Automotive Technology & Construction Trades Capstone

Two of our Construction Trades students are employed with T-Ross Construction. Our Automotive Technology students are dispersed throughout a variety of employers including: Montandon Service Center, Murray Motors-Milton, Steve Shannon Tire-Lewisburg, Watsontown Trucking, and Spencer's Chrome.

9th Grade Rotations

9th Grade students visit each of our eight programs to learn from both the instructor and students enrolled in the program. The students participate in activities that relate to the program and provide an opportunity for 9th graders to ask questions and make a decision prior to course requests.

Diversified Occupations Students in Action!

Diversified Occupation students gain real world experience in a future career while enrolled in this program.  The students return to school for in person instruction regarding workplace skills, personal skills, technical skills, and financial literacy! Featured are a few of the students in the program, there might be a few that you see in your travels!

Agriculture Soil Samples

Agriculture students participating in a soil lab during their class time.

Cooperative Education Appreciation Breakfast

Employers and students enrolled in the Cooperative Education program (Diversified Occupations and Capstone) attended a breakfast along with the CTE instructors and administration in the high school. There was a signing event to continue employment upon graduation as well and awards for different milestones in the program.

SkillsUSA & Lowe’s Grant Update

Construction Trades received a grant from Lowes to complete a project to build a shed. Automotive Technology joined in to assist with metal plates for the roof.  Doug Walter, Construction Trades instructor, is providing opportunities for real world experience  through this project.

PA SkillsUSA State Competition

10 students traveled to Hershey to compete in 3 different competitions.  Community Service placed 2nd in the state with their community initiative  and collaboration with Dwell.  American Spirit highlighted CTE recruitment, Veteran’s dinner, and assisted with Dwell.  Entrepreneurship created a business plan and presented their landscaping business.

CTE Olympics

All CTE programs competed against each other with various tasks relating to the diverse programs offered. Criminal Justice was crowned the winner with Entrepreneurship and Diversified Occupations following close behind.

What’s for Lunch?

Parents, guardians, and grandparents were invited in to eat lunch, converse with each other, and tour the classrooms with the instructors. Over 20 individuals came in to see the programs and experience the programs in action.

4th Grade STEM

High school CTE students from each program visited Baugher and White Deer Elementary for 4th grade classrooms.  All CTE programs did an activity related to their programs and explained different careers related to their program.

Central PA Chamber of Commerce: Breakfast Briefing

Over 30 individuals from Central PA Chamber of Commerce gathered in our Literacy Cafe to learn more about our programs, ways to support our programs, and ended with a tour of all 7 programs.

Milton inducts 40 NEW members into NTHS

Cody Ross, T-Ross Construction, was the guest speaker for the induction ceremony. 40 new members were inducted as well as 23 returning members for a total of 63 members.

Texas Roadhouse spoils CTE Teachers

Selinsgrove Texas Roadhouse treated CTE teachers to a surprise lunch in collaboration with CTE Appreciation Month.  Samantha Gibson, Texas Roadhouse, and Amanda Smith, Cooperative Education Coordinator, had teachers come down for a meeting which turned into a surprise luncheon.

SkillsUSA District Competition

15 students competed at the SkillsUSA District Competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology.  Talya Bardole, an Agriculture student, competed in Job Demo A and placed 3rd. Abigail Saber, a Diversified Occupations student, placed 2nd in Job Interview.  Tristan Engle, an Automotive Technology student competed and placed 3rd in Automotive Technology Services, and Zander Tallent, a Diversified Occupations student, competed and placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Criminal Justice: NOCTI Performance

Students in Criminal Justice 3 are practicing for their performance portion of the NOCTI exam. Students role play being the driver as well as the officer on duty in a traffic stop and citation scenario.

Check Out Automotive Technology’s New Equipment

Milton received a grant which was used to purchase new equipment for our Automotive Technology program.  Mr. Persing obtained Hunter’s brand new alignment rack and a disc brake lathe with the grant funds. Students are receiving a simulated work environment and receiving training on these new items.

