students of the Month! Emily Miller, Design Technology 2 Zhenya Mikha, Outdoor Leadership 1 Dillon Mackey, EMT Thomas Bagley, CTE Exploratory

Alexa Perkins has been selected as the cosmetology program’s student of the quarter for the third quarter. A junior at Presque Isle High School, Alexa is a first-year student in our program and has already demonstrated tremendous talent and love of her craft. COVID has presented all students with challenges to learning, but to be…

Capital Area Technical Center is pleased to announce the March Professionals of the Month. Isaac Hayden is a junior from Erskine Academy enrolled in the Electrical Technology program. He has found the program very fast paced, but feels he has learned a lot in a short amount of time. He entered the program feeling electrical…

What’s been happening in Mr. Harper’s Drafting & Engineering Technology program? Lots of cool stuff! One project is the 1901, 3 hp. Robert’s Marine engine. Back a few years ago, the project was started as a cooperative project with MIT mechanical engineering students. Our students created the drawings and parametric models while the MIT students…

Never a dull moment in our Drafting & Engineering Technology program! In addition to applied learning projects we always welcome and encourage student initiated projects. Today Ian MacKinnon tested out his prototype 3D printer filament recycler. Ian has put a ton of work into this project over a very short period of time. With three…

What do cell phones, candy wrappers, and paper plates have in common?  They all need a Machinist.     Five students in Mid-Coast’s Machine Tool class know everyone relies on Machinists and they are taking advantage.  They are learning the skills that have enabled them to become employed even before graduation.     First year student Logan…

The winners of this year’s FFA Proficiency and Star Awards have been announced and Presque Isle was well represented. Mrs. Gross and Mrs. McCurry could not be prouder of these four! Our chapter winners are as follows: Brandon Dubie won his second Proficiency Award this year. His category was Forest Management & Products. Brandon worked alongside…