It is strongly recommended that applicants register in October. All Camden
County residents are eligible. Programs are filled on a first-come,
first-served basis. The earlier you apply, the better your chance for the
career program of your choice.
FREE TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION
Tuition to the high school programs is free to Camden County residents.
Out-of-county residents are charged at a rate determined by the CCTS Board
of Education. Bus transportation to and from CCTS is provided for all high
school students by the local school districts.
CLUBS
ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES
"All work and no play"
is not the case at CCTS. Extracurricular activities are designed to
develop the social and physical skills of our students. The development of
the total person is high on our list of priorities.
Clubs
Art Club Interact Club Intercultural Club National Honor
Society National Vocational Technical Honor Society Peer Support
Practical Politics School Newspaper Student Council Student
Recruitment Team
Yearbook
Vocational
Student Organizations
DECA
(Marketing Education)
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
FFA (Ornamental Horticulture)
FIRST
(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
SkillsUSA (All Career Areas)
Athletics
A wide range of athletics is offered at CCTS for students to enjoy. Our
students compete in the Olympic Conference and the New Jersey
Vocational/Technical Athletic Council Tournaments. The success of students
in individual sports changes each year. However, no year goes by without
honors being brought home by the school teams.
Baseball Basketball
Bowling Cheerleading Cross
Country Golf Soccer
Softball Swimming & Diving Track
& Field Volleyball
Academics
High school students at CCTS spend part of their school day in their
career programs and part of their day in academic courses in order to
obtain a well rounded education.
Required academic courses include English, history, mathematics, science
and physical education. The level in which a student will be placed is
based on multiple factors. These include the student's academic record,
teacher recommendations, and performance on standardized tests.
College-bound students who meet eligibility requirements may be able to
enroll in college prepatory courses such as Honors English, Pre-calculus,
and Spanish I and II.
In order to graduate from high school, the state of New Jersey requires
that all students pass the Grade 11 High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Career Programs
In today's complex world, there are many paths to success. These paths may
include becoming a skilled worker in a specialized field or study, owning
a business, or becoming a college trained professional. Being successful
also means that you like what you do. Students at CCTS are encouraged to
enroll in career programs that match their interests and abilities. To
meet the diverse needs of the community, CCTS offers 22, four-year career
programs for high school students.
High school students may choose to attend our Pennsauken Campus or our
Gloucester Township Campus. Students attend school for the entire day;
part of the day is spent in career training, and part of the day is spent
in academic classes.
College
Credits for High School Courses
High school students at CCTS may participate in programs which allow them
to gain college credits for courses taken that can be applied toward
degree programs at various two- and four-year colleges.
Currently, the following career programs provide opportunities for
students to earn college credits while in high school: Allied Health
Careers, Automotive Technology, Business Technology, Drafting, Electric,
Electronics, Marketing Education, and Ornamental Horticulture.
Additional programs are being evaluated for college credit consideration.
Life After Graduation
Vocational-technical education offers students a unique service. It trains
them to succeed in fulfilling careers of their choice. It expands
students' horizons by providing transferable skills and workplace
attitudes. It enriches college-bound students' backgrounds by preparing
them for many post-secondary programs.
Upon successful completion of any of our career programs, students have
many options from which to choose. They may:
Obtain entry-level, full-time employment in their fields of study.
- Become apprentices on the job in many
of the technical and trade areas.
- Remain on-the-job obtained through our
school-to-work program and work full-time.
- Work part-time and attend
post-secondary institutions to advance to higher level positions on
the job.
- Attend the Technical Institute of
Camden County for tuition-free advanced training.
- Enroll in two- and four-year colleges.
Lifetime Job Placement Assistance
Graduates of CCTS have a free lifetime job placement service available to
them. The district maintains a computerized data base to access other
employers in New Jersey and across the nation.
In our job placement office, graduates
register their skills and employers register their needs. The skills and
needs are then matched by our full time job development coordinator with
no fees to anyone. Graduates may return to use this service anytime.
For more information, contact Dr Siobhan
Kelly at (856) 767-7000 Ext 5297
School-to-Careers Training
The Apprenticeship, Cooperative Vocational Education, and other School-to
Careers programs offer on-the-job training experiences for students
enrolled at CCTS. In their junior or senior year, students may be eligible
to attend school for half of the day and for the rest of the day they may
work for standard wages in occupations that relate to the career programs
for which they were trained. A qualified coordinator from the school
assists students and cooperating businesses.
When our students graduate, many of them are hired full-time by their
employers. Some continue to work part-time and attend college part-time.
Apprentices and co-op students have an advantage over other high school
graduates because they have work experience plus a high school diploma.
This is a combination highly favored by prospective employers.
Nurse's Corner
Nurse's Office Location:
Gloucester Twp. Campus - The nurses/health
office is located in building #4 (Cade).
Info Guide:
When an accident occurs, it must be reported at once to the teacher in
charge, who will refer it to the school nurse and any other necessary
authorities or medical personnel.
- Students must have a pass/hallway
passport to go to the nurses office.
- Scoliosis screening is done every other
year to check for abnormal curving of the spine. This is a New Jersey
State Law. A student who does not want this done must submit a written
note from his/her parents/guardians to the school nurse/ The note must
state they do not want their child screened. The nurse will include this
with the students health record.
- All students participating in athletics
are required to have a physical examination. Students are encouraged to
have the physical exam performed by their home physician who will complete
the approved school form. If a student does not have a home physician, the
schools doctor will perform the physical exam.
- The school nurse will screen students
yearly for vision, blood pressure, height and weight. Hearing will be
tested in the tenth grade.
Mantoux- TB testing will be done each year by the school nurse on all
students who have transferred to the district from out of state. This is a
New Jersey State Law. (18A:40-16).
Emergency Cards:
An emergency card must be completed for each student each year. The
cards are kept in the nurses office and include the students and
parents/guardians names, addresses, phone numbers and the names addresses
and phone numbers of other persons who could be notified in case of an
emergency. The card also asks for a parent/guardian signature granting
permission for the nurse to dispense Acetaminophen to their child if he/she
suffers from headache, fever or pain.
Immunizations:
It is a New Jersey State Law (89:57-4.2)
that all students be immunized against the following:
a) MMR-measles, mumps & rubella (after their first birthday). Second shot
required if born after 1990.
b) DPT- diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus (4 doses).
c) Polio vaccine (3 doses).
d) Hepatitis B (vaccination series).
Medication Procedure:
The following procedure must be followed for
a student to take medication during school:
- Parents/guardians must sign the emergency
card in the beginning of the school year.
- All medication must be stored in the
nursed/health office. If the medicine is a prescription drug, the bottle
must be labeled by the pharmacist and include the name of the student name
of the drug, direction for taking the medicine and the doctors name.
Students are to present the medication, along with a complete medication
form for the nurse/health office with parents and physicians signature.
- Students may not carry medication
(prescription or nonprescription) unless previously approved by the nurses
office. Violators are subject to disciplinary action in accordance with
the district drug policy.
- Students may carry their own inhalers
with a physician and or parent note on file in the health office
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