CTE Spreading Cheer!

Santa and his helpers were busy Friday morning spreading cheer! They traveled through the middle and high school classrooms with treats along the way!

Diversified Occupations: Classroom Action

Members of Diversified Occupations not only work out in their future career fields, but also spend time in the classroom learning employability skills each week. Laura Taylor, Early Reach Coordinator at OVR, presented about two important topics in the workplace: teamwork and time management  with a fun activity that demonstrated both with a holiday twist.

SkillsUSA & Dwell Collaboration

SkillsUSA is partnering with Dwell, a nonprofit organization, that specializes in providing support and encouragement to foster, kinship, and adoptive families in Central PA.  The SkillsUSA chapter is currently organizing a clothing drive to support their cause until November 17th, 2023.  Check out the video for further details and the students leading the project this year.

SkillsUSA: Clean Up Downtown

Members of SkillsUSA went down to assist Milton Rotary with cleaning up the downtown area. Students covered Arch Street, Broadway, and Center Street along with the YMCA parking lot.

Treats on the Track Video

Check out this spooktacular event presented by Milton’s CTE Programs and SkillsUSA. No tricks here- just treats for over 1200 dinosaurs, Disney characters, goblins and more! Over 50 tables and vendors were at the event, check out the video to see everyone involved!

SkillsUSA: Treats on Track Winners 2023

Check out the winners from our Treats on the Track event held here at Alumni Stadium.

SkillsUSA Officers 2023-2024

SkillsUSA Officers have been decided for the 2023-2024 school year. SkillsUSA will be partnering up with DWELL this year for the community service project. Be on the lookout for further details coming soon!

STEAM: Diversified Occupations & Capstone

TIME employs both students in Diversified Occupations and Capstone-Early Childhood Education. The students are working with elementary students and faculty members to educate   students about STEAM related curriculum.

Agriculture & Early Childhood Education: Back in Action!

Agriculture and Early Childhood Education students are back at it in the classroom. Students in both programs are learning real world application skills that will assist them in their future careers. We offer opportunities for guest speakers to come into our classrooms to provide real world experiences.

Diversified Occupations & Geisinger Co-Op Partnership

Students in our Diversified Occupations program here at Milton are getting a jump start on their future careers at various locations thanks to the Geisinger Co-op program.

Diversified Occupations Students in Action!

Diversified Occupation students gain real world experience in a future while enrolled in this program.  The students return to school for in person instruction regarding workplace skills, personal skills, technical skills, and financial literacy! Featured are a few of the students in the program, there might be a few that you see in your travels!

Milton CTE Float Takes the Gold!

The CTE float took 1st place in the youth organizations category in the Harvest Festival! Members of Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Construction Trades, Diversified Occupations, Early Childhood Education, and Entrepreneurship passed out candy, seeds, and bookmarks promotive upcoming events!

Construction Trades & Automotive Technology: Back in Action

Construction Trades and Automotive Technology students are back at it in the classroom. Students in both programs are learning real world application skills that will assist them in their future careers.  These instructors are planting the seeds of CTE Panther Pride in levels 2 and 3.

MASD Physics Teacher, Mr. Yohey, helps raise $$ for SkillsUSA!

Mr. Yohey helped SkillsUSA raise over $200 while being taped to the wall on Thursday, May 4.

Congratulations to our Skills USA State Competitors!

Woot Woot!! Big time Congratulations to our Skills USA State Competitors!! We have a team headed to Nationals in June in Atlanta!

Maria Painter, Savannah Nixon and Alixbel Familia placed FIRST in Community Service. They chose the Panther Pantry, our very own food assistance program for students in our district and collected food and monetary donations for the Panther Pantry!

Our Entrepreneurship team placed THIRD in the state! Way to go, Zen Regus, Braden Kessler, Braxton Hartman and Keith Houtz!

