A BIG thank you to Northern Tool + Equipment for donating $5,000-worth of new equipment to the CTE Academy through its "Northern Tools for the Trades" Program!
Through this donation, CTE Carpentry Teacher, Nick Opdahl received a pressure washer, leaf blower, kneeboards, floor jack, and 300-feet of garden hose. Additionally, Northern Tools surprised each student with a $50 gift card to their store.
Northern Tools is a family-owned business operating for 40 years, and the “Tools for the Trades” Program encourages students to pursue technical education and careers in the trades. Steve Spears, the senior regional director of retail sales at Northern Tool, toured CTE Academy and said, “I’ve been to schools all over the country, and I’ve never seen anything like this!”
Because of community partners like this, our programs, like those offered at the CTE Academy, are so successful in preparing our future workforce!
