Neil Movva ‘15, Rajiv Movva (10), Business and Entrepreneurship teacher Juston Glass and Head of Upper School Butch Keller traveled to Washington D.C. at the end of June to attend the White House’s Celebrating Innovations in Career and Technical Education (CTE) event.

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the event about CTE’s benefits for students, businesses and the economy, as well as the need for students to pursue education wholeheartedly.

Glass spoke about the state of the Business and Entrepreneurship program and won the National CTE Innovator Award.

Neil presented his technology that utilizes sensors to detect nearby objects, and Rajiv talked about his research on flavonoids in fruits and vegetables in relation to diabetes.

They both had the opportunity to speak with other students and educators across the country who work in career or technical education.

“There were kids from all around the country and a lot of different organizations, and meeting all of them was pretty cool,” Rajiv said. “We take the path of going to college here at Harker, but it’s actually not so common outside. It was an eye-opening experience.”

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Courtesy of Juston Glass and Rajiv Movva

Glass, Keller, Neil and Rajiv attended the CTE event in D.C. in June. It was a chance for educators and students nationwide involved in the program to meet and learn from each other.

This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on August 31, 2015.