We are so #PantherProud of these amazing students!

Showcasing CTE In The News!

Mrs. Mabus showcasing CTE In The News bulletin board where she showcases students in our CTE programs doing great things academically and athletically in the community.

CTE Students Work on New Admin Building

Construction Trades students (Quinn Keister and Wyatt Ficks) working on the new administrative building. 

CTE Students Visit 4th Grade Classrooms

CTE students ventured over to the elementary 4th grade classrooms at Baugher and White Deer to educate them about the programs offered at the high school and careers associated with those programs.

NCTE Teachers & Students Are Recognized by the MASD School Board

CTE Teachers at the February Board Meeting were recognized, as it is CTE Month. Students from each of the programs presented the board with an update/upcoming events of CTE for February. 

CTE Students Perform Well at District-Level SkillsUSA Competition

Congratulations to the eleven Milton Area School District students who competed at the district level in the SkillsUSA competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology on Friday, February 3. Of those participating four earned top finishes.  Two students earned second-place finishes in the following categories: Aidan Keiser (Criminal Justice) in Criminal Justice; and Gabbie Whitenight (Early Childhood Education) in Job Demo. Two earned third-place finishes in the following categories: Braxton Hartman (Accounting) in Extemporaneous Speaking; and Ethan Minium (Automotive Technology) in Automotive Service Technology.

We are so proud of all the students who represented our district and showcased our CTE program in such an amazing way! #InvestingInOurFuture #PantherPride

National Technical Honor Society Inducts New Members

HUGE congrats to the 43 new members of the National Technical Honor Society! What a great evening highlighting the accomplishments of some extremely talented CTE students! A sincere thank you to special guest speaker, State Senator-Elect & current PA State Rep. Lynda Culver, Milton Mayor Tom Aber and the 100+ parents and family members who attended this special evening!

CTE Teachers Get a Gift!

Our coolest CTE teachers to ever walk the planet were treated to personalized, specially-created t-shirts in celebration of February’s CTE Month.

T.I.M.E. donates $$ to SkillsUSA Competition

T.I.M.E has donated $400 towards the SkillsUSA District 6 Competition where our Construction Trades students will compete in Teamworks.  This competition will showcase the skills that construction trades students have learned throughout their CTE program.

CTE Staff & Students Spread Holiday Cheer

CTE Teachers, along with Daylin Comly, an Automotive Technology student, continued spreading holiday cheer throughout the past two days by delivering candy to faculty and staff! CTE students also organized a food drive for the district as well. Happy holidays everyone!

CTE Students Decorate Classroom Doors!

Milton HS CTE students took part in the school-wide holiday door decorating contest for their classrooms. Our CTE students walked away with some serious honors! Holiday cheer is definitely in abundance when walking into these classrooms!

Construction Trades Students Prepare Santa’s House for the Season!

Construction Trades student, Hunter Smith, hands a string of lights up to fellow student, Quinn Keister, at the Santa House, located along Broadway in downtown Milton, while decorating Tuesday afternoon. Santa will be at the house from 9 am to noon, Saturdays, December 3, 10 and 17. Children who visit will receive a gift.

Construction Trades Students Help Local Businesses!

Students in Construction Trades 2/3 classes are working downtown on the new DIG furniture business opening in January.

Agriculture Students Create CTE Posters!

MASD Agriculture 3 students recently created these posters to represent the seven different Career and Technical Education programs to decorate the CTE hallway! #PantherPride

Milton Showcases their CTE Program at the Integrated Learning Conference

The annual Integrated Learning Conference held in State College for the entire state of CTE professionals/administrators, PDE leaders, and guidance counselors allowed a chance for us to showcase our comprehensive high school. Agriculture instructor, cooperative education coordinator and high school co principal/CTE administrator packed the house with over 50 participants for their presentation about how Milton creates a CTE culture right in our high school.

Milton HS’s Building Trades Students Help Renovate Cole’s Hardware!

