Animal Science

Jennifer Pierson

Agricultural Mechanics (Welding)

Casey Penfold

• Mr. Penfold is Certified by the American Welding Society as a Welding Inspector Since 2019

2025

•  Team Placed 1st in the 4th Annual MDCP Welding Competition

• First Place Individual Welding Winner 4th Annual MDCP Welding Competition, Aidan Black

• Second Place Individual Welding Winner 4th Annual MDCP Welding Competition, Gauge Proctor

2024

•  Team Placed 1st in the 3rd Annual MDCP Welding Competition

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2023

•  Team Placed 1st in the 2nd Annual MDCP Welding Competition

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2022

•  Team Placed 1st in the 1st Annual MDCP Welding Competition

2018

• SkillsUSA State Champion in Welding Fabrication

Computer and Media Pathway (CAMP) Academy

Taylor Kerns

2025

• MDCP Film Festival "Creative Film-Best Storytelling"

• MDCP Film Festival "Competitive Capture- 2nd Place"

• Young Artist Gallery- 2 Student's work was featured at this event

Computer Science/Web Page Design/Video Game Design

Ryan Ostlie/Josh Dennison

2025

• College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

• Cyber Patriot, Gold Division

• 4th Annual MDCP Hackathon-  1st Place Team Mr Ostlie Team + Student Khadija Middo.

• 4th Annual MDCP Hackathon 2nd Place Student, Kevin Strobel

• 4th Annual MDCP Hackathon 3rd Place Team Mr Dennison Team +  Student,Kaydence Lopez de Arriaga

Residential and Commercial Construction

Josh Rees

Construction instructor at Victor Valley College

2025

• CIE Foundation Build-Winner "Best In Show"

Food Service and Hospitality

Allie Crosswhite

2025

• Best Main Dish, SBC Chopped Competition

• First Place Team at 8th Annual MDCP Chopped Competition

• Third Place Team at 8th Annual MDCP Sweet Genius Competition

Graphic Design

Marianne Watson

2023

• 1 - 2023 Senior $4000 Oro Grande Scholarship Recipient

• MDCP Pin Design Challenge winner

• 93% of Intro students passed Precision Exam in the 1st semester

• 7 of the top 10 shirt designs for SkillsUSA State came from graphics then…..

• 2 of the top 3 shirt design challenge for SkillsUSA in the state. - Over 200 designs submitted statewide

• 1 of the top 3 Pin design challenge for SkillsUSA state conference.

• 1 Senior student, Logun Cortez, has won Gold all 4 years (regional, 3 years state)  with SkillsUSA

2022

• 3040 Work-Based Learning hours and on track to increase this number by at least 25% in 2023

• 89% of students completed with a C or better

• 2 students made it to SkillsUSA National Conference and competed in Action Skills and Pin Design

Medical and Health Science Technology

Stephanie Arredondo & Kevinz Carpio

2025 

• 42/64 Senior Students passed the CCMA National Test

2024

• 46/58 Senior Students passed the CCMA National Test

2023

• 40/62 Senior Students passed the CCMA National Test

• 40 Students became received their National Medical Assisting License 

• Mrs. Arredondo and Mr. Carpio are American Heart Association teachers

• Mrs. Arredondo was awarded MDCP's Teacher of The Year 

2022

• Seven students became Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) over the summer of 2022

• MDCP "Program of The Year"

• 20 Medical Explorers with Desert Valley

• 100% of Students in Mr. Carpio's class received a passing score on their precision exams

• 95% of Students (21 out of 22) received their CPR/First Aid Certification through the American Heart Association

• 140 out of 156 Students received a C- or Higher

• Out of 87 students 65 of them received credit from VVC.

Precision Machining

William Hoegerman

2023

•  100% of manufacturing students advanced to the SkillsUSA State Conference

2022

• Took two students to the SkillsUSA National Competition one of which placed 2nd in CNC Turning

• 2900+ student hours of Simulated Work Based Learning

Sports Medicine

Carlee Johnson

System Diagnostics, Service and Repair (Auto)

Josh Dollar

Certified by the American Service Excellence as a Master Mechanic

2025

• First Place Individual in the 6th Annual MDCP Automotive Competition

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