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April 2025 - Superintendent's Update

Changing Lives - Superintendent's Update header image with Dr. Chad Wilson

April 1, 2025

2025 Completion Ceremonies
Over 3,200 students will complete EVIT career training programs this spring, so our completion ceremonies have been expanded from two nights to three – 7 p.m., May 19-21 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Baseball Stadium, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. Save the date!

Best of Mesa
Readers of the East Valley Tribune have voted EVIT the Best Public School/District in the newspaper’s annual Best of Mesa competition. Tribune readers also voted Health Instructor Chris Julian as Best High School Teacher, Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson as Best Education Leader, and EVIT’s new mascot, Bernese Mountain Dog “Ofi” as Best Mascot. Graphic Design Instructor Eric Perez placed second in the Best High School Teacher category and EVIT placed second in Best Customer Service.

Favorite school
Readers of the Independent Newsmedia in the East Valley have voted EVIT as their Favorite Technical & Trade School. Independent Newsmedia in the East Valley includes Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Apache Junction, Queen Creek and Chandler Independent newspapers.

Topping ceremony
Arizona’s next generation of steel fabricators in EVIT’s Welding program will experience a centuries-old construction tradition when they take part in a special topping ceremony April 3 at Chandler’s SteelFab Inc. The ceremony will unveil Arizona’s first American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) sculpture constructed by EVIT students from steel provided by SteelFab. A beam will be signed and raised with the tradition of attaching a Christmas tree and American flag before its final placement. SteelFab officials hope this education marker will generate enthusiasm for their industry.

STEM academy and more
EVIT is accepting applications for its new STEM Academy in partnership with Boeing, Honeywell and Intel: https://bit.ly/41U8e35. From high school programs to associate degrees, apprenticeships & postsecondary certificates, students can mix options to create their own unique education pathway at EVIT: https://bit.ly/4hVZzBQ.

Thank you for your support in helping EVIT change lives.