We really “DIG” what’s going on in Downtown Milton! These young men of MAHS Building Trades have been helping to restore/renovate the old Cole’s Hardware to make room for the new DIG Furniture location.

CTE’s Halloween!

Graham Johnson dressed as Runa and Damialys Rivera dressed as Momo in Wonderland. Both received awards for most creative.

Diversified Occupations’ Partnering Businesses 

Thank you to the following businesses for partnering with Milton’s Diversified Occupations: Cole’s – Lewisburg, May’s Diner, Rovendale’s Ag, Outer Image, Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Weis – Milton & Lewisburg, Bedrock Care – Milton & Watsontown, Perkins – Lewisburg, Holiday Inn Express, Bonanza, Wendy’s – Lewisburg.

Diversified Occupations Students in the Community

Our Diversified Occupations students encompass a variety of positions in their future careers, as the program gets them ready with employability skills and on the job training. Currently, we have 15 students who work during the week training in their future careers and then return to school Wednesday afternoons for employability skills in the classroom.

Cooperative Education Students in Action

We have a variety of businesses that we are partnering with this year! Here are a few of our Early Childhood Education students at Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg and Noah’s Ark in Milton.

AIM HI event at Geisinger

10th and 11th grade students attended Geisinger for the AIM HI event where they were introduced to a variety of professions in the medical field. This opportunity allowed them to learn about the cooperative education experiences that Geisinger offers for seniors. In combination with the Diversified Occupations program, the students would get real life experience in the medical field.

Milton Cooperative Education

Check out some of Milton High School’s cooperative education students in action at businesses in the local area.

Congressman Fred Keller Visits CTE

Congressman Keller spent several hours with our students, focusing on Career & Technical Education and offering his assistance to further our access to “real world” hands-on training.

Mr. Keller was joined by Shane Fausey, National President of the Council of Prison Locals for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Fausey and Keller talked with our Criminal Justice students about career opportunities and thanked our students for their fantastic test scores and accomplishments.

A longtime supporter of agriculture, Mr. Keller met with Agriculture students and talked about a variety of topics, including hydroponic growing systems, like the ones currently thriving in our school.

Mr. Keller also received a first hand look at the work our Construction Trades students are doing to renovate the MASD Administrative offices along Mahoning Street.

Fresh Produce from CTE Agriculture Program

Fresh produce from the CTE Agriculture program was recently enjoyed by high school students and staff in the cafeteria. Grown through the program’s hydroponics system, students prepared the produce for the cafeteria, and many got to enjoy the rewards of their hard work.

Senator John Gordner Visits CTE

On Friday, November 12, State Senator John Gordner toured our Career and Technical Education classrooms.  Members of our Community Capital Campaign joined in the tour along with several of our students and administrative leadership. We thank Senator Gordner for his support in Harrisburg and always advocating on our behalf!

Skills USA – The Jared Box Community Service Project

Milton High’s SkillsUSA club members are working in coordination with The Jared Box Project. The Jared Box Project provides clear shoeboxes full of goodies for children in hospitals across the country. Together, we are asking for your help! If you have items to donate to the Jared Box Project or you would like to create your own Jared Box, please stop by Door 6 at the HS (by the Pre-K program). How can you help? You can donate money, small toys, crayons, books, etc. — anything that would fit in a shoe box. Food items and/or used toys will not be accepted. For more information, please watch the Early Childhood Education students’ video here:

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. We provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.

Questions about the Jared Box Project can be sent to Email ECE Milton.

Deadline to donate/pickup is Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Thank you! #JaredBoxesBySkillsUSA #PantherPride

ECE Student Mya Cromwell Visits Mrs. Lilley’s 5th Graders at White Deer

On Wednesday, November 8, 2021, Mya Cromwell, a senior in the Early Childhood Education program, spoke with Mrs. Lilley’s fifth graders during her internship with the class. During the lesson, Mya shared her experience from a recent educational trip to Florida.

