As a senior at Murrell Dobbins CTE High School, a distinguished Career and Technical Education (CTE) institution, there are several unique elements that set us apart from other schools. The demands are high, with numerous deadlines and requirements, but we also embrace a range of events and celebrations that make the journey memorable.
At Murrell Dobbins, we balance hard work with moments of joy. We are a community of driven and committed students, striving for excellence beyond the traditional classroom experience. Some of the career technical classes offered at Dobbins focus on cosmetology, culinary arts, biotechnology, and digital media production.
This photo essay offers an inside look at the senior experience at Murrell Dobbins CTE High School. As the 2024-2025 school year draws to a close, these are the moments we will carry with us as we move forward into the next phase of our lives.
Dominic Muniz, owner of Hair Wizards Barbershop in Philly, speaks to CTE High School seniors during a Senior Seminar hosted at Temple University on Feb. 10. The seminar is meant to inform seniors in CTE High Schools on how to use their career technical skills to their advantage after graduation.Dobbins seniors Naeem Williams, Emery Johnson, Kahvi McRae-Collins, and Judah Ware celebrate in the Flame and Steel kitchen at Dobbins High School after successfully finishing their first lunch service on Feb. 4. The culinary class hosts a lunch where they invite family and friends to enjoy the food they made.Fashion students finish their individual projects in the fashion classroom on March 5. This practice is to prepare them for their upcoming NOCTI Exam.Digital media teacher Paul Osorio (left) prepares senior Chris Childs (right) for her senior presentation on Feb. 4. She has chosen the history of photography as her topic and has been working on her presentation for multiple weeks.Chris Childs, 18, gives her senior presentation on photography at Dobbins High School on Feb. 4, to the school staff. This presentation is a graduation requirement.Senior members of the Dobbins High School cheer team, Quinea Mills, Jahiyah Conwell-Kennedy, and Nashiyah Harris (left to right) pose for a portrait during their media day photoshoot in the Dobbins studio on Feb. 3. This is their last time wearing their uniforms.Digital Media Instructor Paul Osorio prepares his students for the NOCTI exam on Feb. 7 in room 423. The National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) exam is a standardized test that assesses a student’s job-related skills. This is a graduation requirement.Dobbins seniors Jarrell Little (#1) and Tylee Richardson (#15) play in the varsity basketball team’s second round of the playoffs in the Dobbins gym against Overbrook High School on Feb. 11.Assistant principal Glenda Darby hosts a senior meeting in the Dobbins auditorium on Feb. 13. The meeting is to alert the upcoming graduates of important dates and deadlines like the civics exam and the deadline for prom payments.The Penn State flag, where I will be attending college next year, hangs on my bedroom wall. This photo was taken on Feb. 27, while I was applying for college scholarships, a strenuous task that takes a lot of time and effort.
