Design Your Future

The Biomedical Science Academy has helped me understand how medicine relates back to the body which will help me in my future career as a pharmacist. It has also helped with my presenting skills, organization, and note taking. I've been able to take what I've learned and apply it to other classes.

I think a lot of students here enjoy being able to do everything. I'm part of Science and Leadership, I'm part of band, I'm part of yearbook, I play sports. We're able to do all of that and everyone supports everyone.

Deejha Blash-Lopez, a Mountain View Elementary alum and one of St. Vrain's first P-TEACH graduates, discovered her passion for teaching through the pathway's concurrent enrollment and classroom experiences. After student teaching at Mountain View in May 2023, she was hired as a kindergarten teacher there, where she now creates engaging, memorable learning experiences for her students.

Erie High School student, Valencia Thomas, earned her student pilot license from the Federal Aviation Administration while still in high school and combined her love of flight with a strong foundation in engineering through Erie’s Academy of Engineering and Aerospace. The program’s challenging courses in aerospace design, robotics, and creative problem-solving have deepened her understanding of how innovation and aviation work hand in hand. “It was during that time when I realized all the things that were possible,” she shares. “I wouldn’t have found my true potential without the opportunities given to me.”

Talking with my mentor through the RaptorTECH Program gave me a better sense of what workplace readiness actually means including communication, teamwork, and taking personal responsibility for my work.

P-TECH has influenced my career goals because it is making me see the different paths I can take and how they will benefit my future. I have also seen how much being in P-TECH will give me an advantage whenever I try to get into colleges and future jobs.

Niwot has prepared me for my future by giving me the opportunity to pursue all of my interests, through student council and the IB diploma, and I know that my voice matters here. So, In the future I won't be afraid to try new things and I have the tools to accomplish anything.

The classes that inspire me the most would be my environmental science class. I really enjoy the time that we get to go work out in the field and gather data and then analyze it in our classroom.

Julian Finch, a Frederick High School student and member of the Music Innovation team, has witnessed firsthand how the program is transforming traditional ideas about music education. With a lifelong passion for music, Julian shared that the experience has deepened his understanding of what music can be. “This group is redefining it,” he said. “The team is creating a pathway that’s opening up a lot of opportunities for other students.”