Construction Trades Students Discuss Safety and Security Needs

Students from Mr. Walter’s Construction Trades class met recently with Mr. Gemberling and Jonathan Stroh, a technician from NRG Controls North, Inc. to discuss safety and security needs for the district office project at 668 Mahoning Street.

Early Childhood Education’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event

On Wednesday, October 27, the Early Childhood Education (ECE) club hosted over 600 participants during their annual Trunk or Treat event. Many district clubs had “trunks” to hand out treats. Community organizations including Milton Public Library and Texas Roadhouse, also set-up “trunks” to hand out treats for students.  The event profited over $300 for future events!

SkillsUSA & Lowe’s Grant Update

Construction Trades received a grant from Lowes to complete a project to build a shed. Automotive Technology joined in to assist with metal plates for the roof.  Doug Walter, Construction Trades instructor, is providing opportunities for real world experience  through this project.

PA SkillsUSA State Competition

10 students traveled to Hershey to compete in 3 different competitions.  Community Service placed 2nd in the state with their community initiative  and collaboration with Dwell.  American Spirit highlighted CTE recruitment, Veteran’s dinner, and assisted with Dwell.  Entrepreneurship created a business plan and presented their landscaping business.

CTE Olympics

All CTE programs competed against each other with various tasks relating to the diverse programs offered. Criminal Justice was crowned the winner with Entrepreneurship and Diversified Occupations following close behind.

What’s for Lunch?

Parents, guardians, and grandparents were invited in to eat lunch, converse with each other, and tour the classrooms with the instructors. Over 20 individuals came in to see the programs and experience the programs in action.

4th Grade STEM

High school CTE students from each program visited Baugher and White Deer Elementary for 4th grade classrooms.  All CTE programs did an activity related to their programs and explained different careers related to their program.

Central PA Chamber of Commerce: Breakfast Briefing

Over 30 individuals from Central PA Chamber of Commerce gathered in our Literacy Cafe to learn more about our programs, ways to support our programs, and ended with a tour of all 7 programs.

Milton inducts 40 NEW members into NTHS

Cody Ross, T-Ross Construction, was the guest speaker for the induction ceremony. 40 new members were inducted as well as 23 returning members for a total of 63 members.

Texas Roadhouse spoils CTE Teachers

Selinsgrove Texas Roadhouse treated CTE teachers to a surprise lunch in collaboration with CTE Appreciation Month.  Samantha Gibson, Texas Roadhouse, and Amanda Smith, Cooperative Education Coordinator, had teachers come down for a meeting which turned into a surprise luncheon.

SkillsUSA District Competition

15 students competed at the SkillsUSA District Competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology.  Talya Bardole, an Agriculture student, competed in Job Demo A and placed 3rd. Abigail Saber, a Diversified Occupations student, placed 2nd in Job Interview.  Tristan Engle, an Automotive Technology student competed and placed 3rd in Automotive Technology Services, and Zander Tallent, a Diversified Occupations student, competed and placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Criminal Justice: NOCTI Performance

Students in Criminal Justice 3 are practicing for their performance portion of the NOCTI exam. Students role play being the driver as well as the officer on duty in a traffic stop and citation scenario.

Check Out Automotive Technology’s New Equipment

Milton received a grant which was used to purchase new equipment for our Automotive Technology program.  Mr. Persing obtained Hunter’s brand new alignment rack and a disc brake lathe with the grant funds. Students are receiving a simulated work environment and receiving training on these new items.

CTE Spreading Cheer!

Santa and his helpers were busy Friday morning spreading cheer! They traveled through the middle and high school classrooms with treats along the way!

Diversified Occupations: Classroom Action

Members of Diversified Occupations not only work out in their future career fields, but also spend time in the classroom learning employability skills each week. Laura Taylor, Early Reach Coordinator at OVR, presented about two important topics in the workplace: teamwork and time management  with a fun activity that demonstrated both with a holiday twist.

