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DACCTE Awards



Each year the Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education (DACCTE) recognizes groups and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Career and Technical Education (CTE) by presenting awards in three categories which include: a business, agency, labor union or trade association; an individual from the private or public sector and 12th grade CTE student(s). The Awards Nomination materials are mailed in early February and nominations must be submitted in early March.

All candidates are nominated by leaders from business, industry and education and are honored for their significant and positive support and efforts on behalf of CTE. The Council Awards Selection Committee is composed of members from DACCTE and meets in early May to review the nominations and select the Award winners. The recipients are honored at the Council’s Awards Ceremony held in Dover in early May.

2026 DACCTE Award Recipients

All of the recipients of the 2026 DACCTE Award

Outstanding Contribution by a Business

Assurance Media LLC

Paige M. Henry Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student Award – 12th Grade

Karli Masano
Hodgson Vocational Technical High School

DACCTE 2025-2026 Student Representative

Briana Catalon
Smyrna High School

Outstanding Career and Technical Education Educator

Melissa Tracy
Odyssey Charter School

Ariel Almondo

Smyrna Middle School

Paige M. Henry Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student Award – 8th Grade

Kayleigh Marshall
Louis L. Redding Middle School

Helena Emery
Smyrna Middle School

Yasmi Morales-Ramirez
Georgetown Middle School

CTE Month Poster Contest Winners

1st – Maya Zhao
        MOT Charter High School

2nd – Meher Papreja
         MOT Charter High School

3rd – Kate Dowd
        Cape Henlopen High School



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