Fourteen Elizabeth High School students visited Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Broomfield on Sept. 8 to learn about their post-secondary options on the ground and in the sky. Here’s the group posing in front (and inside!) of a Rolls Royce RB211 turbine engine used on Boeing 757 planes. Many students don’t realize that many short training programs (less than two years) are available in the Denver area. Spartan College, adjacent to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has options that can and do appeal to students who are mechanically motivated but may not want to pursue a traditional four-year degree. The airline industry in facing a shortage of qualified technicians and pilots.

Programs for EHS students

Elizabeth High School offers a range of opportunities to students interested in learning more about career fields that might interest them. Whether they just want to know a little more about what a veterinarian does on a day-to-day basis or they want to follow a video producer, farmer, building contractor or professional in another field, EHS students have options thanks to a community that welcomes the chance to build the next generation of Elizabeth's workforce -- and school staff members who go out of their way to find those opportunities. 

At right are a number of different HTI programs available to students starting in their first year of high school.