SkillsUSA & Dwell Collaboration

SkillsUSA is partnering with Dwell, a nonprofit organization, that specializes in providing support and encouragement to foster, kinship, and adoptive families in Central PA.  The SkillsUSA chapter is currently organizing a clothing drive to support their cause until November 17th, 2023.  Check out the video for further details and the students leading the project this year.

SkillsUSA: Clean Up Downtown

Members of SkillsUSA went down to assist Milton Rotary with cleaning up the downtown area. Students covered Arch Street, Broadway, and Center Street along with the YMCA parking lot.

Treats on the Track Video

Check out this spooktacular event presented by Milton’s CTE Programs and SkillsUSA. No tricks here- just treats for over 1200 dinosaurs, Disney characters, goblins and more! Over 50 tables and vendors were at the event, check out the video to see everyone involved!

SkillsUSA: Treats on Track Winners 2023

Check out the winners from our Treats on the Track event held here at Alumni Stadium.

SkillsUSA Officers 2023-2024

SkillsUSA Officers have been decided for the 2023-2024 school year. SkillsUSA will be partnering up with DWELL this year for the community service project. Be on the lookout for further details coming soon!

STEAM: Diversified Occupations & Capstone

TIME employs both students in Diversified Occupations and Capstone-Early Childhood Education. The students are working with elementary students and faculty members to educate   students about STEAM related curriculum.

Agriculture & Early Childhood Education: Back in Action!

Agriculture and Early Childhood Education students are back at it in the classroom. Students in both programs are learning real world application skills that will assist them in their future careers. We offer opportunities for guest speakers to come into our classrooms to provide real world experiences.

Diversified Occupations & Geisinger Co-Op Partnership

Students in our Diversified Occupations program here at Milton are getting a jump start on their future careers at various locations thanks to the Geisinger Co-op program.

Diversified Occupations Students in Action!

Diversified Occupation students gain real world experience in a future while enrolled in this program.  The students return to school for in person instruction regarding workplace skills, personal skills, technical skills, and financial literacy! Featured are a few of the students in the program, there might be a few that you see in your travels!

Milton CTE Float Takes the Gold!

The CTE float took 1st place in the youth organizations category in the Harvest Festival! Members of Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Construction Trades, Diversified Occupations, Early Childhood Education, and Entrepreneurship passed out candy, seeds, and bookmarks promotive upcoming events!

Construction Trades & Automotive Technology: Back in Action

Construction Trades and Automotive Technology students are back at it in the classroom. Students in both programs are learning real world application skills that will assist them in their future careers.  These instructors are planting the seeds of CTE Panther Pride in levels 2 and 3.

MASD Physics Teacher, Mr. Yohey, helps raise $$ for SkillsUSA!

Mr. Yohey helped SkillsUSA raise over $200 while being taped to the wall on Thursday, May 4.

Congratulations to our Skills USA State Competitors!

Woot Woot!! Big time Congratulations to our Skills USA State Competitors!! We have a team headed to Nationals in June in Atlanta!

Maria Painter, Savannah Nixon and Alixbel Familia placed FIRST in Community Service. They chose the Panther Pantry, our very own food assistance program for students in our district and collected food and monetary donations for the Panther Pantry!

Our Entrepreneurship team placed THIRD in the state! Way to go, Zen Regus, Braden Kessler, Braxton Hartman and Keith Houtz!

We are so #PantherProud of these amazing students!

Showcasing CTE In The News!

Mrs. Mabus showcasing CTE In The News bulletin board where she showcases students in our CTE programs doing great things academically and athletically in the community.

CTE Students Work on New Admin Building

Construction Trades students (Quinn Keister and Wyatt Ficks) working on the new administrative building. 

CTE Students Visit 4th Grade Classrooms

CTE students ventured over to the elementary 4th grade classrooms at Baugher and White Deer to educate them about the programs offered at the high school and careers associated with those programs.

