June 2, 2026

County Recognizes Sustainability Award Winners

Sustainability

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center’s natural resources management class, St. Mary’s County Garden Club, and the Goodman LLC business received 2025 Sustainability Awards from the county’s Commission on the Environment.

Forrest Center to Hold Tech Expo for Students

Forrest

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center will hold its 26th annual Tech Expo on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Companies Sought for Apprenticeship Program

Apprenticeships

The Apprenticeship Maryland Program/Tech Jobs Rule wants local companies to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program for the 2025-2026 school year.

Car Show to Benefit SkillsUSA Competitors

Car

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center will host its annual SkillsUSA Cruisin’ Into Spring Car Show on Saturday, May 17 2025, in the school’s parking lot. The event runs from 9am to 1:30pm.

Forrest Center Tech Expo Set Jan. 23

Forrest

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center will hold its 25th annual Forrest Center Tech Expo on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

Students Excel at National Leadership, Skills Conference

Forrest SkillsUSA

Maryland’s SkillsUSA student delegation brought home 16 medals from the 60th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference held this summer in Atlanta, GA.

Companies Sought to Host Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships

Is your company interested in hosting a high school apprentice next year? Let The Patuxent Partnership get you started.

Students Refine Water Quality Testing Techniques

Water Quality

Two classes at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center in Leonardtown are establishing a high-water mark for authentic learning by refining their inexpensive remote water quality monitoring kits for improved data collection and practical application in the local watershed.

Mental Health Resource Fair Set

Mental Health

The Surf the Mental Health & Wellness Wave Resource and Education Fair will be held from 10am to 3pm Saturday, May 18, at the Dr. James A. Forrest Tech Center in Leonardtown.

Forrest Center Students Develop Water Monitoring Kits

In response to the need for cheaper and more widespread water quality monitoring in the Chesapeake Bay, teachers and students at the Dr. James A Forrest Career and Technology Center in Leonardtown are partnering with community volunteers to create inexpensive remote monitoring kits funded by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust.