| Southeast Career Technical Academy | |
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| 5710 Mountain Vista Drive Las Vegas, NV, 89120 |
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| School type | Magnet public high school |
| Motto | "We Build Futures" |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Clark County School District |
| Principal | Richard Arguello |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,829 |
| School Colour(s) | Red, yellow, and white |
| Athletics conference | Sunrise 4A Region |
| Team name | Roadrunners |
| Publication | Gazette |
| Website | http://www.webuildfutures.net |
The Southeast Career Technical Academy (SECTA and Tech) (formerly Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center (Vo-Tech)) is a magnet public high school in Paradise, Nevada and part of the Clark County School District. The school which opened in 1966 as the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, was the first magnet school to be opened by the Clark County School District. The school changed its name before the start of the 2007-08 school year.
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SECTA is a four-year comprehensive career and technical high school accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges that offers Clark County students the opportunity to participate in career and technical training programs. The course of study consists of career and technical instruction as well as academic classes that meet college and district requirements, which leads students to a technical certificate and a high school diploma.
Established in 1966, the school offers multiple career and technical programs, a variety of academic courses, and student activities that can satisfy the needs of those young persons seeking additional choices to the regular high school curriculum. Academic and career and technical teachers serve Southeast Career Technical Academy’s 1829 students.
The success of SECTA was observed by the Clark County School District, who decided to plan and construct four more career technical academies in the various regions of the Las Vegas valley. In 2007, SECTA became the new name of Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center in order to promote a positive image about the career and technical learning environment that is present at the school, and to become part of the five career technical academies in Las Vegas, the only one of which to sponsor interscholastic athletic programs.[1]
SECTA offers 17 majors, the newest major is commercial construction. The academic majors include:[2]
More majors soon to be canceled
SECTA is known for its excellence in its career technical programs including receiving national accreditation for its FBLA and Skills USA. In 2007, 11 of SECTA's FBLA members received 28 state awards, with 7 of the 11 qualifying for the national competition. Students affiliated with Skills USA won 69 state awards, with 35 of the students qualifying for the national competition in Kansas City, Missouri. At the competition, one member won first place and a gold medal in HVAC, while another was elected to as a national officer for Skills USA.[3]
The athletics programs at SECTA are known as the Roadrunners and compete in the Southeast Division of the Sunrise 4A Region. The Roadrunners participate in all sports sponsored by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association with the exception of football and wrestling. In 2006, SECTA fielded its first interscholastic baseball squad, finishing 4–22. The school has many sports such as a swim Team and a volleyball team and if they don't have a sport the student wants to participate in, the student is then offered to participate in that sport with the school they are officially zoned for.
Southeast Career Technical Academy provides career technical and academic instruction which imparts technological, interpersonal, and entry-level job skills and enables students to meet the rigors of post-secondary education.
The saying is "We build futures."
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