NCTE Teachers & Students Are Recognized by the MASD School Board

CTE Teachers at the February Board Meeting were recognized, as it is CTE Month. Students from each of the programs presented the board with an update/upcoming events of CTE for February. 

CTE Students Perform Well at District-Level SkillsUSA Competition

Congratulations to the eleven Milton Area School District students who competed at the district level in the SkillsUSA competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology on Friday, February 3. Of those participating four earned top finishes.  Two students earned second-place finishes in the following categories: Aidan Keiser (Criminal Justice) in Criminal Justice; and Gabbie Whitenight (Early Childhood Education) in Job Demo. Two earned third-place finishes in the following categories: Braxton Hartman (Accounting) in Extemporaneous Speaking; and Ethan Minium (Automotive Technology) in Automotive Service Technology.

We are so proud of all the students who represented our district and showcased our CTE program in such an amazing way! #InvestingInOurFuture #PantherPride

National Technical Honor Society Inducts New Members

HUGE congrats to the 43 new members of the National Technical Honor Society! What a great evening highlighting the accomplishments of some extremely talented CTE students! A sincere thank you to special guest speaker, State Senator-Elect & current PA State Rep. Lynda Culver, Milton Mayor Tom Aber and the 100+ parents and family members who attended this special evening!

CTE Teachers Get a Gift!

Our coolest CTE teachers to ever walk the planet were treated to personalized, specially-created t-shirts in celebration of February’s CTE Month.

T.I.M.E. donates $$ to SkillsUSA Competition

T.I.M.E has donated $400 towards the SkillsUSA District 6 Competition where our Construction Trades students will compete in Teamworks.  This competition will showcase the skills that construction trades students have learned throughout their CTE program.

CTE Staff & Students Spread Holiday Cheer

CTE Teachers, along with Daylin Comly, an Automotive Technology student, continued spreading holiday cheer throughout the past two days by delivering candy to faculty and staff! CTE students also organized a food drive for the district as well. Happy holidays everyone!

CTE Students Decorate Classroom Doors!

Milton HS CTE students took part in the school-wide holiday door decorating contest for their classrooms. Our CTE students walked away with some serious honors! Holiday cheer is definitely in abundance when walking into these classrooms!

Construction Trades Students Prepare Santa’s House for the Season!

Construction Trades student, Hunter Smith, hands a string of lights up to fellow student, Quinn Keister, at the Santa House, located along Broadway in downtown Milton, while decorating Tuesday afternoon. Santa will be at the house from 9 am to noon, Saturdays, December 3, 10 and 17. Children who visit will receive a gift.

Construction Trades Students Help Local Businesses!

Students in Construction Trades 2/3 classes are working downtown on the new DIG furniture business opening in January.

Agriculture Students Create CTE Posters!

MASD Agriculture 3 students recently created these posters to represent the seven different Career and Technical Education programs to decorate the CTE hallway! #PantherPride

Milton Showcases their CTE Program at the Integrated Learning Conference

The annual Integrated Learning Conference held in State College for the entire state of CTE professionals/administrators, PDE leaders, and guidance counselors allowed a chance for us to showcase our comprehensive high school. Agriculture instructor, cooperative education coordinator and high school co principal/CTE administrator packed the house with over 50 participants for their presentation about how Milton creates a CTE culture right in our high school.

Milton HS’s Building Trades Students Help Renovate Cole’s Hardware!

We really “DIG” what’s going on in Downtown Milton! These young men of MAHS Building Trades have been helping to restore/renovate the old Cole’s Hardware to make room for the new DIG Furniture location.

CTE’s Halloween!

Graham Johnson dressed as Runa and Damialys Rivera dressed as Momo in Wonderland. Both received awards for most creative.

Diversified Occupations’ Partnering Businesses 

Thank you to the following businesses for partnering with Milton’s Diversified Occupations: Cole’s – Lewisburg, May’s Diner, Rovendale’s Ag, Outer Image, Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Weis – Milton & Lewisburg, Bedrock Care – Milton & Watsontown, Perkins – Lewisburg, Holiday Inn Express, Bonanza, Wendy’s – Lewisburg.

Diversified Occupations Students in the Community

Our Diversified Occupations students encompass a variety of positions in their future careers, as the program gets them ready with employability skills and on the job training. Currently, we have 15 students who work during the week training in their future careers and then return to school Wednesday afternoons for employability skills in the classroom.

Cooperative Education Students in Action

We have a variety of businesses that we are partnering with this year! Here are a few of our Early Childhood Education students at Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg and Noah’s Ark in Milton.

AIM HI event at Geisinger

10th and 11th grade students attended Geisinger for the AIM HI event where they were introduced to a variety of professions in the medical field. This opportunity allowed them to learn about the cooperative education experiences that Geisinger offers for seniors. In combination with the Diversified Occupations program, the students would get real life experience in the medical field.

Milton Cooperative Education

Check out some of Milton High School’s cooperative education students in action at businesses in the local area.

Congressman Fred Keller Visits CTE

Congressman Keller spent several hours with our students, focusing on Career & Technical Education and offering his assistance to further our access to “real world” hands-on training.

Mr. Keller was joined by Shane Fausey, National President of the Council of Prison Locals for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Fausey and Keller talked with our Criminal Justice students about career opportunities and thanked our students for their fantastic test scores and accomplishments.

A longtime supporter of agriculture, Mr. Keller met with Agriculture students and talked about a variety of topics, including hydroponic growing systems, like the ones currently thriving in our school.

Mr. Keller also received a first hand look at the work our Construction Trades students are doing to renovate the MASD Administrative offices along Mahoning Street.

Fresh Produce from CTE Agriculture Program

Fresh produce from the CTE Agriculture program was recently enjoyed by high school students and staff in the cafeteria. Grown through the program’s hydroponics system, students prepared the produce for the cafeteria, and many got to enjoy the rewards of their hard work.

Senator John Gordner Visits CTE

On Friday, November 12, State Senator John Gordner toured our Career and Technical Education classrooms.  Members of our Community Capital Campaign joined in the tour along with several of our students and administrative leadership. We thank Senator Gordner for his support in Harrisburg and always advocating on our behalf!

Skills USA – The Jared Box Community Service Project

Milton High’s SkillsUSA club members are working in coordination with The Jared Box Project. The Jared Box Project provides clear shoeboxes full of goodies for children in hospitals across the country. Together, we are asking for your help! If you have items to donate to the Jared Box Project or you would like to create your own Jared Box, please stop by Door 6 at the HS (by the Pre-K program). How can you help? You can donate money, small toys, crayons, books, etc. — anything that would fit in a shoe box. Food items and/or used toys will not be accepted. For more information, please watch the Early Childhood Education students’ video here:

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. We provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.

Questions about the Jared Box Project can be sent to Email ECE Milton.

Deadline to donate/pickup is Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Thank you! #JaredBoxesBySkillsUSA #PantherPride

ECE Student Mya Cromwell Visits Mrs. Lilley’s 5th Graders at White Deer

On Wednesday, November 8, 2021, Mya Cromwell, a senior in the Early Childhood Education program, spoke with Mrs. Lilley’s fifth graders during her internship with the class. During the lesson, Mya shared her experience from a recent educational trip to Florida.

Construction Trades Students Discuss Safety and Security Needs

Students from Mr. Walter’s Construction Trades class met recently with Mr. Gemberling and Jonathan Stroh, a technician from NRG Controls North, Inc. to discuss safety and security needs for the district office project at 668 Mahoning Street.

Early Childhood Education’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event

On Wednesday, October 27, the Early Childhood Education (ECE) club hosted over 600 participants during their annual Trunk or Treat event. Many district clubs had “trunks” to hand out treats. Community organizations including Milton Public Library and Texas Roadhouse, also set-up “trunks” to hand out treats for students.  The event profited over $300 for future events!